AI Cloud Startup Vultr Raises $333M At $3.5B In First Outside Funding Round

AI Cloud Startup Vultr Raises 3M At .5B In First Outside Funding Round
AI cloud infrastructure startup Vultr raised $333 million in growth financing at a $3.5 billion valuation, marking the decade-old startup’s ...
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What We Learned About AI From 7 Active Startup Investors This Year  

What We Learned About AI From 7 Active Startup Investors This Year  
Editor’s note: In 2024, Crunchbase News interviewed active startup investors in artificial intelligence. Below, we publish highlights from those interviews. ...
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5 Trends In Tech And Startups We’re Watching In 2025, From An M&A Rebound To A Defense Tech Boom

5 Trends In Tech And Startups We’re Watching In 2025, From An M&A Rebound To A Defense Tech Boom
Will the M&A market pick up next year and, with it, the IPO pipeline? And what about the tech job ...
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Digital Banking Startups Are Hot Again

Digital Banking Startups Are Hot Again
After several slow quarters, we’re seeing a pick up in funding to digital banking startups. In the past three months, ...
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The Big 5 Didn’t Binge On Startup Investments In 2024

The Big 5 Didn’t Binge On Startup Investments In 2024
The five most-valuable technology companies have plenty of money to invest in startups. They’re in a particularly strong position today, ...
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2024 Was Slow For Tech IPOs, But 2025 Could Be Different

2024 Was Slow For Tech IPOs, But 2025 Could Be Different
After another slow year in 2024 for new tech listings, there is an expectation that the IPO markets will pick ...
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ServiceTitan Shares Surge In First-Day Trading

ServiceTitan Shares Surge In First-Day Trading
Shares of ServiceTitan surged 42% in first-day trading on the Nasdaq Thursday, in what is likely to be the last ...
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Ayar Labs, Latest Optical Interconnect Startup To Raise Big, Hits Unicorn Status

Ayar Labs, Latest Optical Interconnect Startup To Raise Big, Hits Unicorn Status
Ayar Labs locked up a $155 million Series D led by Advent International and Light Street Capital at a valuation ...
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AI Language Startup Speak Hits Unicorn Status After Raising $78M Series C

AI Language Startup Speak Hits Unicorn Status After Raising M Series C
Speak, a startup that wants to help people learn new languages through AI, raised a fresh $78 million Series C ...
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Venture Dollars Pour Into The Intersection Of AI And Cybersecurity

Venture Dollars Pour Into The Intersection Of AI And Cybersecurity
Just last month, AI-powered data security startup Cyera closed a $300 million Series D led by Accel and Sapphire Ventures. ...
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