This Khosla-backed autonomous pod startup just raised $170M. Now, it’s aiming for more.

Glideways, a San Francisco-based startup that is developing personal autonomous pods designed to operate on dedicated two-meter-wide lanes in cities. raised 170 million dollars In the Series C funding round. The round was co-led by Suzuki Motor Corporation, ACS Group and Khosla Ventures. Existing investors Mitsui Chemicals and Gates Frontier and new investor Obayashi Corporation…

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Accel raises $5B to back late-stage bets

Accel announced on Tuesday that it has raised $5 billion In fresh capital to support late stage companies. The venture firm told Bloomberg That $4 billion will go to his late-stage Leaders Fund, for which he expects to cut at least 20 checks, each averaging $200 million. Accel looks to invest in companies creating AI-powered…

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SantaCon promoter arrested for charity fraud

Thousands of revelers who dressed as Santa Claus and other famous characters, participate in the annual SantaCon pub crawl on Saturday, December 13, 2025, in New York City, United States. Selcuk Acar | Anadolu | Getty Images The president of SantaCon was arrested on Wednesday on a federal criminal indictment accusing him of using the…

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