Does Europe Need More ‘Founder-VCs’?
By Dan Gray “Europe needs more VCs with experience founding a startup.” It’s a common sentiment in a market known for risk-averse investors focused on “number crunching,”
NinjaOne Grabs $1.9B Valuation After $232M Series C
Not all big funding rounds go to generative AI companies. NinjaOne, which provides endpoint management, security and monitoring, raised a $231.5 million Series C led by Iconiq Grow
Is The IPO Market Back In Business?
By Greg Sichenzia It’s difficult to determine who is watching the IPO market closer: investors or startups. From a high level, the consensus appears to be that with interest rate
Space Infrastructure Stayed Aloft In Tough Funding Climate
The past few quarters have been a sluggish period for funding to scads of startup technology sectors. Spacetech, however, is not one of them. Last year, investors poured more than
After Slowing Investment Pace, Lightspeed Ended 2023 On A High Note
There was a bit of Lightspeed Venture Partners news that swirled around last week, as it was reported that the firm may start a continuation fund and that one of its large portfoli
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Generate Capital Goes Big Again, Kore.ai Nabs $150M
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals
The State Of Startups In 7 Charts
Last year saw the lowest level of startup funding in five years, witnessed valuations fall drastically, and offered little hope for IPO contenders. But is that all now in the rearv
AI Will Be Doing More Accounting If Startup Investors Have Their Way
Accounting and auditing is a perpetual growth market. Yet at the same time, businesses and households seem to find there are never enough resources to keep up with the demands of m
US Tech Giants Have Scuttled Over $70B In M&A Deals Following EU, UK Pushback
Lately, it seems like a lot of large technology acquisitions have fallen apart following pushback from European and U.K. antitrust regulators. In tandem, the value of these deals t
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In January: Humanoids, AI Relationships And Cleaning Up Space
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our year-end entry here. It’s a new year and we have new
