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
Industry Ventures Raises $900M For Early-Stage Investment
San Francisco-based Industry Ventures announced Tuesday that it has closed on $900 million for a fund that will invest in early-stage technology’s emerging managers and companies
The 10 Biggest Rounds Of June: Cruise And AlphaSense Nab Top Spots For Month
This is a monthly feature that runs down the month’s top 10 funding rounds in the U.S. Check out the biggest rounds of last month here. Lots of big rounds last month, including t
Mental Health Startup Funding Holds Steady As Therapy Demand Grows
Therapy is a growth market. That, at least, was the trend following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total annual U.S. mental health spending, estimated at around $280 billion i
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Sila And Formation Bio Headline Huge Week Of Large-Money Deals
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In June: AI Eye Checks, Voice Diagnoses And New Social Media ‘Friends’
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out last month’s entry here. Summer is here and the time is
Webtoon Rises Modestly In IPO Debut
Shares of online comics publisher Webtoon Entertainment closed up nearly 10% in first-day trading Thursday, after the company priced shares for its IPO at the top of the proposed r
Eye On AI: OpenAI Goes On A Buying Spree As AI Looks To Open Up M&A, IPO Markets
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. It may be the big funding rounds that grab the headlines when it comes to the startup world, but
Robotics Startups On The Rise In 2024
So far, 2024 is shaping up as a not-so-shabby year for robotics startup funding. Developers of workplace robots, robotic surgery technologies, and even humanoid models have all rai
No-Code Startup Creatio Hits Unicorn Status After $200M Raise
Low-code and no-code startups are not seeing the funding they did a couple of years ago, but it clearly has not dried up completely. Creatio achieved unicorn status after landing a
