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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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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7 Questions With Google Brain Founder Andrew Ng On How His Venture Studio Builds And Backs AI Startups

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Crunchbase News interviews active investors in artificial intelligence. ...
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Exaforce Lands $75M To Bring AI Agents To Security

Funding to venture-backed cybersecurity startups has trended up so far this year, and Thursday saw another sign of that. Exaforce ...
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Cybersecurity Firm Island Raises $250M, Jumps Valuation To $4.8B

Dallas-based enterprise browser developer Island raised a $250 million Series E at a $4.8 billion valuation. The new round was ...
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Funding To US Chip Startups Spikes As Global Dollars Fall Amid Trade Uncertainty

As trade war winds swirl and countries seem poised to battle for semiconductor supremacy, global venture investment in the industry ...
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After DeepSeek Hysteria, The AI World Is The Same As It Ever Was

This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. It’s been ...
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Advertising Startup StackAdapt Snags Massive $235M Round

Advertising technologies do not interest investors as they once did, however, when you mix in artificial intelligence they take note. ...
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5 Key Factors Investors Should Watch In AI This Year

By Daniel Marcous Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, and 2025 is poised to be a transformative year. For investors, the ...
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