Supply Chain Funding Shows No Signs of Breaking Down, And The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds

[Crunchbase News]( February 12, 2022 [1]( [After Record Year, Supply Chain Funding Shows No Signs of Breaking Down]( Nearly two years into the pandemic, supply chain disruptions still dominate headlines, as do large funding rounds by tech companies aiming to solve the problem. [Supply Chain Funding →]( [2]( [The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Flexport Docks $935M Round, Branch Grows $300M Raise, And Another Big Week For Blockchain And Biotech]( Although blockchain and biotech saw the most large rounds this week, the biggest winner was a supply chain tech company—with a nearly $1 billion round. [Top Funding Rounds →]( [3]( [Great Resignation' Drives Billions In VC Dollars To Upskilling Startups]( Since last year, investors have poured more than $2.1 billion into an assortment of companies in the skilling space. [Upskilling Startups →]( [4]( [Whether Remote Or On-Site, Here's How The Hottest Early-Stage Startups Compare]( At scores of venture-backed companies, the ability to work from home is already the status quo, but how common are remote work opportunities at hot startups? To get a sense, we compiled a sampling of U.S. companies. [Remote Vs. On-site →]( [5]( [European Unicorns Raise Funding At Incredible Pace]( An unprecedented number of European companies—86 total—joined the Crunchbase Unicorn Board in 2021, per Crunchbase data. This is more than 5x the count of new unicorns in 2020 from Europe, and more than 3x the previous record in 2019, when there were 23 new unicorns. [Unicorn Counts Rise →]( [6]( [10 Reasons Your Cold Sales Emails Aren’t Working]( Email marketing remains one of the most profitable sales tactics, but you may need to tweak your strategy to get the best results. Here are 10 common mistakes that may be hindering your sales email response and conversion rates and what you can do to fix them. [10 Common Mistakes →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104