With billions in venture capital moving from SaaS to AI platforms and startups, SaaS founders, investors and customers are finally propelling the segment into a new wave of innovation. In this guest commentary, Ivan Nikkhoo of Navigate Ventures...
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The pace of giant funding rounds slowed again this week. Even so, we did see a number of good-sized deals announced in sectors including...
When introduced correctly, variable compensation can align your entire company around your growth and foster a performance-based culture where...
Finding the successful product-market fit for your startup may require a pivot at some point, writes guest author Evgenii Khafizov, who tells...
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Sales automation startup Clay has raised $100 million in a Series C round of funding that more than doubles the company’s valuation to $3.1 billion...
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AI is redefining software’s role, enabling products that perform end-to-end work, write guest authors Medha Agarwal and Noah Lin of Defy, who share...
The velocity of innovation, particularly around AI, is collapsing the shelf life of software differentiation, write guest authors Rob Biederman and...
The best CFOs are just like the founders they work for: business thinkers who understand how to turn capital into outcomes. In this guest commentary...
In this guest commentary, Mark Schopmeyer, co-CEO of incentive compensation management platform CaptivateIQ, shares ways businesses can raise their...
Thirteen companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in May 2025, including five from Europe, Crunchbase data shows.
The pace of large-scale startup fundraising slowed a bit this week, with no giant late-stage rounds for GenAI unicorns. However, we did see a good...
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