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Livestream shopping platform Whatnot raised $265 million at a nearly $5 billion valuation in a round led by Greycroft, DST Global and Avra.
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Although 2024 was an exceptionally lackluster year for new public offerings, the IPO market could gain momentum in 2025. In that vein, the Crunchbase...
Vermont, Hawaii and Arkansas aren’t on the short list of states likely to serve as home to the next Silicon Valley contender. However, by one measure...
Today, the focus for most SaaS companies is on profitable revenue rather than growth, writes Bryan House, president at Elastic Path. In Part 2 of his...
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San Francisco-based Writer locked up a $200 million Series C that values the enterprise-focused generative AI platform at $1.9 billion.
Startups with offerings tied to AI and shopping have raised hundreds of millions in funding. Offerings include apps that understand detailed shopping...
So far in 2024, American consumer electronics companies have secured less than $300 million in seed through late-stage investment, putting the space...
AgroVision, a grower, packer, shipper and marketer of superfruits such as cherries and berries, is the newest unicorn in the awakening agtech sector.
From personalized supplements to better sleep to saving the Earth through more effective insulation, July saw a lot of cool startups raising cash.
As venture capital wagers go, indoor farming has not done especially well. While investors have plowed over $6 billion into startups in the space...
It’s been a busy half year so far, so it’s understandable you may have missed some interesting startups raising money. Don’t worry, we have you...
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