SaaS metrics like LTV/CAC, NRR, GRR, ARR growth, and the Rule of 40 are valuable indicators of business performance, writes guest author Itay Sagie, but leaders and boards should look beyond the numbers to understand the underlying drivers to assess...
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This week, most of the largest U.S. startup funding rounds centered around the sector one would suspect: artificial intelligence. Beyond that, the...
Data analytics company AppsFlyer is eyeing the public markets after reportedly securing more than $1 billion in a Series E funding round.
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Successful vertical AI startups are increasingly using channels like private equity networks and industry conferences to drive distribution...
Financing startup Capchase has secured a new round of funding, consisting of $26 million in equity and a $174 million credit facility, the company...
So far in 2026, companies in sales, marketing and CRM categories have pulled in around $2.7 billion globally in seed- through growth-stage funding...
A total of 28 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in April, with robotics startups and frontier labs leading by number of entrants for the...
Large U.S. venture deals this week were led by a massive defense tech raise for space security startup True Anomaly. We also saw sizable deals for...
A total of 37 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in March, the highest monthly count in close to four years, Crunchbase data shows. The...
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To get a sense who’s buying in bulk, we used Crunchbase data to put together a list of 79 companies that acquired three or more seed- or venture...
A total of 27 companies joined the Unicorn Board last month, including six robotics companies and four semiconductor-related startups. Healthcare...
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