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Last updated: May 18, 2026, 2:30 AM ET

AI & Venture Capital

DeepMind investors have collectively committed billions to the founder ecosystem surrounding the AI lab, while Eclipse's Cerebras bet signals physical-world AI infrastructure is rapidly becoming a crowded lane. Lior Susan's Eclipse landed a $2.5B deal with Cerebras to build next-gen chip fabrication, part of a broader thesis that AI's biggest returns will flow to firms deploying compute in the real world. The scale of both moves suggests institutional capital is pivoting from software-first models toward hardware and applied systems where Deep Mind alumni are increasingly deploying capital.

Biohacking & Health

Biohacking's gender gap is stalling sector growth as women remain underrepresented in a field that continues to attract venture dollars. The industry's male-dominated culture has deterred female founders and investors, limiting the talent pool and constraining deal flow in what could be a high-growth niche.