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IPO • Sales & Marketing • Venture

AppsFlyer Reportedly Lands $1B At $2.7B Valuation To Help Companies Track Digital Ads

Mary Ann Azevedo

June 22, 2026

Data analytics company AppsFlyer is eyeing the public markets after reportedly securing more than $1 billion in a Series E funding round.

Artificial intelligence • SaaS • Sales & Marketing

How Bigger ACVs Are Bringing Direct Sales Back To Vertical AI

Guest Author

June 8, 2026

Successful vertical AI startups are increasingly using channels like private equity networks and industry conferences to drive distribution...

Artificial intelligence • E-commerce • Fintech • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Capchase, The ‘Affirm for B2B,’ Secures $200M In Debt And Equity

Mary Ann Azevedo

May 27, 2026

Financing startup Capchase has secured a new round of funding, consisting of $26 million in equity and a $174 million credit facility, the company...

Artificial intelligence • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

Sector Snapshot: Sales And Marketing Gets An AI Makeover

Joanna Glasner

May 8, 2026

So far in 2026, companies in sales, marketing and CRM categories have pulled in around $2.7 billion globally in seed- through growth-stage funding...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Enterprise • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Frontier Labs And Robotics Companies Again Top List Of New Unicorns In April 

Gené Teare

May 6, 2026

A total of 28 companies joined The °µÍø³Ô¹Ï °µÍø³Ô¹Ï in April, with robotics startups and frontier labs leading by number of entrants for the...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Robotics • Sales & Marketing • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Defense Tech Leads With Multiple Large Deals, Topped By $600M For Space Security Startup True Anomaly

Marlize van Romburgh

May 1, 2026

Large U.S. venture deals this week were led by a massive defense tech raise for space security startup True Anomaly. We also saw sizable deals for...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • Manufacturing • Robotics • Sales & Marketing • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The New Unicorn Count Reached A 4-Year High In March, Led By Robotics, Frontier Labs And AI Infrastructure 

Gené Teare

April 21, 2026

A total of 37 companies joined The °µÍø³Ô¹Ï °µÍø³Ô¹Ï in March, the highest monthly count in close to four years, °µÍø³Ô¹Ï data shows. The...

Artificial intelligence • M&A • SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

The Most Active Startup Acquirers Of The Past 3 Years Aren’t Always Who You’d Expect

Joanna Glasner

March 20, 2026

To get a sense who’s buying in bulk, we used °µÍø³Ô¹Ï data to put together a list of 79 companies that acquired three or more seed- or venture...

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Defense tech • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Sales & Marketing • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture • Web3

While OpenAI Shattered Records, Robotics and Semiconductor Startups Quietly Added The Most New Unicorns In February

Gené Teare

March 12, 2026

A total of 27 companies joined the °µÍø³Ô¹Ï last month, including six robotics companies and four semiconductor-related startups. Healthcare...

IPO • Liquidity • Sales & Marketing • Startups

‘Why Not?’ How Sales Automation Unicorn Clay Uses Tender Offers To Reward Employees Without An Exit In Sight

Mary Ann Azevedo

February 12, 2026

There's a a growing shift among high-growth startups of rewarding employees with liquidity long before an IPO is in sight. °µÍø³Ô¹Ï News recently...

Artificial intelligence • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Winn.ai Raises $18M Series A For AI-Powered Real-Time Sales Assistant

Mary Ann Azevedo

February 11, 2026

Tel Aviv's Winn.AI, builder of an artificial intelligence-powered sales assistant, has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round, the company...