Crunchbase Data: Global Startup Investment Hit Record $510B In H1 2026 As AI Boom Accelerates Funding And Exits
Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing the $440 billion invested in
Exclusive: XCures Lands $46M Series B To Clean Up Messy Medical Records With AI
XCures, a startup that uses AI to streamline patient data and medical records, has closed a $46 million Series B
6 Startup Investors On What It Will Take To Fund More Black Founders
Editor’s note: This article is the third in a three-part series on the state of venture investment to Black-founded startups
Cursor Deal Puts US On Track For Record Startup M&A Year
When someone spends $60 billion to buy a startup, M&A spending suddenly starts looking pretty robust. Those were the unsurprising
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Drives Another Spree Of Megadeals
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Global Leaders Gather for Climate Summit as Talks Enter Final Day
Negotiators race against the clock as funding disputes and enforcement language threaten to derail a landmark emissions framework Negotiators from
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: NinjaOne Leads With $400M As Large Deals Also Go To Blockchain, Cloud Infrastructure, Biotech And Robotics
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SpaceX Shares Close Up 19% After Largest IPO Of All Time
Shares of SpaceX closed up 19% on Friday as Elon Musk’s space exploration company made its market debut on the
The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Tracker
Methodology This tracker includes layoffs conducted by U.S.-based companies or those with a strong U.S. presence and is updated at
Sector Snapshot: Semiconductor Startup Funding Still Running Hot
When we last wrote about semiconductor startup investment in January, enthusiasm was running high and funding tallies were on the