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Hi, there. There’s no single path to becoming a successful startup founder, but Lilly Chen is particularly unconventional. After leaving high school at 16 due to a serious illness, she spent two years as a monk, eventually enrolled in college without a diploma, briefly played…
Hi, there. The race to bring AI into the physical world is attracting an extraordinary amount of venture capital. Global robotics startup funding has surged 185% so far this year, Crunchbase data shows, with China and the U.S. dominating investment as startups develop everything…
Hi, there. California has long dominated U.S. venture capital, but this year’s funding concentration is on another level entirely. Golden State startups have raised a staggering $385 billion so far in 2026 — more than all U.S. startups combined in any previous year on record…
Welcome to the Crunchbase Weekend Crunch. Remember all those startups that raised big money during the 2021 boom? Well, some are finally finding buyers, and we're taking a look at who's getting acquired. Meanwhile, Latin America's startup funding is on the upswing, with Mexico…
Hi, there. From teaching robots to fold laundry to tracking satellites with lasers to turning coffee waste into a tool for carbon removal, startups are finding some pretty unconventional applications for emerging technology. Our latest roundup of five interesting startup deals…