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Kansas City Chiefs Players Make Moves In The Startup World

Chris Metinko

February 7, 2025

The home cities of the teams facing off on the gridiron for Super Bowl LIX aren't equally matched venture-funding wise. But we take look at a couple...

Diversity • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

Share Of Startup Funding For Black Founders Hits Multiyear Low

Joanna Glasner

February 6, 2025

Only around $730 million — or 0.4% of all funding — went to startups with a Black founder or co-founder last year, per SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data. That’s the...

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

DeepSeek Shakes Up AI Landscape But US Still Dominated Venture Funding In January

Gené Teare

February 5, 2025

Global venture funding totaled $26 billion in January, with healthcare and AI again emerging as the top sectors for startup investment, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Job market • Workplace

Remote Work Faces Challenges In 2025. Here’s How Leaders Can Respond

Guest Author

February 5, 2025

The remote work trend might see a resurgence, but it won’t come without hurdles, writes guest author Rajat Mishra of Prezent AI. He provides three...

Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

Funding Is Flush For Startups Focused On Treating Pain 

Joanna Glasner

February 5, 2025

As shares of Boston-based Vertex shot higher on the news of its non-opioid pill, Journavx, we took a look at investment in startups focused on pain...

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

The 10 Biggest Rounds Of January: Infinite Reality Tops Busy Month

Chris Metinko

February 4, 2025

The year started strong for huge rounds, as the first month saw a trio of billion-dollar raises and a slew of others of more than $250 million...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Insurance tech • Job market • Startups • Travel & tourism • Venture

The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Helion Energy Takes Top Spot In Another Slow Week

Chris Metinko

January 31, 2025

While the year started out hot for large megaround deals, it has slowed considerably. Just three startups raised nine-figure rounds this week and you...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Real estate & property tech • Regional • Travel & tourism • Venture

From The Philippines To Argentina, These 4 Countries Saw Startup Funding Rise

Joanna Glasner

January 29, 2025

Although global venture funding rose overall in 2024, it wasn’t a particularly strong year for emerging economies. Even so, there were a few...

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

China Leads Asia’s Venture Downturn — But Other Countries Didn’t Help

Chris Metinko

January 27, 2025

While the fourth quarter showed a little resilience — bouncing back after a slow Q3 — the Asia venture market has proven a bumpy, if not entirely...

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

The Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Leads Slow, Slow Week

Chris Metinko

January 24, 2025

After a frenetic first couple of weeks as far as big rounds go, this week was quieter than a library. Only one round of more than $100 million was...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Startups • Venture

M&A Activity Involving VC-Backed Startups Picked Up In 2024

Chris Metinko

January 21, 2025

While last year wasn’t the cascade of M&A activity many had wished for (and certainly the IPO pipeline never unfroze), it did provide some hope. Deal...