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Deals•Feb 10, 2026
Primary Ventures Closes $625M Fund V to Focus on Seed Investing
Primary Ventures announced the closing of its $625 million Fund V, aimed at seed-stage investments across the United States. The fund will make checks of $5‑10 million and target 40‑50 companies over three years, covering sectors such as AI, fintech, healthcare, enterprise, cybersecurity and infrastructure.
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Deals•Feb 7, 2026
Cerebras Systems Secures $1B Growth-Stage Funding Led by Tiger Global, with Benchmark Capital Contributing $225M
AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems announced a $1 billion growth-stage funding round at a $23 billion valuation, led by Tiger Global. Benchmark Capital invested $225 million via its Benchmark Infrastructure vehicles. The capital will fuel its AI hardware development and support its planned 2026...
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Deals•Feb 5, 2026
Mundi Ventures Closes €750M First Close for Kembara Fund I
Mundi Ventures announced a €750 million first close for its Kembara Fund I, its largest deep‑tech and climate fund to date. The fund will target European deep‑tech and climate startups, writing checks of €15‑40 million at Series B and C stages, with the...
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Deals•Jan 22, 2026
Jenny Liu Launches $5M Crush It Ventures Fund to Back Wellness Startups
Former Dogpound CEO Jenny Liu announced the final close of a $5 million Fund I for her new wellness‑focused venture firm, Crush It Ventures. The fund will write checks of $100k‑$250k to 20‑25 early‑stage wellness companies and has already backed 18 firms such as...
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Deals•Jan 21, 2026
RadixArk Raises Funding Led by Accel at $400M Valuation
RadixArk, the commercial spin‑out of the open‑source SGLang project, announced a new funding round led by Accel that values the startup at about $400 million. The round’s size was not disclosed. The company aims to commercialize inference optimization tools for AI...
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Deals•Jan 21, 2026
PraxisPro Secures $6M Seed Funding Led by AlleyCorp
PraxisPro, a sales‑coaching platform for medical and life‑science companies, announced a $6 million seed round led by AlleyCorp, with participation from FlyBridge, South Loop Ventures and Zeal Capital Partners. The funding will support further development of its AI‑driven training tools and...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Ethos Technologies Prices IPO, Set to Become First Tech IPO of 2026
Ethos Technologies has priced its IPO at $18‑$20 per share, valuing the company at up to $1.26 billion and raising $102.6 million for itself (about $108 million for selling shareholders). The offering is expected to close Thursday, making it one of the first...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
Retail Startup Another Raises $2.5M Seed to Help Sell Excess Inventory
Retail tech startup Another announced a $2.5 million seed round led by Anthemis FIL and Westbound. The funding will accelerate product development and hiring as the company builds a SaaS platform to help brands manage and sell excess inventory more efficiently, reducing...
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Deals•Jan 9, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz Raises over $15 Billion in New Funding
Andreessen Horowitz announced it has raised more than $15 billion in fresh capital, representing about 18% of all US venture capital dollars in 2025 and bringing its assets under management to over $90 billion. The new capital is allocated across...
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Deals•Jan 7, 2026
Discord Files Confidential IPO Paperwork, Targeting March 2026 Debut
Discord has filed confidential IPO paperwork with the SEC and hired Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase as underwriters, aiming for a March 2026 public listing. The move follows previous valuation at $14.7 billion and a walk‑away from a $10 billion acquisition offer....
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Deals•Jan 6, 2026
LMArena Raises $150M Series A at $1.7B Valuation
LMArena announced a $150 million Series A round, valuing the AI‑focused startup at $1.7 billion. The round was led by Felicis and UC Investments, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, The House Fund, LDVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Laude Ventures.
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Deals•Dec 19, 2025
Krafton Launches $670M Unicorn Growth Fund for India with Naver and Mirae Asset
Krafton announced the creation of the Unicorn Growth Fund, a ₹60 billion ($670 million) vehicle to invest in Indian tech startups. The fund will be co‑funded by South Korean internet group Naver and Mirae Asset, with Krafton contributing about $137 million at the...
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Deals•Dec 16, 2025
The Nordic Web Ventures Closes $6M Fund III to Back AI and Robotics Startups
Solo GP Neil Murray announced the close of a $6 million Fund III for The Nordic Web Ventures, targeting early‑stage AI, robotics and deep‑tech founders in the Nordics. The fund attracted LPs such as Allocater One, founder Christoph Janz and Pacenotes,...
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Deals•Dec 15, 2025
Lightspeed Venture Partners Secures Record $9B Fundraise
Lightspeed Venture Partners announced on Monday that it has closed a $9 billion fundraising round, the largest in the firm’s history. The fresh capital will be allocated across six funds, including a $3.3 billion opportunity fund for follow‑on investments in AI‑focused portfolio...
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Deals•Dec 11, 2025
Runware Secures $50M Series A Led by Dawn Capital to Accelerate Real‑Time Generative AI APIs
Runware announced a $50 million Series A round to boost its real‑time generative AI platform for developers. The round was led by Dawn Capital with participation from Insight Partners and a16z Speedrun, bringing total funding to $66 million. The capital will fund infrastructure...
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Deals•Dec 4, 2025
Harvey Secures Third Funding Round, Valuation Hits $8B
Legal AI startup Harvey announced its third major funding round in 2025, propelling its valuation to $8 billion. The round’s size was not disclosed, but the valuation underscores rapid growth in the legal tech sector.
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Deals•Dec 1, 2025
Clipbook Raises $3M Seed Round Led by Mark Cuban, Commonweal Ventures and Carpenter Capital
AI‑powered PR platform Clipbook announced a $3 million seed round, co‑led by billionaire Mark Cuban alongside Commonweal Ventures and Carpenter Capital. The funding will accelerate its AI‑native media monitoring product, which already serves 200 enterprise customers.
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Deals•Nov 29, 2025
Monarch Collective Acquires 38% Stake in FC Viktoria Berlin
Monarch Collective announced earlier this month that it has purchased a 38% equity stake in German women’s soccer club FC Viktoria Berlin, marking the fund’s first foreign investment in a German women’s team. The deal, disclosed in a TechCrunch profile,...
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Deals•Nov 25, 2025
Bending Spoons Acquires AOL in $270M Fundraise, Valuation Jumps to $11B
Italian tech group Bending Spoons announced the acquisition of AOL alongside a $270 million capital raise, boosting its valuation to $11 billion. The deal, disclosed in late November 2025, marks a rapid expansion for the firm, though the purchase price was not...
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Onepot AI Secures $13M Seed Funding Led by Fifty Years
AI-driven chemistry startup Onepot AI announced a $13 million seed round, led by Fifty Years, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Speedinvest, OpenAI co‑founder Wojciech Zaremba and Google scientist Jeff Dean. The funding will support building a second lab in San Francisco and...
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Kaaj Secures $3.8M Seed Funding From Kindred Ventures and Better Tomorrow Ventures
Credit‑risk automation platform Kaaj announced a $3.8 million seed round led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Better Tomorrow Ventures. The funding will accelerate AI‑driven product development and expand the company’s reach among small‑business lenders.
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
AI Music Startup Suno Secures $250M Series C Funding at $2.45B Valuation
Suno, the AI‑powered music creation platform, announced a $250 million Series C round led by Menlo Ventures with participation from NVentures, Hallwood Media, Lightspeed and Matrix, valuing the company at $2.45 billion. The funding comes as Suno reports $200 million in annual revenue and...
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Deals•Nov 19, 2025
Emm Secures $9M Seed Funding to Launch World’s First Smart Menstrual Cup
UK‑based femtech startup Emm announced a $9 million seed round led by Lunar Ventures, with participation from Alumni Ventures and BlueLion Global. The funding will support the product launch in the UK next year and future expansion into the US market.
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Deals•Nov 18, 2025
Lambda Secures $1.5B Funding Round Led by TWG Global
AI data‑center provider Lambda announced a $1.5 billion financing round on Tuesday, led by the newly formed investment firm TWG Global. The capital will support Lambda’s expansion of AI infrastructure services, building on a recent multibillion‑dollar contract with Microsoft.
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Deals•Nov 6, 2025
Lowercarbon Capital Launches Second Nuclear Fusion Fund
Lowercarbon Capital announced it is raising a second fund focused on nuclear fusion startups, disclosed at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit. While the size of the new fund was not disclosed, it is expected to be larger than the $250 million...
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Deals•Nov 6, 2025
Ventures Platform Secures $64M for Second Fund, Backed by Nigerian Government and Global LPs
Lagos‑based Ventures Platform announced it has raised $64 million for its second fund, targeting a $75 million final close. The round includes the Nigerian government’s iDICE program, IFC, British International Investment and other international limited partners, marking the first government investment in...
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Deals•Nov 6, 2025
Benchmark Leads $17M Series A in Crypto Trading App Fomo
Fomo, a consumer crypto trading app launched in May, announced a $17 million Series A round led by Benchmark, bringing its total funding to $19 million. The round, closed in September, includes Benchmark as the sole institutional investor alongside numerous angel backers, positioning...
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Deals•Nov 1, 2025
Bending Spoons Agrees to Acquire AOL
Bending Spoons announced this week that it has reached an agreement to acquire AOL from Yahoo for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close by year‑end pending regulatory approvals. This marks another high‑profile acquisition for the Milan‑based tech...
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Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Bending Spoons Agrees to Acquire AOL, Secures $2.8B Debt Financing
Bending Spoons announced on Oct 29, 2025 that it has agreed to buy AOL from Yahoo (backed by Apollo) and has secured a $2.8 billion debt financing package to support the purchase. The acquisition is expected to close by the...
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Deals•Oct 29, 2025
Essence VC Closes Fourth Fund at $41M
Essence VC, run by solo investor Tim Chen, has closed its fourth fund at $41 million. The fund close was reported in a TechCrunch piece profiling Chen and his investment approach.
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News•Oct 26, 2025
Accel and Prosus Team up to Back Early-Stage Indian Startups
Accel and Prosus launched a formal investment partnership to co-invest in Indian startups from day zero, marking Prosus’s first foray into formation‑stage deals. The firms will match checks ranging from $100,000 to $1 million (with potential to scale) and will...
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Deals•Oct 26, 2025
Accel and Prosus Launch Co-Investment Partnership to Back Early-Stage Indian Startups
Accel and Prosus announced a new co-investment partnership to back Indian startups from formation, with Prosus matching Accel’s initial checks. The program will co-invest checks ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000 targeting founders building large-scale solutions across sectors including automation, energy...
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News•Oct 22, 2025
David Sacks’ Craft Leads $42 Million Series A in Govtech Startup Starbridge
Starbridge, a govtech startup that aggregates fragmented public‑sector procurement and leadership data and applies AI scoring to surface sale opportunities, raised $42 million in a Series A led by David Sacks’ Craft Ventures, bringing total funding to $52 million. The...
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News•Oct 22, 2025
The Last-Minute Pass Savings Are On! Only 5 Days Until TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Ignites the Startup World
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 kicks off in San Francisco October 27–29, with last‑minute ticket discounts offering up to $444 off and 60% off a +1 pass ahead of price increases at the door. The conference expects 10,000+ founders, VCs and operators...
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Deals•Oct 22, 2025
Craft Ventures Leads $42 Million Series A for Govtech Startup Starbridge
Starbridge, a govtech platform that aggregates public-sector buying data and adds AI workflows for sales teams, raised $42 million in a Series A led by Craft Ventures. Other investors include Owl Ventures, CommonWeal Ventures and Autotech Ventures; the company has...
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News•Oct 21, 2025
Sesame, the Conversational AI Startup From Oculus Founders, Raises $250M and Launches Beta
Sesame, the conversational‑AI and smart‑glasses startup founded by former Oculus executives, raised $250 million in a Series B and has opened a limited beta of its iOS app to selected testers. The company says its AI generates natural, expressive speech...
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News•Oct 21, 2025
A16z-Backed Codi Launches AI Agent Office Manager
Codi, an a16z‑backed startup founded by Christelle Rohaut and Dave Schuman, launched an AI‑powered office management platform it says fully automates physical‑space logistics, moving beyond its original flexible‑space marketplace. The beta released in May signed 40 customers including TaskRabbit and...
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News•Oct 21, 2025
The Full TechCrunch Disrupt Stage Revealed: Where the Future of Tech Breaks First
TechCrunch revealed the full Disrupt Stage lineup for Disrupt 2025, headlined by 200+ sessions across five stages and marquee appearances from Alphabet moonshot chief Astro Teller, Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone, Vinod Khosla and Sequoia’s Roelof Botha....
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Deals•Oct 21, 2025
Sesame Raises $250M Series B to Build Conversational AI Smart Glasses, Opens Beta
Sesame, a conversational-AI startup building lightweight smart glasses and personal AI voices, raised $250 million in a Series B round and has opened an early beta of its iOS app to select testers. Investors include Sequoia and Spark, with other...
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Deals•Oct 21, 2025
A16z‑backed Codi Previously Raised $16M Series A
Codi, an a16z‑backed startup building an AI office‑management SaaS, last raised a $16 million Series A in 2022 led by Andreessen Horowitz; the company has raised $23 million to date.
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News•Oct 18, 2025
This Top VC Has Bet Close to 20% of His Fund on Teenagers — Here’s Why
Veteran investor Kevin Hartz says his firm A* Capital has deployed close to 20% of its recent investments into companies founded by teenagers, up from about 5% two years ago, backing startups like AI prediction engine Aaru. The shift reflects...
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Deals•Oct 18, 2025
A* Capital Backs AI Prediction Startup Aaru in Early-Stage Check
Kevin Hartz's A* Capital recently invested in Aaru, an AI-powered prediction engine founded by a teenager. The article notes the firm 'cut a check' to Aaru but does not disclose round size or terms; the investment reflects A* Capital's broader...
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Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners Take Smartsheet Private in $8.4B Deal
Smartsheet was acquired and taken private by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in a deal valued at $8.4 billion. The enterprise SaaS company, which grew to over 3,300 employees, was taken private earlier in 2025.
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News•Oct 16, 2025
Deel Hits $17.3B Valuation After Raising $300M From Big-Name VCs
Deel raised $300 million in a Series E round co-led by Ribbit Capital and Andreessen Horowitz at a $17.3 billion valuation, the company announced Thursday. Deel said it has been profitable for three years, surpassed $1 billion in annual recurring...
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Deals•Oct 16, 2025
Deel Raises $300M Series E at $17.3B Valuation Led by Ribbit and A16z
Deel raised $300 million in a Series E round co-led by Ribbit Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Coatue Management and General Catalyst, valuing the HR platform at $17.3 billion. The company says it is profitable, surpassed $1B ARR...
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News•Oct 14, 2025
Save up to $624 on Your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Pass Before Prices Rise in Less than 4 Days
TechCrunch is offering significant discounts on passes for its annual Disrupt conference, with potential savings of up to $624 available until October 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Scheduled for October 27-29 in San Francisco, the event will host over 10,000...
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News•Oct 13, 2025
Goldman Sachs Is Acquiring Industry Ventures for up to $965M as Alternative VC Exits Surge
Goldman Sachs has announced the acquisition of Industry Ventures for up to $965 million, marking a significant move in the alternative venture capital space amid a surge in exits. This transaction highlights the growing trend of consolidation in the private...
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Deals•Oct 13, 2025
Goldman Sachs to Acquire Industry Ventures for up to $965M
Goldman Sachs is acquiring alternative venture firm Industry Ventures in a deal valued at up to $965 million. The transaction reflects growing exits in the alternative VC and secondary market space and brings Industry Ventures under Goldman Sachs' asset-management platform.
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Deals•Oct 7, 2025
Monarch Collective Raised $250M Fund to Back Women’s Sports
Monarch Collective launched a $250 million fund in 2023 as the first investment firm dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. The fund, cofounded by Kara Nortman, aimed to capture early opportunities as the sector gained mainstream momentum.
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Deals•Oct 6, 2025
Heidi Health Raises $65M Series B Led by Steve Cohen’s Point72
Heidi Health raised $65 million in a Series B round led by Steven Cohen’s Point72. The funding will support the company’s growth and expansion of its digital health offerings.
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Deals•Oct 3, 2025
Wave Function Ventures Raises $15M for Deep Tech Early-Stage Fund
Wave Function Ventures, founded by former SpaceX Falcon 9 engineer Jamie Gull, has closed a $15 million fund to invest in deep-tech startups and has already made nine investments. The new fund will back early-stage deep-tech companies.
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