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Crunchbase Predicts: Why The Race For Talent And Tech Could Accelerate Startup M&A In 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo
December 30, 2025

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...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • Public Markets • Startups • Venture • Web3

Crunchbase Predicts: IPOs Picked Up In 2025 And The Outlook For 2026 Is Even More Optimistic 

Gené Teare
December 22, 2025

The IPO market for new technology listings picked up in 2025. So far this year, at least 23 U.S.-based companies have listed above $1 billion in...

Artificial intelligence • IPO • Public Markets • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

SpaceX IPO At $1.5T Valuation Would Be 10x Larger Than Biggest VC-Backed Listing Of All Time

Mary Ann Azevedo
December 10, 2025

SpaceX is forging ahead with plans for an initial public offering to raise “significantly” more than $30 billion, sources told Bloomberg. The Elon...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech • IPO • Media & entertainment tech • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Travel & tourism

Yes, I’m Biased. But Still, Leading Unicorns Like Anthropic Should Be Prepping For IPOs

Joanna Glasner
December 4, 2025

Ever since the startup IPO boom of 2020-2022 came to a conclusion, market watchers keep trying to predict when we’ll see another. Hopes that 2025...

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Crypto • Fintech • IPO • Public Markets • Travel & tourism

Wealth Management Platform Wealthfront Targets $2.05B Valuation In Latest Fintech IPO

Mary Ann Azevedo
December 2, 2025

Digital wealth management platform unicorn Wealthfront has filed for an initial public offering, lining up the Palo Alto, California-based startup to...

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Crunchbase Sector Snapshot: Transportation Dealmaking Decelerates

Joanna Glasner
November 20, 2025

Transportation has been an underrepresented sector for venture investors in recent quarters, as money increasingly concentrates in hotter niches such...

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Longevity Startup Funding Sees Fewer Moonshots, But Plenty Of Buzzy Investments

Joanna Glasner
November 17, 2025

Virtually everyone would like to live a longer, healthier life. Given the ubiquity of this aspiration, it’s not surprising that longevity has a...

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Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • M&A • Startups • Venture

Even Bigger Venture Bucks For Obesity Therapies As Metsera Sells For Up To $10B

Joanna Glasner
November 12, 2025

Several companies with a focus on obesity and weight management have raised sizable venture funding in the past couple of years. We take a look at...

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Startup Funding Heats Up In October, With Billion-Dollar Rounds To Reflection, Polymarket, Crusoe And Base Power

Gené Teare
November 4, 2025

All told, venture investors poured $39 billion globally into early- and late-stage startups in October, Crunchbase data shows. Funding was up from a...

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Shares of Navan Closed Down 20% In Long-Awaited IPO Debut

Mary Ann Azevedo
October 30, 2025

Shares of Navan, which operates an expense management platform with an emphasis on travel, were trading at just under $21, down 16% in early first...

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Artificial intelligence • IPO • Job market • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

Sure, Valuations Look High. But Here’s How Today Is Different From The Last Peak

Joanna Glasner
October 27, 2025

Current AI-driven investing resembles the 2021 bubble, but in several notable ways this time is also different. We explore how the market now...

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