Pet Startup Funding Has Slowed
For pet owners today, the options for spending money are endless. From day spas to organic meals to orthopedic beds, dog and cat parents have access to a vast marketplace of offeri
Salesforce Ventures Doubles Down Again On AI
Once again, Salesforce Ventures 1 — Salesforce’s venture arm — is doubling the size of its AI commitments, which now total $1 billion. The investment arm of the tech giant a
Startup Buying Power — VC-Backed Companies Are Hunting For More Startups
It’s not exactly a shopping spree, but with overall M&A down, more startups are hunting for other VC-backed companies in the U.S. In fact, startups buying other startups is o
AI Startup World Labs Launches With $230M From Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia’s Venture Arm
Spatial intelligence AI startup World Labs launched Friday with more than $230 million in total funding. The funding was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, NEA and Radical Ventures. Ot
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Another Big Week For Biotech And AI
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These Female Founders And CEOs Raised The Biggest Rounds In 2024
When measuring funding to startups with female founders and CEOs, the perennial takeaway is that women remain underrepresented. Last year, for instance, just 3% of U.S. funding wen
Mastercard Buys Insight Partners’ Recorded Future For $2.65B
In recent quarters, cybersecurity has seen venture funding pick up. Now perhaps it’ll also lead an upswing in M&A deal-making. Credit card giant Mastercard has agreed to buy
The Unicorn Board Adds 8 New Companies, With One Newly Minted Entry Valued At $16B
Eight companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in August, with six based in the U.S., and two hailing from China and India, respectively. Among them was Huawei Technologies’
Can The Perks Of Early-Stage VC Make A Difference To Founders?
It is widely known that getting the right investors at the right time can be vital to a startup’s success. This truth is always top of mind for founders who are raising venture c
Most-Active US Investors In August: Alumni Ventures Tops The List In Slow 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
