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U.S. Startup Funding Cools Down: Modal Labs and Icon Lead the Week’s Top Venture Deals
Venture capital investors may not be hitting the pause button entirely, but they certainly scaled back on mega-rounds this past week, with just a couple of startup financings breaking past the multiple-hundred-million-dollar mark. While the overall landscape reflected a more measured pace of deployment, capital continued to flow into high-conviction sectors, led heavily by artificial…
U.S. Startup Investors Scale Back Giant Rounds as Modal Labs and Icon Capture Top Funding Deals
Venture capital investors may not be hitting the pause button on startup financing, but they did noticeably scale back on ultra-massive rounds over the past week, with just two companies securing fundraisings in the multiple hundreds of millions of dollars. While the broader ecosystem continues to deploy capital across artificial intelligence, biotech, climate technologies, and…
U.S. Startup Funding Cools Slightly as Investors Back Select Megadeals in AI, Biotech, and Infrastructure
Startup investors may not be hitting the pause button entirely on venture capital deployment, but they certainly scaled back on mega-rounds over the past week. While the market continues to see robust interest in transformative technologies, only two startup financings crossed the multiple-hundred-million-dollar threshold during the tracking period. The largest transaction of the week went…
Venture Capitalists Scale Back Giant Rounds as Modal Labs and Icon Lead Weekly U.S. Funding
Startup investors may not be pressing pause on the venture ecosystem, but the landscape saw a noticeable recalibration in the size of mega-rounds over the past week. While capital continued to flow freely into high-growth sectors, only two U.S.-based startups managed to secure financings reaching into the multiple hundreds of millions of dollars. The week’s…
U.S. Startup Investors Scale Back Mega-Rounds as AI, Biotech, and Infrastructure Lead Weekly Funding
Startup investors may not be hitting the pause button entirely on venture capital deployments, but the ecosystem saw a noticeable contraction in the size of mega-rounds this past week. With just two startup financings crossing the multiple-hundred-million-dollar threshold, the latest weekly tally reflects a more measured approach from institutional backers navigating the macroeconomic climate. While…
VC Funding Cools Slightly as Investors Back Infrastructure, Biotech, and AI Giants in 2026
Venture capital investors may not be hitting the pause button entirely on startup investments, but the landscape saw a noticeable cooling off in giant, multi-hundred-million-dollar rounds this past week. While capital continues to flow heavily into high-conviction sectors like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and specialized infrastructure, only two startups managed to secure financing rounds in the…
Asia’s Startup Funding Holds Near-Record High in Q3, Propelled by Massive AI Investments
Asia’s venture capital ecosystem proved remarkably resilient in the third quarter, holding firm at the second-highest funding level recorded in years despite a slight dip from the previous quarter’s totals. According to the latest data compiled by Crunchbase, investors poured a staggering $38.5 billion into reported seed- through growth-stage financings across the region during the…
Stella & Dot Founder Jessica Herrin Secures $5M in Seed Funding for AI Marketing Startup Marklo
Decades after launching her jewelry venture Stella & Dot from her living room while pregnant and working at Dell, serial entrepreneur Jessica Herrin is tackling a completely different challenge: the fragmented marketing infrastructure that frustrates modern consumer brands. Herrin has launched Marklo, an artificial intelligence startup designed to help brands solve complex promotional decisions, coordinate…
Stella & Dot Founder Jessica Herrin Secures $5M in Seed Funding for AI Marketing Startup Marklo
More than two decades after launching her landmark jewelry and apparel venture while pregnant and working at Dell, serial entrepreneur Jessica Herrin is returning to the startup ecosystem with a fresh solution for a familiar pain point. Herrin has quietly launched Marklo, an artificial intelligence-powered marketing platform designed to help consumer brands navigate the complex…
Stella & Dot Founder Jessica Herrin Secures $5M in Seed Funding for AI Marketing Startup Marklo
Two decades after launching her journey as an entrepreneur while pregnant and working at Dell, Jessica Herrin is returning to the startup ecosystem with a fresh venture born out of her own past operational frustrations. Herrin, best known for building the social-selling jewelry giant Stella & Dot into a business that surpassed $2 billion in…
