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Over the past two calendar years, acquirers have agreed to pay more than $38 billion to purchase venture-backed companies in Crunchbase biotech...
There's a a growing shift among high-growth startups of rewarding employees with liquidity long before an IPO is in sight. Crunchbase News recently...
Veradermics, a developer of an oral treatment for pattern hair loss, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange with shares more than doubling in...
Last year was the third-strongest on record for global venture funding with a surprisingly strong year for IPOs and an uptick in startup M&A numbers...
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The IPO window looked pretty open as the year commenced. But it also looks like it could be slamming down.
On the heels of the rise of global venture funding to fintech and financial services startups last year, investors in the space say they expect...
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Overall, investors put $18 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies in Crunchbase security and privacy categories last year...
Global venture funding to fintech startups climbed in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, Crunchbase data...
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Investors poured $280 billion into seed through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian companies in 2025, per Crunchbase data, the highest annual...
Using Crunchbase’s predictive intelligence tools — which evaluate factors including funding history, growth signals, investor mix and market timing —...
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