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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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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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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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
African AI startups are looking at India’s subsidized GPU infrastructure to scale localized solutions, citing costs 70% lower than Western providers.
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The ministry will actively incorporate feedback on the challenges faced during its first large-scale AI splash into next year’s plans, according to Abhishek Singh, additional secretary, MeitY, and chief executive of the IndiaAI Mission.
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The fund will be operated by Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital division of the chipmaker, and be made available in India as a ‘strategic AI ventures fund’
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Startups at the India AI Impact Summit are questioning their investments, as high stall costs and disappointing visitor quality lead to concerns over returns. Tighter restrictions due to VIP visits and organizational chaos have compounded frustrations among exhibitors seeking serious investors.
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A rising tide may lift all boats. But lately it lifts California boats the most. In 2025, only two states with a sizable venture scene saw a year-over-year gain in their share of U.S. venture funding: California and Washington. This held true even though several others, including New York and Texas, actually saw a pretty
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At the India AI Impact Summit, government-backed startups are set to showcase their models as shifting AI economics put New Delhi’s compute-led strategy under scrutiny.
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