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HR Tech Giant Gusto Scoops Up SMB Retirement Plan Provider Guideline

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 27, 2025

Gusto, an HR tech company valued at nearly $10 billion, has agreed to acquire Guideline, a startup that provides retirement plans to small and medium...

º£½ÇÉçÇøapp • M&A • Public Markets • SaaS • Venture

Bigger Outcomes As Startup Exits Gain Steam In 2025

Gené Teare

August 25, 2025

Though well below values seen in 2020 and 2021, an analysis of data from The Crunchbase Billion-Dollar Exits Board shows that so far in 2025 U.S...

º£½ÇÉçÇøapp • M&A • Startups • Venture

Merging To Create Scale: 5 Lessons Learned From Combining Private Companies 

Guest Author

August 21, 2025

Providing perspective from both the buying and selling side of VC-backed startup acquisitions by other VC-backed buyers, guest author Don Butler of...

º£½ÇÉçÇøapp • Enterprise • M&A • SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

Why The Future Of SaaS Is Eat Or Be Eaten 

Guest Author

August 18, 2025

With billions in venture capital moving from SaaS to AI platforms and startups, SaaS founders, investors and customers are finally propelling the...

º£½ÇÉçÇøapp • Clean tech and energy • E-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • M&A • Media & entertainment tech • Public Markets • Transportation & Logistics • Travel & tourism • Venture • Workplace

Global Unicorn Count Tops 1,600, With 13 Additions In July

Gené Teare

August 13, 2025

Thirteen companies spanning sectors from AI to energy and professional services joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in July, while five had exits, a...

º£½ÇÉçÇøapp • M&A • SaaS

Strategic, Not Speculative: The New Shape Of AI Acquisitions

Itay Sagie

August 4, 2025

M&A deal count for AI-focused companies jumped 35% year over year in H1 2025, Crunchbase data shows. Guest author and startup adviser Itay Sagie...

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Why More Startups Are Buying Other Startups In 2025

Mary Ann Azevedo

August 1, 2025

This year is on track to outpace last year for the number of startups buying their venture-backed peers, Crunchbase data shows. We speak with M&A...

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June Hits 3-Year High In Unicorn Births Across AI, Robotics And More

Gené Teare

July 23, 2025

Twenty companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board last month — the highest count of companies to join in a single month since July 2022, when the...

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The State Of Startups In Mid-2025 In 8 Charts: Global Funding And M&A Surge As AI Fervor Continues

Marlize van Romburgh

July 22, 2025

We take a deep dive into our Q2 startup data with eight charts from Crunchbase News’ venture reports that illustrate the major startup and VC trends...

M&A • Startups • Travel & tourism

Travel Funding Holds Strong As Etraveli Said To Reach $3.1B Valuation

Joanna Glasner

July 21, 2025

So far this year, seed through growth-stage financing for travel-related companies is on track to continue its recovery from 2023 lows. Recent deal...

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Startup M&A Crests Higher In First Half Of 2025

Joanna Glasner

July 18, 2025

Acquirers made just over $100 billion worth of disclosed-price startup purchases — Including deals that were announced but have not yet closed — in...