After the pre-seed round is a time for a startup to plan for securing follow-on investments, says guest author Sergei Bogdanov, who shares early-stage funding advice to founders regarding what to do as well as what not to do.
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In the fast-paced world of startups branding often takes a back seat, but should be embedded early in a startup’s strategy. In this guest commentary...
Nine companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in February with healthcare and cybersecurity the leading sectors for new unicorn companies.
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Some VCs have capital, but are being extremely selective in deploying it, meaning founders must work harder than ever to stand out in order to get a...
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When it comes to AI investment, the San Francisco Bay Area leads by a long shot, but there are many other metros vying for runner-up status. We take...
The most active, highest-spending startup investors are leading a lot of large new rounds lately. When it comes to exits, however, things look much...
After a couple of blistering weeks, large funding rounds slowed down to a crawl, with only two rounds hitting nine figures. Not surprisingly, those...
It is crucial that as a founder you do your homework and lay down proper foundations for scaling if you want your business to find success, writes...
In this guest column, Jason Levin, the founder of Memelord Technologies, lays out a step-by-step guide for taking advantage of X Verified...
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Marketing and personalization startup Hightouch locked up an $80 million Series C led by Sapphire Ventures, minting it as a new unicorn at a $1.2...
Of the 11 new unicorns in January, five came from healthcare, including companies working on genetic research, drug development, scanning services...
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