This was a big week for big checks, both confirmed and reported. Among confirmed rounds, the largest financing went to fintech provider Ramp, which...

AI Artificial Intelligence Fintech Venture

Aug, 01, 2025

3 min read

by Crunchbase

OpenAI Raises $8.3 Billion Funding Round at $300 Billion Valuation

OpenAI closes an oversubscribed $8.3 billion round ahead of schedule, boosting valuation to $300 billion as ChatGPT’s user base and revenue rapidly...

Aug, 01, 2025

1 min read

by Coinpaper

Why More Startups Are Buying Other Startups In 2025

This year is on track to outpace last year for the number of startups buying their venture-backed peers, Crunchbase data shows. We speak with M&A a...

AI Artificial Intelligence Fintech Venture

Aug, 01, 2025

5 min read

by Crunchbase

New Value Models, New Playbooks: Tactics AI-First Companies Use To Scale

AI is redefining software’s role, enabling products that perform end-to-end work, write guest authors Medha Agarwal and Noah Lin of Defy, who share...

AI Artificial Intelligence SaaS Sales & Marketing

Aug, 01, 2025

3 min read

by Crunchbase

New Algorand roadmap shifts power to users, targets $18.9T tokenized market

The Algorand Foundation has released a sweeping new roadmap to revive its ecosystem and push blockchain adoption into everyday life. Announced on J...

Ethereum Featured AI Technology

Jul, 31, 2025

2 min read

by CryptoSlate