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SpaceX filed its public IPO prospectus Wednesday, highlighting many amazing things that it has accomplished. Turning a profit is not one of them. At least not these days. The space and AI pioneer posted a net loss of $4.28 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up more than 700% from a year ago. Revenue, […]
These are pretty good times to be a public quantum computing company. The leading pure-play names are collectively valued at over $36 billion, bolstered in recent quarters by investor enthusiasm around next-generation computing. On the startup front, however, the scene has been slower to heat up this year. While deal counts remain robust, and big
Shares of Cerebras Systems closed up 68% at $311.07 on Thursday, their first day of trading on the Nasdaq, valuing the company at an estimated $86 billion. Shares had opened at $350 in their public-market debut on Thursday after pricing at $185 a piece the day before. Shares of the company, which develops AI computing
Any startup CEO can talk about future plans for going public. But until a company actually files for an IPO, it’s all just speculation. We’re not talking about confidential filings either. Sure, they signal serious intent and contain valuable information for regulators. But for the rest of us, it’s the public S-1 filing that signifies
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal
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The first quarter was one for the North American venture capital record books. U.S. and Canadian companies secured a staggering $252.6 billion in seed- through growth-stage funding rounds per Crunchbase data. That’s more than 3x the total raised in the prior quarter, and the largest quarterly total of all time. Predictably, artificial intelligence was the
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As global venture funding kicks off this year at record-setting levels, startup investors are also minting new early-stage unicorns at an unprecedented clip. A total of 47 seed- and early-stage companies joined the unicorn ranks in the first quarter of this year, per Crunchbase data. Barring a major slowdown, that puts 2026 on track to
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Update: The data and charts in this report were updated at 11:30 a.m. PT on April 1, 2026, to reflect the latest data in Crunchbase for Q1 2026. The first quarter of 2026 was unlike any other for venture investment, driven by unprecedented spending on AI compute and frontier labs. Crunchbase data shows investors poured
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At the height of the pandemic and the global shift to remote work, tech founders and investors alike flocked to Austin, Texas, drawn to a more business-friendly environment, relatively lower housing costs, and the city’s hip reputation. Venture firms that set up shop in the Texas capital city included Bedrock Capital, Breyer Capital, and 8VC
Before pulling data, one usually has a preconceived idea of what the results will show. In this case, looking at recent U.S. Series B investments, my assumption was that big rounds would be dominated by a few buzzy AI sectors. The reality, however, looks far more diversified. Startups securing the largest rounds run the gamut
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