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Venture investment in 2023 into financial services and fintech, which just a few years ago was the top sector for startup funding globally, totaled...

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Forecast: 15 Companies We Think May Actually, Really, Finally, Maybe Go Public In 2024 

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We once again offer up some ideas for companies we think would be top contenders to be first out of the gate when the public markets eventually...

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The Year’s 10 Biggest VC Funding Rounds: OpenAI, Stripe And Anthropic Top The List For Biggest Raises In 2023

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While funding continued to trend down in 2023, big raises were there to be had. In the U.S., 14 startups raised $500 million or more in funding...

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From crypto contagion to a banking crisis that rocked the industry, to a CEO’s firing saga that was like a never-ending soap opera storyline, 2023...

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