At least 95,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2024, per a Crunchbase News tally, and the cuts are continuing...
Startups
Funded startups that caught our eye this month ran the gamut from the heartwarming (a cute robotic puppy companion for seniors), to the solemn...
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Abridge, a startup that offers an AI notetaking tool for doctors, raised a $300 million Series E led by a16z at a $5.3 billion valuation, according...
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Growth investor Lead Edge Capital employs a mix of investment strategies into private software and technology-enabled companies, but what does the...
With exits taking longer than ever, founders requiring liquidity during the building phase of their startups are turning to secondary share sales. In...
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The $2 billion Andreessen Horowitz-led financing that Thinking Machines reportedly just closed at a $10 billion valuation is by far the largest seed...
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Active Capital, a San Antonio-based solo GP venture firm, has closed on its third fund — a $28 million vehicle aimed at investing in enterprise AI...
Energy for AI and automated defense tech led this week’s largest U.S. venture funding deals. Vertical software solutions driven by AI in sports...
Startup adviser Itay Sagie offers three key lessons for founders on how to structure fair yet founder-friendly strategic partnership agreements that...
As a part of our series looking at how the venture and startup landscape has evolved over the past 10 years, we look at the vast backlog of still...
Paris-based Nabla, which has developed an AI copilot for doctors and other medical staff, announced Tuesday that it has raised $70 million in a...
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