Venture Deal Flow: Record Numbers Of Companies Seek Financing In Bifurcated Market
By Don Butler This year has turned out to be quite positive for venture funds that have dry powder left after pacing themselves during the venture bubble of 2020-2021. We’ve seen
Many Crypto-Corns Navigate Trying Times After FTX Fall
It has been a tough go as of late for startups in the crypto space. Everyone knows funding has plummeted in the sector, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s recent conviction brought FTX’s
SoftBank’s Vision Fund Posts $1.7B Loss
SoftBank Group’s once-heralded Vision Fund unit posted a $1.7 billion loss for the most recent quarter ended in September, in part due to the writing down of its stake in now-ban
Cybersecurity Sector Leads For New Unicorns In October, With Zero From Silicon Valley
While nine companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in October 2023, the majority of the existing unicorn companies that raised additional funding last month did so through ex
How To Approach An Investor If You’re Doing It For The First Time
By Alex Menn There are plenty of events where startup founders can pitch their projects. However, if you’re fundraising for the first time, the competition is so high that the li
Quantum Startup Photonic Locks Up $100M From Microsoft, Others
Quantum computing and networking startup Photonic raised a $100 million round that included an investment from Microsoft. The deal includes a strategic collaboration that will pair
The Robots Are Still Rising, Albeit With Less Funding
Every so often, a startup comes along hawking a product that elicits the reaction: “I want that.” The latest exemplar of this is Matic, developer of an AI-enabled robot capable
Quantitative Benchmarking: A Competitive Edge For Entrepreneurs
By Itay Sagie You may find yourself doing this before writing an investor deck: Saying to yourself “here we go again” as you dig your old competitive analysis chart out of the
AV Startup May Mobility Locks Up Another $105M From NTT, Toyota
Just a couple weeks after Cruise’s announcement it will suspend its self-driving taxi program rocked the autonomous vehicle industry, another startup has raised big money from so
Most Active US Investors: Gaingels And Khosla Ventures Pick Up The Pace
This is a monthly feature that runs down some of the most active investors in U.S.-based companies, looks at some of their most interesting investments, and includes some odds and
