The global venture capital landscape in Q1 2025 has split sharply into two worlds: artificial intelligence (AI) and everything else. According to PitchBook’s latest First Look datasets, AI continues ...
Raising venture capital isn't what it used to be. According to Carta, just 5,743 new investments closed in 2024, down 7% from the year prior and the lowest number since 2018. Add to that a 46% annual ...
Artificial intelligence startups captured the majority of global venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2025. According to a new report from Pitchbook, AI and machine learning companies ...
Crypto VC-backed fundraising expanded in 2025, with larger late-stage deals and undisclosed rounds. Overall, $39.95B were poured into the market, up from around $13.5B in 2024.
Data shows a potentially encouraging upturn for women founders against the odds of increasingly anti-DEI policy and sentiment. PitchBook released its 2024 Female Founders in the VC Ecosystem report ...
For years, venture capitalists (VCs) have shaped the startup narrative, promoting the belief that their funding is the key to building billion-dollar companies. The allure of huge funding rounds, ...
With venture capital becoming harder to secure, founders are turning to alternative funding strategies that offer more control and sustainability. With venture capital harder to access in 2025, ...