AI startups and California-based companies have been scooping up an outsized share of venture funding for a while now, and this past week was no ex...

Business Startups Artificial Intelligence Venture

Oct, 03, 2025

3 min read

by Crunchbase

The MVPs Of The Startup World Are Still Getting More Valuable

OpenAI's new $500 billion valuation is the most dramatic example of a broader trend: Hot private companies posting huge and often sharply rising va...

Business Startups Artificial Intelligence Venture

Oct, 03, 2025

2 min read

by Crunchbase

A Growing Backlog Of Biotechs Haven’t Raised Funding Since The Boom

More than 200 private U.S. biotechs with $50 million or more in funding to date secured their last reported financing between three and five years ...

Business Startups Venture Unicorn

Oct, 03, 2025

3 min read

by Crunchbase

OpenAI’s $6.6B Secondary Share Sale Gives It Record $500B Startup Valuation, Topping SpaceX

The transaction and resulting valuation grant OpenAI the distinction of now being the world’s most valuable private, venture-backed company, surpas...

Business Startups Artificial Intelligence Unicorn

Oct, 02, 2025

1 min read

by Crunchbase

Navigating IPOs In 2025: Managing Timing, Risk And Opportunity

Current market conditions have challenged the reliability of IPOs, forcing many companies to reevaluate their paths to public markets, writes guest...

Startups Venture Ipo Public Markets

Oct, 02, 2025

4 min read

by Crunchbase