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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: xAI Leads As 2026 Is Off To A Brisk Start

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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 year’s biggest funding deal […]

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A16z Raises $15B In New Funds, Its Largest Haul To Date, Promises To Back Startups Advancing U.S. Interests

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Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz on Friday announced $15 billion in new funds, its largest fundraising haul to date, with the firm promising to back startups in AI, crypto and beyond that it says advance American interests.  The new funds include $6.75 billion for its growth fund. It also raised $1.176 billion for its

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Large American VCs Topped 2025 Active Investor Ranks, Including A16Z, Accel And Sequoia

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If you’re looking for new up-and-comers in venture capital, don’t read our rankings of the most active investors in 2025.  That’s because this past year, the list almost exclusively featured longstanding, familiar names. These are firms that routinely topped prior rankings, and for the most part they only got busier in 2025. This is certainly

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PM Modi Meets IndiaAI Mission Startups, Calls Them ‘Co-Architects of India’s Future’

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Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, set to be held in Delhi next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said artificial intelligence should be used to create a meaningful impact for people and society. He was speaking at a roundtable with 12 Indian AI startups that have qualified for the AI for ALL: Global

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Global Venture Funding In 2025 Surged As Startup Deals And Valuations Set All-Time Records

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After three years of declining or flat venture investment, global startup funding grew year over year in 2025, Crunchbase data shows. Last year was also defined by new startup records: the largest private funding round of all time ($40 billion to OpenAI), the largest private valuation ever recorded (SpaceX’s $800 billion valuation), and the largest

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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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Crunchbase Predicts: 15 Companies That Could Go Public In 2026 As The IPO Market Gains Momentum

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Editor’s note: This article is part of our 2026 forecast coverage. See our IPO market outlook here, our startup M&A forecast here, and our venture investment outlook here. After a prolonged slowdown, the IPO market is showing clearer signs of life. As our 2026 IPO outlook forecast details, improving public-market conditions, stabilizing interest rates and

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