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Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

The Case For Revenue-Focused Platforms In The Life Sciences

Guest Author

January 10, 2025

In this guest commentary, Caleb Appleton, a principal at Bison Ventures, offers up a framework biotech founders can use to determine whether they...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • IPO • Liquidity • M&A • Public Markets • Venture

Forecast Digest: IPO, M&A And Venture Markets Expected To Gain In 2025

Marlize van Romburgh

January 10, 2025

The startup world begins 2025 on a decidedly more upbeat note than it did the previous year. The renewed optimism is in part due to the modest uptick...

Fintech & e-commerce • Regional • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Latin America Startup Funding Ticked Higher In 2024

Joanna Glasner

January 10, 2025

Latin America startup investment closed out 2024 on an up note, with the fourth quarter delivering the highest aggregate funding of the year.

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Media & entertainment tech • Semiconductors and 5G • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

DDN Nabs $300M From Blackstone As AI Keeps Data Storage Hot

Chris Metinko

January 9, 2025

Private equity giant Blackstone Group is making a $300 million strategic investment into DDN, valuing the Chatsworth, California-based data storage...

Artificial intelligence • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Asia Venture Funding Tanks To 10-Year Low

Chris Metinko

January 9, 2025

While global venture investment rebounded last year, the Asia funding market cratered, totaling only $65.8 billion in 2024 — the exact same low the...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

Eye On AI: AI Venture Funding Shattered Quarterly Records In Q4

Chris Metinko

January 9, 2025

The fourth quarter of 2024 was unlike any other in the industry as far as fundraising goes. It also wasn't just Databricks (although, yes, a massive...

Fintech & e-commerce • Retail and Direct To Consumer • Startups • Venture

TikTok Shop Rival Whatnot Bags $265M At $5B Valuation For Live Shopping Platform

Marlize van Romburgh

January 8, 2025

Livestream shopping platform Whatnot raised $265 million at a nearly $5 billion valuation in a round led by Greycroft, DST Global and Avra.

Artificial intelligence • Liquidity • M&A • Public Markets • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

North American Startup Funding Spikes To Close 2024 

Joanna Glasner

January 8, 2025

North American venture funding spiked in the final quarter of 2024, closing out an up year for startup investment driven by continued momentum around...

Startups • Venture

Innovators Wanted: 3 Pet Care Areas Primed For Disruption

Guest Author

January 8, 2025

Despite the fact spending on our pets continues to grow, venture investment in pet care fell in 2024. But will a new year bring disruption to the...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Enterprise • Startups • Venture • Web3

From No-Code To Auto Payments, Critical Infrastructure Shifts Will Drive Enterprise AI In 2025

Guest Author

January 7, 2025

With the shifting AI landscape, Katerina Stroponiati, founder of Brilliant Minds, says that 2025 will bring fundamental changes to how enterprises...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Funding reports • Liquidity • Startups • Venture

Startup Funding Regained Its Footing In 2024 As AI Became The Star Of The Show

Gené Teare

January 7, 2025

Global venture funding in 2024 edged above 2023’s totals, with AI showing the biggest leap in amounts year to year. Overall startup funding in 2024...