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When ServiceTitan filed documents last week for its IPO, hoping to have its debut before the end of 2024, the tech world wondered if a stuck IPO market was unlocking…
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OpenAI Startup Fund raises $44M in its largest SPV yet
The OpenAI Startup Fund, the early-stage AI investor affiliated with OpenAI, recently disclosed in a financial filing that it has raised over $44 million for its fifth Special Purpose Vehicle…
Powerset gives founders $1 million to invest in other startups
Powerset, founded in late 2022, is an investment program with a simple hypothesis: What if the best investors aren’t venture capitalists but other founders, scribbling off checks in between late…
VCs say AI companies need proprietary data to stand out from the pack
AI companies across the globe raised more than $100 billion in venture capital dollars in 2024, according to Crunchbase data, an increase of more than 80% compared to 2023. It…
G2 Ventures Partners is raising $750 million for a third fund
G2 Venture Partners, the high-profile firm that spun out of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is raising a third fund with a target of $750 million, TechCrunch has learned. The…
Swizzle Ventures raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth
There is a new venture fund in town. Swizzle Ventures, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO of the marketing agency Bamboo, has raised just over $5 million for its Fund…
Led by Anduril, defense tech funding sets a new record this year
Defense tech funding just reached a new high. Defense tech startups have raised almost $3 billion so far in 2024, according to Crunchbase. This surpassed the previous record from 2022…
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