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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Polymarket And Reflection AI Lead A Varied Lineup Of Megarounds

Joanna Glasner

October 10, 2025

The past week brought a varied assortment of large startup financings, with big rounds in sectors ranging from events-based betting to AI to energy...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Politics and regulation • Startups • Venture

Startups And The Shutdown: When Your Primary Customer Folds Overnight

Aron Solomon

October 6, 2025

For thousands of early-stage companies working on AI, biotech, climate tech and more, the U.S. government shutdown is an existential crisis. It...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Fintech • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Here Are Some Of The Newer Investors Entering The AI And Megaround Race 

Joanna Glasner

October 1, 2025

Using SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data, we put together a sample list of 15 recently launched venture investors that are leading good-sized rounds, most of which have...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI And Robotics Headline Busy Week For Dealmaking

Joanna Glasner

September 19, 2025

Another week, another review of giant AI-related financings. For this past week, the standout fundraiser was humanoid robot developer Figure, with...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Nvidia Sustains High Startup Investment Pace

Joanna Glasner

September 15, 2025

So far this year, chip designer and most highly valued U.S. public company Nvidia has made at least 42 investments in private companies, either...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Busy Week For Big Financings, Led By Databricks And PsiQuantum

Joanna Glasner

September 12, 2025

This past week was a busy period for mega-sized funding rounds, with all 10 of the largest U.S. financings exceeding the $100 million mark. Topping...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Crypto • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • Liquidity • Manufacturing • Retail and Direct To Consumer • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture • Web3

The IPO Market Is Opening Up. These 14 Companies Could Be Next.

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ News

September 2, 2025

We used SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s predictive intelligence tools to curate a list of 14 venture-backed companies in sectors ranging from AI to fintech to consumer...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Crypto • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Commonwealth Fusion’s Giant Financing Leads Otherwise Slow Week For Big Deals

Joanna Glasner

August 29, 2025

Hoping to be the first company to commercialize fusion power, Commonwealth Fusion Systems led the pack by a long shot for funding this week, pulling...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Manufacturing • Robotics • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Still Rules, But SF Bay Area Steps Back

Joanna Glasner

August 22, 2025

The San Francisco Bay Area, long the dominant region for startup investment, took a step back in this week’s tally of the largest funding rounds. The...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • E-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • M&A • Media & entertainment tech • Public Markets • Transportation & Logistics • Travel & tourism • Venture • Workplace

Global Unicorn Count Tops 1,600, With 13 Additions In July

Gené Teare

August 13, 2025

Thirteen companies spanning sectors from AI to energy and professional services joined The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Unicorn Board in July, while five had exits, a...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • M&A • Public Markets • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Startups • Venture

The State Of Startups In Mid-2025 In 8 Charts: Global Funding And M&A Surge As AI Fervor Continues

Marlize van Romburgh

July 22, 2025

We take a deep dive into our Q2 startup data with eight charts from SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ News’ venture reports that illustrate the major startup and VC trends...