FriendliAI, an AI inference platform startup that provides 鈥渓ast mile鈥� artificial intelligence engagement, has raised $20 million in a seed extension...
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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...
AI was yet again an inescapable theme this month as we looked for interesting startups that landed fresh investment. From a company using AI to help...
After hitting the brakes on its IPO in April, Swedish fintech giant Klarna is reportedly resuming its plans to go public in the United States in...
In this Crunchbase News Q&A, longtime global investor Jeremy Kranz shares his vision for his firm Sentinel Global, and observations about, among...
In recent days and weeks, shares of many of the most sought-after new IPO market entrants have taken a steep tumble. And while by many metrics...
Following the pattern of classic business transformations, AI is moving from invention to innovation, writes guest author Bob Morse, co-founder and...
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...
The San Francisco Bay Area, long the dominant region for startup investment, took a step back in this week鈥檚 tally of the largest funding rounds. The...
Mountain View, California-based Nuro, a developer of autonomous driving technology and software, announced on Thursday that it has raised $97 million...
Providing perspective from both the buying and selling side of VC-backed startup acquisitions by other VC-backed buyers, guest author Don Butler of...
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