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3 days ago · How should an increasing number of tech founders on the African continent go about raising capital in a low liquidity market? Marie Nielsen, partner at Antler East Africa, shares a decade's worth of experience on how to best fundraise in tough market conditions.
Supply Chain Startup Altana Hits Unicorn Status, Raises $200M
Jul 29, 2024 · Altana AI, a supply chain management startup, locked up a $200 million Series C investment led by the US Innovative Technology Fund that values the company at $1 billion.. Other investors in the new round include March Capital, Generation Investment Management, Salesforce Ventures 1, Friends & Family Capital, and existing investors GV, Activate Capital, Floating Point and Omers Ventures 2.
Running The Numbers on Y Combinator’s Best Year Yet
Dec 14, 2020 · This has been by far the best year yet for Y Combinator, the prestigious Silicon Valley startup accelerator, with two of its biggest portfolio companies debuting on the public markets and the largest acquisition ever of one of its alumni.. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily. This year also marks the beginning of a new era for YC, as the program is commonly known, that could see twice as many of ...
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The Mixed State Of Startup Funding In 2024, In 11 Charts
Apr 23, 2024 · Startup investors kept a tight hold on their wallets in the first quarter of 2024, Crunchbase data shows. There were big exceptions — some AI, healthcare, energy and robotics startups, among others, received massive investments — but overall the tone was cautious as the year got started. To break it down further, let’s look at 11 charts based on recent Crunchbase data that show the state ...
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Nov 20, 2024 · 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...
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Scale AI Raises $1B In Accel-Led Round; Hits $13.8B Valuation
May 21, 2024 · Scale AI raised $1 billion in a round led by Accel that values the data labeling and evaluation startup at a stunning $13.8 billion.. The valuation is nearly double the $7.3 billion the San Francisco-based startup hit after a $325 million raise in April 2021. The new financing included some of the biggest names in tech, with Nvidia, Meta and Amazon all investing.
Tech Layoffs Stay High As Extended Runways Reach Their Limit
Mar 1, 2024 · “Things slowed down a little, and then we started to see an uptick,” said Healy Jones, vice president of financial strategy at startup advisory firm Kruze Consulting.. While venture-backed companies took steps to pare operating costs after market conditions began to cool a couple years ago, there’s only so far they can extend their runways, Jones observed.