Our mid-year list of startup bulls and bears, the week’s biggest rounds, and more - June 13, 2022

June 13, 2022 [The bulls and bears of 2022’s sluggish VC market]( Venture funding overall is retreating amid public-market turmoil, record inflation and rising concerns about an economic recession. Even so, several startup sectors stand out—either for still outperforming, or for being particularly hard-hit by the venture pullback. We take a closer look at a few of the most bullish and bearish startup industries midway through 2022. [The week’s 10 biggest funding rounds: Health care and biotech win]( Drug developers and health care tech had no problem attracting investors’ interest last week, as biotech startups took four of the top 10 rounds. In addition, another company in the health care space made the list. However, in general, rounds continue to trend lower, as there was only one raise more than a quarter-billion dollars this week in the U.S. [The latest VC-backed companies going public via SPAC]( The public markets have been rocky since the beginning of the year, and far fewer companies have made public market debuts. Midway through 2022, the SPAC market is pacing behind last year, though there are plenty of blank-check companies hunting for targets. [Startups tackling nursing shortage raise big sums]( In recent quarters we are seeing robust funding activity around ventures offering tools and platforms aimed at making it easier to find, fill and upskill for health care jobs. In particular, a number of startups are looking to address the nursing shortage, which has reached epic proportions since the beginning of the pandemic. [Biotech startup funding has also slowed]( Venture funding to biotech startups slowed in 2022 after peaking in 2021. The slowdown comes amid a broader pullback in global venture funding. For perspective, we lay out venture funding totals and round counts for U.S. biotech startups over the past five-and-a-half years. [Track the most valuable private companies with our Unicorn Board]( Keep tabs on the most valuable private companies globally with [The Crunchbase Unicorn Board](. Our leaderboard is updated daily and tracks private companies as they reach unicorn status. [15 best Google Chrome extensions for sales reps in 2022]( Being a successful salesperson starts with keeping yourself organized, and that can be a battle amidst sales calls, emails and meetings. The good news is, with Chrome extensions you can leverage sales tools to help you cut down on tedious and repetitious tasks. In this article, we’ve listed 15 of the best Chrome extensions for sales professionals that offer powerful shortcuts to help you stay on-task and streamline your sales workflow. 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