High-growth startups often mistake rapid expansion for stability, but scaling can expose weak financial foundations and chaotic operations, writes...
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Metropolis, a Los Angeles-based AI-powered checkout-free parking platform, has secured $1.6 billion in debt and equity, including a $500 million...
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Ripple, a San Francisco-based crypto payments startup, has raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, the company announced on Wednesday.
The week’s largest funding rounds confirmed that we’re still very much in the AI era. This included the biggest deal, a $350 million Series C for AI...
Shares of Navan, which operates an expense management platform with an emphasis on travel, were trading at just under $21, down 16% in early first...
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In 2021 the market hit a cyclical peak under conditions that in many ways look a lot like those we’re seeing today. While there are many differences...
This week offered a change of pace on the giant round front as it was a biotech company, rather than an AI startup, at the top of the ranks. Other...
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HR and payroll platform Deel has raised $300 million in fresh funding at a $17.3 billion valuation. The deal was led by new investor Ribbit Capital...
Campfire, a San Francisco-based AI-powered accounting startup, has raised $65 million in a Series B round just months after closing on its Series A.
A total of 26 companies joined the The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in September, the largest new monthly cohort in three years, Crunchbase data shows...
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Brazil is back in the lead in Latin America's venture funding tally — and in a big way. Brazil-based startups raised $692 million in Q3, up 47% year...
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