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E-commerce • Startups • Venture

Quince, A Bright Spot In Struggling D2C Fashion Space, More Than Doubles Valuation To $4.5B With Second Raise In 6 Months

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 29, 2025

Quince, an affordable luxury brand online retailer, has raised $200 million at a valuation of more than $4.5 billion, according to a report from...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Robotics • SaaS • Startups • Venture

Robotics Startup Funding Rises

Joanna Glasner

July 29, 2025

Robotics was a buzzy area for startups last year, and so far this year, investors have been putting even more capital into the space. With startups...

Artificial intelligence • Manufacturing • SaaS • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Beyond The Browser: Why Deep Tech In Physical Production Is Venture’s Next Outlier Opportunity

Guest Author

July 29, 2025

A platform shift is changing deep tech for physical production, argues guest author Theo Saville, as AI tooling collapses the cost and complexity of...

IPO • Startups • Venture

Design Software Startup Figma Boosts IPO Range, Targets Valuation of $18.8B

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 28, 2025

Figma — the San Francisco-based collaborative design startup that has raised millions from a who’s who of Silicon Valley — increased the expected...

Fintech & e-commerce • Seed funding • Venture

Ultra-Unicorn Investors: These Firms Have Amassed The Largest Portfolios Of $5B+ Startups 

Gené Teare

July 28, 2025

An analysis of 91¾«Æ· data reveals which firms — across venture and private equity — have built the largest portfolios of ultra-unicorns.

Artificial intelligence • Communications tech • Cybersecurity • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Risk Management, AI Lead In Attracting Capital

Joanna Glasner

July 25, 2025

Sizable startup funding announcements continued to roll in this week, with the largest rounds coming in the form of growth equity investments to two...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

​​5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In July: Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate, AI Legal Matchmaker And Seeing Underground

Marlize van Romburgh

July 25, 2025

We take a closer look at a host of funded startups that caught our attention this month, ranging from a flu vaccine developer to a startup...

Artificial intelligence • Media & entertainment tech • SaaS • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Exclusive: Rocksalt Raises $3.5M Seed To Help Execs Become Influencers Via AI Marketing

Mary Ann Azevedo

July 24, 2025

A pair of San Francisco-based siblings teamed up to found Rocksalt, an agentic AI platform that aims to help B2B companies become influencers of...

Agriculture & foodtech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Startups • Venture

Protein Startups Still Gobble Up Capital, Even As Investors Move Away From Alt-Meat

Joanna Glasner

July 24, 2025

While investors have mostly abandoned the once-hot lab-grown meat space, data shows there’s still a hearty appetite — and some big checks — for...

Regional • Startups • Venture

Spain’s Startup Economy: Sustainable Model or Achilles’ Heel?

Guest Author

July 24, 2025

Spain’s startup economy is thriving — but is it scaling fast enough to stay globally competitive? In this guest commentary, Mind the Bridge’s Alberto...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • E-commerce • Fintech • M&A • Public Markets • Robotics • SaaS • Transportation & Logistics • Venture • Web3

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...