While startup valuations have plummeted since the bull run of 2021-2022, a factor that’s hit the European startup ecosystem particularly hard, there’s one region of Europe where the […]
With liquidity rare, VCs may get creative to return investor cash
Welcome to the very last issue of The Exchange! With TechCrunch+ sunsetting this month, The Exchange column and its newsletter are also coming to an end. Thank you […]
Reddit files to go public — at last
Social media giant Reddit filed to go public today, dropping a long-awaited S-1 filing that will see it approach the public markets potentially at the head of a […]
The other side of AI hype
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. […]
Bitcoin spot ETF volume rose, Coinbase went to court, Solana Mobile announces new device and Google cuts crypto apps in India
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. Alongside our regularly scheduled news bits, I’ll be testing out some recurring segments and features — so if you […]
Will startup valuations start to recover in 2024? Investors aren’t so sure
In 2021, it felt like every startup was able to raise at an inflated valuation no matter its size, sector or underlying business model. Today, things look a […]
Big, costly seed deals were the exception in 2023’s lackluster venture capital market
Hopes that it would become easier for startups to raise capital in 2023 were left unmet as the year ended.
Secondaries investors say some valuations are still too high
Startup valuations — especially at the later stages — have come down drastically over the last year and a half of the ongoing market correction. Companies that once boasted […]
Startups are doing fine, but scale-ups and unicorns are in deep water
It seems the younger a startup is today, the better its fundraising prospects. Recent data from Carta pushes back against the narrative that 2023 has been tough on […]