Dealmaking involving venture-backed startups is up slightly year to year overall, and part of that uptick is thanks to artificial intelligence, with 81 deals involving AI startups consummated in Q1 2025, per ½ûÂþÌìÌà data.
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Over the past couple weeks, as we’ve seen Klarna, StubHub and others delay scheduled pre-IPO roadshows, it appears markets are to blame. But how will...
Global investment in the spacetech sector has held steady at more than $6 billion annually for the past two years, with 2025 on track to deliver...
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Crypto payments firm Ripple is acquiring brokerage house Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in one of the biggest M&A deals ever in crypto.
Even seasoned startup investors today face what feels like a novel turn of events: a potential recession and increasing exit uncertainty due to...
At least 95,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2024, per a ½ûÂþÌìÌà News tally, and the cuts are continuing...
The Nasdaq Composite Index was down a staggering 4.8% in midday trading today, following President Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on...
The big news in the world of venture and artificial intelligence obviously has been OpenAI's massive $40 billion investment led by SoftBank, a big...
So far this year, a little more than $200 million has gone to startups applying artificial intelligence to real estate-related sectors like property...
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Shares of CoreWeave closed flat at $40 on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq today. Shares had opened at $39 on Friday, a day when the Nasdaq...
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