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Why Big Investors Are All Ears For Voice AI Startups

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 10, 2025

Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly the hottest area of tech today, with VC dollars flowing into startups in the space at unprecedented levels...

Artificial intelligence • M&A • SaaS • Startups

Atlassian Aims For AI Browser For Knowledge Workers With $610M Acquisition Of Startup Behind Dia

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 4, 2025

Australia-based collaborative software giant Atlassian announced on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire The Browser Co. for about $610 million in...

Fintech • M&A • Startups • Venture • Workplace

HR Tech Giant Gusto Scoops Up SMB Retirement Plan Provider Guideline

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 27, 2025

Gusto, an HR tech company valued at nearly $10 billion, has agreed to acquire Guideline, a startup that provides retirement plans to small and medium...

Artificial intelligence • M&A • Public Markets • SaaS • Venture

Bigger Outcomes As Startup Exits Gain Steam In 2025

Gené Teare

August 25, 2025

Though well below values seen in 2020 and 2021, an analysis of data from The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Billion-Dollar Exits Board shows that so far in 2025 U.S...

Artificial intelligence • M&A • Startups • Venture

Merging To Create Scale: 5 Lessons Learned From Combining Private Companies 

Guest Author

August 21, 2025

Providing perspective from both the buying and selling side of VC-backed startup acquisitions by other VC-backed buyers, guest author Don Butler of...

Artificial intelligence • Enterprise • M&A • SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

Why The Future Of SaaS Is Eat Or Be Eaten 

Guest Author

August 18, 2025

With billions in venture capital moving from SaaS to AI platforms and startups, SaaS founders, investors and customers are finally propelling 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 • M&A • SaaS

Strategic, Not Speculative: The New Shape Of AI Acquisitions

Itay Sagie

August 4, 2025

M&A deal count for AI-focused companies jumped 35% year over year in H1 2025, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data shows. Guest author and startup adviser Itay Sagie...

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 • Defense tech • E-commerce • Fintech • M&A • Public Markets • Robotics • SaaS • Transportation & Logistics • Venture • Web3

June Hits 3-Year High In Unicorn Births Across AI, Robotics And More

Gené Teare

July 23, 2025

Twenty companies joined The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Unicorn Board last month — the highest count of companies to join in a single month since July 2022, when the...

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...