The pace of large U.S. startup financing announcements was somewhat muted in a shortened Fourth of July workweek. There was, however, one big exception.

After the sale: Startup adviser and frequent guest author Itay Sagie offers advice about how to strike the right balance between what the buyer wants and what the acquired company's workforce wants.

The list of most-active U.S. investors by deal count and dollars invested this past month includes mostly familiar names, but we also saw Meta join the ranks for being the spendiest in June.

In a busy week for unicorns making acquisitions, Canada-based legal software company Clio revealed its plans to acquire Spain’s vLex from Oakley Capital for $1 billion, and Grammarly announced its intent to acquire Superhuman, an AI-native email app.

From semiconductors to personal computing to online search to AI, the leading companies of successive technology eras have originated in or around Silicon Valley, and in the first half of this year, Crunchbase data finds that roughly 68% of all U.S. startup funding went to California-headquartered companies.

Just over six months after raising $6 billion in a Series C round of funding at a $50 billion valuation, xAI has raised $10 billion in debt and equity.

In Index Ventures' new book, the authors argue that despite a perception that European founders are turning away from global expansion, the most ambitious ones are, in fact, more committed to international growth. Guest author Martin Mignot, a partner at the firm, shares five archetypes of successful expansion strategies.

Overlooking operators-turned-investors doesn't just represent missed opportunities, writes Recast Capital's Sara Zulkosky. In this guest commentary she shares the value these operators bring and how to find the right balance between operational insight and investment discipline.

Tel Aviv-based cloud security provider Cato Networks announced Monday that it raised $359 million in Series G funding at a valuation of more than $4.8 billion.

Of the nearly 1,600 companies on The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, a small but ultra-elite club of private companies valued at $5 billion or more is growing across multiple metrics, an analysis of the data shows. We take a look at them, their valuations and which sectors — and countries — rank the highest.