It’s confirmed — Black entrepreneurs saw a dramatic decrease in funding this year as investors continue to pull back. So far, new Crunchbase data shows Black startups received $324 million […]
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Back to news homeWhy it’s so hard to market enterprise AI/ML products and what to do about it
Mike Tong Contributor Mike Tong has over a decade of experience leading GTM strategy and operations for tech and data companies as part of McKinsey TMT, AtSpoke, Splunk and the […]
Black Founders Matter presses VCs to pledge commitment to diversity
As a child, Marceau Michel always asked for a quarter. He knew if he kept asking for a quarter, he’d have a dollar one day. Then he’d be well on […]
The venture slowdown isn’t coming – it’s here
The pace at which venture capitalists are deploying funding across the globe slowed yet again in April. Venture capital dollar volume, as tracked by Crunchbase News in a new report, […]
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 […]
No one told the crypto world that startup megadeals aren’t as plentiful anymore
The pace at which startups raise rounds worth $100 million or greater is slowing, according to early data. Looking at historical periods stretching back a year, TechCrunch’s analysis of Pitchbook […]
These Y Combinator-backed startups want to build the next Brex
Unsurprisingly, fintech startups were well-represented in Y Combinator’s W22 batch, with 35 international companies participating and 25 more tagged as crypto-focused. One trend that caught our eye was that at […]
Your startup raised at 40x revenue. What’s it worth at, say, 6x?
Another day, another 52-week low for the value of modern software stocks. Once a key indicator of the market’s effervescent enthusiasm for the value of cloud companies, the Bessemer Cloud […]
What’s worth more: Unicorns or the biggest US tech companies?
New data collected by Crunchbase News indicates that the value of global unicorns has crested the $4 trillion mark. The valuation milestone is notable not merely for its scale, but […]
Data show 2021 was a bonkers, record-setting year for venture capital
Venture capitalists went hard in 2021. Data collected from a number of sources indicates that last year set venture capital records around the world. From dollars invested to deal volume, […]