Asia startup funding hit $42.8 billion in Q2 as AI rounds clustered in China
Crunchbase data shows Asia venture funding reached a multiyear high in Q2 2026, led by AI companies and a sharp rebound in China-b...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month agoSection
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Uber raises Delivery Hero offer to $14.8 billion
Uber’s cash bid would give it control of Delivery Hero after divestitures meant to ease EU review, extending U.S. ownership in Eur...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago
Fintech funding rose in H1 as investors wrote fewer, larger checks
Crunchbase data shows global fintech startups raised $28.6 billion in H1 2026, even as deal count dropped sharply from a year earl...
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Juno Bio raises $3.8 million for vaginal microbiome diagnostics
Ada Ventures, Artesian, Entrepreneur First and Illumina Accelerator backed the Oakland startup as it brings sequencing in-house.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago
Crunchbase counts at least 2,115 U.S. tech layoffs in early July
Thomson Reuters, Samsung SDS Americas and Coursera were among the latest additions to Crunchbase News’ tech layoff tracker.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago
Bison Ventures analysis questions the billion-dollar AI seed round
Ellie McDonald says a study of roughly 200 mega-seed financings shows big first rounds have rarely produced venture-scale returns.
By Marcus Adeyemi 1 month ago
Stripe and Advent reportedly bid more than $53B for PayPal
Reuters says Stripe and Advent made an offer for PayPal, a deal that would dwarf the fintech’s prior acquisitions and test private...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 1 month ago