To understand how AI may be changing the dynamics behind SaaS, the real question is: “How is AI driving business outcomes right now?” Guest author...
Startups
Even seasoned startup investors today face what feels like a novel turn of events: a potential recession and increasing exit uncertainty due to...
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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...
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Despite several big deals that buoyed the numbers, North America early- and seed-stage investment declined to multiquarter lows in Q1, and reported...
In the first three months of 2025, venture investors have poured nearly $2.9 billion into Lone Star State companies, per Crunchbase data. That...
This was a week right out of the free-spending days of 2021. Huge rounds were abundant — led by the biggest of them all as OpenAI’s massive $40...
Alphabet spinoff SandboxAQ — an AI and quantum computing startup — added another $150 million to its Series E from the likes of Google and Nvidia.
The 2023 downturn led to VC frustration, misalignment and career soul-searching. For some, it was a breaking point. For others, a wake-up call...
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Overall, the first quarter of 2025 marked the strongest one for venture investment since Q2 2022. Funding was up 17% quarter over quarter from the...
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New York-based Runway raised $308 million in a new round at about double its valuation from less than two years ago. The new round was led by General...
The Nasdaq Composite Index was down a staggering 4.8% in midday trading today, following President Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on...
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