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The past two weeks have brought a flurry of big-ticket M&A deals and IPO filings. The action culminated today with Google’s announcement of a planned $32 billion acquisition of cloud security unicorn Wiz.
Agriculture & foodtech
More than a dozen startups innovating in areas related to coffee and chocolate alternatives have raised funding in the past couple years...
Building a lasting business can take an exceedingly long time, but it's nothing compared to hundreds of well-known, successful organizations and...
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So far this year, only around $2.3 billion globally has gone to seed through growth-stage investments in in sustainability-related categories — down...
An estimated 517 global unicorns — or private companies valued at $1 billion or more — raised their last known round more than three years ago, per...
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The home cities of the teams facing off on the gridiron for Super Bowl LIX aren't equally matched venture-funding wise. But we take look at a couple...
Against a backdrop of higher egg prices and heightened concerns around the avian flu outbreak, demand for egg substitutes is on the rise. Fortunately...
Colossal Biosciences, a de-extinction startup looking at ways to bring back the dodo bird and the woolly mammoth, raised a $200 million Series C at a...
It certainly was a big week — with companies having to raise more than $100 million to make the list. Biotech- and healthcare-related startups led...
While many venture investors enter 2025 fairly optimistic about startup prospects, other factors are likely to affect the funding environment —...
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Usually the rounds with the most money or biggest-named investors get the headlines, but there were plenty of deals this year that were eye-catching...
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