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6 days ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosSalesforce's $8 billion deal to buy Informatica is likely far from the last deal in the data management space as large enterprises build out AI capabilities. Why it matters: Large data warehouses and transactional databases could follow suit and seek a similar product in the market.
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1 week ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosVista Equity Partners said Thursday it will buy Acumatica from EQT in a deal that reportedly values the enterprise resource planning software developer at $2 billion. Why it matters: Private equity is handing off enterprise resource planning software companies in high-value deals.
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1 week ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Annelise Capossela/AxiosCloudZero raised $56 million to help companies rein in soaring AI-driven cloud costs, CEO Phil Pergola tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: Enterprises are struggling with exploding multicloud costs, especially as AI initiatives rapidly increase cloud usage. Cloud infrastructure spending is expected to reach $2 trillion by 2030, driven by AI's rollout, according to Goldman Sachs Research.
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2 weeks ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Tiffany Herring/AxiosApplication security startup Pixee raised a $15 million seed round to help enterprises keep up with the explosion of so-called vibe coding. Why it matters: Developers using AI assistant tools are coding more software than ever while security teams struggle to secure all of it.
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2 weeks ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Allie Carl/AxiosPay-i, a startup that helps determine the business value of companies' generative AI initiatives, came out of stealth Wednesday with a $4.9 million seed round. Why it matters: Companies are pouring billions into generative AI, but there is concern about the value AI brings back. Global generative AI spend is expected to total $644 billion in 2025, an increase of 76% from last year, according to Gartner.
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2 weeks ago | 
axios.com | Chris Metinko
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Tiffany Herring/AxiosProofpoint's deal for Hornetsecurity is yet another billion-dollar exit in the cybersecurity sector. Why it matters: Security companies and private equity firms are both inking deals as the threat landscape — and their markets — expand. Driving the news: Thoma Bravo-backed Proofpoint said Thursday it will buy Microsoft 365 security specialist Hornetsecurity in a deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.crunchbase.com | Chris Metinko
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2025 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out the biggest funding rounds of last week here. It was a good week for startups looking to raise big, as two companies raised rounds of well more than a half-billion dollars.
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4 weeks ago | 
news.crunchbase.com | Chris Metinko
Crypto dealmaking is hot. Coinbase announced Thursday the biggest deal in the crypto industry to date when it said it would buy derivatives exchange Deribit in a $2.9 billion deal to move into the crypto options markets. The deal is made up of $700 million in cash and 11 million shares of Coinbase, per a blog post. “This isn’t just another addition; it’s foundational to our vision of creating the most comprehensive, compliant, and user-friendly derivatives platform globally,” the blog reads.
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4 weeks ago | 
news.crunchbase.com | Chris Metinko
This is a monthly feature that runs down some of the most-active investors in U.S.-based companies, looks at some of their most interesting investments, and includes some odds and ends of who spent what. See February’s most-active startup investors here. April did not bring a shower of startup funding deals, as venture investors seemed to retreat.
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4 weeks ago | 
news.crunchbase.com | Chris Metinko
Uber made waves this week as it announced it would further invest in Chinese autonomous vehicle tech company WeRide. Venture investors have been more lukewarm this year on autonomous driving tech, seemingly letting big transportation and car companies battle it out for innovation.
