Active startup investors largely kept up or increased their dealmaking pace in the third quarter, even as overall venture funding declined with the...
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Europe Posted Its Strongest Quarter In Q3 In 4 Years, As Its Venture Ecosystem Expands Beyond The UK
European startup funding reached $25 billion last quarter, well above the $14 billion invested in Q3 2025 and up slightly from the $24 billion...
In total, investors poured $92 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian startups in the third quarter, per Crunchbase...
Global venture funding totaled $159 billion in Q3 2026 with close to 6,000 startups funded, Crunchbase data shows. And while the third quarter was...
The most-fundable startups prioritize a clear go-to-market strategy and test distinctive marketing channels early, treating distribution and...
In an interview with Crunchbase News, Sean Jacobsohn, a partner at venture firm Norwest, discusses where he still sees openings in the crowded market...
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Amid fierce competition for an edge in the AI race, well-funded startups commonly find it’s simply faster to buy another company than try to build...
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So far this year, 250 companies have joined the unicorn ranks through Aug. 15, up from 2025's 193 companies. Leading sectors included robotics, AI...
Databricks is back raising another $5 billion, after it raised that amount just eight months ago. The largest fundings this week also went to an AI...
Monashees, one of Latin America's oldest and most influential VC firms, believes the next phase of the region's startup ecosystem requires a...
Active startup investors kept up the pace in July, with familiar names topping the ranks in several metrics including most prolific venture...
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