Consumers willing to pay handsomely for a container of liquid are commonly looking for health and wellness benefits, as well as an energy boost, if not a buzz. We take a look at some recently funded companies in the drinks space that typically check...
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Metropolis, a Los Angeles-based AI-powered checkout-free parking platform, has secured $1.6 billion in debt and equity, including a $500 million...
We provide a look at October’s most-active investor rankings in closer detail across four metrics: active venture investors, lead backers, high...
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Ripple, a San Francisco-based crypto payments startup, has raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Over the past couple years, the top tech giants have made comparatively few big-ticket purchases of venture-backed companies. The Big Five have...
AI’s rapid growth is straining an already fragile U.S. power grid, driving up costs and outages as demand surges faster than utilities can expand...
All told, venture investors poured $39 billion globally into early- and late-stage startups in October, Crunchbase data shows. Funding was up from a...
Austin, Texas-based Infravision, which says its “flexible and automated approach” eliminates many of the contingencies and hazards inherent in...
The Crunchbase Unicorn Board crested $6 trillion in total value for the first time in August 2025, adding another half-trillion-plus in value, an...
The week’s largest funding rounds confirmed that we’re still very much in the AI era. This included the biggest deal, a $350 million Series C for AI...
While humanoid robots startups have drawn headlines in recent months for big funding deals and flashy prototypes, an array of companies working on...
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