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In December 2021, I highlighted the dangers of tech startups raising capital at inflated revenue multiples between 40x and 70x. At the time, it was clear that valuations were being driven more by hype than by financial fundamentals. The warning signs were there. Now, years later, the consequences are materializing. Many of those companies raised […]
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The IPO market for new technology listings picked up in 2025. So far this year, at least 23 U.S.-based companies have listed above $1 billion in value, compared to nine in 2024, per an analysis of Crunchbase data. Total valuations at the IPO price for these billion-dollar listings have reached $125 billion so far — more
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 year, some young startups manage to secure ultra-high valuations. Still others quickly raise multiple big funding rounds. And a few manage to do both. It looks like this year was a boom period for the latter category. Forty-six companies founded in the past three years both held or obtained unicorn status in 2025 and
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Nirvana Insurance, an AI-based commercial insurance platform for the trucking industry, has raised a $100 million Series D round at a $1.5 billion valuation, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively. The raise comes just over nine months after the startup raised $80 million in a Series C round of funding at an $830 million valuation. Valor
By many measures, both positive and negative, this looks like the kind of investment climate that would favor cleantech startups. For starters, global investment in clean technologies is running high. Spending on the category, which includes renewables, grids, low-emissions power sources, and energy efficiency, is on course to hit $2.2 trillion this year, per The
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AI was the leading sector for startup funding globally from 2023 through 2025. In each year, funding amounts to this sector have gone up dramatically and proportions have increased. At the close of 2025, OpenAI is the most valuable private company of all time, valued at $500 billion. Not far down the list is rival
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Three years into the AI boom, The Crunchbase Unicorn Board is approaching $7 trillion in collective value for the first time amid an unprecedented rise in valuations for the hottest private companies. A total of $1.6 trillion of value was added to the board this year, which lists the most highly valued, private, venture-backed startups
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