Founders are rethinking the race for unicorn status, shifting focus to sustainable revenue, disciplined metrics, and profitability over vanity valuations.
Author: Evelyn Monroe
A deep dive into why some startup seed rounds close in two weeks while others drag on for months and quietly collapse.
Andercore secures $40M to deploy AI across Europe’s industrial supply chains, targeting efficiency, resilience and real-time visibility for manufacturers.
French VC Elaia has raised €120 million in a first close for its new multi-stage B2B technology fund, backing European startups from seed to growth stage.
Blackstone is set to invest $1B in AI startup Anthropic, backing a new funding round that reportedly values the company at around $350B.
Abu Dhabi-backed investor MGX is reportedly exploring a stake in AI leader Anthropic, as the fast-growing startup pursues a potential $350B valuation.
Balderton Capital leads a $6M round into Mozart AI, a music creation startup gaining traction as even Avicii’s producer goes viral using its generative tools.
Portugal is emerging as Southern Europe’s new startup hotspot. Here are 10 post-2023 Portuguese startups redefining AI, fintech, climate tech and digital services.
European AI events platform Naboo raises $70M led by Lightspeed to accelerate product development and expand aggressively into the US market.
A curated list of 11 venture capital firms that actively invite cold pitches through open online forms, and what founders should prepare before submitting.