Startup down rounds are at a ten-year high, according to PitchBook data
The soaring valuations of the early 2020s are, finally, coming back to earth. This week, PitchBook data revealed…
Rebecca Lynn spins out of Canvas Ventures to found Canvas Prime as solo GP
Rebecca Lynn doesn’t believe in first-mover advantage. “Never be a first mover,” says Lynn. First movers bear the…
Join Sept. 18 with George Church and this year’s top biotech startups
I asked AI the other day how many biotechs have been co-founded by Harvard’s George Church. About 50…
Exclusive: Squint raises $40 million at $265 million valuation to modernize manufacturing for companies like Pepsi and Michelin
Manufacturing dates back about 2.5 million years, when early hominins fashioned stone tools. Since then, it’s been an…
The 29 Startups in IAG’s 2025 Accelerator Revealed
IAG is more than doubling the intake for its startup accelerator, selecting 29 companies for 2025. Now in…
Jump Raises $20 Million for AI-Powered Financial Advice Tools
Jump, which provides artificial intelligence tools to financial advisors, raised $20 million in new funding. “This investment underscores…
Exclusive: Decart raises $100 million at a $3.1 billion valuation, chasing the future of real-time creative AI
Dean Leitersdorf and I are on Zoom, watching a Sabrina Carpenter music video. In “Taste,” Carpenter and Jenna…
Media and Entertainment Ventures Raise $500 Million in July
This report is a partnership between WrapPRO and PitchBook, the go-to financial data and software platform that provides…
Soham Parekh caught secretly working for multiple Silicon Valley startups at once
A single software engineer has become the most-hired person in Silicon Valley. The engineer, Soham Parekh, has admitted…
QuamCore lands $26M to build the world’s first million-qubit quantum computer — TFN
In a major move in the world of quantum computing, Israeli deeptech startup QuamCore has raised $26 million…
What founders should think about if looking to raise a Series C
Startup founders face a perplexing and even contradictory capital market in 2025, according to Sapphire Ventures partner Cathy…
Bay Area AI startups are turning to China’s outlawed ‘996’ work model
Silicon Valley’s startup hustle culture is starting to look more and more like an outlawed Chinese working schedule.…