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So far this year, global startups have secured at least 114 Series A rounds of $100 million or more, per ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï data. That’s the highest annual total in years and on track to top the all-time peak. We take a look at where the money is going.
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We ranked August’s most active startup investors across several categories, including lead backers, prolific venture dealmakers, highest spenders and...
It was a monster week for U.S. startup funding, with four companies each raising $1 billion or more. The Boring Co. led with a $3 billion Series D...
A total of 29 companies joined The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in August, adding around $63 billion in value to the board. More than a third of the...
In the first half of this year, 58 venture-backed companies joined the public listings at $1 billion or above, per ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï data. With the year’s...
The biggest financing of the week went to Castelion, a defense tech startup developing a hypersonic missile. Other sizable rounds went to companies...
Massive AI spending has helped push earnings and valuations for semiconductor industry leaders to record levels, prompting the sector's giants to...
The sectors leading the herd to the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in July, by count, were financial services, robotics, AI orchestration, multimodal AI, energy and...
A total 195 companies joined The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in the first half of 2026 — far surpassing counts seen since the second half of 2022...
Global venture funding showed no signs of slowing in July. Startup capital totaled $55 billion, up 69% year over year, as the month notched the...
Startup investors poured capital into a varied lineup of large rounds this week, targeting sectors including physical AI, biotech, cybersecurity, AI...
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