Asia Venture Funding In 2023 Hits Lowest Level Since 2015
Mirroring the global market, venture funding to startups in Asia in 2023 dropped 38% — falling to its lowest total dollar amount since 2015. Venture funding in Asia totaled only
Survey Says: Readers Forecast Sunnier Outlook For Startup World In 2024
Crunchbase News readers are more optimistic about the state of the economy and startup world going into 2024 than they were a year, or even just six months, ago, though they’re s
European Venture In 2023 Halved From Peak, But Was Still Above Pre-Pandemic Funding
Funding to European startups reached $52 billion in 2023, down 39% year over year from $86 billion invested in 2022, Crunchbase data shows. However, Europe’s share of the venture
Artificial Buildup: AI Startups Were Hot In 2023, But This Year May Be Slightly Different
Although venture investment continued to slow down in 2023, that was not the case for the AI sector. Generative AI and AI-related startups raised nearly $50 billion in 2023, per Cr
North American Startup Funding Ended 2023 With A Q4 Dip
A down year has ended on a down note. North American startup investors closed out 2023 with the worst quarter of the year, pulling back sharply on late-stage deals amid a weak exit
Forecast: After A Turbulent Few Years, Venture Should Steady In 2024
For the past handful of years, the venture market has been on a wild ride. From the cheap money days of 2020 and 2021 to the market recalibration in 2022 to some rocky times in 202
Investors Press Pause On Gaming Startups
When it comes to raising money, gaming startups aren’t seeing a lot of play. Per Crunchbase data, seed- through growth-stage investment in companies tied to the gaming industry h
Global Startup Funding In 2023 Clocks In At Lowest Level In 5 Years
A slower final quarter ended a lackluster year for global startup funding as venture capital investors continued to hold back in 2023, Crunchbase data shows. In all, 2023 is on pac
Forecast: 15 Companies We Think May Actually, Really, Finally, Maybe Go Public In 2024
Will 2024 be the year IPOs finally come roaring back, after a more than two-year lull? That seems unlikely, but then again, all venture-backed startups have to exit sometime, so at
Forecast: As IPO Market Ends 2023 With A Whimper Not A Bang, What Does 2024 Hold?
The September public debuts of Arm, Klaviyo and Instacart signaled the public markets could be opening up again. After all, these were the largest tech IPOs in more than 18 months.
