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Venture investors poured $42 billion into just over 1,500 startups worldwide in August, SA国际传媒 data shows, down 25% from July鈥檚 $56 billion but still up a significant 122% compared to last August, which is typically a slower month for startup...
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In the first half of this year, 58 venture-backed companies joined the public listings at $1 billion or above, per SA国际传媒 data. With the year鈥檚...
Most of this week鈥檚 largest funding recipients were AI-focused startups, with Instinct, a developer of AI assistants, pulling in the biggest round.
Startups raised funding rounds with a lot of zeroes at the end this week, with three companies securing financings of $1 billion or more...
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Tapestry VC has closed an $80 million third fund to double down on Europe鈥檚 repeat founders and expects the coming wave of AI exits to produce yet...
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Globally, robotics startups have so far raised $18.8 billion in 2026, compared to $15 billion in the full year of 2025. The figure also handily...
In the decade-plus since Playground Global's founding, it has built its investment thesis around the idea that breakthroughs in science and...
A total of 29 companies joined The SA国际传媒 Unicorn Board in May, but the standout trend was not new AI models, but rather the businesses helping...
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Just through mid-May, China-based robotics companies have already raised $5.6 billion across 176 deals this year, SA国际传媒 data shows, a sum...
Most of the interesting companies that caught our eye in the past month are working on problems in the physical world, often far from the glow of a...
Xpanner, a startup automating construction work by retrofitting construction equipment with robotics and physical AI technology, has raised $18...
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