The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Cybersecurity Leads With Kiteworks’ Nearly Half-Billion-Dollar Deal
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 Most-Active US Series A And B Investors Made More Bets In H1 2024
Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures were the most-active U.S. investors leading Series A and B rounds globally in the first half of 2024. The three topped a l
More Early-Stage Startups Are Getting Minted As Unicorns
Just as it looks like the pace of creating new unicorns is once again picking up, so is minting them in earlier stages of funding. Through July, 70 new unicorns — private compani
Cyber Startup Kiteworks Locks Up $456M From Insight, Sixth Street
Investors seem to be digging cybersecurity yet again. A week after Abnormal Security closed a $250 million Series D that valued the startup at $5.1 billion, secure content company
AI Startup Deal-Making Gaining Momentum — Is That Good?
This has not been the year many in the deal-making industry were hoping for when it came to M&A activity, as deal flow remains tepid at best and investors search for liquidity.
a16z-Backed Fintech Startup Tally Closes Doors
Less than two years after raising an $80 million Series D, automated debt manager Tally has shut down after not being able to raise more money in a tough environment for fintech st
The Case For The Uncapped SAFE
Earlier this week, Peter Walker of Carta shared data on the use of different mechanisms in SAFEs issued for U.S. startups in 2024: 61% used a cap, 30% used a cap and a discount, 8%
Lucky 13: A Baker’s Dozen Join Unicorn List In July
New unicorn counts jumped in July, as 13 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board. Nine of the new herd came from the U.S., while two healthcare companies joined from the U.K.
WeRide Debut Is A Test Drive For A Slow IPO Market
In recent months, the tech IPO market has been stuck in what seems to be the slowest gear imaginable. Action will pick up in coming days, however, with the expected Nasdaq debut of
Most-Active US Investors In July: Andreessen Horowitz Led Cool Month
This is a monthly feature that runs down some of the most-active investors in U.S.-based companies, looks at some of their most interesting investments, and includes some odds and
