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WEB6 days ago · North American Startup Funding Weakened In Q3 As Largest Deal Took Longer To Close. Joanna Glasner. In total, investors put $40.5 billion into startups across all stages in Q3. That’s a decline of 10% from the prior quarter and an increase of 22% from year-ago levels. Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Health, Wellness & Biotech ...
Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In and 2023 and 2024
WEBSep 27, 2024 · By the numbers. Layoffs during the week ended Sept. 27, 2024: At least 466 U.S. tech sector employees were laid off or scheduled for layoffs, per a Crunchbase News tally. In 2024: At least 86,913 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 ...
OpenAI’s Valuation Reportedly Set To Hit At Least $80B; China …
WEBOct 20, 2023 · OpenAI, the startup behind the artificial intelligence tools ChatGPT and DALL-E, will see its valuation jump at least 175% since its $300 million raise in the spring, thanks to a tender offer of employee stock.. Per a report in The Information, Thrive Capital will lead a deal to buy the OpenAI shares at a price that will value the artificial intelligence giant at at least $80 billion.
The Emerging Unicorn Board: Meet 300 Companies That Could Be …
WEBApril 19, 2022. Gené Teare @geneteare. Today, Crunchbase News is launching The Crunchbase Emerging Unicorn Board, a curated list of startups on the path to achieving billion-dollar valuations, also known as unicorn status. The startups on our Emerging Unicorn Board are private companies valued at $500 …
Tech Layoffs Stay High As Extended Runways Reach Their Limit
WEBMar 1, 2024 · Tech Layoffs Stay High As Extended Runways Reach Their Limit. In the runup to the 2021 market peak, the word most often used in conjunction with the technology job market was “up.”. Hiring was up. Salaries were up. And optimism was too. More recently, coverage of tech employment invariably includes much use of …
Perplexity Poised To Become Latest AI Startup To Hit Unicorn …
WEBMar 5, 2024 · Perplexity AI is reportedly nearing completion of a funding round that will give the AI search startup a unicorn valuation of around $1 billion.. The Wall Street Journal reported that the deal is being finalized and the new valuation. No new funding amount was disclosed. The valuation is quite the jump from the $520 million the company was valued at just two months ago when it closed a $73.6 ...
Meet Thrasio, A Profitable Startup That Just Raised $110M At A …
WEBApr 9, 2020 · Thrasio, an acquirer of Amazon third-party private-label businesses, has closed on a $110 million financing at a post-money valuation of $780 million, the company has exclusively told Crunchbase News.. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily. The round included $75 million in equity and $35 million in debt. Insiders led the financing, which included participation from Peak6, RiverPark Ventures, WTI ...
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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.
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WEBCrunchbase 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 ...