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The Dual-Use Tech Surge: Innovation’s Double-Edged Sword

Guest Author

July 30, 2025

The rise of dual-use technologies — innovations with both civilian and military applications — is rapidly transforming the global tech landscape...

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 ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï 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 ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï News’ venture reports that illustrate the major startup and VC trends...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Manufacturing, AI And Publishing Attract Investor Dollars

Joanna Glasner

July 18, 2025

For what one might expect to be a sleepy week in mid-July, this turned out to be a fairly active period for venture dealmaking. Top fundraisers...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Startups • Venture

Accel, General Catalyst Topped Increasingly Busy Active Investor Ranks In Q2

Joanna Glasner

July 11, 2025

Overall, nine of the 10 most active venture investors in 2025 did more deals in Q2 than in Q1, per ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï data. Ditto for 80% of the top 10 lead...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Defense tech • Fintech & e-commerce • M&A • Media & entertainment tech • Regional • SaaS • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Germany Leapfrogs UK To Lead European VC Investment In Q2 As Region’s Funding Settles

Gené Teare

July 10, 2025

A total of $12.6 billion was raised by around 1,200 startups across Europe last quarter, with funding amounts comparable with the previous two...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Public Markets • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

The Rise Of The Ultra-Unicorns: $5B+ Startups Are Leading The Private-Market Herd In 2025

Gené Teare

June 30, 2025

Of the nearly 1,600 companies on The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ºÚÁϳԹÏ, a small but ultra-elite club of private companies valued at $5 billion or more is...

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

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In June: Drug Discovery Without Animal Trials, Better Nuclear Fuel, And Software For Military Planning

Marlize van Romburgh

June 25, 2025

Funded startups that caught our eye this month ran the gamut from the heartwarming (a cute robotic puppy companion for seniors), to the solemn...

AI Robotics • Clean tech and energy • Crypto • Defense tech • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Energy, Defense Tech Led

Gené Teare

June 20, 2025

Energy for AI and automated defense tech led this week’s largest U.S. venture funding deals. Vertical software solutions driven by AI in sports...

Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

What Seed Trends Say About The Future: Live Long, Recycle And Launch More Satellites

Joanna Glasner

June 16, 2025

After plowing through a huge pile of seed funding rounds, we identified four areas where seed is trending this year: longevity, defense, waste...

Defense tech • IPO • Public Markets

Voyager Technologies Shares Soar In Market Debut

Joanna Glasner

June 11, 2025

Shares of Denver-based space and defense tech startup Voyager Technologies closed up 82% in first-day trading Wednesday, delivering the latest sign...