The State Of VC Funding In 3 Charts, And April's Top 10 Rounds

[Crunchbase News]( May 6, 2023 [1]( [Run, Unicorns, Run: April’s VC Funding Landscape In 3 Charts]( The continued success of established players might make it tougher for ambitious startups to catch up with the unicorn herd. [Unicorn Race →]( [2]( [How Low Can It Go? Health Care Leads With Nearly $5.7B Invested In Bummer Month For Global Venture Funding]( Global venture funding in April reached $21 billion, the second-lowest amount recorded in a single month since July 2022. [Global Funding →]( [3]( [The 10 Biggest Rounds Of April: Drone Startup Zipline and OpenAI Top List]( All through last month, U.S.-based startups saw some big rounds, but the largest two came in at the last minute. [April Rounds →]( [4]( [Why Startups May Soon Be Buying More Startups]( Each year, in the U.S. alone, hundreds of funded startups get acquired by private, venture-backed companies. This year is shaping up as no exception. [Startup Acquisitions →]( [5]( [Tech Jobs: Golf Writer? Cleantech COO? Or R&D Engineer? We’ve Got This Week’s Hot Roles.]( In this week’s edition of Who’s Hiring In Tech, we round up five startups that have raised money in the past 12 months, that haven’t had reported layoffs in the past year, and that are actively hiring for multiple open roles. [Tech Jobs →]( [6]( [Series D Hits Lowest Point In Years. What Does That Mean?Â]( The lack of large exits lately, combined with falling tech valuations and slower startup investment, has made the case for funding a Series D round much harder in recent months. [Series D →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104