In this guest commentary, Mark Schopmeyer, co-CEO of incentive compensation management platform CaptivateIQ, shares ways businesses can raise their chances of success while contributing to the success of their entire workforces.
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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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In this guest commentary, Roman Eloshvili, founder and CEO of XData Group, shares experience-gained do's and don'ts for startups looking to expand to...
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...
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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...
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