Even as overall seed-stage investment declined in 2024, a few areas saw big gains. This includes the obvious category — AI — as well as a subset of sectors largely focused on automating things that humans currently do. We take a look at four top...
Fintech & e-commerce
Thus far 2025 has come roaring in as far as large rounds go. Last week more than a dozen companies raised $100 million or more. This week there are...
A startup, much like a banana, peaks when slightly underripe and its potential is both most obvious and mostly unrealized. We take a look at some of...
AI Accelerates Embedded Finance And Loyalty Battles Get Personal: Payments Tech Predictions For 2025
2025 will be a year of both transformation and preparation for the payments industry, but growing complexities could challenge incumbents and...
Insight Partners, known for its bets on companies such as Wiz, Fanatics and Shopify, raised $12.5 billion for its 13th flagship fund and a structured...
Last month, the companies on The Crunchbase Unicorn Board topped $1 trillion in collective funding for the first time, marking a new milestone for...
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Funding to Europe-based startups settled year over year in 2024. Funding reached $51 billion, down by 5% year over year from $54 billion invested in...
While traditional collaborations often focus on partnering with similar-sized or larger businesses, there is an overlooked case for partnerships...
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...
The startup world begins 2025 on a decidedly more upbeat note than it did the previous year. The renewed optimism is in part due to the modest uptick...
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Latin America startup investment closed out 2024 on an up note, with the fourth quarter delivering the highest aggregate funding of the year.
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