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Fintech • Venture

Fintech Revolut Sees Valuation Spike 67% To $75B After Secondary Share Sale

Mary Ann Azevedo

November 24, 2025

Revolut, a digital bank based in London, has completed a secondary share sale, boosting its valuation to $75 billion.

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Robotics • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Lot Of Really Big Deals

Joanna Glasner

November 21, 2025

Perhaps venture investors wanted to get their term sheets squared away in advance of the holiday season. Or maybe AI, despite all the bubble talk, is...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • E-commerce • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Sales & Marketing • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture • Web3

Unicorns Pick Up For The Second Month In A Row, Adding Close To $45B To The Board

Gené Teare

November 19, 2025

A total of 20 companies joined The ½ûÂþÌìÌà Unicorn Board in October, adding $44.5 billion in value. This was the highest valuation amount added to...

Enterprise • Fintech • Startups • Venture

Fintech Ramp Now Valued At $32B After $300M Raise Led By Lightspeed

Mary Ann Azevedo

November 17, 2025

Expense management company Ramp has raised yet another round of capital — its fourth in 2025 alone — this time a $300 million venture round at a $32...

Fintech • Startups

Fast Growth, Fragile Foundations: How High-Growth Startups Can Build Financial Resilience

Guest Author

November 7, 2025

High-growth startups often mistake rapid expansion for stability, but scaling can expose weak financial foundations and chaotic operations, writes...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

AI-Powered Parking Platform Metropolis Raises $500M Series D At $5B Valuation

Mary Ann Azevedo

November 6, 2025

Metropolis, a Los Angeles-based AI-powered checkout-free parking platform, has secured $1.6 billion in debt and equity, including a $500 million...

Crypto • Fintech • M&A • Venture

Ripple Lands $500M At $40B Valuation As Crypto’s Good Year Continues

Mary Ann Azevedo

November 5, 2025

Ripple, a San Francisco-based crypto payments startup, has raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, the company announced on Wednesday.

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...

Fintech • IPO • Public Markets • Travel & tourism

Shares of Navan Closed Down 20% In Long-Awaited IPO Debut

Mary Ann Azevedo

October 30, 2025

Shares of Navan, which operates an expense management platform with an emphasis on travel, were trading at just under $21, down 16% in early first...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Fintech • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

The Last Market Boom Ended 4 Years Ago. Here’s How Current Conditions Look Similar

Joanna Glasner

October 24, 2025

In 2021 the market hit a cyclical peak under conditions that in many ways look a lot like those we’re seeing today. While there are many differences...

Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • SaaS • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture • Workplace

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Biotech Dominates A Busy Week

Joanna Glasner

October 17, 2025

This week offered a change of pace on the giant round front as it was a biotech company, rather than an AI startup, at the top of the ranks. Other...