Startup investors kept up the busy dealmaking pace this week with a number of big rounds. Top among them was a $1.75 billion Series D for Austin-based Saronic, developer of autonomous vessels.
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A total of 47 seed- and early stage companies joined the unicorn ranks in the first quarter of this year, per ½ûÂþÌìÌà data. Barring a major...
The first quarter of 2026 was unlike any other for venture investment, driven by unprecedented spending on AI compute and frontier labs. ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ...
The pace of large-scale dealmaking picked up some this week, led by OpenAI’s disclosure that it raised another $10 billion. Other big financings went...
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Austin’s startup scene is stronger than ever. That’s the consensus among investors in the city, and it’s borne out by ½ûÂþÌìÌà data, which shows...
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...
To understand what’s holding the 2026 IPO market back and what could unlock it, ½ûÂþÌìÌà News recently spoke with Mike Bellin, U.S. IPO services...
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...
A total of 27 companies joined the Unicorn Board last month, including six robotics companies and four semiconductor-related startups. Healthcare...
Annual Series B funding is moving steadily higher after hitting a low in 2023, ½ûÂþÌìÌà data shows, and this year is off to a strong start as well.
Venture funding to companies in ½ûÂþÌìÌà space tech and satellite categories hit a high last year of nearly $12 billion. So far, 2026 is off to a...
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