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Identity verification and fraud prevention company Socure announced Thursday that it raised $156 million in a strategic growth investment valuing it at $5.2 billion. The Incline Village, Nevada-based company also says it is acquiring agentic AI...
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Over 127,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2025, per a ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ News tally, and the layoffs have continued...
In the past two years, venture investors have poured more than $7 billion into legal and legal tech startups, most with an AI focus. Funding to the...
The market for private-company shares has become a much bigger part of the startup ecosystem. In this ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ News Q&A, EquityZen co-founder Phil...
The traditional VC model funds a risky search for product-market fit, argues guest author Richard de Silva of Lateral Investment Management, while...
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Amid fierce competition for an edge in the AI race, well-funded startups commonly find it’s simply faster to buy another company than try to build...
The biggest financing of the week went to Castelion, a defense tech startup developing a hypersonic missile. Other sizable rounds went to companies...
This month’s installment of this column is all AI, though applications for the technology range widely, from two startups that apply AI to trash or...
Our third in a series of articles about non-tech founders getting venture funding features Tabs founder Ali Hussain, who started the AI fintech after...
The best boards continuously evaluate selling alongside scaling, pivoting, or staying independent, especially when the company is thriving, founder...
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So far this year, 250 companies have joined the unicorn ranks through Aug. 15, up from 2025's 193 companies. Leading sectors included robotics, AI...
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