Startup down rounds are at a ten-year high, according to PitchBook data
The soaring valuations of the early 2020s are, finally, coming back to earth. This week, PitchBook data revealed…
Rebecca Lynn spins out of Canvas Ventures to found Canvas Prime as solo GP
Rebecca Lynn doesn’t believe in first-mover advantage. “Never be a first mover,” says Lynn. First movers bear the…
Join Sept. 18 with George Church and this year’s top biotech startups
I asked AI the other day how many biotechs have been co-founded by Harvard’s George Church. About 50…
Exclusive: Squint raises $40 million at $265 million valuation to modernize manufacturing for companies like Pepsi and Michelin
Manufacturing dates back about 2.5 million years, when early hominins fashioned stone tools. Since then, it’s been an…
STAC Invest backs three Scottish healthtech innovators
Three pioneering healthtech companies are set to accelerate their growth and market impact thanks to investment from STAC,…
Exclusive: Decart raises $100 million at a $3.1 billion valuation, chasing the future of real-time creative AI
Dean Leitersdorf and I are on Zoom, watching a Sabrina Carpenter music video. In “Taste,” Carpenter and Jenna…
Media and Entertainment Ventures Raise $500 Million in July
This report is a partnership between WrapPRO and PitchBook, the go-to financial data and software platform that provides…
OpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots
Many companies are focused on building robots, or the hardware components to help them move, grip objects, or…
South startups ride North
THOOTHUKUDI: A buzzing Thoothukudi is gearing up for an industrial leap. With VinFast’s entry, expansion of port-airport, and…
What founders should think about if looking to raise a Series C
Startup founders face a perplexing and even contradictory capital market in 2025, according to Sapphire Ventures partner Cathy…