Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices TechCrunch
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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 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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Indian startups fired more than 4,500 employees in last 8 months, is it because of AI? India Today
Fintech infrastructure company Plaid revealed on Thursday that it has completed a new fundraise to provide liquidity to employees at a valuation of $8 billion. That valuation is up 31% from the $6.1 billion the San Francisco-based company was valued at in April 2025 when it completed a separate tender offer. At its peak in
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Elena Sakach is on a roll. A partner at GV (Google Ventures), Sakach has helped lead the firm’s investments in high-profile startups such as Humans&, Ramp, Stripe, Tennr and Basis. Unsurprisingly, considering her involvement in so many significant fintech deals, Sakach followed a fairly traditional path into finance. She started in the technology, media and
More startups are hitting $10M ARR in 3 months than ever before TechCrunch
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