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Q1 2026 Shatters Venture Funding Records As AI Boom Pushes Startup Investment To $300B 

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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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MIT researchers use AI to uncover atomic defects in materials

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In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful new properties. Today, atomic-scale defects are carefully introduced during the manufacturing process of products like steel, semiconductors, and solar cells to help improve strength, control electrical conductivity, optimize performance, and more.But even as defects have become

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Austin’s Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City’s Startups Hits All-Time High

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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

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The Series B Pipeline Looks Refreshingly Diversified

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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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Science Corp., Another Braintech Startup Founded By Neuralink Alums, Raises $230M Series C

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Science Corp., a biotech startup focused on brain-computer interface technologies, announced Thursday that it has closed on a $230 million Series C fundraise. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, IQT and Quiet Capital were among the investors participating in the syndicated round. With the latest financing, Science Corp. says it has now raised $489

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Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) — AI Equity Research Update | March 2026

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This analysis was produced by an AI financial research system. All data is sourced exclusively from publicly available filings, earnings transcripts, government data, and free financial aggregators — no proprietary data, paid research, or institutional tools are used. Every figure cited can be independently verified by the reader using the sources listed at the end…

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Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) — AI Equity Research | March 2026

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This analysis was produced by an AI financial research system. All data is sourced exclusively from publicly available filings, earnings transcripts, government data, and free financial aggregators — no proprietary data, paid research, or institutional tools are used. Every figure cited can be independently verified by the reader using the sources listed at the end…

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Massive AI Deals Drive $189B Startup Funding Record In February While Public Software Stocks Reel

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Crunchbase data shows global venture investment totaled $189 billion in February — the largest startup funding month on record — although 83% of capital raised went to just three companies. They include OpenAI, which raised $110 billion, also in the largest round ever raised by a private, venture-backed company. The record month for venture funding took place

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: OpenAI Takes The Spotlight With Record-Setting $110B Round

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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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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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