Venture capital trends, funding rounds, M&A activity, IPOs, and the metrics and strategies that define how startups raise and deploy capital.
The first quarter of 2026 saw AI funding hit records that would have seemed implausible in 2022. Here is what the money moved toward, who got the biggest checks, and what it signals about where the industry is heading.
The data from Q1 2026 fund allocations tells a clear story: venture dollars are flowing away from traditional SaaS toward AI infrastructure plays. The reasons go deeper than hype.
Founders obsess over ARR. Investors look at a different set of numbers. A breakdown of the metrics that drive investment decisions at each stage, with actual benchmarks from Q1 2026 deals.
A new generation of startups is being built from the ground up around AI capabilities - not just adding AI to existing products. The architectural difference matters more than it might appear.
Five founders who built profitable SaaS businesses to $10M ARR without venture capital share what worked, what they would do differently, and the specific decisions that mattered most.