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Category Media & entertainment tech
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World-Model Startup Odyssey Leads With $310M In Slower Week For Large Deals
This week was not an exceptionally busy one for large funding deals, though we saw sizable rounds in a lively mix of sectors ranging from AI to fin...
Jun 18, 2026
6 min read
by Crunchbase
Why Japan’s Most Durable Asset May Not Be Made In A Factory
Today, Japan’s unique fusion of obsessive individual creativity and precision engineering underpins both its global cultural dominance and technolo...
Apr 29, 2026
5 min read
by Crunchbase
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Investment Slows, But Security And AI Remain Top Picks
The size of the largest U.S. deals this week was smaller than in recent weeks, and heavily featured cybersecurity- and privacy-focused startups. Ot...
Mar 20, 2026
3 min read
by Crunchbase
The Rising Investors Behind The New Unicorn Class
The race to back the next generation of billion-dollar startups accelerated last year as the stable of unicorn startups filled up again. A total of...
Mar 17, 2026
6 min read
by Crunchbase
AI Seed Trends: More Multimedia, Backend Automation, Agentic Security, And Yes, Robots
Investors poured over $9 billion into global AI-focused seed rounds over the past six months, per Crunchbase data. Areas they favored include cyber...
Feb 20, 2026
4 min read
by Crunchbase