Firefly Aerospace Launches Higher In First-Day Trading

Firefly Aerospace Launches Higher In First-Day Trading
Shares of Firefly Aerospace closed up 34% in first-day trading Thursday, demonstrating that there’s investor appetite for a new opportunity ...
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Andreessen, Insight And Y Combinator Top Busy Month

Andreessen, Insight And Y Combinator Top Busy Month
July turned out to be a hot month for both U.S. temperatures and venture dealmaking. But while we can reliably ...
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Fintech Startup Rillet Lands $70M Series B From a16z, Iconiq Just 12 Weeks After Last Raise

Fintech Startup Rillet Lands M Series B From a16z, Iconiq Just 12 Weeks After Last Raise
Fintech Rillet announced Wednesday that it’s raised $70 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and ...
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Startup Funding Stays Flat, But Figma IPO Lights A Spark In The Market 

Startup Funding Stays Flat, But Figma IPO Lights A Spark In The Market 
Global venture funding totaled $29.7 billion in July 2025, flat year over year and down month over month from the ...
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AI-Powered Sales Automation Startup Clay More Than Doubles Valuation To $3.1B

AI-Powered Sales Automation Startup Clay More Than Doubles Valuation To .1B
Sales automation startup Clay has raised $100 million in a Series C round of funding that more than doubles the ...
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Fueled By AI, Fintech Ramp Raises $500M at a $22.5B Valuation Just Weeks After Last Raise

Fueled By AI, Fintech Ramp Raises 0M at a .5B Valuation Just Weeks After Last Raise
Expense management startup Ramp has raised another round of capital — a $500 million Series E-2 at a $22.5 billion ...
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The New Shape Of AI Acquisitions

The New Shape Of AI Acquisitions
In late May, OpenAI quietly announced its $6.5 billion acquisition of Io, a little-known but highly technical company focused on ...
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Why Venture’s Future Is Being Decided By A Select Few

Why Venture’s Future Is Being Decided By A Select Few
By Steve Brotman We’re halfway through 2025, and on paper, the venture market looks like it’s thawing. Funding’s up, AI’s ...
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Venture-Backed IPOs Of 2025 Have Done Well Post-Debut; Now It’s Figma’s Turn

Venture-Backed IPOs Of 2025 Have Done Well Post-Debut; Now It’s Figma’s Turn
The U.S. tech IPO scene hasn’t exactly been busy this year. But for those who have made their debuts, the ...
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Tactics AI-First Companies Use To Scale

Tactics AI-First Companies Use To Scale
By Medha Agarwal and Noah Lin AI is redefining software’s role, enabling products that perform end-to-end work. This shift brings ...
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