Polymarket discusses $1B raise at valuation above $20B
Bloomberg reports Polymarket is in early talks for roughly $1 billion at more than $20 billion, after a reported $15 billion valua...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoSection
Funding
Robinhood YC startup fund targets $200 million in proposed NYSE offering
Robinhood’s proposed RVII fund would back YC-linked startups through a public vehicle, with 4.18% expected annual expenses and a g...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago
EU AI Act global tech rules put product classification ahead of rollout
The EU AI Act sorts systems by risk, with bans already active and high-risk controls due in 2027 for companies serving EU use case...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago
July 2026 venture funding reaches $65 billion as 14 startups raise $1 billion or more
Crunchbase counted a record 14 billion-dollar rounds in July, while AI companies took $35 billion of the $65 billion global total.
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months agoPrivate equity vs. venture capital: stage, ownership and returns
Both invest for ownership and an eventual exit, but they commonly differ in company stage, control, deal financing and value-creat...
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months ago
Menlo Ventures $3 billion AI funds target seed through growth rounds
Menlo Ventures has raised $3 billion for two AI-focused funds, pairing seed investing with capital for Series B and later companie...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago
Scale AI hires Francis deSouza as CEO for enterprise and government push
Scale AI’s new CEO brings Google Cloud security credentials, signaling an enterprise push without settling its future revenue mix.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago
Safe Superintelligence funding leads U.S. startup megadeals
A reported $5 billion Nvidia investment in Safe Superintelligence topped a week of large U.S. startup rounds, according to Crunchb...
By Marcus Adeyemi 2 months agoWhat is a down round? Valuation, dilution and funding
A down round lowers a startup’s valuation in a new financing, reshaping dilution, investor rights, employee equity and exit math.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago
Seed rounds sectors 2026: proptech, cancer, space and robotics draw checks
Crunchbase found 2026 seed deals of $5M to $10M clustering in proptech, cancer, space tech and robotics after reviewing 800 rounds...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months agoWhat is a direct listing? How it differs from an IPO
A direct listing lets existing shareholders sell on an exchange without the usual IPO underwriter process or new-share sale.
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago
Function Health funding reaches $450M from General Catalyst
Function Health raised $450 million in non-dilutive growth financing as it expands preventive testing, imaging and at-home blood d...
By Ingrid Halvorsen 2 months ago