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Global startup funding was up 16% in the second quarter, according to Crunchbase data, led by an uptick in mega-rounds. That increase was led, unsurprisingly,…

Global startup funding is picking up with AI still in the spotlight

We’re back to dig into Q4 2023 venture capital results and what’s coming up this year.

How can venture capital survive a three-year liquidity drop?

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European startups elude global VC funding slowdown in Q1 2022

VC funding into Europe was up in the first quarter of 2022, CB Insights and Crunchbase data show. In other words, the region escaped the global quarter-on-quarter slowdown in startup investment. 

European startups elude global VC funding slowdown in Q1 2022

While the venture capital market is slowing from its apex moment set in 2021, it’s hardly in the dumps.

The global venture capital market slowed in Q1 — but not as much as you might have expected

While the biggest tech companies are taking some lumps, unicorns are collectively raising lots of money and building private-market value.

What’s worth more: Unicorns or the biggest US tech companies?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today we’re digging into the Q4 venture capital market — specifically unpacking…

Three takeaways from the 2019 venture capital market

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Yesterday, TechCrunch reported that Eaze, a well-known cannabis-focused startup, is struggling…

Eaze’s struggles reflect falling VC interest in cannabis startups

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the grey space in between. Today, we’re weighing a standard bit of startup wisdom that…

Do more startups die of indigestion or starvation?