Forecast: 5 Top Trends In Tech And Startups We’re Watching In 2024, From AI To IPOs
Between the rapid ascendance of AI and the often dramatic downfall of startups large and small, 2023 was an action-packed year for tech and venture. In many ways, we expect 2024 to
The Year’s 10 Biggest VC Funding Rounds: OpenAI, Stripe And Anthropic Top The List For Biggest Raises In 2023
This is a year-end wrap up of our weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last year’s here. You can track funding deals of $100 mil
From SVB And SBF To AI And IPOs, There Was A Lot Of Action (And Acronyms) In 2023
After a rough 2022, many people in venture were hoping 2023 would offer a reprieve. While the year did see some steadying in the venture-backed startup world, it did not lack for b
Investors Who Amassed The Most Unicorns Stepped Way Back In 2023
Funding to the unicorn class of companies — those private startups valued at $1 billion or more — has fallen dramatically in 2023, to around 25% of what it was in the 2021 mark
These Startups Saw Their Valuations Hiked — And Spiked — In 2023
Venture-backed companies are in the midst of a significant valuation reset that began in 2022 and deepened in 2023. The entire ecosystem — from seed to late-stage venture —has
Anthropic Reportedly In Talks To Raise $750M At $18B-Plus Valuation
Generative AI startup Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $750 million in fresh capital in a deal that would value it upwards of $18 billion. The San Francisco-based startup
The Biggest Of The Big: AI Startups Raised Huge — These Were The Largest Deals Of 2023
Artificial intelligence was big in 2023 — and that could be the understatement of the year. For a time — especially in the middle of the year — it seemed like nine-figure rou
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed This Year
Editor’s note: This is the year-end version of a monthly column that runs down five interesting deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out last month’s en
Global Sustainability-Focused Funding Was Pretty Flat In 2023
While 2023 has been a down year for startup investment in most industries, cleantech and sustainability-focused categories have held up comparatively well. Per Crunchbase data, glo
Adobe, Figma Scrap Planned $20B Buyout Following Regulatory Pushback
Adobe has called off its planned $20 billion purchase of design software startup Figma following pushback from antitrust regulators in the U.K. and European Union. Adobe, which wil
