API security company Salt Security raised a $140 million Series D round that earns it a $1.4 billion valuation and mints it as cybersecurity’s latest unicorn. More than 1,000 startups in the Crunchbase database appear to have been bootstrapped without outside funding for years before taking venture or angel investment last year. Although bootstrapped businesses don’t always fit the traditional Silicon Valley mold, some VCs are looking to invest in these companies—and some of those businesses are considering offers of outside capital. We look at the pros and cons of each model.
The investors that led U.S. startup funding last month
The private capital market plowed on in January despite some shakiness in the stock market. We look at which investors closed the most startup funding deals in the U.S. and what they’re investing in.
BNPL startups keep raking in mega funding rounds
Buy now, pay later upstarts across the globe have been raking in billions in fresh funding from venture and growth investors, and money continues to flow to the space. The latest to rack up investment is a 3-year-old French startup that just raised $210 million in debt and equity financing.
Why ‘upskilling’ is attracting billions in venture funding
Amid the Great Resignation, we’ve seen a boom in global investment to startups developing tools and platforms focused on upskilling and reskilling workers.
EV sector eyes another $5B from Biden
With the Biden administration allocating $5 billion for new electric vehicle infrastructure, we look at the startup EV space, which has seen tens of billions in venture funding and last year counted Rivian’s chart-topping IPO among its big wins.
Source: Crunchbase
