Tariff turmoil may have killed the tech M&A market’s comeback | TechCrunch
The tech market doesn’t need to be soaring up and to the right to foster healthy M&A activity. Deals can get done even in down...
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OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B | TechCrunch
When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of...
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Codeium for $3B, with news expected later this week | TechCrunch
Codeium, the maker of a popular AI coding assistant tool Windsurf, is in talks to be acquired by OpenAI for about $3 billion, Bloomberg reported....
Startup funding hit records in Q1. But the outlook for 2025 is still awful. | TechCrunch
Startups attracted $91.5 billion in venture capital funding in Q1, according to the latest report from data provider PitchBook. This figure not only exceeds the...
How a $6M bet on Wiz turned into a massive 200x return for one early backer | TechCrunch
Wiz’s $32 billion all-cash acquisition by Google parent Alphabet promises a colossal payday for the cybersecurity startup’s early-stage investors. The deal is a big win...
Google revives talks to acquire Wiz at higher valuation | TechCrunch
Google’s parent company Alphabet is again in advanced talks to acquire cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, a person familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. The two...
Venture debt lenders will play a big role in fire sales and startup shutdown this year, experts say | TechCrunch
When accounting startup Bench abruptly failed last month, the shutdown was forced when the company’s lenders called in the startup’s loan. In late 2023, the...
Sources: AI vision startup Metropolis is buying Oosto (formerly known as AnyVision) for just $125M | TechCrunch
The general hype around all things AI is not lifting all boats: certain startups continue to struggle and are looking for exits. In one of...