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European VC Funding Drops To Lowest Quarter In 4 Years, Despite Uptick For German Startups 

October 8, 2024

Venture funding to European startups reached $10 billion in Q3 2024 — the lowest quarter since the third quarter of 2020, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data shows.

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Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: OpenAI On Top — By A Lot

Chris Metinko

October 4, 2024

It is no shock to see the company that tops this list — a $6.6 billion raise makes a lot of headlines. However, it was far from the only big round...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Public Markets • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

North American Startup Funding Weakened In Q3 As Largest Deal Took Longer To Close

Joanna Glasner

October 4, 2024

In total, investors put $40.5 billion into startups across all stages in Q3. That’s a decline of 10% from the prior quarter and an increase of 22%...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Global Funding Slowed In Q3, Even As AI Continued To Lead 

Gené Teare

October 3, 2024

Global venture funding in the third quarter of 2024 reached $66.5 billion, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data shows. That’s down 16% quarter over quarter and 15% year...

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Cybersecurity • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Insurance tech • Startups • Venture

GV, Salesforce Ventures Top Corporate Venture In Leading Investments

Chris Metinko

October 2, 2024

The likes of GV, Salesforce Ventures and M12 top the list so far this year in terms of rounds led or co-led by U.S.-based corporate ventures —...

Artificial intelligence • Business • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Travel & tourism • Venture

The 10 Biggest Rounds Of September: Safe Superintelligence’s $1B Raise Reigns Supreme

Chris Metinko

October 1, 2024

AI startup Safe Superintelligence’s $1 billion round — for a startup that’s existed for only a few months — easily led the way. However, it wasn’t...

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

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Zing Health And Whatfix Head Up Slow Week

Chris Metinko

September 27, 2024

Not a lot of activity this week when it comes to big, nine-figure rounds with ony two of $100 million or more. No single sector dominated either, as...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Politics and regulation • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Startup M&A Trends Higher As PE Leads, But Remains Sluggish Compared To Earlier Years

Gené Teare

September 27, 2024

Startup investors were looking to M&A in 2024 as the fast track to getting liquidity. But while SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data shows deal volume for venture-backed...

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

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In September: Seedless Fruit, Better Pet Care And A Lot More

Chris Metinko

September 26, 2024

This month we take a look at creating seedless, climate change-resistant fruit, AI helping take care of your pet, carbon-negative power plants, and...

Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • Startups • Venture

Longevity Startups Are Getting Funding, But Not As Fast As We’re Aging

Joanna Glasner

September 23, 2024

A good-sized cohort of startups have raised funding in recent quarters with offerings aimed at slowing, sustaining or even shaving years off...

Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Travel & tourism • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Greentech And Biotech See $200M Raises

Chris Metinko

September 20, 2024

A rather odd week in venture, as the biggest rounds were raised by greentech, business travel and charity startups. Of course, biotech and fintech...