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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Smile Doctors Likely Happy With $550M...
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Beyond OpenAI: Sam Altman The Investor Takes Center Stage
It’s already been a big week for Sam Altman — and it has little to do with ChatGPT. This week saw the launch of the somewhat controversial crypto project Worldcoin — which is backed by Altman’s Tools...
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New Unicorn Creation Has Dwindled From 2 Per Day To 2 Per Month
Only two companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in July — the lowest monthly count since we started tracking new unicorn pacing by month at the beginning of 2020. Both new companies are in the...
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Startup World Looks On As Arm And Instacart Set To Test Waters Of IPO Market
After nearly two years, the tech IPO market may finally be reawakening, setting the stage for a broader rebound in 2024. Two expected IPOs in particular will be closely watched by the long backlog of...
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AI’s Share Of US Startup Funding Doubled In 2023
More than 1 in 4 dollars invested in American startups this year has gone to an artificial intelligence-related company, Crunchbase data shows. At first glance, that may not sound too shocking. AI is...
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Fintech Leads For New Unicorns In August And Two Companies Prepare To Exit
Nine companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in August 2023, with three of those companies in financial services. And two highly valued unicorns — Instacart, among the top 10 most valuable...
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Blockchain Doubles Down, Ant Exits, As Web3 Funding Continues Decline
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Regardless of SBF Verdict, Crypto And Venture Have Significantly Changed
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial kicked off this week in a Manhattan federal courthouse. The disgraced crypto wunderkind faces seven counts involving fraud and conspiracy charges related to the implosion of...
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The Biggest IPOs Of 2021 Have Shed 60% Of Their Value
In normal times, going public at a valuation of over $10 billion is both a rare occurrence and a very big deal. In 2021, however, such enormous IPOs became rather common, even for money-losing...
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Web3 Startup Wormhole Locks Up $225M At A $2.5B Valuation
Messaging protocol startup Wormhole raised $225 million at a $2.5 billion valuation — the biggest round this year in the Web3 space. No investor led the round, which included the likes of Coinbase...
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The Fintech Sector Trotted The Most New Unicorns Onto Our Board In November
Only nine companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in November, together adding $11.7 billion in value to the board, amid a slower funding environment for startups. Financial services dominated...
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Tiger Global Bit Off A Lot Less In 2023
Tiger Global, quite possibly the poster child for the go-go venture days of 2020 and 2021, is on pace to slash its deal flow more than 90% from 2022, as the one-time growth-round leader significantly...
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Investors Press Pause On Gaming Startups
When it comes to raising money, gaming startups aren’t seeing a lot of play. Per Crunchbase data, seed- through growth-stage investment in companies tied to the gaming industry hit a multiyear low last...
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Web3 Funding Cratered In 2023
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The State Of Startups In 7 Charts
Last year saw the lowest level of startup funding in five years, witnessed valuations fall drastically, and offered little hope for IPO contenders. But is that all now in the rearview mirror? That’s...
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Asian Companies Led The Way On New Unicorn Creation In January 2024
Eleven companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in January 2024 — the first double-digit monthly count in more than a year. Six of the new unicorns are based in Asia, with three companies from...
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For Seed Startups, A Time Of Extended Adolescence And Extra-Large Financings
For some rites of passage — such as learning to drive or casting a vote — the age when one may begin is clear. For other stops on the path from youth to adulthood — like no longer ordering off the...
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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Ascend Elements Climbs To The Top
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Celebrity Crypto Backers Hit Pause On Startup Deals
Things haven’t worked out well for promoters of FTX. The company is in bankruptcy, its founder is in jail, and its venture backers have written off the investment. Celebrities who endorsed the company...
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