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5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Plant-Based Clothing Dyes, A Shoebox-Picking Robot, And Power Generated On The Moon
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (1283+ words) This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our December entry here. A host of interesting, under-the-radar recently funded startups caught our attention in…...
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World Labs Leads Another AI-Heavy Lineup
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (577+ words) Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10 announced…...
Crunchbase Data: The AI Boom Has Drastically Changed Who’s Funding The Hottest Companies In 2025 Vs. 2021
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (743+ words) As global venture funding in 2025 ratcheted up to the third-highest total on record after the peak years of 2021 and 2022, capital also concentrated further, with the number of companies raising rounds of $50 million or more drastically shrinking roughly by half to…...
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Leads In A Big Week For Giant Rounds
1+ week, 2+ day ago (575+ words) Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10 announced…...
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Waymo Leads An AI-Driven Lineup Of Large Financings
2+ week, 2+ day ago (611+ words) Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10 announced…...
Small Late-Stage Rounds Are Fading Away
2+ week, 3+ day ago (552+ words) Go big, or pay your own way. That's increasingly the mindset among investors in late-stage startups. While total late-stage investment has risen in the past few years, less is going to smaller deals. Funding to late-stage rounds of $30 million and…...
Global VC Investment Surged In January, With U.S. Dominating Funding But A Pair Of AI Model IPOs In China
2+ week, 4+ day ago (537+ words) Global venture funding posted strong gains in January, with $55 billion invested in startups around the world, Crunchbase data shows. Funding last month more than doubled from $25.5 billion a year earlier and was up over 50% from December. The U.S. again dominated global…...
Y Combinator Was By Far The Most-Active Fintech Investor in 2025, Data Shows
2+ week, 6+ day ago (410+ words) Global venture funding to fintech startups increased by 27% in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, Crunchbase data shows. All told, global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $51.8 billion for the year compared to $40.8 billion…...
A Growing Share Of Seed And Series A Funding Is Going To Giant Rounds
3+ week, 5+ day ago (604+ words) Among startup investors, the prevailing mantra has long been that the greatest returns accrue to" those who are earliest in finding and funding the most promising founders. Sounds simple enough. But there's a twist: What if a lot of well-capitalized…...
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Big Week For AI And Drone Delivery
4+ week, 2+ day ago (692+ words) Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10 announced…...