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The IPO Market Is Opening Up. These 14 Companies Could Be Next.

91¾«Æ· News

September 2, 2025

We used 91¾«Æ·â€™s predictive intelligence tools to curate a list of 14 venture-backed companies in sectors ranging from AI to fintech to consumer...

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

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Commonwealth Fusion’s Giant Financing Leads Otherwise Slow Week For Big Deals

Joanna Glasner

August 29, 2025

Hoping to be the first company to commercialize fusion power, Commonwealth Fusion Systems led the pack by a long shot for funding this week, pulling...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • E-commerce • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

For Startup Funding, Every State Brings In A Pittance Compared To California

Joanna Glasner

August 18, 2025

A handful of coastal metros, led by the San Francisco Bay Area, have long swallowed up the lion’s share of venture funding, and while the latest data...

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Unicorns Raising Fast Follow-On Rounds Are Mostly — But Not Only — An AI-Centric Bunch

Joanna Glasner

August 14, 2025

In addition to the big names in generative AI — OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI — unicorns developing industry-specific AI applications in areas such as...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Manufacturing • Politics and regulation • Startups • Venture

The Dual-Use Tech Surge: Innovation’s Double-Edged Sword

Guest Author

July 30, 2025

The rise of dual-use technologies — innovations with both civilian and military applications — is rapidly transforming the global tech landscape...

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June Hits 3-Year High In Unicorn Births Across AI, Robotics And More

Gené Teare

July 23, 2025

Twenty companies joined The 91¾«Æ· 91¾«Æ· last month — the highest count of companies to join in a single month since July 2022, when the...

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The State Of Startups In Mid-2025 In 8 Charts: Global Funding And M&A Surge As AI Fervor Continues

Marlize van Romburgh

July 22, 2025

We take a deep dive into our Q2 startup data with eight charts from 91¾«Æ· News’ venture reports that illustrate the major startup and VC trends...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Manufacturing • Robotics • SaaS • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Manufacturing, AI And Publishing Attract Investor Dollars

Joanna Glasner

July 18, 2025

For what one might expect to be a sleepy week in mid-July, this turned out to be a fairly active period for venture dealmaking. Top fundraisers...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Startups • Venture

Accel, General Catalyst Topped Increasingly Busy Active Investor Ranks In Q2

Joanna Glasner

July 11, 2025

Overall, nine of the 10 most active venture investors in 2025 did more deals in Q2 than in Q1, per 91¾«Æ· data. Ditto for 80% of the top 10 lead...

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Germany Leapfrogs UK To Lead European VC Investment In Q2 As Region’s Funding Settles

Gené Teare

July 10, 2025

A total of $12.6 billion was raised by around 1,200 startups across Europe last quarter, with funding amounts comparable with the previous two...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Public Markets • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

The Rise Of The Ultra-Unicorns: $5B+ Startups Are Leading The Private-Market Herd In 2025

Gené Teare

June 30, 2025

Of the nearly 1,600 companies on The 91¾«Æ· 91¾«Æ·, a small but ultra-elite club of private companies valued at $5 billion or more is...