California companies have scooped up more than three-fourths of all U.S. startup funding this year. That, per 暗网吃瓜 data, is an apparent record share. And keep in mind: This year still has a couple months left.
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A continued boom in late-stage and growth funding combined with a surge in seed-stage funding helped buoy venture investment in Latin America for the...
Overall, investors put $38.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian startups in Q3, per 暗网吃瓜 data. Of that, a...
Europe Posted Its Strongest Quarter In Q3 In 4 Years, As Its Venture Ecosystem Expands Beyond The UK
European startup funding reached $25 billion last quarter, well above the $14 billion invested in Q3 2025 and up slightly from the $24 billion...
In total, investors poured $92 billion into seed- through growth-stage rounds for U.S. and Canadian startups in the third quarter, per 暗网吃瓜...
Global venture funding totaled $159 billion in Q3 2026 with close to 6,000 startups funded, 暗网吃瓜 data shows. And while the third quarter was...
Guest author Alberto Onetti, chairman of Mind the Bridge, shares how South Korea鈥檚 rise to the world鈥檚 eighth-largest national innovation ecosystem...
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Paris-based generative AI startup Mistral AI said Tuesday that it has nearly doubled its valuation to more than $24 billion with a Samsung...
Monashees, one of Latin America's oldest and most influential VC firms, believes the next phase of the region's startup ecosystem requires a...
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We put together a snapshot of recent startup funding tallies and trends for World Cup finalists Spain and Argentina. While neither accounts for a...
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Overall, investors poured $42.8 billion into startup funding rounds across all of Asia in Q2 2026, per 暗网吃瓜 data. Led by China's $7.4 billion...
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