| Hi, Agen. It seems investors and startups alike were ready to get the year started with a bang after a sleepy 2023. The first month of the year started with more than a dozen $100 million-plus funding rounds to U.S.-based startups. Plus, does Europe need more ‘founder-VCs’? Massive funding deals to a pair of renewable energy startups led the way for the largest rounds to U.S. startups in January. All told, 13 U.S. companies landed venture rounds of $100 million or more last month. See also: The Crunchbase Megadeals Board A common sentiment in the startup world is that Europe needs more founder-VCs — those investors who themselves previously started and operated startups. But guest author Dan Gray argues that’s not necessarily the case, and that there are other things that would benefit the European VC system more. NinjaOne, a cybersecurity startup focused on endpoint management, security and monitoring, raised a $231.5 million Series C led by Iconiq Growth. The minority investment values the Austin-based company at $1.9 billion. Related Crunchbase Pro list: Cybersecurity Funding Last year, investors poured more than $4.6 billion globally into startups in the space travel and satellite categories, as well as space-related aerospace sectors, Crunchbase data shows. Supersized rounds went to companies developing everything from satellite networks to space stations. Related Crunchbase Pro list: Spacetech Funding, 2023 This IPO market will not be like the ones of the past five years, writes guest author Greg Sichenzia, a securities lawyer who has counseled numerous companies and investment banks through initial public offerings. Here’s why. Lightspeed Venture Partners — now nearly a quarter of a century old and known for backing companies such as Snap, Nest and Stripe — significantly picked up its investment cadence in the final quarter of 2023, Crunchbase data shows. Related Crunchbase Pro list: Lightspeed Venture Partners’ Investments | 
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