A rather odd week in venture, as the biggest rounds were raised by greentech, business travel and charity startups. Of course, biotech and fintech...
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Getting a startup funded involves many steps, writes Dan Gray, head of insights at Equidam, who compares the process of getting the right price to a...
In the first half of 2024, Black-founded U.S. startups received $228 million in funding 鈥� or about .3% of the nearly $79 billion that went to U.S...
Companies tied to low-emission hydrogen have continued to land big rounds for technologies tied to producing fuel and developing hydrogen-powered...
Thrive Capital is reportedly leading OpenAI's $6.5 billion round with plans to commit $1 billion. But that's not all the New York-based investment...
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Today it鈥檚 the AI-native founder who wins the race, writes Antler general partner Jeff Becker, who explains: AI-natives are technically fluent in...
Denver-based business travel startup Engine has closed a $140 million Series C at a $2.1 billion valuation as the sector continues to bounce back...
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It鈥檚 estimated that last year more than $320 billion globally went to caring for pets. By 2030, that number is projected to rise to nearly $500...
Salesforce Ventures 鈥� Salesforce鈥檚 venture arm 鈥� once again is doubling the size of its AI commitments, now totaling $1 billion.
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It鈥檚 not exactly a shopping spree, but with overall M&A down, startups buying other startups is on pace to make up the largest slice of the M&A pie...
Biotech and AI had another strong week, as the sectors saw two big nine-figure rounds each 鈥� including one for $370 million in biotech.
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