Jan 24, 2025 · Intel Corp. laid off the largest number of people among U.S. tech employers in 2024, by our count. The semiconductor giant laid off more than 15,000 employees last year. It was followed closely by electric-car maker Tesla, which cut more than 14,000 roles, and networking company Cisco, with more than 10,000 total roles cut.. In 2023, Amazon layoffs led …

4 days ago · For entrepreneurs, investors, and Crunchbase customers, we narrate how private capital in upstarts today displace the most powerful corporations tomorrow.

2 days ago · The Crunchbase Unicorn Board. The Crunchbase Unicorn Board is a curated list of the most valuable private companies in the world. Powered by Crunchbase’s comprehensive data, this unicorn company list is updated as companies are valued at $1 billion or more in a new funding round.. Valuations are based on companies’ most recently disclosed funding rounds.

Nov 20, 2024 · After raising $300 million in April, data security startup Cyera closed another $300 million windfall at more than twice its previous valuation.. The New York-based company announced a $300 million Series D led by Accel and Sapphire Ventures at a $3 billion valuation.. Just seven months ago, Cyera raised a $300 million Series C led by Coatue at a $1.4 billion …

2 days ago · The Web3 Tracker is a one-stop shop for following Web3 trends, news and data about venture funding and leading investors in the sector. Web3 refers to the next evolution of the internet primarily built on blockchain technology. While the concept has been around for just under a decade and didn’t ...

Oct 18, 2024 · There was a time when raising over a billion dollars as an AI startup was enough to warrant a little name recognition. Not anymore. Today, the list of heavily funded artificial intelligence companies is lengthy enough that it’s hard to keep track of them all.

Oct 15, 2024 · Asia hits 10-year startup funding low. The venture funding downturn has hit Asia particularly hard. Startup investment in the region fell to $13.2 billion — its smallest total since it hit $13 billion in Q1 2015 — according to Crunchbase data. The number represents a 13% decline from Q2 and a whopping 44% year-over-year drop.

Oct 3, 2024 · Through Q3. Year-to-date, venture funding is down around 7% year over year. Based on an analysis of global funding through the third quarter compared to the same timeframe in 2023, seed funding year to date appears flat, (but is likely to show an uptick as seed rounds are added after the quarter-end), early-stage funding is trending up by around 10%, and late-stage …

Nov 27, 2024 · Shares of China-based autonomous driving company Pony.ai closed down 8% Wednesday after the company made its Nasdaq debut.. Guangzhou, China-based Pony priced shares at $13 each, the top of the proposed range, raising $260 million. It expects to raise another $150 million in a concurrent share purchase by private investors.

Apr 23, 2024 · Startup investors kept a tight hold on their wallets in the first quarter of 2024, Crunchbase data shows. There were big exceptions — some AI, healthcare, energy and robotics startups, among others, received massive investments — but overall the tone was cautious as the year got started. To break it down further, let’s look at 11 charts based on recent Crunchbase …