With An Eye Toward More Acquisitions, AI-Powered Grammarly Raises $1B from General Catalyst

AI writing and productivity assistant Grammarly has secured $1 billion in funding from longtime investor General Catalyst, the company announced ...
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AI Share Of Startup Funding Fluctuates Sharply By Stage

U.S. artificial intelligence startups are gobbling up a large share of funding at all stages. However, the biggest slice of ...
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The Rise Of Megafunds — A Decade In The Making

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series looking at how the venture and startup landscape has evolved over ...
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Startup Crusoe Nets $11.6B In Fresh Financing For Massive New OpenAI Data Center

Crusoe Energy Systems, a Denver-based startup that builds data centers, has secured $11.6 billion in new debt and equity funding ...
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A Quick Trip Through The Recent History Of Startup Naming

Believe it or not, there was a time when reading through the names of the last 1,000 funded startups was ...
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A Deep Dive Into The Leading Investors In Unicorns Minted Since 2023

Since 2023, 259 new unicorns have joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, adding $605 billion in total value and altogether raising ...
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Strava Valuation Powers Up To $2.2B As Fitness Startup Funding Falters

Fitness app Strava reached a $2.2 billion valuation after raising an undisclosed amount of new funding including debt, The Wall ...
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Fintech Funding Holds Strong As Airwallex Lands $300M

Investors are feeling pretty good about fintech these days. The latest indicator: Business payments platform Airwallex announced Wednesday that it ...
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The 10-Year Trend At Series B

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series looking at how the venture and startup landscape has evolved over ...
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Where Funded Founders Went To School: 2025 Edition

There’s no degree requirement to be founder of a venture-backed startup. Nevertheless, attending a top-tier university definitely boosts the likelihood ...
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