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In The Era Of Unicorn Valuation Escalation, A Trillion Dollars Isn’t What It Used To Be

Joanna Glasner

February 10, 2026

How much money would it take to up all of the 100 most-valuable U.S. private, venture-backed startups at their current valuations? About $3.5...

Crypto • Startups • Venture

Y Combinator Was By Far The Most-Active Fintech Investor in 2025, Data Shows

Mary Ann Azevedo

February 3, 2026

All told, global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $51.8 billion for 2025 compared to $40.8 billion in 2024, per °µÍø³Ô¹Ï...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • E-commerce • Fintech • IPO • Startups • Venture

Fintech Funding Jumped 27% In 2025 With Fewer Deals But Bigger Checks

Mary Ann Azevedo

January 15, 2026

Global venture funding to fintech startups climbed in 2025 to its highest level in several quarters, boosted by later-stage deals, °µÍø³Ô¹Ï data...

Crypto • Fintech & e-commerce • Startups • Venture

Stablecoin Startup Rain Raises $250M Series C at $1.95B Valuation – Its Third Round In Less Than A Year

Mary Ann Azevedo

January 9, 2026

Rain, which is building infrastructure for payments with stablecoins, has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round led by Iconiq. Its post...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech • IPO • Media & entertainment tech • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Travel & tourism

Yes, I’m Biased. But Still, Leading Unicorns Like Anthropic Should Be Prepping For IPOs

Joanna Glasner

December 4, 2025

Ever since the startup IPO boom of 2020-2022 came to a conclusion, market watchers keep trying to predict when we’ll see another. Hopes that 2025...

Crypto • Fintech • IPO • Public Markets • Travel & tourism

Wealth Management Platform Wealthfront Targets $2.05B Valuation In Latest Fintech IPO

Mary Ann Azevedo

December 2, 2025

Digital wealth management platform unicorn Wealthfront has filed for an initial public offering, lining up the Palo Alto, California-based startup to...

Crypto • Fintech • Startups • Venture

Kalshi Secures $1B To Expand Predictions Market Platform

Joanna Glasner

December 2, 2025

New York-based Kalshi today announced it raised $1 billion in Series E funding at an $11 billion valuation. Crypto-focused investment firm Paradigm...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Cybersecurity • Enterprise • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Varied Lineup, Led By Crypto And Parking

Joanna Glasner

November 7, 2025

This week has been a busy one for good-sized rounds, led by $500 million financings for crypto unicorn Ripple and AI-enabled parking provider...

Crypto • Fintech • M&A • Venture

Ripple Lands $500M At $40B Valuation As Crypto’s Good Year Continues

Mary Ann Azevedo

November 5, 2025

Ripple, a San Francisco-based crypto payments startup, has raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, the company announced on Wednesday.

Crypto • M&A • Public Markets

A Look At Coinbase’s Ongoing Shopping Spree

Mary Ann Azevedo

October 24, 2025

Since its 2012 inception, Coinbase has acquired dozens of companies and has been keeping up the pace. We take a look at what caught the publicly...

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Crypto • Cybersecurity • Fintech • Startups • Venture

Brazil Back On Top In Q3 When It Comes To Venture Funding In Latin America

Mary Ann Azevedo

October 10, 2025

Brazil is back in the lead in Latin America's venture funding tally — and in a big way. Brazil-based startups raised $692 million in Q3, up 47% year...