°µÍø³Ô¹Ï

Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Get To Know The Latest Class Of Ultra-Fast Fundraising Unicorns

Joanna Glasner

April 30, 2026

Since 2024, an estimated 207 AI-focused companies have joined The °µÍø³Ô¹Ï °µÍø³Ô¹Ï. That’s roughly half of all companies that first hit...

Artificial intelligence • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Seed Funding Is Bigger Than Ever — And Harder To Get

Gené Teare

April 29, 2026

More than half of seed dollars last year went into deals of $10 million or above. At the same time, deal counts for seed-stage startups have fallen...

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...

Fintech • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

YC Once Again Tops Ranks Of Most Active Fintech Investors In Q1 Even As Deal Count Drops

Mary Ann Azevedo

April 15, 2026

Global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $12 billion across 751 deals in 2026 as of April 6, per °µÍø³Ô¹Ï data. In terms of...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

AI Drives Europe’s Second Straight Quarter Of Funding Gain As Deal Volume Falls Sharply

Gené Teare

April 14, 2026

European venture funding reached $17.6 billion  in Q1 2026, °µÍø³Ô¹Ï data shows. That’s up nearly 30% year over year and marks the second...

Artificial intelligence • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

China Leads Asia’s Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years

Joanna Glasner

April 13, 2026

Overall, investors put $27.4 billion to work across seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian companies in Q1, per °µÍø³Ô¹Ï data. That’s up...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Insurance tech • Manufacturing • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: SiFive Leads With $400M For Custom Chip Designs As Aviation, Biotech And Defense Startups Also Raise Big

Marlize van Romburgh

April 10, 2026

While no billion-dollar rounds led this week’s list, we nonetheless saw a variety of startups in industries ranging from semiconductors to aerospace...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Politics and regulation • SaaS • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Juno, CPA-Founded Startup That Aims To Make Tax Returns Less Painful With AI, Raises $12M

Mary Ann Azevedo

April 9, 2026

AI tax prep automation startup Juno, founded to address the opportunities — and risks — that come with advances in AI, and built for underserved SMB...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Global Investors Help Boost Latin America’s Late-Stage Funding Boom In Q1

Mary Ann Azevedo

April 9, 2026

Startups in Latin America raised a combined $1.03 billion across seed- and growth-stage deals in the three-month period ending March 31 — up year...

Artificial intelligence • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Most Active And Highest-Spending Startup Investors Diverged In Q1

Joanna Glasner

April 8, 2026

The investors backing the highest number of startup rounds in a record-setting Q1 were mostly not the ones writing the biggest checks. And the ones...

Agriculture & foodtech • Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Travel & tourism • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: A Credit Card Backed By Mineral Rights, Flying Ferries, And A Foundation AI Model For Plants

Marlize van Romburgh

April 7, 2026

In a quarter when nearly two-thirds of global venture capital went to just four companies, it’s easy to lose track of the many other companies...