If the current sluggish pace of IPOs and acquisitions continues, it would take decades for every U.S. unicorn to generate an exit.
M&A
The general consensus among VCs at the RSA Conference was that while they are listening to a lot of pitches from startups that use AI or help secure...
With IPOs still in a lull, funding flat and valuations down from their frothy highs, many have predicted an M&A boom is nigh. But Q1 saw just a...
Nvidia made more AI waves when it recently acquired two startups in the industry. We take a look at Crunchbase data to see what's been happening on...
We spoke to Ryan Hinkle, managing director at startup investor Insight Partners, about where he sees long-awaited liquidity exits coming into play in...
After several slow quarters, funding to companies in the gaming space has picked up a bit this year, driven by a resurgence in early-stage dealmaking...
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Altogether, venture funding in American and Canadian companies totaled $35.2 billion in Q1 of 2024, per Crunchbase data. That’s a gain of 14% from...
While venture funding to artificial intelligence startups topped $50 billion in 2023 and continues to flow this year, M&A deals for companies in the...
For the second day in row, a cybersecurity startup with Israeli roots has been bought by a big fish in the security pond. Do the two back-to-back...
In all of 2023, just over 650 funded startups globally were acquired by other funded startups, per Crunchbase data, the lowest total in three years...
Startups have been quietly making some major contributions to help us deal with government entities. From modernizing parking payments or...
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