For New York metro-area startups, it’s starting out as a big year for exits, but in the world of startup funding things are off to a slower start. We take a look.
Venture
Snippets of an on-stage conversation at the recent Human X AI industry conference with early-stage investors from three VC firms that have...
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Dallas-based enterprise browser developer Island raised a $250 million Series E at a $4.8 billion valuation in a new round led by Coatue Management.
Nine companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in February with healthcare and cybersecurity the leading sectors for new unicorn companies.
Artificial intelligence infrastructure provider Nexthop AI raised a massive $110 million round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Early-stage investor Sergey Gribov of Flint Capital warns founders of the consequences of raising too much money too early in their startups' life...
In venture capital, following the herd might feel safe, but it rarely leads to transformative outcomes. Investor Patric Hellermann of Foundamental...
Big raises slowed for the second week in a row. Only a handful of rounds hit nine digits this week, although a large half-billion-dollar round led...
Nvidia continues to outpace other huge AI players such as Microsoft and Google both in terms of funding rounds it participates in for AI startups...
SoftBank says it will acquire chip design company Ampere Computing in a $6.2 billion cash transaction. Under terms of the deal, Ampere will operate...
While the IPO pipeline is still fairly chilled, if the past few weeks are any indication, dealmaking when it comes to AI-related startups may be...
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