The Week鈥檚 Biggest Funding Rounds: Fintech鈥檚 Big Week

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The Week鈥檚 Biggest Funding Rounds: Fintech鈥檚 Big Week

Chris Metinko

December 13, 2024

This is our last weekly Top 10 of the year and we go out with some pretty big rounds 鈥� especially in the world of fintech. All in all, 2024 was...

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Artificial intelligence • Fintech & e-commerce • Politics and regulation • Venture

More Startups Are Working On Lowering Your Taxes

Joanna Glasner

December 12, 2024

Over the past couple years, we鈥檝e seen a steady flow of venture investment to companies offering services aimed at reducing tax liabilities, with...

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Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • IPO • Media & entertainment tech • Public Markets • Robotics

These Were The Winners And Losers In A Boring Year For Startup IPOs

Joanna Glasner

December 9, 2024

While 2024 has been a somewhat boring year for tech startup IPOs with just a handful of U.S. tech unicorns making it to market, we present some IPO...

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The Week鈥檚 Biggest Funding Rounds: Tenstorrent And Nuvig Top List

Chris Metinko

December 6, 2024

After a slow Thanksgiving week, investors made up for lost time with a slew of big-money rounds. VCs spread their cash around pretty liberally...

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The 10 Biggest Rounds Of November: xAI And Anthropic Raise Billions Again

Chris Metinko

December 5, 2024

Last month, xAI and Anthropic raised a combined $9 billion as AI funding remained red-hot. Other sectors, including IT management and robotics, also...

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Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Startups • Venture

Public Raises $135M Series D-2 For AI-Driven Investment

Joanna Glasner

December 2, 2024

Investment platform Public announced it has raised $135 million in equity and debt financing amid sharp growth in adoption of its AI-enabled research...

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Artificial intelligence • Fintech & e-commerce • Startups • Venture

Wealth Management Startups See Funding Rise

Joanna Glasner

December 2, 2024

A flurry of startups in the wealth management space focused on opening up once-exclusive options to more of the masses are getting funded to the tune...

Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Retail and Direct To Consumer • Robotics • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

These Smaller State Startup Scenes Saw Big Gains In 2024

Joanna Glasner

November 26, 2024

Vermont, Hawaii and Arkansas aren鈥檛 on the short list of states likely to serve as home to the next Silicon Valley contender. However, by one measure...

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Crypto • M&A

Will Exit Market Open Up For Crypto Startups As Market Surges?

Chris Metinko

November 21, 2024

Could the upsurge awaken the long-slumbering M&A market for crypto startups, especially as funding has dipped in the sector for a few years and many...