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Data shows that more than 500 seed- or venture-backed private companies have sold to other private, venture-backed companies this year, with many of the most prolific acquirers being ultra-high-valuation unicorns.
Rillet, an AI-native accounting platform, raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation in 48 hours. The company has 600 customers, mostly looking to ditch legacy accounting systems. Rillet's AI agents can work alongside humans on corporate bookkeeping, and the company ha…
This week, startup investors closed on big rounds in AI and defense, with Castelion leading the pack with an $800M Series C funding round for its hypersonic missile project.
Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, and Y Combinator top the list of investors in the 2026 cohort of newly minted unicorns. The most active investors in this cohort by investment count were Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Fou…
Semiconductor companies are investing record sums in startups this year, with industry leaders participating in rounds collectively valued at over $250 billion, per Crunchbase data.
This week, several startups raised significant funding rounds, including Hadrian, Base Power, and Valar Atomics, which secured financings of $1 billion or more. Other companies in sectors such as AI, e-commerce, cybersecurity, biotech, and mining also announced sizable ne…
Active startup investors kept up the pace in July, with familiar names leading the tallies for deal count and size. Khosla Ventures topped the ranks last month, while Y Combinator was by far the busiest backer by deal count.
Global venture funding showed no signs of slowing in July, with startup capital totaling $65 billion, up 100% year over year. The month notched the highest-ever number of billion-dollar venture rounds on record, with 14 startups raising billion-dollar rounds.
The week's top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. include a reported $5 billion Nvidia-backed financing for foundational AI unicorn Safe Superintelligence, followed by a $1 billion investment in Commonwealth Fusion Systems.
Antora Energy, a company that provides energy through thermal batteries to data centers, announced Thursday that it has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round. The company will use its new capital to speed up deployment of large-scale projects across the country …
Startup investors poured capital into a varied lineup of large rounds this week, targeting sectors including physical AI, biotech, cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, and fintech. Atoms, the physical AI startup founded by Uber founder Travis Kalanick, raised $1.7 billion in…
The biggest AI talent challenge is not speed, but resilience. Engineering leaders need to build systems that allow their teams to quickly swap models and shift how AI agents work with people and access real data and tools.
The trend of billion-dollar-plus rounds in startup funding is on the rise, with 60% of global funding going to such rounds in the first half of 2026, according to Crunchbase data. This is a significant increase from previous years, with the U.S. funding tallies even more …
InMobi, a SoftBank-backed adtech unicorn, has appointed four merchant bankers to helm its upcoming $1 Bn public issue. The startup is eyeing a listing in the next few months.
The week saw a raft of AI-focused companies close big rounds, with Fireworks AI leading the way with a $1.5 billion financing. Other notable deals included Wonder's $650 million Series D and Chai Discovery's $400 million Series C.
Argentina and Spain, though soccer powerhouses, have a smaller presence in the startup world. Crunchbase News examines recent funding trends and notable startups in both countries.
Fora, an AI-powered travel agency, has reached unicorn status after raising $60 million in a Series D round led by Forerunner and Tactile Ventures. The company has raised $138.5 million in funding to date and plans to use the fresh capital to expand its AI assistant, Via,…
Stripe, a fintech startup, has teamed up with private equity firm Advent International to make an offer to buy troubled PayPal in a deal valued at over $53 billion. This acquisition would be one of the largest of a technology company in recent years.
Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors at a $1.5 billion valuation.
CarDekho, an auto classifieds startup, is planning to file a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to ₹3,500 Cr in the ongoing July-September quarter. The IPO will comprise bot…