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Active Investors Kept Up The Deal Pace In Q3, Even As Funding Fell

Joanna Glasner

October 9, 2026

Active startup investors largely kept up or increased their dealmaking pace in the third quarter, even as overall venture funding declined with the...

Artificial intelligence • Communications tech • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Gudea Lands $7M To Predict Which Online Narratives Will Go Viral

Mary Ann Azevedo

October 8, 2026

Gudea has raised $7 million in seed funding, co-led by Mudita Venture Partners and Silicon Road Ventures, to help companies anticipate which online...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • M&A • Public Markets • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Europe Posted Its Strongest Quarter In Q3 In 4 Years, As Its Venture Ecosystem Expands Beyond The UK

Gené Teare

October 8, 2026

European startup funding reached $25 billion last quarter, well above the $14 billion invested in Q3 2025 and up slightly from the $24 billion...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Fintech • Startups • Venture

From Ballet To Breach Prevention: How A Magician’s Son Raised $4.2M In Seed Funding For His Cybersecurity Startup

Mary Ann Azevedo

October 7, 2026

The latest in our series of articles on venture funding to non-tech founders features a former magician's assistant and ballet dancer who's building...

Artificial intelligence • IPO • Startups • Venture

There Was Never An Easy AI Era, And Investors Are Raising The Bar

Guest Author

October 7, 2026

As AI IPOs bring greater scrutiny, argues guest author Maor Farid, founder and CEO of Leo AI, investors will increasingly prioritize customer...

IPO • M&A • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

North America’s Startup Funding Falls In Q3 As AI Giants Eye The Public Markets

Joanna Glasner

October 7, 2026

In total, investors poured $92 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian startups in the third quarter, per SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½...

Artificial intelligence • IPO • M&A • Public Markets • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Seed funding • Venture

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Data: Q3 2026 Posted A Record Count Of Billion-Dollar Rounds As The Global AI Race Heats Up

Gené Teare

October 5, 2026

Global venture funding totaled $159 billion in Q3 2026 with close to 6,000 startups funded, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ data shows. And while the third quarter was...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Real estate & property tech • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Almost All About AI

Joanna Glasner

October 2, 2026

This week’s list of the largest U.S. startup funding rounds was pretty much all about AI. That includes the biggest financing — a $1 billion round...

Startups • Venture

Your Investors Can Make Or Break Your Startup. Here’s Who Founders Actually Need On Their Cap Table

Guest Author

October 2, 2026

For startup founders, the goal shouldn’t be assembling a cap table filled with whoever was willing to invest, but rather intentionally constructed...

Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Nautical And Marine Startups See Stepped-Up Funding

Joanna Glasner

October 2, 2026

Over the past year, venture backers have poured close to $3 billion into good-sized rounds for marine-related startups in sectors ranging from...

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Job market • Politics and regulation • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Reporter’s Notebook: Europe’s Sovereign AI Push Needs Customers As Well As Capital

Gené Teare

October 2, 2026

SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ News Research Lead Gené Teare moderated panels and spoke with leaders building Europe and the Middle East’s AI ecosystems at HumanX in...