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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 for the startup world in the coming year. Sometimes we’re right, sometimes we’re wrong. So, along with...
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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...
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2024 has been a year of rapid progress and high expectations for the fintech sector, explains Katherine Maslova of Bourgeois Bohème, but certain...
Over the past couple years, we’ve seen a steady flow of venture investment to companies offering services aimed at reducing tax liabilities, with...
Prices of the two most popular cryptocurrencies soared Wednesday as former President Donald Trump seemed certain to reclaim the White House.
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In Q3, there were 479 M&A deals globally for VC-backed startups, per Crunchbase data. That’s a very small drop from the 500 deals consummated in Q2 —...
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From a startup funding standpoint, the political swing states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona are...
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We take a look at some of the biggest issues VCs and founders likely are watching as the presidential election looms only days away.
U.S. startup investors don’t base funding decisions on who is in the Oval Office. But even so, election year uncertainties do appear to impact...
Startup investors were looking to M&A in 2024 as the fast track to getting liquidity. But while Crunchbase data shows deal volume for venture-backed...
Data from a report compiled by Mind the Bridge and Crunchbase analyzes startup acquisitions by Fortune Global 500 companies since the beginning of...
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