Every under-the-radar funded company that caught our eye in May relied heavily on artificial intelligence, whether that was to help farms reduce water usage, trucking companies deploy fleets more efficiently, or retailers catch would-be shoplifters...
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Cathay Innovation said Tuesday it has closed its Fund III at $1 billion and will continue to back AI startups in digital health, fintech, consumer...
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While venture funds exceeding the $1 billion mark were once a rarity, they’re now comparatively commonplace. Over the years, the amount of capital...
Because it is looking more and more likely that we are at the beginning of a bull cycle that investors and founders have been praying for, guest...
The pace of large-scale startup fundraising slowed a bit this week, with no giant late-stage rounds for GenAI unicorns. However, we did see a good...
Fitness app Strava reached a $2.2 billion valuation after raising an undisclosed amount of new funding including debt — a nice boost for the company...
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Since 2023, 259 new unicorns have joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, adding $605 billion in total value and altogether raising $130 billion...
While complicated, tariffs will also likely create new opportunities for American startups, writes guest author Raja Ghawi of VC firm Era Ventures...
We spoke with Google Brain and Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng about his AI Fund, focusing on building companies from scratch and investing in startups...
Series B offers the classic venture proposition: A still-strong chance of failure, but also a very viable path to a huge return. We take a look at...
It was a big week for health and fintech funding, with companies in these sectors securing a majority of slots in the top 10. In total, there were...
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