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The startup provides an e-prescribing marketplace for the booming cash-pay clinic market.

San Francisco-based OpenAI has turned to M&A to boost its offerings and stay ahead of its rivals through acquisitions, which total 17 companies in the past three years, Crunchbase data shows.

Trayd, a startup that is building a back office operating system for the construction industry, has raised $10 million in Series A funding, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively.

Kleiner Perkins' fundraise includes $1 billion for KP22, a fund to back early-stage companies, and $2.5 billion targeted for growth-stage investments.

After a whistleblower alleged that the startup fabricated audit evidence, its prominent Series A investor removed an article detailing why it led the deal.

Flighty's new feature will give users real-time updates about why operations at an airport are disrupted.

The slowdown is almost entirely due to fewer giant AI megarounds closing this month.

Startups often miss out on valuable tax credits because they lack processes to identify, document and claim them throughout the year, writes guest author Harrison Garba. By proactively integrating tax credit planning into hiring, operations and financial decisions, he says, companies can reduce cost

Rubi has developed an enzymatic process to turn carbon dioxide into cellulose that's ready to be spun into lyocell or viscose.

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 187 companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in 2025 — up 61% from the previous year — driven largely by the AI boom.

New York-based Candex, a startup that helps large companies pay small, one-time, or irregular vendors without the administrative headache or risk that comes with onboarding them, has grown its July Series C raise to $40 million via a strategic investment from HSBC.

To understand what’s holding the 2026 IPO market back and what could unlock it, Crunchbase News recently spoke with Mike Bellin, U.S. IPO services leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Co-founded by Stripes alum Sam Gerstenzang, online funeral planning startup Meadow Memorials has raised a $9 million Series A funding round led by Lachy Groom and Haystack.

Over 127,000 workers at U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in mass job cuts in 2025, per a Crunchbase News tally, and the layoffs have continued into 2026. See the latest companies to cut roles.

Defense tech startups are on a tear, which became clear this week when shares of AI drone company Swarmer soared 520% in their first day of trading on the Nasdaq, which could pave the way for other startups in the sector to pursue IPOs. We take a look at other likely candidates.

Guest authors Bob Morse of Strattam Capital and Dario Fanucchi of Isazi, share their theory on why so many AI pilots fail, believing that the best solution to see measurable business improvements involves varying the tools until one moves the dial in a sustainable way.

For thousands of years, trust and credibility have been the most important factors in forming relationships, both business and personal. That reputation-building holds true today, especially for startup founders seeking funding, writes guest author Julia Sabitova, co-founder of CloEE, shares her top

To get a sense who’s buying in bulk, we used Crunchbase data to put together a list of 79 companies that acquired three or more seed- or venture-backed startups in the past three years. From there, we picked the most acquisitive names.

The size of the largest U.S. deals this week was smaller than in recent weeks, and heavily featured cybersecurity- and privacy-focused startups. Other areas that attracted good-sized financings included AI infrastructure, biotech, healthcare, and robotics.

For years, we at Inc42 have tracked the Indian tech startup ecosystem and seen it grow from a kid to…