In the history of startup funding, SoftBank’s announcement that it is backing an investment of up to $40 billion in OpenAI is in a league of its own...
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Fintech & e-commerce
The evolution of Latin America’s venture capital scene provides founders opportunities ripe for the taking, writes Leadsales' Roberto Peñacastro. In...
A big week for big-money rounds. Seven startups locked up massive rounds of $100 million or more. That includes two cybersecurity firms and two...
There’s a pretty fat pipeline of venture-backed fintech startups that meet the basic criteria for an IPO. The list of likeliest suspects, however...
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While the past decade has seen increasing levels of daily personal digital experiences, today’s advancements in AI have us on the precipice of...
Last week’s run of big rounds slowed down slightly this week, but overall still had a strong showing. Yet another huge public safety raise, as well...
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance received a massive $2 billion investment from Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX in the single largest investment...
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The Stanford GSB Venture Capital Initiative team analyzed 2,791 founders behind 1,110 U.S.-based VC-backed unicorns to understand their professional...
The Crunchbase Unicorn Board added 110 companies globally last year, up from 100 in 2023, with the U.S. seeing a jump from 42 to 65 new unicorns...
General Catalyst recorded a double-digit number of deals last month, taking part in 15 and leading or co-leading a handful — its busiest month...
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At least seven U.S. venture-backed private companies last reported valuations at over $45 billion. Several are also reportedly on the verge of new...
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