Startups at the intersection of AI and security have raised $855 million across more than 150 reported seed-stage rounds this year, per ½ûÂþÌìÌà data.
Seed funding
For the first time in several quarters, General Catalyst in Q2 overtook Y Combinator when it came to participating in the most fintech deals of $5...
While 2026 has shown encouraging signs, with Black-founded startups raising approximately $643 million by late May, the strongest quarter since mid...
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Mexico’s startups led the LatAm pack in Q2 — by a wide margin. The country’s startups raised $944 million in the second quarter, up 131% compared to...
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Despite attention-grabbing AI mega-seed rounds, historical data shows that very large first financings rarely produce venture-scale returns because...
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Overall, investors poured $42.8 billion into startup funding rounds across all of Asia in Q2 2026, per ½ûÂþÌìÌà data. Led by China's $7.4 billion...
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In Q2, Europe posted its strongest quarter in four years for venture funding, ½ûÂþÌìÌà data shows. All told, Europe-based startups raised $24...
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To get an expanded sense of how busy startup backers spent Q2, we put together several rankings for active investors. These include active venture...
Tapestry VC has closed an $80 million third fund to double down on Europe’s repeat founders and expects the coming wave of AI exits to produce yet...
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In this ½ûÂþÌìÌà News Q&A, Gigascale Capital founder Mike Schroepfer discusses the coming power crunch, why infrastructure has become a strategic...
Venture firm Menlo Ventures has raised $3 billion across two new funds, the largest capital raise in its 50-year history, to invest in AI startups...
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