The investors who led startup funding in May, 5 areas where Series A funding is hot, and more - June 3, 2022

June 3, 2022 [Despite market slowdown, these big investors stayed active in May]( Just like April, May saw only a half dozen firms invest in 10 or more deals announced in the month—down from May 2021, when 10 firms took part in double-digit numbers of rounds. This all comes on the heels of Tiger Global seeing losses for the year hit 52%. (More on that below.) [From immunotherapy to rentals, here’s what’s hot at Series A]( Even as U.S. venture funding falls from peak levels, things are still far from slow. So far this year, investors have poured more than $16 billion into Series A rounds alone. As usual, the lineup of funded companies is mesmerizingly diverse, touching on spaces from virtual reality to mimic hallucinogenic mind trips to portable nuclear microreactors. To say that a single sector or handful of sectors dominate would be misleading indeed. [Former OpenSea employee charged in first NFT insider trading case]( A former OpenSea product manager has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering in the first insider trading case involving non-fungible tokens. [Tiger Global declawed by market woes]( Another day, another troubling sign from a titan in the startup investment world. Tiger Global, known for minting unicorns such as Brex, Coinbase and Peloton, saw its losses for the year hit 52% due to the massive tech selloff the market is going through. [Stable of unicorns tops 1,300 companies]( There are now more than 1,300 billion-dollar private companies on [The Crunchbase Unicorn Board]( for the first time, with the addition of dozens of new entrants last month. But when some of the most valuable startups in the world will finally exit remains an open question. [Latest tech layoffs in 2022: Here are the companies that have cut jobs]( Layoffs in the tech sector continue, with some companies citing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and others pointing to over-hiring during periods of rapid growth. To keep tabs, we’ve updated our list of U.S.-based tech layoffs with additions from the past week. [Under The Hood: Insight Partners plows forward after record exit year]( Insight Partners nailed its exits in 2021 with more than double its count in 2020. Coupled with a record investing pace, the firm says it will continue to ebb and flow with current market fluctuations just as it has always done. [The best cold email examples: The ultimate guide]( Cold emails can often end up in the junk folder or sent straight to spam. To avoid this problem, it’s important that you build an email that’s personalized, clever and thematic. 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