Fintech Comeback? IPOs Reignite Investor Optimism, But VC Funding Still Trails 2021 Highs

Fintech Comeback? IPOs Reignite Investor Optimism, But VC Funding Still Trails 2021 Highs
Global venture funding to fintech startups nudged up in the first half of 2025 to its highest levels in several ...
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Salon Software Platform Boulevard Nearly Doubles Valuation To $800M With $80M Series D

Salon Software Platform Boulevard Nearly Doubles Valuation To 0M With M Series D
Boulevard, a business management software platform for self-care businesses, has raised $80 million in Series D funding led by JMI ...
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Why Founders Must Engage On Policy Before It’s Too Late

Why Founders Must Engage On Policy Before It’s Too Late
By Sacha Lazimi In tech, timing is everything. This is as true for product launches and fundraising rounds as it ...
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Manufacturing, AI And Publishing Attract Investor Dollars

Manufacturing, AI And Publishing Attract Investor Dollars
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture ...
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Startup M&A Crests Higher In First Half Of 2025

Startup M&A Crests Higher In First Half Of 2025
So far, this has been a pretty good year for startup acquisitions. Acquirers made just over $100 billion worth of ...
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Lovable, A Swedish AI Vibe Coding Startup, Becomes Unicorn With $200M Series A

Lovable, A Swedish AI Vibe Coding Startup, Becomes Unicorn With 0M Series A
Swedish AI vibe coding startup Lovable has raised $200 million in a Series A round of funding at a $1.8 ...
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Why Founders Should Skip VCs And Go Straight To LPs

Why Founders Should Skip VCs And Go Straight To LPs
By Hebron Sher For years, startup founders have treated venture capital like a rite of passage — raise a round, ...
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Transit Software Company Via Files Confidentially For US IPO

Transit Software Company Via Files Confidentially For US IPO
Via, a transit software company, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering in the U.S., it said on Wednesday. ...
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AI Talent Wars Heat Up As Cognition Scoops Up Windsurf After OpenAI Deal Falls Apart

AI Talent Wars Heat Up As Cognition Scoops Up Windsurf After OpenAI Deal Falls Apart
In an unexpected turn of events, artificial intelligence startup Cognition announced this week that it is acquiring AI coding startup ...
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Korea’s Startup Ecosystem Comes of Age

Korea’s Startup Ecosystem Comes of Age
By Alberto Onetti  Over the past decade, South Korea has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing innovation ecosystems. Just ...
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