4 Areas Where Seed Funding Is Strong, From AI Assistants To Carbon Capturers
In the not-that-distant future, robots and AI assistants will be taking on a much larger share of our work. Humans will consume growing quantities of increasingly elaborate digital
Are Tribal Tech Startups The Answer To The Loneliness Epidemic?
By Michael Proman Today we put more value on individual success and independence than on social ties and community. We relocate farther from family to pursue career opportunities a
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: X-energy And Lightmatter Lead The Way
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
These Are The AI Startups That Raised Over $1B
There was a time when raising over a billion dollars as an AI startup was enough to warrant a little name recognition. Not anymore. Today, the list of heavily funded artificial int
Data Security Startup Cyera Buys Trail Security In Tepid M&A Market
It has been sluggish on the M&A front in most sectors all year — and cybersecurity is no different. However, on Thursday New York-based data security startup Cyera bought dat
Web3 Funding Gains 43% Year To Year But Dips From Q2
It was a mixed bag for Web3 funding last quarter, although investors in the rocky sector the past few years will probably take that. Web3 startups raised $2 billion in just more th
Eye On AI: As Big Money Rolls Into Data Centers, Startup Investment Gains
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. It’s been hard to browse tech headlines this week and not read something about billions of doll
Photonic Startup Lightmatter Raises $400M Amid Data Center Frenzy; Hits $4.4B Valuation
Lightmatter, a startup that uses light to link chips together and to do calculations for the deep learning necessary for AI, locked up a $400 million Series D led by new investor T
Three Months To $5B, And More Unicorn News
Nine companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in September, including one that took just three months since its founding to reach a $5 billion valuation. All told, the Unicorn
These 10 Charts Show Startup Funding Downturn Continues Despite AI’s Ascent
Despite a strong pull from the AI sector, venture investment in the third quarter of 2024 wasn’t able to overcome its now more than two-year-long slump. That’s the broad takeaw
