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
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Form Energy Powers Up With $405M
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What Funding Slump? Active Venture Investors Picked Up The Pace In Q3
Global startup funding may have slowed in the third quarter, but that slowdown apparently didn’t apply to the most active venture investors, most of whom actually upped their dea
Cybersecurity Funding Plummets 51% In Q3
After a robust comeback in the second quarter of this year, funding to cybersecurity startups tumbled 51% in Q3 as investors pulled back. Venture dollars to cyber startups fell to
How To Speed Up An M&A Deal
By Kevin Donovan In the mergers and acquisitions arena, speed is crucial. An M&A transaction that moves too slowly often dies on the vine. If a deal drags on beyond six months,
LatAm Startup Funding Sees A Modest Uptick
Funding to Latin American startups appears to have stabilized in recent quarters. However, investment remains far, far below the record highs reached a few years ago. That was the
Backing Repeat Founders: Trading On Volatility In Venture Capital
Nearly half — 49% — of unicorn startup founders have previously started at least one company, according to Endeavor. In Europe, it’s even higher at 65%, Mosaic Ventures estim
