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Exclusive: With OpenAI and Shopify As Customers, Ashby Raises $50M Series D For AI-Powered Talent Platform

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 22, 2025

In a 91精品 News exclusive, San Francisco-based Ashby, provider of an 鈥渁ll-in-one鈥� AI-powered HR platform, says it has raised $50 million in a...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Fintech • M&A • Public Markets • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Startups • Venture

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 91精品 News鈥� venture reports that illustrate the major startup and VC trends...

Manufacturing • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Startups Supplying Scarce Materials And Rare Earth Elements See Abundant VC Funding

Joanna Glasner

July 21, 2025

In the past few quarters, a growing roster of venture-backed companies has secured funding for areas including battery and magnet recycling, rare...

M&A • Startups • Travel & tourism

Travel Funding Holds Strong As Etraveli Said To Reach $3.1B Valuation

Joanna Glasner

July 21, 2025

So far this year, seed through growth-stage financing for travel-related companies is on track to continue its recovery from 2023 lows. Recent deal...

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

The Week鈥檚 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 • Crypto • Cybersecurity • Enterprise • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Startups

Startup M&A Crests Higher In First Half Of 2025

Joanna Glasner

July 18, 2025

Acquirers made just over $100 billion worth of disclosed-price startup purchases 鈥� Including deals that were announced but have not yet closed 鈥� in...

Politics and regulation • Startups

Middle Market, Major Stakes: Why Founders Must Engage On Policy Before It鈥檚 Too Late

Guest Author

July 18, 2025

Guest author Sacha Lazimi, co-founder and CEO of social platform Yubo, provides practical guidance to early-stage middle-market founders for getting...

Artificial intelligence • Startups • Venture

Lovable, A Swedish AI Vibe Coding Startup, Becomes Unicorn With $200M Series A

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 17, 2025

Swedish AI vibe coding startup Lovable has raised $200 million in a Series A round of funding at a $1.8 billion valuation, making it Europe鈥檚 newest...

Artificial intelligence • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Salon Software Platform Boulevard Nearly Doubles Valuation To $800M With $80M Series D

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 17, 2025

Los Angeles-based Boulevard, a business management software platform for self-care businesses, has raised $80 million in Series D funding led by JMI...

Startups

Why Startup Founders Struggle With Adaptability (And How To Overcome The Challenge)

Guest Author

July 17, 2025

Why do so many founders struggle with adaptability? The reasons are as varied as the founders themselves, according to Richard Hagberg and Tien Tzuo...

M&A • Startups • Venture

Why Founders Should Skip VCs And Go Straight To LPs

Guest Author

July 16, 2025

Most founders don鈥檛 need VCs. At least, not out of the gate. In many cases, it鈥檚 smarter to go straight to the source 鈥� limited partners, family...