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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Marc Schröder. Getting the right investors at the right time can be vital to a startup's success, especially during the early stages, writes MGV's Marc Schröder, who shares the multistage challenges founders face. Stay up to date with recent funding rounds, acquisitions, and more with the Crunchbase Daily. Artificial intelligence.
Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In and 2023 and 2024
WEBSep 13, 2024 · By the numbers. Layoffs during the week ended Sept. 13, 2024: At least 939 U.S. tech sector employees were laid off or scheduled for layoffs, per a Crunchbase News tally. In 2024: At least 86,447 workers at U.S.-based tech companies have lost their jobs so far in the year, according to a Crunchbase News tally. …
Stripe’s Valuation Stretches To $35B With New $250M Investment
WEBSep 19, 2019 · Payment processing startup Stripe raised $250 million in a new round of funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $35 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company’s CEO Patrick Collison commented on the news on Twitter, saying that there is “more in the works,” and that the “ [I]nternet economy is still in its early ...
Under The Hood: A Closer Look At Stripe, The Most Highly Valued …
WEBApr 20, 2021 · Given Stripe’s status as the U.S.’ most highly valued venture-backed private company, and its pivotal role in e-commerce, we decided to take a peek under its hood and use Crunchbase data to understand the business a bit better.
CallMiner Raises $75M From Goldman Sachs - Crunchbase News
WEBDec 16, 2019 · CallMiner, a provider of artificial intelligence-enabled speech and customer interaction analytics, has raised $75 million in a “late-stage, growth equity” round from Goldman Sachs.. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily. With the new financing, CallMiner has now raised a total of about $140 million in equity and $15 million in debt financing since it was founded in 2002, according to CEO and ...
Here’s How Index Ventures Is Investing In An Era Where ‘Every …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · The firm raised $3.2 billion across three funds in 2021 and into 2022. We talked with Erin Price-Wright, a partner at Index Ventures who joined the firm in 2019. Her investment focus is early-stage enterprise and AI. AI will become like a database — where it is not a differentiator, Price-Wright predicts. “Very soon that will be true for AI
Crunchbase Unicorn Company List
WEB4 days ago · The Crunchbase Unicorn Board. The Crunchbase Unicorn Board is a curated list of the most valuable private companies in the world. Powered by Crunchbase’s comprehensive data, this unicorn company list is updated as companies are valued at $1 billion or more in a new funding round.. Valuations are based on companies’ most recently disclosed funding rounds.
IP-Focused Blockchain Startup Story Protocol Raises $80M
WEBAug 21, 2024 · With AI creating new issues regarding theft of intellectual property, San Francisco-based startup Story Protocol raised an $80 million Series B to try to solve the increasing problem. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Polychain and others. Founded in 2022, Story has raised $140 million to …
No More Money Moat: SoftBank CFO On Vision Fund Turnaround …
WEBAug 25, 2021 · When the SoftBank Group announced its $100 billion Vision Fund in 2017, it stunned the venture industry. This single fund was 50 times the size of the largest venture funds at the time, and far larger than most private equity funds. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily. At the core of SoftBank’s startup investment approach was betting huge amounts on its portfolio companies to help them become ...
Web3 Tracker: News On Startups and Investors - Crunchbase News
WEB5 days ago · IP-Focused Blockchain Startup Story Protocol Raises $80M. The Web3 Tracker is a one-stop shop for following Web3 trends, news and data about venture funding and leading investors in the sector. Web3 refers to the next evolution of the internet primarily built on blockchain technology. While the …