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AI Services And Robotics Lead Diverse Crop Of 29 New May Unicorns As SpaceX, Anthropic And OpenAI Line Up Blockbuster Exits

Gené Teare

June 9, 2026

A total of 29 companies joined The Crunchbase ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ in May, but the standout trend was not new AI models, but rather the businesses helping...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Travel & tourism • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: On-Demand Custom Manufacturing, Underwater Geothermal Energy, And Adventure Group Travel

Marlize van Romburgh

June 5, 2026

A grab bag of funded startups caught our attention this past month, from a previously bootstrapped custom metal manufacturer that got its first...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Regional • Startups • Venture

Boston Startup Fundraising Looks Strong Only By Pre-AI Parameters

Joanna Glasner

June 1, 2026

So far this year, investors have put about $7.8 billion into Boston-area startups, per Crunchbase data. That puts the region on track for a moderate...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • SaaS • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Dominates In An Otherwise Slower Week For Megarounds

Joanna Glasner

May 29, 2026

Venture funding has always been a world of haves and have nots. And these days, the haves are having more than ever. Case in point this week was...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Retail and Direct To Consumer • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Massive Deals For Medical Devices, Futuristic AI Gadgets And Frontier Labs Lead  

Marlize van Romburgh

May 22, 2026

Along with the usual heavy dose of AI, this week’s list also includes large deals for aerospace and defense, fintech, and retail technology.

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups

After A 6-Figure Fertility Journey, This Founder Built An IVF Startup With ‘Outcome Protection’

Mary Ann Azevedo

May 20, 2026

Gaia uses artificial intelligence and machine learning — trained on millions of anonymized historical data points and fertility outcomes — to better...

Agriculture & foodtech • Artificial intelligence • Business • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Robotics • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anduril Leads Varied Lineup Of Large Deals

Joanna Glasner

May 15, 2026

Defense tech unicorn Anduril Industries led the fundraising lineup in a week heavy with rounds for companies focused on applications in the physical...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Physician-Founded Saile Raises $2.2M To Help Doctors Find Side Jobs Using AI

Mary Ann Azevedo

May 13, 2026

Saile, which just raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding, is building an AI-powered credentialing and staffing platform designed to help physicians...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Enterprise • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Sales & Marketing • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Frontier Labs And Robotics Companies Again Top List Of New Unicorns In April 

Gené Teare

May 6, 2026

A total of 28 companies joined The Crunchbase ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ in April, with robotics startups and frontier labs leading by number of entrants for the...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Public Markets • SaaS • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

The IPO Pipeline Finally Gets Interesting

Joanna Glasner

April 24, 2026

S-1 filings have been plentiful the past few weeks for venture-backed startups providing semiconductors, nuclear and geothermal power, biotech, and...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A

Lilly Acquiring Kelonia In Largest Funded Biotech Startup Purchase In Years 

Joanna Glasner

April 20, 2026

Eli Lilly announced Monday that it is acquiring Kelonia Therapeutics, a developer of gene therapies with a particular focus on cancer treatment, in a...