Natasha Mascarenhas is a Reporter at The Information. She specializes in venture capital and startups, with a keen focus on technology, artificial intelligence, and financial technology. Natasha's work has been featured in notable outlets including Yahoo News UK, TechCrunch, and Yahoo Finance, among others.
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By: Natasha Mascarenhas
Amy Griffin, left, and Kirsten Green. Photo by Erin Beach for The Information.
By: Anissa Gardizy, Natasha Mascarenhas
MatX, a two-year-old startup developing a server chip for artificial intelligence, is looking to raise between $75 million to $100 million in new capital, according to a pitch deck viewed by The Information and an investor with knowledge of the deal. The company’s target valuation could not be learned.In its pitch deck to investors, the startup indicated its chip, which it aims to start
By: Kate Clark, Natasha Mascarenhas
General Catalyst is swiftly widening its global footprint. On the heels of acquiring two smaller venture firms in India and Germany, the firm plans to lead an investment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based financial technology startup Lean Technologies, according to a person with direct knowledge of the firm’s investments.
By: Natasha Mascarenhas, Stephanie Palazzolo, Kate Clark
Physical Intelligence CEO Karol Hausman. Photo: YouTube screengrab.
By: Clark Miller, Natasha Mascarenhas
It hasn’t been this hard for first-time fund managers to raise capital in about a decade. But one group of newbie venture capitalists is having more luck: founders and other alumni of artificial intelligence startups.
By: Kate Clark, Natasha Mascarenhas, Stephanie Palazzolo
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has discussed raising $5 billion from investors at a valuation of about $45 billion, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Investors are expected to include a mix of returning backers, including Valor Equity Partners.
By: Natasha Mascarenhas
Institutional Venture Partners is in talks to lead a $500 million investment in Perplexity, which has developed an artificial intelligence-powered search engine that competes with Google, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. The company is set to raise the round at a $9 billion valuation, triple the valuation from a round earlier this year.
By: Natasha Mascarenhas, Jon Victor
OpenAI’s rapid growth continues to boost the prospects of suppliers and other business partners whose sales are also climbing quickly.
By: Natasha Mascarenhas, Erin Woo
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By: Kevin McLaughlin, Natasha Mascarenhas, Stephanie Palazzolo
Databricks and Snowflake, already embroiled in a fierce rivalry over software that manages companies' data, are now jockeying for position in generative
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