Investors Are Once Again Rapidly Minting Early-Stage Startups As Unicorns
Through the past couple years, investors have talked about how the calming of the venture market was good, allowing more time for due diligence and companies to mature before they
With Turo Withdrawal, A Slim IPO Pipeline Gets Thinner
It was bad enough that the tech IPO pipeline has not been growing. Now, it is actually shrinking. On Thursday, peer-to-peer car rental platform Turo became the latest venture unico
The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Robotics And Legal Tech Top Bounce-Back Week
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Cleantech Funding Off To A Slow Start In 2025
If urgency were the driving motivation of venture funding, you’d expect cleantech would be cleaning up. However, that’s not happening. In the wake of a record year for global s
From Unfocused To Unstoppable: 5 Lessons I Learned Scaling My Startup With ADHD
By Bogdan Nesvit Founding a startup is one of the toughest career paths you can take — evidenced by the 90% that are unsuccessful, 21% of which fail within the first year. In a
Healthcare Leads For New Unicorn Counts In January As AI Theme Continues
Eleven startups joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in January, including five from the healthcare sector. Health-related startups that joined included companies working on genetic
Apptronik Gets $350M To Build Better Humanoid Robots
Although robotics funding remained relatively unchanged last year, some humanoid robot startups have seen massive cash from investors. Add Apptronik to that list, as the Austin, Te
Hundreds Of Unicorns Haven’t Raised New Funding Since 2021
We are witnessing an unprecedented pile-up of unicorn startups that have not raised any money since 2021. Currently, an estimated 517 global unicorns — or private companies value
Breaking The Wealth Barrier: Why The SEC Should Redefine ‘Accredited Investor’
By Aron Solomon The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s outdated accredited investor rules have locked millions of capable Americans out of one of the most dynamic sectors
SoftBank Vision Fund Hit With More Losses
SoftBank reported a net loss of nearly $2.4 billion for its fiscal third quarter, with another quarter in the red for its once-heralded Vision Fund unit. The Vision Fund unit, fame
