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 in $863 million for its latest round.
Startups
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...
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...
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...
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...
The San Francisco Bay Area, long the dominant region for startup investment, took a step back in this week’s tally of the largest funding rounds. The...
Mountain View, California-based Nuro, a developer of autonomous driving technology and software, announced on Thursday that it has raised $97 million...
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