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The venture market may be correcting more than we think to pre-COVID times
Ever since the tech downturn began affecting startups, a question kept coming up: What if we are witnessing a correction? The question implied that the way deals were done in […]
Dry powder versus wet powder: The numbers have spoken
Bridge rounds boomed at the end of last year Anna Heim 19 hours Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where […]
Top climate tech deals net nearly $4B in Q3, outpacing other industries
Climate tech wrapped a strong Q3, landing three of the top four equity deals, including the whopping $1 billion Series A raised by fleet charging startup TeraWatt. While the broader […]
You can now get startup shares on the cheap
The worth of startup shares is changing. The latest PitchBook data concerning the United States, for example, shows that the value of the median seed deal in 2022 through the […]
For mental health startups, happiness is in niches
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Corporate venture investors pulled back in Q1, but less than you imagined
The trend of corporate money flooding the startup zone is going to take some time to unwind Alex Wilhelm Anna Heim 10 hours The global venture capital market didn’t reach […]
Will the corporate venture boom lead to an M&A frenzy?
As startups look for corporate suitors, we predict a record 3,000 M&As in Q2 Alex Wilhelm Anna Heim 8 hours The startup exit market has seen better days. Heck, the […]
As the pandemic wanes, VCs are investing less in health-focused startups
This year’s global deceleration of the venture capital market is broad, impacting most startup ecosystems, sectors, and stages. If you are building a company in 2022, you should not expect […]