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The most active post-seed startup investors in the past got busier in 2025, which is not that surprising given that it was the strongest year for North American startup investment in four years.
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Investors poured $280 billion into seed through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian companies in 2025, per Crunchbase data, the highest annual...
This year a total of $1.6 trillion of value was added to The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, which lists the most highly valued, private, venture-backed...
Startup investors this week demonstrated continued willingness to write big checks for promising companies in sought-after areas. Leading the pack...
The seed investment environment exhibited its typical quirkiness in 2025. In particular, it was a huge year for huge rounds. Predictably, it was also...
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AI-enabled toys are gaining traction this holiday season, but we are simultaneously seeing renewed interest in older technologies including analog...
Transportation has been an underrepresented sector for venture investors in recent quarters, as money increasingly concentrates in hotter niches such...
In today’s market, where early-stage capital is shrinking, your ability to communicate is as critical as your product, writes guest author Nick...
Virtually everyone would like to live a longer, healthier life. Given the ubiquity of this aspiration, it’s not surprising that longevity has a...
We provide a look at October’s most-active investor rankings in closer detail across four metrics: active venture investors, lead backers, high...
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We spoke to Feyza Haskaraman, who is joining Felicis Ventures as a partner to focus on investing in “soon-to-break-out” AI infrastructure...
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