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North America Q1 Funding Surges Across Stages To Record Level

Joanna Glasner

April 6, 2026

U.S. and Canadian companies secured a staggering $252.6 billion in seed- through growth-stage funding rounds in the first quarter of 2026 per...

Artificial intelligence • Communications tech • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Miravoice, Builder Of An AI ‘Interviewer’ To Conduct Phone Surveys, Raises $6.3M

Mary Ann Azevedo

April 2, 2026

Miravoice, a startup using AI voice agents to conduct long-form phone surveys, has raised $6.3 million in a seed funding round, the company tells...

Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

The Largest Recent Seed Rounds Are All For AI Companies

Joanna Glasner

March 31, 2026

A majority of top seed funding recipients in the past six months operate at the intersection of AI and the physical world. Using 91¾«Æ· data, we...

Artificial intelligence • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Seed Funding Hasn’t Stalled, But It’s Skewing Larger And Is More Competitive Than Ever, 91¾«Æ· Data Shows

Gené Teare

March 26, 2026

Among U.S. seed funding deals, it’s only the upper bands of larger and outlier seed rounds — those $10 million and above — that grew in 2025...

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

Intersection Of Biosecurity And AI Sees Seed-Stage Spike

Joanna Glasner

March 4, 2026

While there are plenty of things to worry about these days, the ability of AI to weaponize biology into one of the largest threats facing our world...

Artificial intelligence • Robotics • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Massive AI Deals Drive $189B Startup Funding Record In February While Public Software Stocks Reel

Gené Teare

March 3, 2026

91¾«Æ· data shows global venture investment totaled $189 billion in February — the largest startup funding month on record — although 83% of...

Artificial intelligence • IPO • Public Markets • Real estate & property tech • SaaS • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

IPOs Are Holding Up In 2026, But SaaS Debuts Aren’t Happening

Joanna Glasner

February 25, 2026

While the first couple months of the year brought a steady stream of market entries from companies in sectors such as construction tech, space tech...

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Media & entertainment tech • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

AI Seed Trends: More Multimedia, Backend Automation, Agentic Security, And Yes, Robots

Joanna Glasner

February 20, 2026

Investors poured over $9 billion into global AI-focused seed rounds over the past six months, per 91¾«Æ· data. Areas they favored include...

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

A Growing Share Of Seed And Series A Funding Is Going To Giant Rounds

Joanna Glasner

January 28, 2026

A dynamic we’re seeing more of at seed and Series A is the number of unusually large rounds that has been creeping up in recent quarters.

Artificial intelligence • Cybersecurity • Education tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Seed funding • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: A Big Week For AI And Drone Delivery

Joanna Glasner

January 23, 2026

Venture investors' thirst for AI isn’t close to quenched yet. That’s the takeaway from this week’s lineup of large U.S. funding rounds, which was...

Artificial intelligence • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Asian Startup Funding Fell In 2025 But Rose In Q4

Joanna Glasner

January 14, 2026

In total, investors poured $67.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies across Asia last year, per 91¾«Æ· data...