Where are all the new startups?

Plus, last week’s 10 biggest funding rounds July 24, 2023 Hi, {NAME}. What do a dental startup, [Kim Kardashian]( apparel brand and an enterprise software company have in common? Nothing, really, except that all three raised [very large funding rounds]( last week. Plus, if it seems like you don’t hear about new startups as much, it’s not your imagination — an analysis of [Crunchbase]( data [shows an alarming decline in startup creation](. 🏅 [Top 10 deals: Dentists, undies and enterprise software]( Three U.S.-based startups landed nine-figure raises last week — and for a change, none of them had anything to do with AI or biotech. Here’s a closer look at 10 companies that raised sizable funding deals last week. 📉 [There’s been an alarming decline in startup creation]( An analysis of [Crunchbase]( data shows a concerning trend in recent years: a steep decline in the formation of new startups, writes startup consultant [Itay Sagie](. He takes a closer look at the phenomenon, including potential reasons for the decline and opportunities for entrepreneurs to leverage the situation. 🪓 [Have tech layoffs peaked?]( As of mid-year, more than 150,000 tech workers in the U.S. had lost their jobs, per [The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Tracker](. We’ve seen numerous startups shut down completely, laying off their entire staff. Other companies — we’re looking at you, [Microsoft]( and [Amazon]( — have become repeat offenders on our tracker. But is the wave of layoffs slowly subsiding? 📦 [Unstructured data is a rare hot area for startup funding]( Does your company’s digital data spark joy? Probably not. At many enterprises, the terrabytes and zettabytes of data in storage are jumbled and difficult to access, with the piles of digital clutter only getting larger. It’s no surprise, then, that startups touting expertise in data automation and orchestration as well as tools to manage unstructured data are seeing an increase in funding. Related Crunchbase Pro list: [Companies Funded In Past Year Tied To Data Automation, Data Orchestration, And Unstructured Data]( 🌐 [The Crunchbase Web3 Tracker]( Follow Web3 news and funding trends with our [daily updated dashboard]( on startups and investment in the Web3, crypto and blockchain sectors, based on Crunchbase’s comprehensive data. [Crunchbase ROI Calculator]( [See the number of new accounts Crunchbase can add to your funnel with our advanced prospecting ROI calculator powered by Crunchbase data.]( [Calculate]( Recent Investments [La Colombe Coffee Roasters]( [$300M]( / [Corporate Round]( La Colombe Coffee operates as a coffee roaster company. Categories: Coffee • Food and Beverage • Gift Card • Retail Founders: [JP Iberti]( [Todd Carmichael]( Investors: [Keurig Dr Pepper]( (Lead) [Mynd]( [$30M]( / [Private Equity Round]( Mynd is a property management company that helps investors to find and manage single-family rentals. Categories: Property Management • Real Estate • Rental Property • Residential Founders: [Colin Wiel]( [Doug Brien]( Investors: [Invesco]( (Lead) [Collectly]( [$29M]( / [Series A]( Collectly helps healthcare organizations increase collections, automate billing operations, and elevate the patient financial experience. Categories: Billing • Electronic Health Record (EHR) • Financial Services • Health Care Founders: [Levon Brutyan]( [Maxim Mizotin]( Investors: [Sapphire Ventures]( (Lead), [Burst Capital]( [CABRA VC]( [+ 3 more]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [NineDot Energy]( $25M / [Debt Financing]( [NY Green Bank]( [EpiBiologics]( $23M / [Series A]( - [Kasha]( $21M / [Series B]( [Knife Capital]( [Whop]( $17M / [Series A]( - [Skillit]( $8.5M / [Seed Round]( [Bow Capital]( [Portrait Analytics]( $7.0M / [Seed Round]( [Unusual Ventures]( [DusMinute]( 115M INR / [Convertible Note]( [Inflection Point Ventures]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [DWF]( Pending acquisition by [Inflexion]( for 342M GBP More Acquisitions Company Acquired By Amount [Jindal United Steel]( [Jindal Stainless]( 9.6B INR [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( Upcoming Tech Events [2023 FTWeekend Festival: UK Edition]( September 2 - 2, 2023 in London Annual flagship FTWeekend Festival in the UK. Accelerator Deadlines Date Accelerator Location Aug 30, 2023 [Startuplab]( Oslo Aug 31, 2023 [EY Startup Academy]( Frankfurt [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 © 2023 Crunchbase Inc. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Unsubscribe]( from Crunchbase Daily.