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Sector Snapshot: Proptech Funding Holds Up, But Investors Are Placing Different Bets

Mary Ann Azevedo

September 1, 2026

Real estate tech startup investors are being more selective about their bets and putting more money into companies using AI and other technology to...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Startups • Venture

Biotech Startup Investment Held Steady Even As AI Funding Surged

Joanna Glasner

August 31, 2026

While the AI boom has disrupted funding patterns across the startup sphere, biotech has remained a rare steady sector for investment. For the past...

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

The Week鈥檚 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Tools And Assistants Lead Sparser Lineup Of Megadeals

Joanna Glasner

August 28, 2026

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.

Defense tech • IPO • M&A • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

Sector Snapshot: Space Tech Startup Funding Orbits New Highs聽

Joanna Glasner

August 28, 2026

So far this year, a record $20.3 billion in global seed- through growth-stage funding has gone to companies in space- and satellite-related sectors...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Fintech • M&A • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Socure Secures $156M at $5.2B Valuation, Acquires AI Fraud Investigation Startup Fravity

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 27, 2026

Identity verification and fraud prevention company Socure announced Thursday that it raised $156 million in a strategic growth investment valuing it...

Artificial intelligence • Liquidity • M&A • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Sector Snapshot: Legal Tech Funding Down Slightly From All-Time High聽

Joanna Glasner

August 26, 2026

In the past two years, venture investors have poured more than $7 billion into legal and legal tech startups, most with an AI focus. Funding to the...

Artificial intelligence • Liquidity • M&A • Public Markets • Robotics • SaaS • Startups

Inside The Private-Market Divide: EquityZen鈥檚 Phil Haslett On AI, SaaS And Secondaries

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 25, 2026

The market for private-company shares has become a much bigger part of the startup ecosystem. In this 黑料吃瓜 News Q&A, EquityZen co-founder Phil...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

Why Bootstrapped Businesses Are More Relevant Than Ever聽

Guest Author

August 25, 2026

The traditional VC model funds a risky search for product-market fit, argues guest author Richard de Silva of Lateral Investment Management, while...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Seed funding • Startups

Startups Are Still Acquiring Startups, Led By Ultra-High-Valuation Unicorns

Joanna Glasner

August 24, 2026

Amid fierce competition for an edge in the AI race, well-funded startups commonly find it鈥檚 simply faster to buy another company than try to build...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week鈥檚 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Defense Tech, AI Tools And Infrastructure Lead The Way

Joanna Glasner

August 21, 2026

The biggest financing of the week went to Castelion, a defense tech startup developing a hypersonic missile. Other sizable rounds went to companies...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Communications tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Real estate & property tech • Robotics • Startups • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: AI For Everything From Recycling To Breathing To Winning Construction Bids

Marlize van Romburgh

August 21, 2026

This month鈥檚 installment of this column is all AI, though applications for the technology range widely, from two startups that apply AI to trash or...