Eye On AI: Q2 Funding Shows Investors Are Willing To Open Their Checkbooks — For the Right Company
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. Last quarter was a great quarter if you were a founder of an AI-related startup looking for fundi
Hayden AI Raises $90M To Make Sure You Don’t Park There
Next time you think about double parking, remember a San Francisco-based startup just raised a big Series C to help make sure you don’t. Hayden AI, a vision AI platform, locked i
North American Startup Funding Jumped Higher In Q2
North American startup funding perked up in the second quarter, bolstered by early-stage investment around artificial intelligence. Overall, investors put $45.3 billion into seed-
Global Funding And M&A Picked Up In Q2, While AI Funding Mushroomed
Global startup funding picked up in the second quarter, reaching $79 billion — rising 16% quarter over quarter and 12% from the $71 billion invested in Q2 2023. Mega-rounds — f
AI Startup Hebbia Locks Up $130M Series B Led By a16z
Hebbia, an AI startup that helps businesses analyze all types of data to answer more complex, multi-step questions, raised a $130 million Series B from a handful of big-name invest
Startups Merge In Spaces Where Funding Has Fallen
It’s common in venture capital to see startups with similar businesses close big rounds around the same time. This year, it’s generative AI. A couple years ago, there were many
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed This Year — So Far
Editor’s note: This is the mid-year version of a monthly column that runs down five interesting deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out June’s entry he
AI Coding Software Magic Looking To Conjure Up $200M At $1.5B — Report
AI Coding Software Magic Looking To Conjure Up $200M At $1.5B — Report San Francisco-based Magic, which develops AI models to write software, is reportedly in talks with investor
Cost Reduction Strategies Without Sacrificing Quality For Tech Companies
For growing tech companies aiming to reach profitability, balancing cost reduction with maintaining high-quality products and services is crucial, especially when most expenses are
10 Years On, 645 Ventures Is Using Software To Improve Its Odds At Seed
From the founding of 645 Ventures a decade ago, Aaron Holiday and Nnamdi Okike believed that software tools enabling data-driven decision-making should play a greater role in
