Startups

IPOs Are Holding Up In 2026, But SaaS Debuts Aren’t Happening

Predictions of a grand IPO rebound in 2026 have yet to come true in the form of new filings and major debuts. Nonetheless, the first couple months of the year have brought a steady stream of market entries from companies in sectors such as construction tech, space tech and biotech. Noticeably absent, however, are new

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5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Plant-Based Clothing Dyes, A Shoebox-Picking Robot, And Power Generated On The Moon

This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our December entry here. A host of interesting, under-the-radar recently funded startups caught our attention in the past month, including one that’s developing nuclear-waste generated electricity on the moon, another that

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World Labs Leads Another AI-Heavy Lineup

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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AI Seed Trends: More Multimedia, Backend Automation, Agentic Security, And Yes, Robots

Every so often at Crunchbase News, we take it upon ourselves to review every sizable seed round of the past few months, seeing what trends arise. This time around, given the excitement around artificial intelligence, we honed in exclusively on AI-focused startups. The goal was to pick out a few themes that appear to be

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Exclusive: Ownwell Lands $30M To Help Homeowners Lower Their Property Tax Bills

Ownwell, an AI-powered startup that appeals property taxes on behalf of homeowners, has secured $50 million in financing, including $30 million in equity and $20 million in debt, the company tells Crunchbase News exclusively. With the latest Series B raise, Austin-based Ownwell says it has now raised $54 million in total equity funding since its

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Crunchbase Data: The AI Boom Has Drastically Changed Who’s Funding The Hottest Companies In 2025 Vs. 2021

As global venture funding in 2025 ratcheted up to the third-highest total on record after the peak years of 2021 and 2022, capital also concentrated further, with the number of companies raising rounds of $50 million or more drastically shrinking roughly by half to a cohort of just 1,440. The investors backing the hottest companies

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