The $44 billion longevity market measures everything except whether extended lives feel worth living. A new concept called Joyspan is changing that — and capital is starting to follow.
A comprehensive comparison of every major launch vehicle operating in 2026 — Falcon 9, Starship, New Glenn, Vulcan, Electron, Neutron, and more — with cost per kilogram, list prices, and the hidden constraints that rarely appear in the brochure.
Memento Medicines closed a $93M Series A for MMT-205, a bispecific antibody that activates Tie2 and inhibits VEGF simultaneously — targeting the largest unmet gaps in nAMD and DME treatment.
PhysicsX raised $300M at $2.4B valuation for physics AI that compresses engineering simulation from weeks to seconds.
Physical Intelligence released π0.7, a robot foundation model that folds shirts it has never seen and cooks with appliances it has never used. The GPT moment for physical AI has arrived.
Neura Robotics raised up to $1.4B in Series C backed by Nvidia, Amazon, Qualcomm, Bosch, and Tether — the largest round ever for a full-stack robotics company.
Humanoid robots shift from prototypes to commercial deployment in 2026 as Figure AI, Agility, and Tesla scale production for factory and warehouse work.
Venture capital investment hit a record $330.9B in Q1 2026, with AI startups capturing 81% of all funding. Three mega-deals worth $172B drove the concentration, reshaping how capital flows into the startup ecosystem.