Tech Layoffs: US Companies With Job Cuts In and 2023 and 2024
WEBSep 27, 2024 · By the numbers. Layoffs during the week ended Sept. 27, 2024: At least 466 U.S. tech sector employees were laid off or scheduled for layoffs, per a Crunchbase News tally. In 2024: At least 86,913 workers at U.S.-based tech companies have lost their jobs so far in the year, according to a Crunchbase News tally. In 2023: More than 191,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies (or tech companies ...
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WEB5 days ago · Carbon Capture, Storage And Transformation Is Still A Popular Funding Theme. So far this year, startups with business models tied to carbon capture, storage and transformation have closed on nearly $1.2 billion in equity and debt financing, per Crunchbase data.
OpenAI’s Valuation Reportedly Set To Hit At Least $80B; China …
WEBOct 20, 2023 · OpenAI, the startup behind the artificial intelligence tools ChatGPT and DALL-E, will see its valuation jump at least 175% since its $300 million raise in the spring, thanks to a tender offer of employee stock.. Per a report in The Information, Thrive Capital will lead a deal to buy the OpenAI shares at a price that will value the artificial intelligence giant at at least $80 billion.
The Emerging Unicorn Board: Meet 300 Companies That Could Be …
WEBApril 19, 2022. Gené Teare @geneteare. Today, Crunchbase News is launching The Crunchbase Emerging Unicorn Board, a curated list of startups on the path to achieving billion-dollar valuations, also known as unicorn status. The startups on our Emerging Unicorn Board are private companies valued at $500 …
Under The Hood: Microsoft’s M12 Venture Arm Continues …
WEBSep 7, 2021 · From the outside, M12’s mission likely seems simple to most: Invest money from the second-most valuable technology company in the world, put its monstrous go-to-market machine behind said investment, and then create a unicorn. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily. In reality, Microsoft’s venture arm must navigate complexities and obstacles not seen by traditional venture firms—and even many ...
The Most Active Biotech Venture Investors in 2021 - Crunchbase …
WEBDec 29, 2021 · The Most Active Biotech Venture Investors in 2021. Janice Bitters Turi. December 29, 2021. Janice Bitters Turi. Investment into biotech and health care boomed during the pandemic as thousands of venture capital firms turned their attention to breakthrough artificial intelligence, cancer-detection …
Investors Once Again Star Gazing — Space Tech Funding Jumps
WEBSep 6, 2024 · For investors, space isn’t the final frontier — but it’s once again proving popular. Last month Huntington Beach, California-based asteroid mining startup — AstroForge — locked up a $40 million Series A led by Nova Threshold.While the round wasn’t huge and certainly didn’t send shockwaves through the venture community, it was the latest good-size round that has helped space tech ...
Inside Sequoia Capital’s Growing AI Portfolio - Crunchbase News
WEBOct 23, 2023 · Stephanie Zhan, partner at Sequoia Capital “AI has brought new life to the investing ecosystem in the last year,” said Stephanie Zhan, a partner at the firm who invests in seed and early-stage companies.. Crunchbase News spoke with Zhan about Sequoia’s AI investments, which the firm says now span 70-plus portfolio companies. Investing early
Crunchbase Unicorn Company List
WEB3 days ago · The Crunchbase Unicorn Board. The Crunchbase Unicorn Board is a curated list of the most valuable private companies in the world. Powered by Crunchbase’s comprehensive data, this unicorn company list is updated as companies are valued at $1 billion or more in a new funding round.. Valuations are based on companies’ most recently disclosed funding rounds.
These Countries Have The Most Startup Investment For Their Size
WEBNov 2, 2021 · The No. 1 and No. 2 slots go to Singapore and Israel, two smaller countries that punch well above their weight class for tech-driven entrepreneurship. Among mid-sized countries, meanwhile, the U.K. was the standout, with an investment rate that works out to just under $500 per person. Those are findings from our latest survey of per capita ...