A growing percentage of European venture funding in 2026 was AI-driven. That includes investments in three new frontier model companies as well as startups in a wide variety of AI-centric sectors.
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European venture funding reached $17.6 billion in Q1 2026, Crunchbase data shows. That’s up nearly 30% year over year and marks the second...
Overall, investors put $27.4 billion to work across seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian companies in Q1, per Crunchbase data. That’s up...
Startups in Latin America raised a combined $1.03 billion across seed- and growth-stage deals in the three-month period ending March 31 — up year...
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Austin’s startup scene is stronger than ever. That’s the consensus among investors in the city, and it’s borne out by Crunchbase data, which shows...
Overall, there were six states that captured 2% or more of U.S. venture funding last year, per Crunchbase data. That’s a small group, but it’s not...
In recent quarters, California’s dominance in startup funding has grown even more pronounced, pulling in 63% of all U.S. startup funding at seed...
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Venture funding to Europe-based startups last year gained only slightly, around 9% year over year, reaching $58 billion, with AI emerging as the...
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In total, investors poured $67.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies across Asia last year, per Crunchbase data...
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