VC deal numbers continue slump in October, meet our new unicorns, and more - November 9, 2022

November 9, 2022 [Deal numbers still low for October’s active investors]( Last year at this time, plenty of firms were inking 20 or more deals in a month to fund U.S.-based startups. Not so much this October, when only Y Combinator and Alumni Ventures hit double digits. We look at who spent what last month. [Meet October’s new unicorns]( Check out the 14 companies that joined [The Crunchbase Unicorn Board]( in October while late-stage funding plummets worldwide. Financial services led the way with three new unicorns, followed by Web3 and artificial intelligence startups. [Web3 Weekly: FTX stunner shakes up crypto market]( Crypto already has seen its share of tumult this year, but things hit a whole new level this week with Binance’s announcement of its intent to buy FTX.com. This surprise deal only proves that everything can change fast in crypto. [Binance signs letter of intent to buy FTX.com]( Crypto exchange giant Binance signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire competitor FTX.com to cover the latter’s liquidity crunch. The news follows a few days of investor nervousness and a selloff of FTX’s native token, FTT. [Agriconomie raises $60.4M as agtech grows]( France-based Agriconomie raised 60 million euros ($60.4 million) in funding led by Treïs Group, Aliment Capital and Temasek Holdings. The agtech startup serves as a one-stop supply shop for European farmers. [‘Not New York City’ startup stock on the rise]( At Crunchbase News, we regularly analyze the geographic distribution of startup funding across states and major metro areas. This time around, however, we’re focusing on a region often left out because it is neither a state nor a city. Yep. We are talking about Not New York City, which begins, for our purposes, from just outside commuting distance from Manhattan. It extends west all the way to Buffalo and north all the way to the Canadian border. [Someone is raising money: VC firm Quona Capital closes $332M fund]( The fund exceeded the firm’s $250 million target, according to Quona Capital. This is the firm’s third fund, bringing its total committed capital to over $745 million. Quona focuses its investments on technology companies expanding access to financial services for underserved consumers and businesses in Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, Africa and MENA. [Enhance Your Sales Team’s Prospecting]( [Crunchbase Enterprise is an all-in-one prospecting solution. Download this product overview sheet to learn how to close more deals without the headache.]( [Download Now]( Crunchbase Pro: Searches and Lists Name Type Entries [Unicorns Headquartered in China]( Companies 240 [Healthcare companies acquired in the last 6 months]( Acquisitions 1006 [Mobile payment companies funded in the last year]( Companies 231 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [Check out our Crunchbase solutions here]( – prospecting tools made for everyone Recent Investments [Dish Network]( [$2.0B]( / [Post-IPO Debt]( DISH Network provides television entertainment and technology to customers with its satellite DISH TV and streaming SLING TV services. Categories: Audio • Satellite Communication • Telecommunications • Wireless Founders: [Cantey M. Ergen]( [Charlie Ergen]( [Jim DeFranco]( [eBay]( [$1.1B]( / [Post-IPO Debt]( eBay is an online marketplace that connects a global network of buyers and sellers. Categories: Auctions • E-Commerce • Internet • Marketplace • Retail Founders: [Pierre Omidyar]( [Simon Rothman]( [AmerisourceBergen]( [$500M]( / [Post-IPO Secondary]( AmerisourceBergen is a global healthcare company that advances the development and delivery of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. Categories: Emergency Medicine • Enterprise Software • Health Care • Medical • Pharmaceutical Founders: [Lucien Napoleon Brunswig]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Certara]( $449M / [Post-IPO Secondary]( [Arsenal Capital Partners]( [Lordstown Motors]( $170M / [Post-IPO Equity]( - [Univest]( $50M / [Post-IPO Debt]( - [Laika]( $50M / [Series C]( [Fin Capital]( [EdgeDB]( $15M / [Series A]( [Accel]( [Biofire]( $14M / [Series A]( [Founders Fund]( [Worldr]( $8.0M / [Seed Round]( [Molten Ventures]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [IAA]( Pending acquisition by [Ritchie Bros]( for $7.3B More Acquisitions Company Acquired By Amount [NEST New York]( [North Castle Partners]( $200M [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( Upcoming Tech Events Accelerator Deadlines Date Accelerator Location Dec 15, 2022 [Mahtco Group]( Plano Dec 31, 2022 [UNIFIED BUSINESS SOLUTION]( Summerville [More Upcoming Deadlines]( Don’t see your event? Reach out to us at events@crunchbase.com. #{Rails.configuration.daily.cb_url} Discover innovative companies and the people behind them. [Follow Us on Crunchbase]( [View Jobs on LinkedIn]( [Follow Us on Twitter]( [Like Us on Facebook]( 564 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104 © 2022 Crunchbase Inc. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Unsubscribe]( from Crunchbase Daily.