Meet February's 10 New Unicorns And The Month's Most Active U.S. Startup Investors

March 16, 2024 New AI, Robotics, Spacetech And Fintech Unicorns Trot Onto Leaderboard In February The artificial intelligence theme was evident again among new additions to our Unicorn Board last month: Two of the new companies on the board are in the AI sector, and many of the other newcomers have the technology woven into their products. February New Unicorns → Most-Active US Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, GV And Alumni Have Big February For the second straight month, a16z led the way among active investors, sealing 15 funding deals with U.S.-based startups, per Crunchbase data. Most Active Investors → More AI Nonprofits Are Launching, But Don’t Expect OpenAI-Type Drama Despite the drama surrounding OpenAI's unusual corporate governance structure, the number of nonprofit AI-focused startups is actually growing at a fast clip. Nonprofit AI Startups → More Funding Goes To Startups Fighting Disinformation Startups working on ways to combat disinformation and misinformation have continued to see venture investment flow their way, Crunchbase data shows. Fighting Disinformation → With Bitcoin Hitting New Highs, Will VCs Take Notice? So far in Q1, venture funding to the crypto sector has already topped all of Q4. Could VCs be warming to the volatile industry once more, as Bitcoin prices boom? Crypto Investment → The Rise Of The Solopreneur Solopreneurs are the next evolution of early-stage businesses, argues Sailesh Ramakrishnan, co-founder and managing partner of Rocketship.vc, who shares a few best practices to help them get started. More Solopreneurs → Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | View in Browser | Unsubscribe Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104