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Crunchbase News is most often covered alongside AI, which appears in 4 of these 7 stories. The 25-day window averages about 2 stories each week. The busiest single day carried 3. Coverage clusters in funding, which accounts for 5 of those 7, with the remainder spread across 2 other categories.
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Last mentioned: Mar 13, 2026
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Crunchbase News is most often covered alongside AI, which appears in 4 of these 7 stories. The 25-day window averages about 2 stories each week. The busiest single day carried 3. Coverage clusters in funding, which accounts for 5 of those 7, with the remainder spread across 2 other categories. The tracked stories average 3.7 original sources each. 0% of these stories carry negative sentiment. This profile follows 7 Cross-Sector stories mentioning Crunchbase News across the period from February 17, 2026 to March 13, 2026.
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Venture capital is pivoting toward 'Hard Tech' and specialized infrastructure, with recent deals highlighting autonomous medical robots and distributed defense manufacturing. These investments signal a shift from general-purpose AI to solutions addressing critical labor shortages and sovereign supply chain resilience.
Castellan has secured new funding to pioneer a franchised model for precision defense manufacturing, aiming to decentralize the production of critical components. This strategic shift addresses chronic supply chain vulnerabilities in the U.S. and European defense-industrial bases by empowering small-scale manufacturers.
Source: Crunchbase News · Crunchbase News
A series of under-the-radar funding rounds highlights a growing venture capital appetite for 'hard tech' and specialized sustainability solutions. From nuclear-waste energy on the moon to plant-based indigo dyes, investors are pivoting toward capital-intensive innovations with massive total addressable markets.
Source: Plato Data Intelligence · Crunchbase News
US-based AI startups have secured 17 funding rounds of $100 million or more in the first seven weeks of 2026, signaling an acceleration from 2025's record pace. This surge follows a 46% increase in North American startup funding last year, driven almost exclusively by the artificial intelligence sector.
The US artificial intelligence sector has maintained its aggressive capital-raising momentum, with 17 startups securing rounds of $100 million or more in the first seven weeks of 2026. This rapid pace follows a record-breaking 2025 that saw North American startup funding soar by 46% on the back of the AI revolution.
U.S.-based artificial intelligence startups have secured 17 funding rounds of $100 million or more in the first seven weeks of 2026. This rapid pace follows a blockbuster 2025 that saw 55 AI companies reach the mega-round milestone, signaling sustained investor confidence in the sector.
U.S.-based AI startups have recorded 17 funding rounds of $100 million or more in the first seven weeks of 2026, signaling an acceleration of the sector's dominance. This follows a record-breaking 2025 where 55 such mega rounds were logged, driving a 46% surge in overall North American startup funding.
Source: Букви · TechCrunch
