A total of 29 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in May, but the standout trend was not new AI models, but rather the businesses helping enterprises put AI to work.
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Although defense-side legal AI remains underdeveloped despite a large market opportunity, writes guest author Patrick Ip, investors are increasingly...
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Overall, May’s active investor tallies painted a picture of a startup funding scene still dominated by familiar names.
All-in-one software ecosystem provider Scotch is a Denver-based AI-native operating system designed specifically for liquor store owners.
All told, global venture funding reached $92 billion in May, marking the second-largest monthly total on record, just behind February, Crunchbase...
Already this year, more than $14.6 billion in venture investment has gone into companies in Crunchbase’s military, national security and law...
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Anthropic said Monday that it has submitted a confidential filing for a proposed IPO, marking an escalation in the race among generative AI behemoths...
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