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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Massive Deals For Medical Devices, Futuristic AI Gadgets And Frontier Labs Lead
Along with the usual heavy dose of AI, this week’s list also includes large deals for aerospace and defense, fintech, and retail technology.
May 22, 2026
5 min read
by Crunchbase
The Toy Startups Getting Funded This Year: Talking Dinosaurs, Sticker Cubes And Tin Can Phones
AI-enabled toys are gaining traction this holiday season, but we are simultaneously seeing renewed interest in older technologies including analog ...
Nov 26, 2025
6 min read
by Crunchbase
What Startups Are Selling For The Person Who Has Everything
While there’s no single explanation for the decline in investment to consumer-facing product startups, it doesn’t help that this has been a tough a...
Nov 25, 2025
4 min read
by Crunchbase
Crunchbase Sector Snapshot: It’s Been A Down Year For E-Commerce Funding
Consumers and businesses are projected to spend more than $6 trillion on e-commerce retail platforms this year. But nonetheless, startup investors ...
Nov 12, 2025
2 min read
by Crunchbase
The IPO Market Is Opening Up. These 14 Companies Could Be Next.
We used Crunchbase’s predictive intelligence tools to curate a list of 14 venture-backed companies in sectors ranging from AI to fintech to consume...
Sep 2, 2025
11 min read
by Crunchbase