Startups

The 10 Biggest Rounds Of November: Juul And Firefly Aerospace Raise Big As Year Winds Down

This is a monthly feature that runs down the month’s top 10 funding rounds in the U.S. See last month’s top rounds here. Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals

Ursa Major Rockets Up Latest Raise To $138M

Rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major says it has added another $38 million to its previously reported $100 million Series D — bringing its total Series D and D-1 funding to $138

3 Reasons Why VCs Should Embrace Executive Coaching

By Chris Gannett The term venture capitalist is often associated with wealth, innovation and success. But despite perceived prestige, VCs face immense pressure. Venture capital is

Eye On AI: With Altman Saga Over, What’s The Next AI Drama?

This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. Unless you have been living under a rock — or somehow still in a tryptophan-induced sleep from

For Most Active Lead Investors, 2023 Has Delivered Few Exits

For the highest-spending startup backers, big exits tend to come in clusters. Investors rack up huge tallies in boom years, like 2021. In quiet years, like this one, few portfolio

29/11/2023

Web3 Startup Wormhole Locks Up $225M At a $2.5B Valuation

Messaging protocol startup Wormhole raised $225 million at a $2.5 billion valuation — the biggest round this year in the Web3 space. No investor led the round, which included the

29/11/2023

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In November: Mindful Drinking, AI Workers And A Doctor’s Office With No Doctor

This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out last month’s entry here. The holiday season is here, and

29/11/2023

3 Myths About AI Investing

By Spencer Greene The market is exuberant about AI, and rightly so, but that exuberance has caused many VCs to lose their minds, chasing any deal with a dot-ai domain name. Some of

28/11/2023