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Exclusive: Supabase Execs Were So Impressed With Dreambase, They Became Investors In Its $3.7M Round

Crunchbase News · Apr 29, 2026

Dreambase, an AI-powered analytics platform that aims to help people build data-driven companies without hiring a data team, has raised $3.7 million in funding, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively.

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Exclusive: Goldman Sachs Leads $60M Series C For Personal Loan Fintech Kashable

Crunchbase News · Apr 27, 2026

Kashable, a fintech that provides access to “socially responsible” credit and financial wellness programs for employees as a voluntary benefit, has secured $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ Sustainable Investing.

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The IPO Pipeline Finally Gets Interesting

Crunchbase News · Apr 24, 2026

S-1 filings have been plentiful the past few weeks for venture-backed startups providing semiconductors, nuclear and geothermal power, biotech, and space and defense tech queuing up for a possible trip to the public markets.

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A Better Way To Fail: How This Platform Aims To Turn Startup Shutdowns Into Something Salvageable

Crunchbase News · Apr 22, 2026

Los Angeles-based SimpleClosure has launched Asset Hub, a marketplace aimed at helping founders sell assets such as source code, data and equipment during the wind-down process. Crunchbase News spoke with founder Dori Yona about the new offering as closures rise and investors place greater value on “clean” shutdowns.

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Cybersecurity Funding Holds Up At Robust Levels

Crunchbase News · Apr 20, 2026

This past quarter, funding to security- and privacy-focused startups dipped slightly on a sequential basis, but remained well above year-ago levels. Overall, investors put $4.9 billion into global companies in the space in Q1, per Crunchbase data, a comparatively solid performance relative to recent quarters.

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Sector Snapshot: Autonomous Vehicle Funding More Than Triples In 2026 To Hit Record Amount

Crunchbase News · Apr 17, 2026

Several multibillion-dollar megadeals drove a spike in first-quarter investment in autonomous vehicles, signaling that investors aren't just paying for research, but betting on companies that are ready to scale up and put their AI technology into actual cars people can buy or hail.

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Exclusive: GetWhys Raises $5.2M To Help Companies Like Intel And Verizon Better Understand Their Customers

Crunchbase News · Apr 16, 2026

GetWhys, a Boise, Idaho-based AI-powered customer intelligence platform, has raised $5.2 million in funding, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively.

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These 3 Charts Show How Venture Capital Has Concentrated At The Top In 2026

Crunchbase News · Apr 16, 2026

In the first quarter of 2026, a handful of large, well-funded AI companies, almost all based in the U.S., captured the vast majority of venture dollars, even as global startup deal count fell, Crunchbase data shows.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Transportation And Biotech Take The Lead

Crunchbase News · Apr 3, 2026

The week’s largest round was a $650 million financing for electric pickup truck maker Slate Auto. Other sizable investments went to spaces including drug development, autonomous public transit and software engineering.

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Climate tech and energy transition startups capture fresh capital as 2026 Q1 closes

Joystar Capital Insights · Mar 19, 2026

# Climate Tech and Energy Transition Startups Capture Fresh Capital as 2026 Q1 Closes The first quarter of 2026 is proving to be a watershed moment for climate technology and energy transition ventures, with funding flowing into this sector at unprecedented velocity. After a cau...

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