Funding to wearables is looking comparatively perky this year, Crunchbase data shows. While largely due to Oura, maker of a smart ring that tracks health and wellness metrics, our data found several other wearables-related companies pulling in significant venture investment recently.| Crunchbase News
This week offered a change of pace on the giant round front as it was a biotech company, rather than an AI startup, at the top of the ranks. Other sizable financings went to companies offering fractional aircraft ownership, fintech services and hair loss treatments.| Crunchbase News
Don't let the unspoken rules of Silicon Valley deter you from reaching your startup goals as an immigrant founder, writes guest author Vasyl Dub, who shares a few simple steps that are critical for founders navigating today's funding frenzy.| Crunchbase News
In total, investors put just over $3.3 billion globally into seed- through growth-stage rounds for cybersecurity-focused companies, per Crunchbase data. That’s about a third lower than the prior quarter.| Crunchbase News
HR and payroll platform Deel has raised $300 million in fresh funding at a $17.3 billion valuation. The deal was led by new investor Ribbit Capital and previous investors Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue Management.| Crunchbase News
Where are seed- and early-stage AI investors placing their bets? To answer this question, we analyzed a dataset of AI-focused startups that raised at least a few million dollars in seed- or early-stage funding this year.| Crunchbase News
Addressing the question: Are we in a bubble? guest author Dan Gray, head of insights at Equidam, explains how bubbles emerge and how AI investment differs in two major ways from the historical patterns of previous bubbles.| Crunchbase News
Campfire, a San Francisco-based AI-powered accounting startup, has raised $65 million in a Series B round just months after closing on its Series A.| Crunchbase News
A total of 26 companies joined the The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in September, the largest new monthly cohort in three years, Crunchbase data shows. The surge in new unicorns follows on the heels of a very slow August, when only four companies joined the board.| Crunchbase News
The gold miners are outperforming gold, a trend which is long overdue. The miners have operational gearing and are supposed to lead the gold price during gold bull markets.| ByteTree
Big Tech and VC firms led the way in billion-dollar rounds going to AI companies in 2025, according to Crunchbase data. With a collective $73 billion raised, we take a look at the spendiest big investors in the sector.| Crunchbase News
Eight Sleep, a New York-based startup developing “sleep fitness” products, announced Tuesday that it has raised $100 million in a new funding round.| Crunchbase News
A handful of coastal metros, led by the San Francisco Bay Area, have long swallowed up the lion’s share of venture funding, and while the latest data shows that's not changing, the remaining states haven’t bowed out by any measure.| Crunchbase News
Discover why AI startups in the South are a prime investment opportunity. Download our latest pipeline insight report to explore top talent, strategic market trends, and thriving enterprise customers. The post South US Showing Unique AI Startup Strength appeared first on Valor Ventures.| Valor Ventures
Doug is one of the world's leading experts on "single button" cloud infrastructure recovery. His startup Arpio is relied on by airlines, tech leaders, and more to provide the assurance they remain serving their customers. The post Valor Visionaries: Doug Neumann of Arpio on Web3 Resilience appeared first on Valor Ventures.| Valor Ventures
Will startup funding maintain its momentum in H2 2025? To get a sense of what investors are seeing for the rest of the year, we spoke with VCs from Menlo Ventures, Founders Fund, Bain Capital Ventures and Left Lane Capital who told us how their firms decide to invest, and why AI infrastructure and applications are getting so much attention right now.| Crunchbase News
All the bankers we know are incredibly busy, but they do not have much to show for it. The capital markets are log-jammed and it is not clear what it will take to free them.| Digits to Dollars
We are pleased to announce that we have raised a new fund to continue our network-driven investing. Foundry 2022 is a $500 million fund that invests in early-stage technology companies and early-stage venture funds. We began investing the fund in 2022 and are excited to continue partnering with founders, GPs, and LPs. We transitioned to […] The post Announcing Foundry 2022 appeared first on Foundry.| Foundry
Our healthcare system stands at a critical juncture. Skyrocketing costs, widespread physician burnout, and overwhelming administrative complexities lead to limited access to quality care and, ultimately, compromised patient outcomes. Health systems are acutely aware of these issues and urgently seeking a better way forward. The promise of technology, particularly AI, offers the potential for transformation […] The post Our Investment in Ferrum Health appeared first on Foundry.| Foundry
Earlier this year, we announced that our current fund, Foundry 2022, will be the final Foundry fund. We are excited to complete the initial work of building the Foundry 2022 portfolio over the next 18 months. As stewards of capital to our LPs and engaged partners to our portfolio companies, we are all in on […] The post A Note to Colorado Entrepreneurs appeared first on Foundry.| Foundry
Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, presents a 101 guide to everything you need to know about working capital for startup businesses.| kruzeconsulting.com
Tally, a San Francisco-based startup that helped people manage and pay off their credit card debt, has closed its doors.| Crunchbase News
This week our friends at Springbank announced their debut fund with $35 million in capital commitments, and we are thrilled to partner with them. Courtney, Elana, and Jen were introduced to us by our partners at Union Square Ventures as they began putting together their new fund. We couldn’t be happier to share the news […]| Foundry
A couple of years ago, Latin America was the fastest-growing region in the world for startup investment. Hot companies from Brazil to Mexico were securing large, later-stage rounds to scale up in sectors like real estate, deliveries and e-commerce. Not anymore.| Crunchbase News
Initial Crunchbase data shows a slower final quarter ending a lackluster year for global startup funding as venture capital investors continued to hold back in 2023.| Crunchbase News
OpenAI co-founder and AI wunderkind Sam Altman is out as the company’s CEO, and Mira Murati, the company’s chief technology officer, has been named as the generative AI giant's interim CEO.| Crunchbase News
