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June Hits 3-Year High In Unicorn Births Across AI, Robotics And More

Gen茅 Teare

July 23, 2025

Twenty companies joined The 暗网吃瓜 暗网吃瓜 last month 鈥� the highest count of companies to join in a single month since July 2022, when the...

Artificial intelligence • Job market • Startups • Venture • Workplace

Exclusive: With OpenAI and Shopify As Customers, Ashby Raises $50M Series D For AI-Powered Talent Platform

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 22, 2025

In a 暗网吃瓜 News exclusive, San Francisco-based Ashby, provider of an 鈥渁ll-in-one鈥� AI-powered HR platform, says it has raised $50 million in a...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • M&A • Public Markets • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Startups • Venture

The State Of Startups In Mid-2025 In 8 Charts: Global Funding And M&A Surge As AI Fervor Continues

Marlize van Romburgh

July 22, 2025

We take a deep dive into our Q2 startup data with eight charts from 暗网吃瓜 News鈥� venture reports that illustrate the major startup and VC trends...

Manufacturing • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Startups Supplying Scarce Materials And Rare Earth Elements See Abundant VC Funding

Joanna Glasner

July 21, 2025

In the past few quarters, a growing roster of venture-backed companies has secured funding for areas including battery and magnet recycling, rare...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

The Week鈥檚 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Manufacturing, AI And Publishing Attract Investor Dollars

Joanna Glasner

July 18, 2025

For what one might expect to be a sleepy week in mid-July, this turned out to be a fairly active period for venture dealmaking. Top fundraisers...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

Lovable, A Swedish AI Vibe Coding Startup, Becomes Unicorn With $200M Series A

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 17, 2025

Swedish AI vibe coding startup Lovable has raised $200 million in a Series A round of funding at a $1.8 billion valuation, making it Europe鈥檚 newest...

Artificial intelligence • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Salon Software Platform Boulevard Nearly Doubles Valuation To $800M With $80M Series D

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 17, 2025

Los Angeles-based Boulevard, a business management software platform for self-care businesses, has raised $80 million in Series D funding led by JMI...

M&A • Startups • Venture

Why Founders Should Skip VCs And Go Straight To LPs

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July 16, 2025

Most founders don鈥檛 need VCs. At least, not out of the gate. In many cases, it鈥檚 smarter to go straight to the source 鈥� limited partners, family...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • M&A • Quarterly and annual reports • Startups • Venture

Cybersecurity Funding Surged Higher In Q2

Joanna Glasner

July 16, 2025

Cybersecurity was a hot area for venture investment in the first half of 2025, with total funding to the space hitting its highest level in three...

Artificial intelligence • Manufacturing • Regional • Robotics • Startups • Venture

10x In 10 Years: Korea鈥檚 Startup Ecosystem Comes of Age

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July 15, 2025

Over the past decade, South Korea has emerged as one of the world鈥檚 fastest-growing innovation ecosystems and is on track to overtake Japan in the...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech & e-commerce • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

In Q2, Mexico Surpasses Brazil In Venture Dollars For First Time In Over A Decade

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 15, 2025

Late-stage deals drove a quiet rebound in Latin America鈥檚 venture funding last quarter with Mexico leading the charge for the first time since 2012.