The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Celestial AI Tops List Of Large Raises
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 Next Frontier Of Femtech
By Ari Wright The femtech sector is at an inflection point, but there are complicated dynamics at play that startups operating in the space need to contend with. There are two majo
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In March: Robot Recyclers, Better Pregnancy And AI For Teeth
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our February entry here. Spring is finally here along with
FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years For Fraud, Conspiracy
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday on seven criminal charges — two counts of fraud and five counts of conspiracy — related to the col
Truth Social Inspires A Trip Down SPAC Memory Lane
As shares of former President Donald Trump’s Trump Media climbed to lofty heights this week following its completed merger with a shell company, the market’s enthusiasm trigger
How A Product Video Can Increase Your Chances Of Raising Pre-Seed Investment
By Darya Sesitskaya Midjourney is a self-funded company with 11 full-time employees. Mailchimp started as a side project — originally meant to be a support tool for the web desig
Chip Startup Celestial AI Lands Massive $175M Series C
Optical interconnectivity startup Celestial AI raised a massive $175 million Series C led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund. With the explosion of generative AI, bot
These Are Lean Times For Fitness Startups — And Not In a Good Way
There are few drawbacks to getting fit. Investing in fitness companies, however, comes with plenty of downside risks. Over the past four years, the pandemic-inspired boom in home w
How To Leverage An Advisory Board To Accelerate Business Growth
By Kip Knight Advisory boards can be a decisive competitive advantage for a company, but too often they fail to deliver on their potential. The typical life cycle of many advisory
Secondary Market Seeing Rebound After Slowdown
Payments giant Stripe turned a few heads late last month when it announced it had a secondary deal with investors to buy current and former employees shares through a tender offer
