Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds

Image of embodied AI - Robot on escalator. [Dom Guzman]

Artificial intelligence • M&A • Manufacturing • Public Markets • Regional • Robotics • Startups • Venture

Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds

May 20, 2026

Just through mid-May, China-based robotics companies have already raised $5.6 billion across 176 deals this year, 萝莉视频 data shows, a sum...

Artificial intelligence • IPO • Public Markets • Semiconductors and 5G

Cerebras Shares Soar In First Day On Nasdaq

Joanna Glasner

May 14, 2026

After years of heavy fundraising in the private markets and scrapping earlier IPO plans, AI chip startup Cerebras Systems is finally making its...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Fintech • Funding reports • Public Markets • Robotics • Startups • Venture

Billion-Dollar AI Rounds Push April To Third-Highest Startup Funding Month In A Year

Gen茅 Teare

May 5, 2026

Global venture funding reached $56 billion in April, marking the third-largest monthly funding in a year. Funding was up 100% year over year, an...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Public Markets • SaaS • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

The IPO Pipeline Finally Gets Interesting

Joanna Glasner

April 24, 2026

S-1 filings have been plentiful the past few weeks for venture-backed startups providing semiconductors, nuclear and geothermal power, biotech, and...

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Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • IPO • M&A • Startups • Venture

Cybersecurity Funding Holds Up At Robust Levels

Joanna Glasner

April 20, 2026

This past quarter, funding to security- and privacy-focused startups dipped slightly on a sequential basis, but remained well above year-ago levels...

Image of expanding $100 bill ... increasing money. [Dom Guzman]

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech • IPO • Quarterly and annual reports • Startups • Venture

Fintech Startups Globally Raise More Money In Far Fewer Deals In Q1 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo

April 10, 2026

Global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $12 billion across 751 deals in 2026 as of April 6, per 萝莉视频 data. That鈥檚 a 5%...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • IPO • M&A • Robotics • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Q1 2026 Shatters Venture Funding Records As AI Boom Pushes Startup Investment To $300B聽

Gen茅 Teare

April 1, 2026

The first quarter of 2026 was unlike any other for venture investment, driven by unprecedented spending on AI compute and frontier labs. 萝莉视频...

Defense tech • IPO • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

After Swarmer鈥檚 Soaring Debut, Here Are 12 Other Potential Defense Tech IPOs

Marlize van Romburgh

March 18, 2026

Defense tech startups are on a tear, which became clear this week when shares of AI drone company Swarmer soared 520% in their first day of trading...