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WEB6 days ago · North American Startup Funding Weakened In Q3 As Largest Deal Took Longer To Close. Joanna Glasner. In total, investors put $40.5 billion into startups across all stages in Q3. That’s a decline of 10% from the prior quarter and an increase of 22% from year-ago levels. Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Health, Wellness & Biotech ...
Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In and 2023 and 2024
WEBSep 27, 2024 · By the numbers. Layoffs during the week ended Sept. 27, 2024: At least 466 U.S. tech sector employees were laid off or scheduled for layoffs, per a Crunchbase News tally. In 2024: At least 86,913 workers at U.S.-based tech companies have lost their jobs so far in the year, according to a Crunchbase News tally. In 2023: More than 191,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies (or tech companies ...
OpenAI’s Valuation Reportedly Set To Hit At Least $80B; China …
WEBOct 20, 2023 · OpenAI, the startup behind the artificial intelligence tools ChatGPT and DALL-E, will see its valuation jump at least 175% since its $300 million raise in the spring, thanks to a tender offer of employee stock.. Per a report in The Information, Thrive Capital will lead a deal to buy the OpenAI shares at a price that will value the artificial intelligence giant at at least $80 billion.
The Emerging Unicorn Board: Meet 300 Companies That Could Be …
WEBApril 19, 2022. Gené Teare @geneteare. Today, Crunchbase News is launching The Crunchbase Emerging Unicorn Board, a curated list of startups on the path to achieving billion-dollar valuations, also known as unicorn status. The startups on our Emerging Unicorn Board are private companies valued at $500 …
What Current Series B Trends Say About The US Startup Scene
WEBMar 10, 2022 · Trend No. 1: More money. Series B investment has trended up for each of the past five years. We look at total funding and round counts below: 2021: $55.9 billion invested across 1,242 rounds. 2020: $25.4 billion invested across 835 rounds. 2019: $21.8 billion invested across 827 rounds. 2018: $20.2 billion invested across 878 rounds.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Raises $1.5B, Bumps Valuation To $125B
WEBMay 25, 2022 · Houston, it looks like SpaceX doesn’t have a problem. At least not with securing fresh funding. The space transportation company founded by the prolific and controversial tech-billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly raised at least $1.5 billion in a fresh funding round, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal citing an unnamed investor.
IP-Focused Blockchain Startup Story Protocol Raises $80M
WEBAug 21, 2024 · With AI creating new issues regarding theft of intellectual property, San Francisco-based startup Story Protocol raised an $80 million Series B to try to solve the increasing problem. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Polychain and others. Founded in 2022, Story has raised $140 million to …
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30 Startups We Think Could Go Public In 2022 - Crunchbase News
WEBDec 21, 2021 · It recently partnered with Stripe to offer BNPL to a wider set of companies. Revolut: London-based digital bank Revolut, co-founded in 2015 by CEO Nikolay Storonsky and CTO Vlad Yatsenko, is highly likely to go public in 2022—probably in a London listing. The company is said to have around 15 million customers.
Crunchbase Unicorn Company List
WEB4 days ago · The Crunchbase Unicorn Board. The Crunchbase Unicorn Board is a curated list of the most valuable private companies in the world. Powered by Crunchbase’s comprehensive data, this unicorn company list is updated as companies are valued at $1 billion or more in a new funding round.. Valuations are based on companies’ most recently disclosed funding rounds.