Asia's startup funding fell 40% YoY to ~$13B in Q1 2025, the lowest funding for a quarter since $12.3B in Q4 2014; AI startup funding fell 50% YoY to just $1.8B
While OpenAI's massive $40 billion funding boosted global and North America's funding totals, Asia was not so lucky. X: @crunchbasenews X: @crunchbasenews : While @OpenAI's massive...
AI startups in the Bay Area raised $27B+ in 2023, more than 50% of global AI funding, up from $14B in 2022 when the region accounted for 29% of all AI funding
Gené Teare / Crunchbase News : X: @richard_florida , @crunchbasenews , @mrp , and @benwerd X: Richard Florida / @richard_florida : The Bay Area is the world's undisputed leader in...
VC funding for cybersecurity startups fell to nearly $2.7B in Q1 2023, down 58% YoY from $6.5B in Q1 2022; the number of announced deals dropped 45% YoY to 149
which saw less than $10 billion go to cyber startups — in total dollars raised. https://news.crunchbase.com/ ... @crunchbasenews : Although venture funding struggled mightily in th...
Artera, formerly Well Health, which uses AI for cancer testing and personalized care, raised $90M from Coatue, J&J Innovation, Breyer, Marc Benioff, and others
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Florida startups raised $9.7B in 601 deals in 2022, up 25% YoY from $7.8B in 652 deals; VC funding fell 40%+ YoY in 2022 in California, Massachusetts, and NY
Analysis: FTX Ventures, which launched a $2B fund in January 2022, participated in 47 venture rounds that raised ~$3B, with the firm leading or co-leading 19
While everyone is still sifting through the immediate FTX wreckage, there is a good chance more decimated debris is on the way. Tweets: @crunchbasenews Tweets: @crunchbasenews : No...
Enjoy Technology, which runs mobile retail stores and went public via a SPAC merger in October 2021, says it lacks the cash to operate beyond early June 2022
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Analysis: supply chain management companies raised $11.3B in 2021, up from $5.9B in 2020 and beating the previous record of $9.1B in 2019
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Analysis: AR/VR startups raised nearly $1.9B in Q4 2021, more than any quarter ever, making 2021 the second-best year for AR/VR funding at nearly $3.9B raised
Apella, which collects data via sensors in hospital operating rooms and analyzes the information using AI to improve surgical quality, raises a $21M Series A
> https://apella.io/ https://twitter.com/... @crunchbasenews : Surgery startup Apella has raised $21M in a Series A. The SF-based company collects data from operating rooms in hosp...
Analysis: Florida startups have raised about $1.3B in Series A and Series B funding so far in 2021, which is more than quadruple the $277M raised in all of 2020
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Analysis: Florida startups have raised about $1.3B in Series A and Series B funding so far in 2021, which is more than quadruple the $277M raised in all of 2020
The hype around South Florida as an up-and-coming startup hub isn't just hype. Seed- and early-stage investment …
Analysis: global VC funding for semiconductor startups has reached $3.7B in 2021 so far, up from 2020's record of $3.4B; US-based startups raised ~$1.7B
Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News : Tweets: @crunchbasenews Tweets: @crunchbasenews : As the chip shortage continues to disrupt different sectors, investors have flooded money into ...
Analysis: VCs have invested $1B+ in cryptosecurity so far in 2021, up 10x YoY, as technologies for securing crypto wallets and transactions become more popular
a sector involving technologies that help secure digital wallets and transactions involving cryptocurrency—has already seen more money invested in it in 2021 than in all earlier ye...
Analysis: VC-backed companies in the gaming space have raised $5.9B so far in 2021, already surpassing the total raised in 2020 and 2019
Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News : Tweets: @gazerker and @crunchbasenews Tweets: Bill Young / @gazerker : #Gaming investment, along with #mergersandacquisitions...are up. There a...
Analysis: in H1 2021, private funding for cybersecurity companies reached $9B, up more than 2x from H1 2020 and eclipsing record total of $7.8B for all of 2020
Perhaps the only thing more abundant than headlines about cyberattacks this year has been reports of record funding rounds … Tweets: @crunchbasenews Tweets: @crunchbasenews : We're...
Articulate, which offers SaaS products that Amazon and other companies use to create training courses for employees, raises $1.5B Series A at a $3.75B valuation
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Immersive Labs, which helps employees learn security skills in a gamified way, raises $75M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total raised to $123M
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Flyhomes, an end-to-end homebuying service that lets buyers make upfront cash offers for a house, raises $150M Series C
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Capchase, a lending service that helps SaaS companies with recurring revenue to grow their operations, raises $125M Series A led by QED Investors
Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News : Tweets: @crunchbasenews Tweets: @crunchbasenews : .@GetCapchase launched its platform 8 months ago as an alternative to venture funding. “Founder...