The 10 Biggest Rounds Of April: Safe Superintelligence’s $2B Round Leads The Way
This is a monthly feature that runs down the month’s top 10 funding rounds in the U.S. Check out March’s biggest rounds here. Not surprisingly, artificial intelligence led the
Eye On AI: OpenAI’s Potential Windsurf Deal Could Be The Start Of A New M&A Trend
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. Last year saw big names including Mastercard, Nvidia and AMD dive into the M&A pond and buy v
The Essential Infrastructure For AI In The Enterprise Isn’t Your LLM, It’s Orchestration
By Sagi Eliyahu Excitement about the transformational potential of AI in the enterprise has never been higher. It’s manifested most recently into the explosion of interest in AI
The SPAC Is Back
Going public via SPAC was a very 2021 thing to do. During the peak of the last bull market, dozens of startups took this quick route to market, merging with publicly traded shell c
How Embedded Finance Is Quietly Transforming Startup Business Models
By Arthur Azizov The rise of embedded finance is a direct response to what consumers have been demanding for years: simplicity and speed. With the arrival of the iPhone and the exp
Space Tech Startup Apex Lands $200M
Less than a year after landing a $95 million Series B, space manufacturing company Apex locked up a $200 million Series C led by 8VC 1 and Point72 Ventures. The round also include
3 Charts Show The State Of Startup M&A Right Now
With IPOs stalled and valuations down from their 2021 peak, more companies are snapping up venture-backed startups so far this year than in quarters past, Crunchbase data shows. Th
Going Global: Key Signs Your Business Is Ready For New Markets
By Roman Eloshvili Depending on which statistics you believe, there are more than 150 million startups in the world today, and about 50 million new ones launched each year. But t
4 Reasons Every High-Growth Startup Needs A Founder’s Office
By Julio Martínez In the fast-paced world of startups, a new strategic function is gaining momentum — the Founder’s Office. This powerful unit, which acts as a bridge between
Private Company Purchases By PE Firms Hold Up Amid Market Turbulence
With the IPO market still in a slump, startups are increasingly relying on M&A for exits. And while usually this involves a sale to a strategic buyer, the next-likeliest suitor
