Hoping to be the first company to commercialize fusion power, Commonwealth Fusion Systems led the pack by a long shot for funding this week, pulling...
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For a topic that people mostly avoid bringing up in casual conversation, incontinence represents a huge addressable market. And startup founders and...
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Website design platform Framer gained unicorn status with its Meritech Capital Partners- and Atomico-led $100 million Series D that values it at $2...
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FriendliAI, an AI inference platform startup that provides “last mile” artificial intelligence engagement, has raised $20 million in a seed extension...
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Gusto, an HR tech company valued at nearly $10 billion, has agreed to acquire Guideline, a startup that provides retirement plans to small and medium...
AI was yet again an inescapable theme this month as we looked for interesting startups that landed fresh investment. From a company using AI to help...
After hitting the brakes on its IPO in April, Swedish fintech giant Klarna is reportedly resuming its plans to go public in the United States in...
In this Crunchbase News Q&A, longtime global investor Jeremy Kranz shares his vision for his firm Sentinel Global, and observations about, among...
In recent days and weeks, shares of many of the most sought-after new IPO market entrants have taken a steep tumble. And while by many metrics...
Following the pattern of classic business transformations, AI is moving from invention to innovation, writes guest author Bob Morse, co-founder and...
Though well below values seen in 2020 and 2021, an analysis of data from The Crunchbase Billion-Dollar Exits Board shows that so far in 2025 U.S...
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