Acquirers made just over $100 billion worth of disclosed-price startup purchases — Including deals that were announced but have not yet closed — in the first half of 2025, per Crunchbase data. That’s a whopping 155% increase from the same period...
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Late-stage deals drove a quiet rebound in Latin America’s venture funding last quarter with Mexico leading the charge for the first time since 2012.
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Former Sequoia Capital partner Matt Miller is nearing the close of a new $400 million venture fund to invest in European startups, the Financial...
This week was a productive period for fintech funding, with two companies in the space — iCapital and Bilt Rewards — pulling in the largest rounds.
iCapital, a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors, has raised more than $820 million in a funding round that takes its valuation...
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A total of $12.6 billion was raised by around 1,200 startups across Europe last quarter, with funding amounts comparable with the previous two...
Venture investment in fashion-related AI startups has risen or held steady in the past five-plus years, even as overall VC funding has fallen from...
The pace of large U.S. startup financing announcements was somewhat muted in a shortened Fourth of July workweek. There was, however, one big...
From semiconductors to personal computing to online search to AI, the leading companies of successive technology eras have originated in or around...
With capital flowing to a narrower band of outperformers and many CFOs scrambling for access, preparation and timing matter more than ever. In this...
The very best bankers are about to become more valuable than ever, writes Samir Dutta, co-founder and CEO of Farsight. In this guest commentary he...
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