Low prices can actually reduce demand, writes frequent guest author Itay Sagie, who shares how higher pricing is often a signal of quality...
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Busy week, big checks, lots of AI and robotics. That, in ultra-brief synopsis form, characterized the general startup fundraising environment this...
The first week of March was a relatively brisk period for large startup funding rounds, led by three deals of $500 million or more in the space tech...
The momentum of new unicorn creation picked up in the final four months of 2025, with the fourth quarter showing the highest count of newly minted...
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Venture funding to Europe-based startups last year gained only slightly, around 9% year over year, reaching $58 billion, with AI emerging as the...
Global venture funding to fintech startups climbed in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, Crunchbase data...
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Using Crunchbase’s predictive intelligence tools — which evaluate factors including funding history, growth signals, investor mix and market timing —...
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AI-enabled toys are gaining traction this holiday season, but we are simultaneously seeing renewed interest in older technologies including analog...
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While there’s no single explanation for the decline in investment to consumer-facing product startups, it doesn’t help that this has been a tough...
A total of 20 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in October, adding $44.5 billion in value. This was the highest valuation amount added to...
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According to a report in The New York Times, Jeff Bezos will serve as co-CEO of a new artificial intelligence startup, Project Prometheus, which is...
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