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6 days ago · So far this year, roughly $758 million has gone to rounds for startups tied to AR, VR and the metaverse, per Crunchbase data. That’s on pace to be the lowest annual total in years. Artificial intelligence • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Retail and Direct To Consumer • Startups • Venture.
Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In and 2023 ...
6 days ago · By the numbers. Layoffs during the week ended Nov. 8, 2024: At least 1,391 U.S. tech sector employees were laid off or scheduled for layoffs, per a Crunchbase News tally. In 2024: At least 92,466 workers at U.S.-based tech companies have lost their jobs so far in the year, according to a Crunchbase News tally. In 2023: More than 191,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies (or tech companies ...
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Crunchbase News is a digital publication covering the innovation ecosystem through deeply reported, data-driven journalism on private markets, startups, founders and investors. We first published on March 13, 2017. Though we are owned by Crunchbase —a public database of private companies that sells data access and business intelligence and ...
Layoffs Archives - Crunchbase News
Nov 1, 2024 · The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Tracker. More than 191,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2023, per a Crunchbase News tally, and the cuts have continued into 2024. See who the latest companies are to cut roles. Fintech & e-commerce • Layoffs • Startups • Venture.
Astranis Aims For The Stars With New $200M Round - Crunchbase …
Jul 24, 2024 · Chris Metinko. Space startup Astranis raised a fresh $200 million round to build out its Omega satellite program. The new round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bam Elevate, along with participation from the likes of Baillie Gifford, BlackRock and Fidelity. Founded in 2015, Astranis has raised more than $750 million, per the company.
Vercel’s Valuation Jumps To $3.25B After $250M Series E
May 16, 2024 · The big rounds just keep coming this week. Vercel, a platform that allows companies to develop web applications in the cloud, locked up a $250 million Series E at a valuation of $3.25 billion.There have been eight rounds this week of at least $100 million to U.S.-based startups. The round was led by Accel, with participation from other existing investors including CRV, GV, Notable Capital ...
AI Startup World Labs Launches With $230M From Andreessen …
Sep 13, 2024 · Chris Metinko. Spatial intelligence AI startup World Labs launched Friday with more than $230 million in total funding. The funding was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, NEA and Radical Ventures. Other investors include Marc Benioff, Ashton Kutcher, Adobe Ventures, AMD Ventures, Databricks Ventures and NVentures, the venture capital arm of Nvidia.
LatAm Startup Funding Sees A Modest Uptick
Oct 9, 2024 · The largest financing went to Mexico City-based Stori, a provider of credit cards and online financial services that raised $212 million in an August financing that was roughly half debt and half equity.With the latest round, the 5-year-old unicorn plans to expand into Colombia.. Another Mexican company, OCN, or One Car Now, secured $86 million in a July debt and equity round to expand its ...
Lightspeed Venture Partners Looking To Raise $7B For New Funds …
Oct 1, 2024 · Lightspeed Venture Partners — an investor in the likes of Snap, Nest and Stripe — is raising money for three new funds that would total about $7 billion, The Information reported.. The amount is even higher than the firm raised for its last batch of funds in 2022, when it raised $6.7 billion for three funds, per Crunchbase. About 40% of the money will be for an opportunity fund to invest ...
What Funding Slump? Active Venture Investors Picked Up The …
Oct 11, 2024 · For Q3, we ranked 10 investors that led or co-led rounds collectively valued at $500 million or more, as charted below. Here, General Catalyst came out on top after leading and co-leading at least eight rounds valued at $100 million or more in Q3, per Crunchbase data. The largest include financings for German AI defense company Helsing ($492 ...