Over 127,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2025, per a Crunchbase News tally, and the layoffs have continued into 2026. See the latest companies to cut roles.
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The dollars involved in startup M&A deals appear to be up significantly this year, though deal counts are not. Still, numerous M&A market watchers we...
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In the second installment of a three-part series, guest authors Mark Himmelsbach and Remy Pinson write that while founders are being forced to adapt...
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The startup world seems convinced that we’ll all remake our workflows with AI, but what of our culture — the intangible connective tissue beneath it...
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Coverbase, an AI-powered procurement platform, has raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Canapi Ventures, the startup tells Crunchbase News...
Current AI-driven investing resembles the 2021 bubble, but in several notable ways this time is also different. We explore how the market now...
Findem is just one of more than a dozen startups at the intersection of AI and recruitment globally that has raised venture capital in 2025.
A deeper dive into the number of companies developing tools for employers and jobseekers shows startups targeting frontline workers in industries...
It’s been observed that every technological era both destroys existing jobs and creates new ones, a trend we’ve witnessed in recent startup cycles...
Layoffs are continuing at a steady pace in 2025 and it appears they will continue throughout the rest of this year and into next, writes guest author...
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In a Crunchbase News exclusive, San Francisco-based Ashby, provider of an “all-in-one” AI-powered HR platform, says it has raised $50 million in a...
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