DFJ Growth Closes $1.2B Flagship Fund

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DFJ Growth Closes $1.2B Flagship Fund

May 13, 2025

Venture investor DFJ Growth announced it has raised $1.2 billion for a fifth flagship fund, its largest to date.

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The 30-Year Unicorn Backlog

Joanna Glasner

May 12, 2025

If the current pace of exits persists, it would take 30 years for every U.S. company on The 91精品 91精品 to go public or be acquired...

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The Week鈥檚 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anysphere, Wonder Raise Massive Rounds

Chris Metinko

May 9, 2025

It was a good week for startups looking to raise big, as two companies raised rounds of well more than a half-billion dollars. While it鈥檚 not...

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Most-Active US Investors: Andreessen Horowitz Leads Slow Start To Spring

Chris Metinko

May 8, 2025

April did not bring a shower of startup funding deals, as venture investors seemed to retreat.

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The SPAC Is Back

Joanna Glasner

April 30, 2025

Over the past few weeks, a new crop of blank-check companies have announced plans to merge with target companies in areas like crypto, autonomous...

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The Week鈥檚 Biggest Funding Rounds: Chainguard And Supabase Top Big Week

Chris Metinko

April 25, 2025

There may have been no big billion-dollar rounds this week, but there were lots of good-sized financings for a variety of startups. Everything from...

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5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In April: Telehealth For Pets, Crab AI And Better Care

Chris Metinko

April 25, 2025

In a lot of places, April is not short on rain. It also was not short on interesting rounds to write about, so let鈥檚 take a look at a handful you may...

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The Week鈥檚 Biggest Funding Rounds: Safe Superintelligence鈥檚 $2B Raise Leads The Way

Chris Metinko

April 18, 2025

Another week and another big artificial intelligence round. All in all it was an active week with a half-dozen rounds of $100 million or more, with...

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The Week鈥檚 Biggest Funding Rounds: Base Power Fuels Somewhat Quiet Week

Chris Metinko

April 11, 2025

Although there were a handful of nine-figure rounds this week, funding news, in general, seemed quiet. No round topped $200 million, and even one of...