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Austin’s Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City’s Startups Hits All-Time High

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 27, 2026

Austin’s startup scene is stronger than ever. That’s the consensus among investors in the city, and it’s borne out by SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data, which shows...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Media & entertainment tech • Robotics • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Investment Slows, But Security And AI Remain Top Picks

Joanna Glasner

March 20, 2026

The size of the largest U.S. deals this week was smaller than in recent weeks, and heavily featured cybersecurity- and privacy-focused startups...

Agriculture & foodtech • Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • Startups • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Blood-Drawing Robots, Inboxes For AI Agents, Franchised Defense Manufacturing, And More

Marlize van Romburgh

March 13, 2026

A whole host of under-the-radar startups have drawn investor checks lately. Among those that most piqued our interest: A phlebotomy robot, a company...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Series B Pipeline Looks Refreshingly Diversified

Joanna Glasner

March 9, 2026

Annual Series B funding is moving steadily higher after hitting a low in 2023, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data shows, and this year is off to a strong start as well.

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Crypto • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Education tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Manufacturing • Media & entertainment tech • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

January Delivers Highest New Unicorn Count In More Than 3 Years

Gené Teare

February 13, 2026

A total of 31 companies joined The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Unicorn Board in January, the largest count of companies to join in a single month since June 2022...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Waymo Leads An AI-Driven Lineup Of Large Financings

Joanna Glasner

February 6, 2026

Startup investors offered fresh evidence once again that there is plenty of capital available for favored companies with the week's biggest funding...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • E-commerce • Enterprise • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • Manufacturing • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Predicts: 15 Companies That Could Go Public In 2026 As The IPO Market Gains Momentum

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ News

January 6, 2026

Using SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s predictive intelligence tools — which evaluate factors including funding history, growth signals, investor mix and market timing —...

Artificial intelligence • IPO • M&A • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Seed funding • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Sector Snapshot: Transportation Dealmaking Decelerates

Joanna Glasner

November 20, 2025

Transportation has been an underrepresented sector for venture investors in recent quarters, as money increasingly concentrates in hotter niches such...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • Startups • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Robotic Hands, An Artificial Retina Developed In Space, A GenAI Sticker Printer For Kids, And More

Marlize van Romburgh

November 14, 2025

For this month’s edition of 5 Interesting Startup Deals, all the funded companies that caught our eye were hardware-centric, from a medical device...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Fintech & e-commerce • Liquidity • Manufacturing • Public Markets • Robotics • Startups • Venture

In The Space Of Months, AI Funding Boom Adds More Than $500B In Value To Unicorn Board And Reshuffles Top 20

Gené Teare

November 3, 2025

The SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Unicorn Board crested $6 trillion in total value for the first time in August 2025, adding another half-trillion-plus in value, an...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • E-commerce • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI, Fintech And E-Commerce In The Lead

Joanna Glasner

October 31, 2025

The week’s largest funding rounds confirmed that we’re still very much in the AI era. This included the biggest deal, a $350 million Series C for AI...