After Slowing In 2023, US Median Round Size Again Growing
For a decade, U.S. seed and early-stage round sizes consistently saw an increase until early 2023 when typical round sizes began to come down and the venture market was three qua
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Grafana Labs Raises $270M To Lead Slow Week
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
Investors Still Pouring Cash Into Clean Concrete
Startup investors keep pouring capital into clean concrete. Over the past few years, companies in the space have raised more than $750 million in venture funding. And investment co
Eye On AI: AMD’s Big Deal Is Just Their Latest In AI
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. While we often focus on the machinations of the likes of Microsoft, Google and Nvidia in the ever
Venture Funding To Israeli Startups Bounces Back
Venture funding to Israel-based startups has bounced back significantly after nosediving less than a year ago after the Hamas attacks and the Israeli response. Funding to Israeli s
IP-Focused Blockchain Startup Story Protocol Raises $80M
With AI creating new issues regarding theft of intellectual property, San Francisco-based startup Story Protocol raised an $80 million Series B to try to solve the increasing probl
Consumer Electronics Is A Bust That Never Boomed
We usually think of a bust as something that comes after a boom. But that’s not always how it works. Take the consumer electronics industry. This year, funding to startups in the
Bolt Looking To Raise $450M As Breslow Returns
The world of startups can be a very strange place. In a letter to investors it was announced that Bolt founder Ryan Breslow is returning as CEO to the beleaguered startup and raisi
A16z And Founders Fund Lead The Way In Defense Venture Capital
Anduril Industries made headlines earlier this month when it raised another $1.5 billion — matching its own record for the largest defense tech round ever and catapulting total f
Startups Take Longer To Close Rounds, As Funding Cliff Looms
The time lapse between funding rounds for early-stage startups has reached the highest point in more than a decade. That was the finding from a Crunchbase survey of U.S. companies
