There may have been no big billion-dollar rounds this week, but there were lots of good-sized financings for a variety of startups. Everything from messaging to fintech took home some cash, with the biggest round going to cybersecurity.
Startups
Many startups overlook opportunities afforded by the R&D tax credit, potentially missing out on savings of $500,000 or more each year. In this guest...
In a lot of places, April is not short on rain. It also was not short on interesting rounds to write about, so let’s take a look at a handful you may...
Guest author Rohit Yadav takes us on an exploration of the value chain — VC fundraising, startup fundraising and exits — to see how tariffs are...
Software supply chain security startup Chainguard raised a massive $356 million Series D at a valuation of $3.5 billion as companies look for ways to...
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What works for an early-stage startup doesn’t always translate to a scaling business. To survive, you need to adapt, writes guest author Dimitri...
Canada-U.S. relations are strained right now — to put it mildly. While many wait to see the aftermath of the new tariffs in the public market, there...
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Palo Alto, California-based Manychat, a company that provides conversational AI and automation tools for businesses across social and messaging...
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Asia’s venture market continues to decline at an alarming rate, and it’s not just China weighing it down. We take a look at exactly what’s happening...
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We take a closer look at the major startup and VC trends in Q1 2025.
At least 95,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2024, per a Crunchbase News tally, and the cuts are continuing...
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