Valuation is fundamental to startup fundraising. Setting the tone when negotiating with your first investors is vital at the pre-seed stage. It determines equity dilution and signals the startup’s ...

OpenAI is in early talks to raise up to $40B that would value the generative artificial intelligence startup at $340B, The Wall Street Journal reported. SoftBank is already partnering with OpenAI and ...

Quantide Growth Partners founder and CEO Ethan Williams identified a gap in the market: small to medium-sized businesses often lack the budget and the access to the strategic pricing services their ...

Perplexity AI Inc., a startup building an artificial intelligence search engine to compete with Google, is in advanced discussions to raise a new round of funding at a $14 billion valuation — a jump ...

This morning, value-based care startup Vytalize Health announced a $50 million Series B funding round. The latest infusion of capital was led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners with participation from ...

OpenAI is in talks to raise new capital at a valuation of up to $340 billion, CNBC has confirmed SoftBank would contribute $15 billion to $25 billion of the roughly $40 billion being invested. OpenAI ...

Even as equity skepticism is growing among startup teams, founders continue to see ownership as the foundation of trust, motivation, and shared success. Cake Equity reports that despite rising ...

The numerical results in Table 1 reveals a “jump effect”, that is, the post-funding valuation of a startup often show a jump “increase” from the pre-funding valuation by more than the actual amount of ...

For startups, traversing the labyrinths of financial data can be a daunting exercise. If you are looking to thrive and not merely survive, then understanding and monitoring key financial ratios for ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Mark Briggs on Jun 3, 2025 at 8:18 ...