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VCs Put Customer Service AI On Speed Dial

Joanna Glasner

September 5, 2025

If startup investors have their way, expect AI agents to be taking on a lot more. In recent months, investors have poured hundreds of millions of...

Agriculture & foodtech • Crypto • Fintech • IPO • Public Markets • Web3

5 Companies Kick Off IPO Roadshow 

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 2, 2025

After the U.S. government’s tariffs plan scared off several companies earlier this year, a flurry of startups announced Tuesday that they plan to...

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 • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Retail and Direct To Consumer • Robotics • Startups • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In August: Sewing Robots, Rare Disease Advocacy And More 

Marlize van Romburgh

August 27, 2025

AI was yet again an inescapable theme this month as we looked for interesting startups that landed fresh investment. From a company using AI to help...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech • IPO • Startups • Venture

Tech IPO Darlings Give Up Some Gains

Joanna Glasner

August 25, 2025

In recent days and weeks, shares of many of the most sought-after new IPO market entrants have taken a steep tumble. And while by many metrics...

Business • Fintech & e-commerce • Insurance tech • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Insurtech Startup Inclined Raises $8M For Offering That Was ‘Historically Reserved For The Wealthy’

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 12, 2025

Inclined Technologies, a fintech startup that lends against whole life insurance policies, has raised $8 million in a Series B funding round, the...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Cybersecurity • Fintech • M&A • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Why More Startups Are Buying Other Startups In 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 1, 2025

This year is on track to outpace last year for the number of startups buying their venture-backed peers, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data shows. We speak with M&A...

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Crypto • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • Media & entertainment tech • Public Markets • Venture

Analysis: Venture-Backed IPOs Of 2025 Have Done Well Post-Debut; Now It’s Figma’s Turn

Joanna Glasner

July 31, 2025

For those venture-backed companies that have made their public-market debuts this year, the reception has been exceptionally positive overall, with...

Fintech & e-commerce • Seed funding • Venture

Ultra-Unicorn Investors: These Firms Have Amassed The Largest Portfolios Of $5B+ Startups 

Gené Teare

July 28, 2025

An analysis of SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data reveals which firms — across venture and private equity — have built the largest portfolios of ultra-unicorns.

Crypto • Fintech • IPO • Public Markets

Crypto Custody Startup BitGo Files Confidentially To Go Public

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 22, 2025

Palo Alto, California-based crypto custody startup BitGo filed confidentially to go public on Tuesday, the company said.