Vermont, Hawaii and Arkansas aren’t on the short list of states likely to serve as home to the next Silicon Valley contender. However, by one measure...
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Could the upsurge awaken the long-slumbering M&A market for crypto startups, especially as funding has dipped in the sector for a few years and many...
Five companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in October 2024, across sectors spanning AI, energy, robotics, fintech and professional services...
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San Francisco-based Writer locked up a $200 million Series C that values the enterprise-focused generative AI platform at $1.9 billion.
Prices of the two most popular cryptocurrencies soared Wednesday as former President Donald Trump seemed certain to reclaim the White House.
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In Q3, there were 479 M&A deals globally for VC-backed startups, per Crunchbase data. That’s a very small drop from the 500 deals consummated in Q2 —...
OpenAI led the way last month and it really wasn’t even close. However, there were lots of other big raises — as a startup had to raise more than...
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From a startup funding standpoint, the political swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona are...
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We take a look at some of the biggest issues VCs and founders likely are watching as the presidential election looms only days away.
General Catalyst — whose investments include Airbnb, Instacart and Mistral AI — has raised $8 billion in new capital as it looks to “turbocharge” its...
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Per The Crunchbase Megadeals Board, nearly 240 rounds of $100 million or more have been announced (or reported by reputable news outlets) by U.S...
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