Spain-based Factorial raised a USD $120 million

Human resource tech remains hot with investors. Spain-based Factorial raised a $120 million Series C led by Atomico, now valuing the company at $1 billion.

Self-driving tech startups are driving off a cliff

A few years ago, investors raced to join the self-driving car tech craze. Now they’ve slammed on the brakes. Our analysis of 14 companies developing such technologies that went public in the past couple of years shows an average post-debut decline of more than 80%.

Decentralized exchange Uniswap raises $165M

Uniswap Labs—the company behind the Uniswap Protocol exchange— landed a $165 million Series B led by Polychain Capital. The raise values the company at $1.66 billion, according to reports.

European funding falls as early stage weakens

Funding to European startups in third-quarter 2022 continues to fall, slipping to its lowest point in nearly two years. Only four European unicorns joined the ranks, and early-stage funding saw the biggest dip quarter to quarter. We dig into the numbers.

What do AI advancements mean for biotech?

Very little about drug development is efficient. But technological advancements in data collection are propelling artificial intelligence in drug discovery, which may unlock the ability to find cures for diseases that evaded the scientific community for centuries. So far this year, startups in drug discovery raised more than $1.4 billion, per Crunchbase data.

Meet 7 impactful leaders in the Hispanic and Latine community

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re highlighting U.S.-based Hispanic and Latine entrepreneurs, founders and investors in the Crunchbase community. We’re excited to spotlight seven leaders who are paving the way to provide better access to opportunity and more seats at the table for those with diverse perspectives.

TripActions near decacorn status with new raise

Business travel company TripActions raised $304 million at a $9.2 billion valuation. After weathering a brutal pandemic, the startup has definitely arrived with a new $154 million in equity and a $150 million structured capital transaction.

Pleno catches $40M to seek out new disease targets

San Diego-based Pleno raised $40 million in Series A financing led by Deerfield Management. The startup’s platform parses through different patterns in biologic information to identify targets for drug development or diagnoses.

Asia funding plummets in Q3

Venture funding in Asia sank to its lowest level in 10 quarters as the region felt the full effects of the private market pullback. Investors slowed funding by 26% from second-quarter 2022 and by an astonishing 56% from the third quarter of last year.