VC firm Chemistry is raising $500M for its second fund

Chemistry Ventures, VC firm launched two years ago Bessemer is raising $500 million for its second fund, led by Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz alumni. According to the SEC filing. Founded by Mark Goldberg, Ethan Kurzweil, and Christina Shen, Chemistry launched with $350 million in funding and invests in early-stage startups building AI, including infrastructure…

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Figma acquires team behind a vibe-coding app

Figma is trying to become more than a design platform by adding more AI and bringing the coding and prototyping layer closer to its canvas. Toward this end, it has acquired the team behind the Vibe-coding and AI agent platform bud (formerly Orchid). Kevin Lu, CEO of Bud, said, “Figma is one of, if not…

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