In the decade-plus since Playground Global's founding, it has built its investment thesis around the idea that breakthroughs in science and engineering — not just software — would create the next generation of valuable companies. Company co-founder...
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A total of 29 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in May, but the standout trend was not new AI models, but rather the businesses helping...
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A grab bag of funded startups caught our attention this past month, from a previously bootstrapped custom metal manufacturer that got its first...
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Dominates In An Otherwise Slower Week For Megarounds
Venture funding has always been a world of haves and have nots. And these days, the haves are having more than ever. Case in point this week was...
While Africa’s innovation ecosystem is growing rapidly, it still faces major challenges, writes Mind the Bridge's Alberto Onetti, who argues that the...
Historically “uninvestable” sectors are getting more opportunities to bring in funding, creating a rare opportunity for specialized founders and...
Defense tech unicorn Anduril Industries led the fundraising lineup in a week heavy with rounds for companies focused on applications in the physical...
Most of the interesting companies that caught our eye in the past month are working on problems in the physical world, often far from the glow of a...
Another week, another infusion of big AI rounds.
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