The startup world begins 2025 on a decidedly more upbeat note than it did the previous year. The renewed optimism is in part due to the modest uptick in venture funding last year, when global startup investment finally topped pre-pandemic levels...
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North American venture funding spiked in the final quarter of 2024, closing out an up year for startup investment driven by continued momentum around...
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Global venture funding in 2024 edged above 2023’s totals, with AI showing the biggest leap in amounts year to year. Overall startup funding in 2024...
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Will the M&A market pick up next year and, with it, the IPO pipeline? And what about the tech job market? Every year, we offer up some predictions...
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While the venture market in 2024 continued to wobble well below its pandemic-induced highs, VCs and those close to the industry are cautiously...
Safeguarding your business from unpredictable setbacks requires diversification of customers, suppliers and more, warns strategic adviser Itay Sagie...
If the current sluggish pace of IPOs and acquisitions continues, it would take decades for every U.S. unicorn to generate an exit.
We spoke to Ryan Hinkle, managing director at startup investor Insight Partners, about where he sees long-awaited liquidity exits coming into play in...
According to Augment, a new secondary markets platform that connects buyers and sellers of shares in private companies, interest is particularly hot...
An improving venture environment, a growing amount of dedicated secondary funds, and a plethora of strong mature companies to invest in should propel...
Twenty-three years ago, we had the Dot-Com Bubble. In 2008-2009, it was The Great Recession. But what do we call the steep reversal in valuations...
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