‘A Rare Land-Grab Moment’: Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy On The Next Wave of AI And Putting $3B In New Capital To Work
In June, Menlo Ventures footnote]Menlo Ventures is an investor in Crunchbase. They have no say in our editorial…
Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by…
China records most new unicorn start-ups in 5 years as AI and robotics boom
China’s innovation ecosystem has witnessed a resurgence, minting 67 new unicorn start-ups in the first half of 2026…
China records most new unicorn start-ups in 5 years as AI and robotics boom
China’s innovation ecosystem has witnessed a resurgence, minting 67 new unicorn start-ups in the first half of 2026…
Anthropic Backer Menlo Ventures Raises $3B In New Funds To Back AI Startups Across Stages
Venture investor Menlo Ventures 1 said Tuesday that it has raised $3 billion in new capital — the largest…
AI Services And Robotics Lead Diverse Crop Of 29 New May Unicorns As SpaceX, Anthropic And OpenAI Line Up Blockbuster Exits
A total of 29 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in May, but the standout trend was not…
Anthropic Funding Pushed Startup Investment To Near-Record Levels In May As Exit Market Reopened
May set the stage for a new phase for the startup market. While Anthropic’s $50 billion raise —…
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Dominates In An Otherwise Slower Week For Megarounds
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100…
Anthropic Nears $1T Valuation And Leapfrogs OpenAI On Unicorn Board With $65B Funding Round
Generative AI company Anthropic announced on Thursday that it has raised $65 billion in a Series H funding…
AI Drives Europe’s Second Straight Quarter Of Funding Gain As Deal Volume Falls Sharply
European venture funding reached $17.6 billion in Q1 2026, Crunchbase data shows. That’s up nearly 30% year over…