3 Reasons Full-Scale Businesses Should Partner With Startups
By Greg Waisman The business environment always changes rapidly, and who you partner with can often play a major role in shaping your path forward. While traditional collaborations
The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Data Storage And Lots Of Biotech
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
Latin America Startup Funding Ticked Higher In 2024
Latin America startup investment closed out 2024 on an up note, with the fourth quarter delivering the highest aggregate funding of the year. Overall, investors put $4.2 billion in
The Case For Revenue-Focused Platforms In The Life Sciences
By Caleb Appleton Having invested in the biotech space since before it had a name, I’ve seen life sciences investors steer founders toward a therapeutics pipeline in hopes of sec
Forecast Digest: IPO, M&A And Venture Markets Expected To Gain In 2025
The startup world begins 2025 on a decidedly more upbeat note than it did the previous year. The renewed optimism is in part due to the modest uptick in venture funding last year,
DDN Nabs $300M From Blackstone As AI Keeps Data Storage Hot
Data is the big-money game right now. Private equity giant Blackstone Group is making a $300 million strategic investment into DDN, valuing the Chatsworth, California-based data st
Eye On AI: AI Venture Funding Shattered Quarterly Records In Q4
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. While many of us took some time off during the holidays, AI startups did not take a break from fu
Asia Venture Funding Tanks To 10-Year Low
While global venture investment rebounded last year, the Asia funding market cratered, totaling only $65.8 billion in 2024 — the exact same low the market hit in 2014. With the e
2025: The Year Of The Forward-Deployed Software Engineer
By Tobi Coker The way most companies sell to customers is incredibly outdated. As AI becomes more embedded in business operations, it is poised to fundamentally reshape company str
TikTok Shop Rival Whatnot Bags $265M At $5B Valuation For Live Shopping Platform
Livestream shopping platform Whatnot raised $265 million at a nearly $5 billion valuation in a round led by Greycroft, DST Global and Avra. Whatnot, a competitor to TikTok Shop, is
