CB Insights’ valuation at our last and only financing round is also in the PDF for those curious.
It’s on
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to promote the development and regulation of AI technology in the US.
The US still dominates globally in terms of the number of AI startups and total equity deals, but it’s slowly losing its global deal share to new hubs — particularly China.
At Future of Fintech (June 11-13 in NYC), you’ll be able to request and schedule 1:1 meetings with all of your fellow attendees. In fact, we’re dedicating a whole floor to these meetings.
Curious about innovations coming to financial services from around the world? Here’s a sneak peak of global startups whose founders, CEOs, and execs you’ll be able to meet:
This Thursday is Valentine’s Day, and you can feel the love — and the cash — flowing. Americans are expected to spend around $30B on gifts and activities.
If you still need ideas, we’ve got you covered. From restaurant recommendations to luxury jewelry rentals to connected pillows, here are 50+ startups to help you spread the love.
So we did it again and partnered with The New York Times. Check out the article by Erin Griffith in The Industry Standard below to see the 50 latest picks.
Get like me
Companies launching loyalty programs as a safeguard against the retail apocalypse are looking to Amazon for inspiration.
A few years ago, it looked like the $100M round was going out of style — but Q4’18 proved the mega-round is not only back, it’s bigger than ever.
Companies in the US raised a record 184 mega-rounds in 2018, up from 120 in 2017 and only 66 in 2016. We take a closer look at the mega-rounds trend here.
My milkshake brings all the bulls to the yard
A farming startup in the UK has created a new, Tinder-like app called Tudder for matching cows and bulls.
Tudder shows pictures of cattle along with their age, owner, location, and character descriptions, which include these gems:
“quiet well grown young bull ready to work”
“nice big strong sorts make nice suckler cows”
On the edge of glory (and data)
The global edge computing market is estimated to reach $34B by 2023, and startups want in.