Latin America Startup Funding Fell Sequentially In Q1

Illustration of a guy watering plants with a blocked hose - LatAm [Dom Guzman]

Clean tech and energy • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Travel & tourism • Venture

Latin America Startup Funding Fell Sequentially In Q1

Joanna Glasner

April 9, 2025

Latin America startup investment declined sequentially in the first quarter of this year, driven by a drop in later-stage dealmaking. Even so...

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Manufacturing • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Enabling Innovation: A Manufacturing Veteran’s Guide to Staying Ahead (Or Relevant)

Guest Author

April 9, 2025

The latest round of U.S. tariffs on essential manufacturing components is leading investors to adjust their risk assessments to favor startups with...

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Crypto • IPO • M&A • Startups • Web3

Crypto Startup Ripple Buys Hidden Road For $1.25B

Chris Metinko

April 8, 2025

Crypto payments firm Ripple is acquiring brokerage house Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in one of the biggest M&A deals ever in crypto.

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Job market • Liquidity • Startups • Workplace

Why Startups Lose Money Using Employer Of Record Services

Guest Author

April 8, 2025

Most failed startups do so because they run out of money. One contributing factor to the lack of funds is overspending on full-time hires, writes...

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Communications tech • Cybersecurity • Fintech & e-commerce • Media & entertainment tech • Startups

Beyond Safety: Age Assurance As A Trust-Building Investment For Online Platforms

Guest Author

April 8, 2025

Social media's age assurance has emerged as one of the most debated topics in trust and safety. In this guest commentary, Sacha Lazimi of Yubo shares...

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Artificial intelligence • SaaS • Startups

Rethinking Unit Economics: How AI Agents Are Rewriting The SaaS Playbook

Itay Sagie

April 8, 2025

To understand how AI may be changing the dynamics behind SaaS, the real question is: 鈥淗ow is AI driving business outcomes right now?鈥� Guest author...

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Economy • IPO • M&A • Politics and regulation • Startups • Venture

Tariffs, Volatility And The Startup Exit Dilemma

Guest Author

April 7, 2025

Even seasoned startup investors today face what feels like a novel turn of events: a potential recession and increasing exit uncertainty due to...

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Artificial intelligence • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

SignalFire Closes On $1B To Invest In Applied AI

Gen茅 Teare

April 7, 2025

Bay Area-based SignalFire, a data-driven venture firm, has raised $1 billion for its fifth and largest fund, which it will invest in applied AI...

Illustration of a guy watering plants with a blocked hose - North America [Dom Guzman]

Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

North America Startup Investment Spiked In Q1 Due To OpenAI, But Seed And Early Stage Fell

Joanna Glasner

April 7, 2025

Despite several big deals that buoyed the numbers, North America early- and seed-stage investment declined to multiquarter lows in Q1, and reported...