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Global Investors Help Boost Latin America’s Late-Stage Funding Boom In Q1

Mary Ann Azevedo

April 9, 2026

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...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Economy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Job market • Manufacturing • Regional • Robotics • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Austin’s Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City’s Startups Hits All-Time High

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 27, 2026

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...

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Only 2 States Saw Their Share Of US Venture Funding Rise Last Year

Joanna Glasner

February 17, 2026

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...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Regional • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

What’s Fueling California’s Record Run For Startup Funding?

Joanna Glasner

January 29, 2026

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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European Venture Funding Nudged Higher In 2025, While AI Led For The First Time

Gené Teare

January 21, 2026

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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Asian Startup Funding Fell In 2025 But Rose In Q4

Joanna Glasner

January 14, 2026

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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LatAm Startup Funding Rebounds In 2025 As Mexico Sees Surge In Investment And VCs Remain Bullish On Region

Mary Ann Azevedo

January 13, 2026

Latin America startup investment climbed by 14.3% in 2025, driven by a boost in both early- and late-stage funding, Crunchbase data shows. 

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The Startup Economy: Nothing Seems To Move, But Everything Does

Guest Author

January 9, 2026

Since the new millennium, $4.2 trillion has been invested into the global startup economy, producing 97,982 scaleups, per research from Mind The...

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North American Startup Funding Soared 46% In 2025, Driven By AI Boom

Joanna Glasner

January 8, 2026

Investors poured $280 billion into seed through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian companies in 2025, per Crunchbase data, the highest annual...

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Europe’s Venture Scene Held Steady In Q3, Buoyed By Early-Stage Funding And Klarna IPO

Gené Teare

October 8, 2025

All told, European startups pulled in $13.1 billion across more than 1,000 deals last quarter, flat quarter over quarter but up 22% year over year...

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Spain’s Startup Economy: Sustainable Model or Achilles’ Heel?

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July 24, 2025

Spain’s startup economy is thriving — but is it scaling fast enough to stay globally competitive? In this guest commentary, Mind the Bridge’s Alberto...