Chip Startup Celestial AI Lands Massive $175M Series C
Optical interconnectivity startup Celestial AI raised a massive $175 million Series C led by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund. With the explosion of generative AI, bot
These Are Lean Times For Fitness Startups — And Not In a Good Way
There are few drawbacks to getting fit. Investing in fitness companies, however, comes with plenty of downside risks. Over the past four years, the pandemic-inspired boom in home w
How To Leverage An Advisory Board To Accelerate Business Growth
By Kip Knight Advisory boards can be a decisive competitive advantage for a company, but too often they fail to deliver on their potential. The typical life cycle of many advisory
Secondary Market Seeing Rebound After Slowdown
Payments giant Stripe turned a few heads late last month when it announced it had a secondary deal with investors to buy current and former employees shares through a tender offer
2023 Him For Her And Crunchbase Study Of Gender Diversity On Private Company Boards
This report was produced through a collaboration between Him For Her and Crunchbase. Contributors include Gené Teare of Crunchbase and Laura Gluhanich of Him For Her. Lauren River
AI-Powered Accounting Startup FundGuard Locks Up $100M
Artificial intelligence is disrupting most industries, and financial services certainly is no exemption. To that point, New York-based FundGuard, an AI-powered investment accountin
Should You Invest In AI Startups In 2024? Sure, But Here’s A Piece Of Advice
Last year, AI-related startups raised nearly $50 billion. But if we look at who received that money, we’ll see that a significant portion of this sum went to investments in techn
Where Active AI Investor Felicis Is Placing Its Bets
Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Crunchbase News interviews active investors in artificial intelligence. Read previous interviews with Battery Ve
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Wonder Delivers Largest Round Of Week
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
Restaurant Robotics Revs Up Amid Labor Shortages
Americans love eating out. This year, we’re forecast to spend more than $1.1 trillion doing so — the highest total ever, per the National Restaurant Association. Trouble is, re
