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AI Isn’t Just Delivering the News - It’s About to Deliver Your Lawyer, Too

5 days ago | news.crunchbase.com | Aron Solomon

In this year’s Digital News Report, the Reuters Institute buried a fascinating stat amid the usual handwringing about TikTok and the decline of traditional media: Nearly 15% of Gen Z is now getting their news from AI tools such as ChatGPT. No, not news about AI. News from AI. Yet it took an Agence France-Presse report last week to really bring this subtle but seismic shift into our news cycle.
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Energy, Defense Tech Led

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Gené Teare

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 week’s biggest funding rounds here. Energy for AI and automated defense tech led this week’s largest U.S. venture funding deals.
Bill Gates-Founded Nuclear Energy Startup Raises $650M From Nvidia’s VC Arm, Others

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Marlize van Romburgh

Bill Gates-founded nuclear startup TerraPower raised $650 million from the billionaire software entrepreneur, HD Hyundai, NVentures and existing investors as the tech industry continues to seek new sources of energy amid the power-hungry AI boom. Bellevue, Washington-based TerraPower has now raised $1.4 billion from investors, per Crunchbase data, making it one of the most well-funded startups working on nuclear-related technologies.
When Strategic Warrants Become Strategic Roadblocks

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Itay Sagie

Daniel, the CEO of a SaaS company in ESG compliance automation, had just closed the most important deal of his startup’s journey. After three years of persistence, a global industry leader signed on as a commercial partner. This was the inflection point he had been working toward. The deal included a side letter giving the partner a warrant, or an equity stake tied to the value they were expected to help create. It also included a 90-day notice requirement before any M&A or financing event.
The Great Unicorn Backlog: Visualizing A Decade Of Private-Market Buildup

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Gené Teare

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series looking at how the venture and startup landscape has evolved over the past 10 years. Read more articles about seed funding, Series B trends and the rise of megafunds over the decade. Over the past decade, Crunchbase has chronicled the rise of unicorn companies — private startups valued at $1 billion or more — as a signal of where venture capital dollars and market enthusiasm flow.
Nabla Lands $70M To Build AI Agents In Healthcare Settings

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Mary Ann Azevedo

Nabla, which has developed an AI copilot for doctors and other medical staff, announced Tuesday that it has raised $70 million in Series C funding. Germany’s HV Capital led the financing, which brings Nabla’s total raised since its 2018 inception to $120 million. Highland Europe and DST Global also participated in the round alongside existing backers Cathay Innovation and Tony Fadell’s Build Collective. Nabla, which is based in Paris with an office in New York, did not reveal its current valuation.
AI Autonomous Agents Are Top 2025 Trend For Seed Investment

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Joanna Glasner

Earlier this week, we wrote about investment trends popping up at seed stage. However, we left out one area where funding activity was so voluminous it warranted its own dedicated piece. Unsurprisingly, it is about AI. More specifically, Crunchbase data shows a continued boom this year in seed-stage funding to startups working on autonomous AI agents, assistants and companions, with a particular focus on enterprise customers.
Meet PostHog, A Startup That Just Raised A $70M Series D Led By Stripe From A Single Tweet

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Mary Ann Azevedo

On June 9, PostHog, which aims to help developers build “successful products,” quietly announced it had raised $70 million in a Series D funding round led by digital payments giant Stripe. The funding was raised at a $920 million valuation. Y Combinator, GV and Formus Capital also participated in the financing, which brings PostHog’s total raised since its 2020 inception to about $107 million, per Crunchbase data. In a nutshell, PostHog started as a product analytics tool.
Report: Fintech Startup Ramp Said To Be Raising $200M At A $16B Valuation

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Mary Ann Azevedo

Expense management startup Ramp is in discussions to raise around $200 million in a round of funding that would bump its valuation to about $16 billion, according to The Information. Founders Fund, an early and repeat backer, is reportedly aiming to lead the investment. Other existing investors such as Sands Capital and Khosla Ventures are believed to be participating as well. New York-based Ramp has evolved into a fintech darling since its 2019 inception.
What Seed Trends Say About The Future: Live Long, Recycle And Launch More Satellites

1 week ago | news.crunchbase.com | Joanna Glasner

Periodically at Crunchbase News, we take on the joyous pursuit of reading through 800 or so recent seed rounds to get a sense of what’s trending. Soon, an AI agent may be better at this (a seed trend we will explore in a companion piece). For now, however, it’s still a human-powered project, and one that leaves us with ever-growing awe at the ambitious ventures founders are willing to tackle.