Transportation has been an underrepresented sector for venture investors in recent quarters, as money increasingly concentrates in hotter niches such as generative AI. Even so, we are seeing enthusiasm around areas including sustainable batteries...
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For this month’s edition of 5 Interesting Startup Deals, all the funded companies that caught our eye were hardware-centric, from a medical device...
The Crunchbase Unicorn Board crested $6 trillion in total value for the first time in August 2025, adding another half-trillion-plus in value, an...
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...
While humanoid robots startups have drawn headlines in recent months for big funding deals and flashy prototypes, an array of companies working on...
This week was a fairly busy one for large financings, with eight of the top 10 exceeding the $100 million mark. Leading the way were two software...
![Computer generating AI data. [Dom Guzman]](https://news.crunchbase.com/wp-content/uploads/AI-generated-470x352.jpg)
Distyl AI, a startup that aims to help Fortune 500 companies become “AI-native,” has raised $175 million in a Series B funding round at a $1.8...
![Illustration of a man sitting on a huge pile o' money. [Dom Guzman]](https://news.crunchbase.com/wp-content/uploads/Giant_Funding-470x352.jpg)
Chipmaker Nvidia announced on Monday that it is investing up to $100 billion in OpenAI, but the investment reportedly comes with conditions.
Another week, another review of giant AI-related financings. For this past week, the standout fundraiser was humanoid robot developer Figure, with...
This past week was a busy period for mega-sized funding rounds, with all 10 of the largest U.S. financings exceeding the $100 million mark. Topping...
We used Crunchbase’s predictive intelligence tools to curate a list of 14 venture-backed companies in sectors ranging from AI to fintech to consumer...
![Illustration of a guy watering plants with a blocked hose - Global [Dom Guzman]](https://news.crunchbase.com/wp-content/uploads/quarterly-global-3-300x168.jpg)
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