The Rise Of Megafunds — A Decade In The Making
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series looking at how the venture and startup landscape has evolved over the past 10 years. Read about how the industry has doubled over
The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Fintech, AI Dominate In Slightly Slow Week For Large Deals
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
Beyond The IPO: Why Capital And Transaction Readiness Is A Business Imperative
By Nithya Das Despite early optimism for a surge in IPOs in 2025, the pace of public listings remains slower than anticipated with the predicted wave of IPOs having yet to material
From Weird To Boring: A Quick Trip Through The Recent History Of Startup Naming
Believe it or not, there was a time when reading through the names of the last 1,000 funded startups was kind of fun. Founders named their companies after badgers, hippopotamuses
Strava Valuation Powers Up To $2.2B As Fitness Startup Funding Falters
Fitness app Strava reached a $2.2 billion valuation after raising an undisclosed amount of new funding including debt, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new deal represents a n
What You Can Learn From These Startup Founders Dealing With Tariffs
Editor’s note: The following is a follow-up piece to an earlier article by the author about the impact and opportunities for startups associated with new broad-based U.S. tariffs
A Deep Dive Into The Leading Investors In Unicorns Minted Since 2023
Since 2023, 259 new unicorns have joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, adding $605 billion in total value and altogether raising $130 billion, Crunchbase data shows. Sequoia Capita
Fintech Funding Holds Strong As Airwallex Lands $300M
Investors are feeling pretty good about fintech these days. The latest indicator: Business payments platform Airwallex announced Wednesday that it closed on $300 million at a $6.2
Startup Crusoe Nets $11.6B In Fresh Financing For Massive New OpenAI Data Center
Crusoe Energy Systems, a Denver-based startup that builds data centers, has secured $11.6 billion in new debt and equity funding commitments for a massive new facility it’s build
How Startups Can Win In A New Age Of Tariffs And Supply Chain Fragmentation
By Raja Ghawi Unless Congress decides to reclaim the power of the purse, we should expect tariffs to be here to stay. We should accept this new reality and react accordingly. Tarif
