# Neo News Neo is a diverse mentorship community, startup accelerator, and VC fund that helps tomorrow's leaders maximize their potential. Page: Feed: --- ## [Chai’s big week, the anti-Cybertruck, & more | Neo & Noteworthy](https://neo.substack.com/p/chais-big-week-the-anti-cybertruck) _2026-08-04 · Natalie Chernysh_ Chai’s $400M raise, Etched’s $10.3B valuation, Kalshi’s Midterms Hub, & more... ## [Superhuman buys GPTZero, TELO in WSJ, & more | Neo & Noteworthy](https://neo.substack.com/p/superhuman-buys-gptzero-telo-in-wsj) _2026-07-01 · Pavla Bobosikova_ Mirendil's $200M Seed, Cursor's $60B exit, Engram launches, Mecka's $60M raise, & more ## [The Cursor prehistory](https://neo.substack.com/p/the-cursor-prehistory) _2026-06-22 · Ali Partovi_ SpaceX just bought Cursor for $60 billion. Here’s the multi-year story behind the first investment in this startup. ## [Cognition’s $492M run-rate, your personal property manager, & more | Neo & Noteworthy](https://neo.substack.com/p/cognitions-492m-run-rate-your-personal) _2026-06-01 · Pavla Bobosikova_ Cognition raises $1B at a $26B valuation, Moment’s $78M Series C, Casa’s $27M raise, Altara’s $7M Seed & more... ## [🏆 Neo Scholar applications are open.](https://neo.substack.com/p/neo-scholar-applications-are-open-ca9) _2026-05-21 · Vincent Po_ Follow in the footsteps of Neo Scholars who founded Cursor, Chai Discovery, Applied Compute, Flint, Cognition, & more. ## [America’s largest autonomous lab, from general AI to specific intelligence 🦾, & more | Neo & Noteworthy](https://neo.substack.com/p/americas-largest-autonomous-lab-from) _2026-05-04 · Pavla Bobosikova_ Applied Compute’s $80M raise, Yuzu’s $35M Series A, Liquid’s cross-asset trading platform, Medra Lab 001, PiTorch, & more... ## ["Neo’s returns are leaving the rest of the crowd in the dust"](https://neo.substack.com/p/neos-returns-are-leaving-the-rest) _2026-04-08 · Ali Partovi_ WSJ features Neo among highest-performing VC firms of the decade ## [Genetic optimization reaches new markets 🌍, robotic learning accelerates, & more | Neo & Noteworthy](https://neo.substack.com/p/genetic-optimization-reaches-new) _2026-04-02 · Pavla Bobosikova_ Nucleus Genomics expands testing in India and the Middle East, Mecka powers robotic learning, Replit raises at $9B valuation, Forethought joins Zendesk, & more... ## [AI that evolves 🚀, personalized landing pages, & more | Neo & Noteworthy](https://neo.substack.com/p/ai-that-evolves-personalized-landing) _2026-03-04 · Pavla Bobosikova_ Adaption Labs' $50M Seed, Mecado out of stealth, Flint's launch, Wispr Flow X Android, & more... ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0NmeqyZVAwZi) _2026-03-04 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Neo Residency: a new era](https://neo.substack.com/p/neo-residency-a-new-era) _2026-02-20 · Ali Partovi_ Introducing a new program for startups and high-agency student teams.