Rough Ride: M&A Dropped 31% For VC-Backed Startups In 2023
Dealmaking involving venture-backed startups hit an eight-year low last year, as strategic and private equity buyers decided to keep their cash, likely waiting to see how far start
Musk’s xAI In Talks To Raise $6B — Report
Just a month after reports that xAI was attempting to raise $1 billion — per a securities filing — it seems Elon Musk’s startup has bigger plans. The AI company — a competi
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Recurrent Energy And Bilt Rewards See Big Money
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
Diagnosing Health Care IT: 4 Predictions for 2024
By Alex Mason and Justin Levine In the past three years, few sectors have undergone a more rapid transformation than health care IT. Alex Mason, partner at FTV Capital When the pan
Coatue Cuts Deal Count 82% From 2021’s Highs
Coatue — one of the highest-flying investors back in the record-shattering venture days of 2021 — came back down to earth last year, curtailing the number of deals it did by 82
2024: A Year Of Reckoning And Resilience For Startups And VCs
By Umesh Padval As we bid goodbye to a tumultuous 2023, marked by macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, the private markets stand at a crossroads in 2024. Despite
Lower Valuations, Higher Bar: What It’s Like To Raise A Seed Round In 2024
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the state of seed startup investing at the start of 2024. Read Part 1, which looked at seed funding trends over the past
Eye On AI: Valuations Are Not Slowing Down
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. While there have been some predictions of a slowdown in venture dollars as it concerns generative
Loyalty Startup Bilt Rewards Hits $3.1B Valuation After $200M Round
Bilt Rewards, a loyalty rewards startup, raised a $200 million round led by General Catalyst at a $3.1 billion valuation — more than double the number after its last fundraising
Travel Startup Funding Peaked Pre-COVID. Now TravelPerk And Others Are Scaling Up
Among startup categories, travel has followed one of the more unusual investment trajectories. Funding to the space hit a peak in 2019, amid buzz around a likely Airbnb IPO. At the
