![Computer generating AI data. [Dom Guzman]](https://news.crunchbase.com/wp-content/uploads/AI-generated-640x360.jpg)
In an interview with Crunchbase News, Sandhya Venkatachalam, founder and managing partner of Axiom Partners, discusses why she looks beyond familiar founder profiles, what makes an AI company...
This week delivered a bountiful supply of big startup funding rounds, led by two $400 million financings for cybersecurity unicorns and large financings for startups across hot sectors, including...
From January through August, U.S. tech layoffs reached at least 94,046, up 16.8% from 80,486 in the same period of 2025. Interestingly, and unsurprisingly, many of the cuts came as tech companies...
![Illustration of a robot typing on a laptop. Generative AI [Dom Guzman]](https://news.crunchbase.com/wp-content/uploads/generative-ai-v1-300x168.jpg)
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![M&A - Illustration of a magnet attracting various products. [Dom Guzman]](https://news.crunchbase.com/wp-content/uploads/mergers_and_acquisitions-300x168.jpg)
![Illustration showing AI agents, depicted by robots, performing digital tasks. [Dom Guzman]](https://news.crunchbase.com/wp-content/uploads/Quarterly-agenticAI-300x168.jpg)
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