Global Funding Dipped In April, And How Startups Are Competing For Talent In A Tight Labor Market

[Crunchbase News]( May 7, 2022 [1]( [Global Funding Dipped In April, But Not A Nosedive]( Global venture funding totaled $47 billion in April 2022—the lowest amount invested in private companies in the past 12 months—based on an analysis of Crunchbase data. While the dip isn’t massive, it does signal that the slowdown we saw in the first quarter of this year is the start of a longer-term shift in funding, particularly at late stage. [April Funding Dips →]( [2]( [Free Food Isn’t Cutting It: How Startups Are Competing For Talent In A Tight Labor Market]( Startups are hiring for workers in a brutally competitive talent market. We take a look at the latest perks designed to attract and retain talent. [New Startup Perks →]( [3]( [Monster Round For EV Battery Material Leads Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds]( Noticeable this week was that the much talked about investor pullback seems very real. [Biggest Rounds →]( [4]( [As Rents Rise, So Does Funding To Rental-Focused Startups]( From services to lower move-in costs to apartment comparison platforms to landlord-centered software tools, funding to companies focused on the rental space is going gangbusters. We take a look at where the money is going. [Rental Focused Startups →]( [5]( [5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In April]( Even if the pace of venture funding has dipped a bit, venture capital dollars continue to get thrown around. Here are five interesting deals that happened in April that may have been overlooked. [Interesting April Deals →]( [6]( [The Lead List: 13 Hot Companies To Sell To In May]( Imagine how much your deal size could grow if you sold into startups like Rivian or Snowflake before they became multibillion-dollar companies with splashy, lucrative IPOs. In the first edition of our new monthly series The Lead List, we analyze key buy signals from up-and-coming companies that are ripe for sales outreach. [Hot Companies →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104