A Deep Dive Into The Leading Investors In Unicorns Minted Since 2023

Illustration of a blue unicorn with a green money background. [Dom Guzman]

Artificial intelligence • M&A • Public Markets • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

A Deep Dive Into The Leading Investors In Unicorns Minted Since 2023

May 22, 2025

Since 2023, 259 new unicorns have joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, adding $605 billion in total value and altogether raising $130 billion...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech & e-commerce • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Looking Back 10 Years, Seed Investors Envisioned A Different Future Unfolding

Joanna Glasner

May 9, 2025

Reviewing old seed funding data is a lot like going into the past to see what people thought the future would look like. Going back roughly 10 years...

Mar Calendar page being torn off to make way for Apr. [Dom Guman]

Artificial intelligence • Business • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Global Venture Funding Slowed In April, Despite Strong AI Showing

Gené Teare

May 5, 2025

Global venture funding totaled $23 billion in April 2025, flat year over year and down significantly month over month from $68 billion invested in...

Illustration of coins as seeds and plants growing

Sales & Marketing • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

How To Leverage Your Pre-Seed Funding For Rapid And Successful Growth

Guest Author

April 18, 2025

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...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Economy • Manufacturing • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Most-Active Startup Investors Spent More In Q1

Joanna Glasner

April 14, 2025

The busiest venture backers upped their game in the recently ended first quarter. Among the 14 most-active post-seed investors, a majority backed...

Illustration of a guy watering plants with a blocked hose - Europe [Dom Guzman]

Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Europe’s VC Funding Stayed Flat In Q1, Even As Healthcare Added A Third

Gené Teare

April 10, 2025

Europe’s venture funding plateaued at $12.6 billion in Q1 2025 — flat quarter over quarter and year over year, Crunchbase data shows. Without the...

Illustration of a guy watering plants with a blocked hose - LatAm [Dom Guzman]

Clean tech and energy • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Travel & tourism • Venture

Latin America Startup Funding Fell Sequentially In Q1

Joanna Glasner

April 9, 2025

Latin America startup investment declined sequentially in the first quarter of this year, driven by a drop in later-stage dealmaking. Even so...

Illustration of a man sitting on a huge pile o' money. [Dom Guzman]

Artificial intelligence • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

SignalFire Closes On $1B To Invest In Applied AI

Gené Teare

April 7, 2025

Bay Area-based SignalFire, a data-driven venture firm, has raised $1 billion for its fifth and largest fund, which it will invest in applied AI...

Illustration of a guy watering plants with a blocked hose - North America [Dom Guzman]

Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

North America Startup Investment Spiked In Q1 Due To OpenAI, But Seed And Early Stage Fell

Joanna Glasner

April 7, 2025

Despite several big deals that buoyed the numbers, North America early- and seed-stage investment declined to multiquarter lows in Q1, and reported...