Affirm reports Q1 revenue up 34% YoY to $933M, vs. $883M est., GMV up 42% YoY to $10.8B, vs. $10.38B est., and $81M net income, vs. a $100M net loss in Q1 2025
Reinhardt Krause / Investor's Business Daily :
IDC: in Q1 2025, the world's top four robot vacuum makers, all from China, together accounted for 54.1% of shipments, as iRobot fell from first to fifth place
Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia :
Global VC funding reached $91B in Q2 2025, up from $82B in Q2 2024, driven largely by AI investments, but down from $114B in Q1 2025, the highest since Q3 2022
Gené Teare / Crunchbase News :
CB Insights: VCs and private equity firms poured $3.1B to fund 144 deals in the LA area in Q1 2025, vs. $2.7B in Q1 2024, $1.4B in Q1 2023, and $5.7B in Q1 2022
Funding is expanding beyond AI showing diverse innovation — What sectors do you think will lead this growth …
Deel says it crossed a $1B annual revenue run rate in Q1 2025, has allocated an M&A budget of $200M to $500M for 2025, and is still aiming for a US IPO in 2026
and are approaching 3 years of profitability. 6 years later, @bouazizalex and @shuoshuooshuooo continue to execute on their vision. Deel is becoming the LinkedIn: Deel : From an idea to over $1B in re...
In Q1 2025, the iPhone 16 was the best selling smartphone globally, followed by the iPhone 16 Pro Max, 16 Pro, 15, Samsung Galaxy A16, Galaxy A06, and S25 Ultra
- Apple's iPhone 16 was the best-selling smartphone in Q1 2025. This also marked the return of the iPhone series' base variant …
Carta: VC deals are stalling at seed, with the Series A deal count falling by 79% between Q1 2022 and Q1 2025; 46% of seed deals were bridge rounds in Q1 2025
Top of the Morning — Venture capital's series progression is stalling at seed, according to new data released this morning by Carta.
Streams Charts: YouTube was the most-watched livestreaming platform in Q1 2025, with 50.3% of the watch hours, followed by TikTok with 27% and Twitch with 16.3%
It's been a few years since the Great Ninja Exodus that pitted Twitch, YouTube, Microsoft's now-defunct Mixer …
Konvoy: the gaming industry saw 43 M&A transactions and 77 VC deals in Q1 2025, and the sector is projected to be worth $186B in 2026, a 4.7% YoY jump
Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat :
Global smartphone sales grew 3% YoY in Q1 2025; Apple took the top spot, its first ever for Q1, with a 19% share, and Vivo was the fastest growing brand
- The global smartphone market continued its growth trajectory in Q1 2025. Smartphone sell-through grew 3% YoY during the quarter …