Lightspeed Venture Partners has been busy lately; its investment cadence in the final quarter of 2023 was the highest number of funding rounds it's...
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Lots of big rounds this week, with none bigger than the whopping $1.5 billion raised by sustainability and infrastructure investment firm Generate...
Many of the startup investors and entrepreneurs we’ve spoken with recently say that even if startup fundings don't come roaring back in 2024, they’re...
Investors have pumped billions into startups developing software to automate bookkeeping, auditing, compliance and tax filing. Now, increasingly...
Redwood City, California-based EV school bus startup Zum, which manages fleets through its AI-powered proprietary platform, reached unicorn status...
For software companies in particular, acquisitions by PE firms are statistically one of the more common kinds of exits. Over the past five years, the...
Last year marked one of the most difficult on record to raise a Series A funding round, but some seed-funded startups were successful. Healy Jones of...
A vast majority of founders are in survival mode — focusing on slashing costs to extend their runways — but there are other viable alternatives. In...
With fuel-guzzling cargo ships traversing the world’s oceans estimated to emit more CO₂ into the atmosphere each year than all the airlines in the...
Dealmaking involving venture-backed startups hit an eight-year low last year, as strategic and private equity buyers decided to keep their cash...
Not a bad week for a big funding announcement, as there were a couple nine-figure rounds in energy and loyalty rewards, but several just slightly...


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