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Cursor Deal Puts US On Track For Record Startup M&A Year
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (555+ words) When someone spends $60 billion to buy a startup, M&A spending suddenly starts looking pretty robust. Those were the unsurprising findings of a Crunchbase analysis of U. S. startup acquisition outlays in 2026. So far this year, acquirers have spent at least $119. 8 billion…...
I Sold My AI Startup Before Revenue: Here's What Investors Missed " And Founders Shouldn't
1+ week, 3+ day ago (602+ words) I sold my AI research company while I was qualifying as a lawyer in the U. K. I built Safe Sign Technologies with researchers from Cambridge, Deep Mind, Harvard and MIT who believed in the mission enough to trust a 21-year-old law…...
Space X Acquires AI Coding Tool Cursor For $60 B In Year's Largest Startup M&A Deal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (259+ words) Space X, fresh off its record-breaking IPO, formalized plans to purchase the startup behind the popular AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, marking one of the largest acquisitions of a venture-backed startup in recent years and…...
The AI Startup Funding Boom Is Not A Global Phenomenon
2+ week, 1+ day ago (486+ words) The flood of AI-focused funding has pushed global startup investment to record levels this year. But the vast majority of countries have not partaken in the gains. So far in 2026, U. S. companies have pulled in nearly 80% of global seed- through growth-stage…...
Space X Launches Largest IPO Of All Time
2+ week, 1+ day ago (286+ words) Elon Musk's space exploration company is set to begin trading shares on the Nasdaq today in the largest IPO in history. The Space X offering caps a remarkable journey for a company that has raised nearly $12 billion in private investment…...
Before You Cheer The IPO Window, Watch Where The Money Goes
2+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) Tomorrow, Space X is set to list on the Nasdaq at a fixed $135 a share, selling 555. 6 million shares for a $75 billion raise at a $1. 77 trillion valuation " the largest public offering in history. Meanwhile, Anthropic filed confidentially on June 1 at a…...
AI Services And Robotics Lead Diverse Crop Of 29 New May Unicorns As Space X, Anthropic And Open AI Line Up Blockbuster Exits
2+ week, 4+ day ago (436+ words) A total of 29 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in May, but the standout trend was not new AI models, but rather the businesses helping enterprises put AI to work." China dominated in the robotics sector, while Canada did so…...
Sector Snapshot: Defense Startup Funding Hits An All-Time Record As VCs Begin To Eye Exits
3+ week, 4+ day ago (539+ words) A decade ago, defense tech was considered a niche, even controversial corner of venture capital, with few startup investors daring to place bets on companies working with the military. How times have changed. Already this year, more than $14. 6 billion in…...
Anthropic Files Confidentially For IPO
3+ week, 5+ day ago (338+ words) Anthropic said Monday that it has submitted a confidential filing for a proposed IPO. The statement was light on details and did not specify the planned offering size or where it will list. For its most recent funding round, a…...
The Space X IPO Filing Looks Nothing Like Those Of The Elite Group Of Tech Giants It's Hoping To Join
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (783+ words) Space X filed its public IPO prospectus Wednesday, highlighting many amazing things that it has accomplished. Turning a profit is not one of them. At least not these days. The space and AI pioneer posted a net loss of $4. 28 billion…...