Anthropic Nears Closing Of $3.5B Funding At $61.5B Valuation — Report
Anthropic, a ChatGPT rival with its AI assistant Claude, is finalizing a fresh $3.5 billion funding round that would value it at $61.5 billion, per The Wall Street Journal. Investo
Crafting Win-Win Partnerships: Structuring Corporate-Startup Relationships That Last
By Lucas Tesler Industries are transforming faster than ever, and companies that don’t evolve risk being left behind. That’s why nearly 60% of corporations are working directly
Broken Down? Supply Chain And Logistics Funding Diminishes
Venture funding for supply chain management and logistics startups such as Convoy, Uber Freight and Flexport surged during the pandemic. But in recent years, venture investment in
NinjaOne Snags $5B Valuation In Massive $500M Round
NinjaOne, which provides endpoint management, security and monitoring, raised $500 million in Series C extensions at a $5 billion valuation — more than doubling its value from ju
How Female Founders Can Access Capital In A Tight VC Funding Market
By Tasneem Dohadwala The venture capital industry is consolidating rapidly, with the number of active VC firms in the U.S. dropping from 8,315 in 2021 to 6,175 in 2024. As capital
The X Verified Org Startup Game Plan (Or How To Make Your Brand Go Viral)
By Jason Levin Jason Levin of Memelord Technologies Sup nerds? My name is Jason Levin and I’m the founder of Memelord Technologies, a software for marketers to find and create ne
The Unicorn Founder Myth: Why Education Actually Matters
Between the myth of the brilliant college dropout and the reality of founder education patterns, what does the data actually tell us? Stanford Venture Capital Initiative’s team a
The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Saronic’s Massive Raise Tops List
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals
Why ‘Talent Unboxing’ Is Set To Become The Latest VC Hiring Craze
By Eleanor Kaye Venture capitalists are facing a unique combination of challenges right now. In a subdued market characterized by fewer, bigger rounds at later stages and a technol
After A Downish Year For Startup Funding, Gaming Has A Slow Start In 2025
If startup funding reflected the time people spend on an activity, then gaming would be way up there. Today, an estimated 61% of Americans play digital games for at least an hour a
