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Artificial intelligence • SaaS • Startups

Don’t Just Talk About AI. Measure Business Outputs. Here’s How.

Bob Morse

March 19, 2026

Guest authors Bob Morse of Strattam Capital and Dario Fanucchi of Isazi, share their theory on why so many AI pilots fail, believing that the best...

Defense tech • IPO • Public Markets • Startups • Venture

After Swarmer’s Soaring Debut, Here Are 12 Other Potential Defense Tech IPOs

Marlize van Romburgh

March 18, 2026

Defense tech startups are on a tear, which became clear this week when shares of AI drone company Swarmer soared 520% in their first day of trading...

Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Stripe Alum Raises $9M For Meadow To Help People Plan Funerals Online

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 18, 2026

Co-founded by Stripes alum Sam Gerstenzang, online funeral planning startup Meadow Memorials has raised a $9 million Series A funding round led by...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Candex Extends Series C To $40M+ To Help Enterprises Easily Onboard Global Vendors

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 17, 2026

New York-based Candex, a startup that helps large companies pay small, one-time, or irregular vendors without the administrative headache or risk...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Media & entertainment tech • Startups • Venture

The Rising Investors Behind The New Unicorn Class

Gené Teare

March 17, 2026

The race to back the next generation of billion-dollar startups accelerated last year as the stable of unicorn startups filled up again. A total of...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • E-commerce • Robotics • SaaS • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI, Robotics And E-Commerce Top The Ranks

Joanna Glasner

March 13, 2026

Busy week, big checks, lots of AI and robotics. That, in ultra-brief synopsis form, characterized the general startup fundraising environment this...

Agriculture & foodtech • Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • Startups • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Blood-Drawing Robots, Inboxes For AI Agents, Franchised Defense Manufacturing, And More

Marlize van Romburgh

March 13, 2026

A whole host of under-the-radar startups have drawn investor checks lately. Among those that most piqued our interest: A phlebotomy robot, a company...

Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Defense tech • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Sales & Marketing • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture • Web3

While OpenAI Shattered Records, Robotics and Semiconductor Startups Quietly Added The Most New Unicorns In February

Gené Teare

March 12, 2026

A total of 27 companies joined the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ last month, including six robotics companies and four semiconductor-related startups. Healthcare...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

From Hype To Outcomes: How VCs Recalibrate Around Agentic AI

Guest Author

March 11, 2026

Investors are prioritizing startups that demonstrate real production usage, measurable outcomes and revenue — focusing less on flashy demos and more...

Artificial intelligence • Job market • Startups • Venture • Workplace

Khosla’s Ethan Choi On AI, Founder-First Investing And The Fate Of Entry-Level Jobs

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 11, 2026

Ethan Choi, a partner at Khosla Ventures, recently spoke to Crunchbase News about AI's impact, why he thinks entry-level jobs could be disappearing...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

Turing Winner LeCun’s New ‘World Model’ AI Lab Raises $1B In Europe’s Largest Seed Round Ever

Marlize van Romburgh

March 10, 2026

The funding for Paris-based AMI to help it build AI "world models" represents the largest seed round ever for a European startup and one of the...