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European AI Funding Is Growing. Will That Boost The Region’s Startup Scene?

Gené Teare

May 12, 2026

A growing percentage of European venture funding in 2026 was AI-driven. That includes investments in three new frontier model companies as well as...

Artificial intelligence • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Data: The Seed Funding Boom Is Concentrating Capital In The San Francisco Bay Area

Gené Teare

May 1, 2026

In 2025, the Bay Area expanded its dominance of U.S. seed funding — capturing a growing share of both deals and dollars — even as most startups...

Defense tech • E-commerce • Manufacturing • Media & entertainment tech • Regional • Venture

Why Japan’s Most Durable Asset May Not Be Made In A Factory

Guest Author

April 29, 2026

Today, Japan’s unique fusion of obsessive individual creativity and precision engineering underpins both its global cultural dominance and...

Artificial intelligence • Fintech • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

AI Drives Europe’s Second Straight Quarter Of Funding Gain As Deal Volume Falls Sharply

Gené Teare

April 14, 2026

European venture funding reached $17.6 billion  in Q1 2026, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ data shows. That’s up nearly 30% year over year and marks the second...

Artificial intelligence • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Robotics • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

China Leads Asia’s Startup Funding To Its Highest Level In More Than 3 Years

Joanna Glasner

April 13, 2026

Overall, investors put $27.4 billion to work across seed- through growth-stage financings for Asian companies in Q1, per ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ data. That’s up...

Artificial intelligence • Crypto • Fintech • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Venture

Global Investors Help Boost Latin America’s Late-Stage Funding Boom In Q1

Mary Ann Azevedo

April 9, 2026

Startups in Latin America raised a combined $1.03 billion across seed- and growth-stage deals in the three-month period ending March 31 — up year...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Economy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Job market • Manufacturing • Regional • Robotics • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Austin’s Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City’s Startups Hits All-Time High

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 27, 2026

Austin’s startup scene is stronger than ever. That’s the consensus among investors in the city, and it’s borne out by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ data, which shows...

Artificial intelligence • Regional • Startups • Venture

Only 2 States Saw Their Share Of US Venture Funding Rise Last Year

Joanna Glasner

February 17, 2026

Overall, there were six states that captured 2% or more of U.S. venture funding last year, per ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ data. That’s a small group, but it’s not...

Artificial intelligence • Defense tech • Regional • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

What’s Fueling California’s Record Run For Startup Funding?

Joanna Glasner

January 29, 2026

In recent quarters, California’s dominance in startup funding has grown even more pronounced, pulling in 63% of all U.S. startup funding at seed...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cloud computing • Communications tech • Defense tech • E-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Regional • Startups • Venture

European Venture Funding Nudged Higher In 2025, While AI Led For The First Time

Gené Teare

January 21, 2026

Venture funding to Europe-based startups last year gained only slightly, around 9% year over year, reaching $58 billion, with AI emerging as the...

Artificial intelligence • Quarterly and annual reports • Regional • Seed funding • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

Asian Startup Funding Fell In 2025 But Rose In Q4

Joanna Glasner

January 14, 2026

In total, investors poured $67.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage rounds for companies across Asia last year, per ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ data...