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@SpaceX's IPO filing looks nothing like the tech giants before it. While @nvidia, @Google, @Apple, and @Microsoft debuted with profits or modest losses, SpaceX posted a $4.3B quarterly loss ahead of its reported $1.5T valuation target. 👀 news.crunchbase.com/public/spacex-…

Where do funded founders go to school? 🎓 Crunchbase’s 2026 rankings show Stanford, Harvard, and MIT continue to dominate startup funding. Nearly 30% of tracked rounds went to founders tied to the top 3 schools. Get the story. 👇 news.crunchbase.com/venture/top-un…

Fintech funding is heating up again. 🔥 @mercury landed a $200M Series D at a $5.2B valuation as AI-driven startups fuel renewed investor interest in digital banking. 💳 Mercury now serves 300K+ companies. 🔗: news.crunchbase.com/venture/fintec…

After a 6-figure fertility journey, Gaia founder Nader AlSalim built an IVF startup with “outcome protection” built in. The AI-powered company just secured a $100M debt facility to scale fertility financing and care. 🤝news.crunchbase.com/health-wellnes…

China’s robotics boom is accelerating. 🤖 China-based robotics startups have already raised $5.6B in 2026 — matching the sector’s 2021 peak. Embodied AI and humanoid robotics are fueling the surge as IPO momentum builds. 📈 news.crunchbase.com/robotics/embod…

VC funding is concentrating faster than ever. 📈 In 2025, 70% of U.S. venture capital went to just 389 companies — with $90B flowing to only six startups. 💰 So, what happens to everyone else? Crunchbase News breaks down the new startup funding landscape. news.crunchbase.com/venture/data-c…

Quantum startup funding is cooling in 2026, even as mega-rounds keep rolling in. Meanwhile, public quantum companies now top $36B in combined market value as investors bet big on next-gen computing. Get the story. 👇 news.crunchbase.com/venture/quantu…

ICYMI: Last week’s biggest startup funding rounds were all about the physical world. 🌎 @anduriltech led with a $5B raise, while robotics, space tech, energy, biotech, and agtech startups also landed major deals. 🔥 news.crunchbase.com/venture/bigges…

Defense tech, solar panel recycling, AI-native law firms, and cell-based milk — these are the startup deals you may have missed this month. ⚡ Here are 5 funding rounds catching our attention. 👇 news.crunchbase.com/venture/intere…

Xpanner just landed $18M to bring “Automation-as-a-Service” to construction sites. 🚧 The startup uses robotics + physical AI to turn existing equipment into autonomous machines — with no rip-and-replace required. news.crunchbase.com/real-estate-pr…

Who backed the biggest startup deals in April? 🤔 @ycombinator led in total rounds, while @khoslaventures & @a16z topped lead investments. Meanwhile, @Google and @amazon placed massive AI bets on @AnthropicAI — showing just how wide the AI investment boom has spread. news.crunchbase.com/venture/most-a…

Defense tech is booming. 🚀 @anduriltech just raised another $5B at a $61B valuation — and defense startups have already pulled in $13.6B in 2026, putting the sector on track for another record year. From AI pilots to missile defense, investors are all in. news.crunchbase.com/defense-tech/a…

Exclusive: Physician-founded Saile raised $2.2M to help doctors find side gigs faster using AI. 🩺 The startup is tackling healthcare’s slow, fragmented credentialing process — cutting onboarding times by an estimated 45 days. ⚡ news.crunchbase.com/health-wellnes…

Agtech startups are navigating a much drier funding climate in 2026. 🌾 Venture deal count is pacing well below prior years as investors grow more selective, while AI-powered automation continues transforming agriculture. Get the story. 👇 news.crunchbase.com/agtech-foodtec…

Europe’s AI boom is accelerating. 🚀 According to our data, nearly half of all European venture funding in 2026 has gone to AI-related startups, from frontier labs to robotics, biotech, and defense. Will this fuel the region’s next startup wave? news.crunchbase.com/venture/europe…

ICYMI: Last week’s biggest startup funding rounds were packed with AI, space tech, and biotech deals. 🚀 @SierraPlatform led the way with a $950M raise, while @Astranis, @blitzyai, & @DeepInfra also landed major rounds. Big checks for AI are still rolling in. news.crunchbase.com/venture/bigges…

Sales and marketing tech is getting an AI makeover. 💥 Startups in the sector have pulled in $3.7B globally so far this year, as investors back agentic AI tools built for customer experience, CRM, and digital campaigns. Get the story. 👇 news.crunchbase.com/sales-marketin…

AI is reshaping finance operations. 💸 @FazeshiftHQ raised $17M led by @FPrimeCapital to automate accounts receivable with AI agents — helping enterprises ditch spreadsheets and manual workflows. The startup says revenue grew 12x in a year. 🚀 news.crunchbase.com/fintech/fazesh…

Amex Ventures is backing startups building the future of autonomous commerce. 💳 In a new Crunchbase News interview, Kevin Tsang shares how the firm is investing in AI, trust, and identity infrastructure to power a “global agentic concierge.” 👇 news.crunchbase.com/fintech/amex-v…