Along with the usual heavy dose of AI, this week’s list also includes large deals for aerospace and defense, fintech, and retail technology.
Venture
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The SpaceX IPO Filing Looks Nothing Like Those Of The Elite Group Of Tech Giants It’s Hoping To Join
SpaceX filed its public IPO prospectus Wednesday, highlighting many amazing things that it has accomplished in its reach for a trillion-dollar-plus...
The findings from our annual Crunchbase survey of where recently funded founders attended college or university found that alumni of the most...
Digital banking startup Mercury has raised $200 million in a Series D round at a $5.2 billion valuation, the company announced Wednesday. That’s up...
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Just through mid-May, China-based robotics companies have already raised $5.6 billion across 176 deals this year, Crunchbase data shows, a sum...
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Capital concentration shows no signs of abating this year. Just through April, U.S. venture capital totals in 2026 are on par with funding for all of...
Sector Snapshot: Quantum Computing Startup Investment Slows In 2026 While Public Markets Hold Strong
While deal counts remain robust for quantum startup investments and big rounds are still getting done, overall funding is on track to decline some...
Defense tech unicorn Anduril Industries led the fundraising lineup in a week heavy with rounds for companies focused on applications in the physical...
Most of the interesting companies that caught our eye in the past month are working on problems in the physical world, often far from the glow of a...
The April rankings of busiest startup investors were topped by well-established VCs such as Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures, tech giants like...
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Saile, which just raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding, is building an AI-powered credentialing and staffing platform designed to help physicians...
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