SignalFire Closes On $1B To Invest In Applied AI
Bay Area-based SignalFire, a data-driven venture firm, has raised $1 billion for its fifth and largest fund, which it will invest in applied AI companies. We spoke with founder Chr
North America Startup Investment Spiked In Q1 Due To OpenAI, But Seed And Early Stage Fell
North America’s startup investment hit $82 billion in the first quarter, driven by continued enthusiasm around generative AI. The Q1 tally represented the highest quarterly fundi
Texas Startups Across Sectors Attract Higher Funding
Texas startups are attracting stepped-up funding this year, largely thanks to enthusiasm around cybersecurity, defense tech, robotics and de-extincting mammoths. In the first three
The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: OpenAI Easily Tops Massive Week
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SandboxAQ Adds $150M From Google, Nvidia And Others
Alphabet spinoff SandboxAQ — an AI and quantum computing startup — added another $150 million to its Series E from the likes of Google and Nvidia. The add-on comes less than fo
Crypto And Blockchain Funding Sees Big Boost In Q1 Thanks To Binance
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The Great Venture Talent Flux
By Rohit Yadav When is the right moment to shift your company, your role, or even your entire industry? Ask a dozen people, and you’ll get a dozen different answers. But in ven
Tariff-Induced Market Meltdown Worrisome For Startup Valuations And Exits
Unlike public companies, private startup valuations don’t fluctuate massively from day to day based on current events. Eventually, however, private company prices do adjust to re
AI Image Startup Runway Raises At $3B
New York-based Runway raised $308 million in a new round at about double its valuation from less than two years ago. The new round — led by General Atlantic — values the AI vid
Q1 Global Startup Funding Posts Strongest Quarter Since Q2 2022 With A Third Going To Massive OpenAI Deal
Both the largest startup funding round ever and the largest acquisition of a venture-backed company occurred in Q1 2025, reflecting a warming startup environment but also one where
