Welcome to this week's Founders Focus! As we move into Q4 2025, the startup landscape continues its dramatic transformation. From record funding rounds to regulatory shifts and ecosystem rankings that are rewriting the geography of innovation, here's what every founder needs to know right now. Headlines & Trends Global Venture Funding Hits $91B in Q2 Despite Deal Count Drop (4 minute read) Global startup funding reached $91 billion in Q2 2025, marking an 11% increase year-over-year but a 20%...
28 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to this week's Founders Focus! September 2025 is shaping up to be a defining month for the startup ecosystem, with record-breaking AI funding rounds, major regulatory shifts taking effect, and new market dynamics emerging across the globe. Headlines & Trends AI Funding Reaches New Heights in Q3 2025 (4 minute read) US venture capital invested hit $100B in Q2 2025, up 14% from Q1's $88B, while deal count dropped 24% to around 3,700. Multiple AI startups secured massive funding rounds...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Welcome back to this issue of Founders Focus! Here’s a tight briefing on the few things that matter most this week. Headlines & Trends Global venture funding hit $91B in Q2 2025 (up 11% YoY, down 20% QoQ), with H1 2025 the strongest half since 1H 2022. AI mega-rounds continue to concentrate capital in fewer winners. Read the breakdown in Crunchbase’s charts: Q2 funding at $91B and H1 surge in North America. The EU AI Act’s rules for general-purpose AI have entered into application (from 02...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome back to Founders Focus! This week’s edition is a fast read on where capital is flowing, what’s happening with exits, and the practical moves founders are making to win in August 2025. Headlines & Trends The Funding Pulse: AI leads, breadth returns (3 minute read) Investors stayed active across AI infrastructure, climate tech, fintech, and biotech, with fresh rounds spanning the U.S., India, and Europe. See the daily snapshot in Top Startup and Tech Funding News – August 25, 2025 and...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome to this week's Founders Focus! August 2025 is proving to be a watershed moment for AI startups, with record-breaking funding rounds and new regulations reshaping the landscape. Here's what smart founders need to know right now. Headlines & Trends AI Startups Dominate August Funding with $10B+ Raised (4 minute read) Multiple AI startups secured massive funding rounds in August 2025, with Cognition raising $300M at a $10B valuation, Reka securing $110M, and Fal bringing in $125M. The...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to this week's Founders Focus! We're tracking the critical shifts in startup funding, AI's workforce impact, and the tools reshaping how founders build companies in 2025. Headlines & Trends Venture Capital Shows Mixed Signals in Q2 2025 (4 minute read) US venture capital hit $100B in Q2 2025, up 14% from Q1, while deal count dropped 24% to around 3,700. North American startups pulled in $145 billion in H1 2025, with investors writing bigger checks but being more selective. The...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome back to another edition of Founders Focus! As we navigate through the dynamic world of entrepreneurship in 2025, this issue covers everything from funding shifts to AI breakthroughs that are redefining how startups operate and scale. Headlines & Trends AI Becomes Fundamental Business Infrastructure in 2025 (4 minute read) July 2025 marks a pivotal moment where AI transitions from emerging technology to fundamental business infrastructure. Autonomous vehicles are appearing in cities,...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome to this week’s Founders Focus! We’re exploring the dramatic shifts in global startup ecosystems and navigating the evolving regulatory framework that’s reshaping how founders build and scale their ventures in 2025. Headlines & Trends AI Startups Dominate Funding with $104B in H1 2025 AI startups raised a staggering $104 billion in the first half of 2025, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all fundraising deal value. This concentration of capital reflects the continued investor...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Welcome to this week’s Founders Focus! We’re diving into the infrastructure investments powering AI’s next phase and the alternative funding models reshaping startup finance. Headlines & Trends North American Venture Funding Surges to $145B in H1 2025 North American startups secured $145 billion in funding during the first half of 2025, driven primarily by investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence applications. This surge contrasts with global trends, where overall fundraising fell...
3 months ago • 2 min read