Optical interconnectivity startup Celestial AI raised a $250 million Series C1 round led by Fidelity Management & Research Co. at a reported $2.5...
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The Crunchbase Unicorn Board added 110 companies globally last year, up from 100 in 2023, with the U.S. seeing a jump from 42 to 65 new unicorns...
Peer-to-peer car rental platform Turo became the latest venture unicorn to withdraw plans for a public offering.
The past few weeks were slow when it came to big rounds, but this week was quite the bounce-back. More than a half dozen startups raised $100 million...
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While the fourth quarter showed a little resilience — bouncing back after a slow Q3 — the Asia venture market has proven a bumpy, if not entirely...
Private equity giant Blackstone Group is making a $300 million strategic investment into DDN, valuing the Chatsworth, California-based data storage...
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Although 2024 was an exceptionally lackluster year for new public offerings, the IPO market could gain momentum in 2025. In that vein, the Crunchbase...
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AI once again dominated venture capital last year. But what about some of the other industries that got big deals in 2024? Let’s take a look at who...
The five most-valuable technology companies have plenty of money to invest in startups. They’re in a particularly strong position today, with shares...
After another slow year in 2024 for new tech listings, there is an expectation that the IPO markets will pick up in 2025. A year ago, the outlook was...
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AI cloud infrastructure startup Vultr raised $333 million in growth financing at a $3.5 billion valuation, marking the decade-old startup’s first...
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