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Last updated: August 19, 2026, 11:40 PM ET

Private Equity

Rillet raised $100M in Series C funding at a $1B valuation, achieving unicorn status just two years after emerging from stealth. The AI-native accounting startup, backed by Iconiq, doubled its ARR in the past three months.

Travis Kalanick raised $1.7 billion for his robotics company Atoms and criticized most venture capitalists, saying only 1% are actually helpful to entrepreneurs.