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Startups
Europe’s Venture Rebound: Inside Its Strongest Funding Quarter in Four Years
European startups raised $24B in Q2 2026, up two-thirds YoY, UK topping $10B. What the AI-fueled rebound means for founders and investors.
Startups
Seed-Stage Unicorns: How AI Startups Hit $1B Before Shipping a Product
⚡ Key Takeaways Q1 2026 minted 47 early-stage unicorns — a 4-year record — with AI companies receiving 80% of...
Startups
Q1 2026 Funding: AI Capital Concentration Reshapes Startups
⚡ Key Takeaways Q1 2026 venture funding hit $300B across 6,000 startups (Crunchbase), up 150% year-over-year. AI took $242B (80%),...
Startups
New Unicorns in 2026: Robotics and AI Infrastructure Lead
⚡ Key Takeaways Crunchbase counted 37 new unicorns in March 2026, the highest monthly total in nearly four years. Robotics...
Startups
Q1 2026 Hits $297B: How Mega-Rounds Ate the Seed Stage and What Founders Should Do
⚡ Key Takeaways Q1 2026 set a record $297 billion in global venture funding, a 2.5x jump from Q4 2025...
Skills & Careers
80,000 Tech Layoffs in Q1 2026: Where Displaced Talent Is Actually Landing
⚡ Key Takeaways The tech industry shed nearly 80,000 jobs in Q1 2026, with Tom’s Hardware reporting roughly 50% of...