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OpenAI’s New $110B Raise At A $840B Valuation Marks The Largest Venture Deal Ever

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The AI rounds just keep getting bigger and bigger. OpenAI announced Friday that it has closed on a staggering $110 billion fundraise at an $840 billion post-money valuation. The financing marks the largest raise ever, according to Crunchbase data. The money comes from three sources, with SoftBank and Nvidia each ponying up $30 billion. Amazon […]

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January Delivers Highest New Unicorn Count In More Than 3 Years

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A total of 31 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in January, the largest count of companies to join in a single month since June 2022. Collectively, those companies added $9.3 billion in funding and $58.5 billion in value to the board. And underlining the pace at which some startups are now sprinting to billion-dollar-plus

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Q&A: Why Deep Tech Investors Are Turning To The Secondary Market For Liquidity

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As a founding managing partner of Celesta Capital, Sriram Viswanathan knows a thing or two about deep tech. Founded in 2013, San Francisco-based Celesta is focused exclusively on deep tech, built around the conviction that major technology shifts require innovation at the infrastructure layer. With assets under management of $1.1 billion, the operator-led venture firm

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What’s Fueling California’s Record Run For Startup Funding?

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In the startup game, betting against California has long been a losing proposition. The three most valuable American public companies all began as Golden State startups. And among the current lineup of today’s most highly valued and capitalized venture-backed companies, the top ranked are all founded or headquartered in California. In recent quarters, the state’s

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Busy Time For Robotics, Defense Tech And AI

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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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Sector Snapshot: US Semiconductor Startup Funding Hits Record High

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It’s not a shocker to see that U.S. semiconductor startup funding charted record highs in 2025. After all, that is the year Nvidia cemented its status as the most valuable technology company, with a staggering $4.6 trillion market cap. Public valuations of semiconductor companies also hit a historical peak, with sector-focused funds like the VanEck

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Security And Energy Deals Top The List

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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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