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Towering skyscrapers of venture capital mega-deals loom over a desolate landscape of struggling startup tents, symbolizing funding disparity.
Founders

VCs Fund Mega-Deals While Most Startups Struggle for Funding

In 2025, U.S. venture capital funding deployed 70% of its over $200 billion into just 389 companies securing rounds of $100 million or more, according to CryptoRank . A staggering $90 billion went to

Ethan Calder·May 19, 2026
A futuristic skyscraper of glowing data streams representing concentrated AI wealth towering over a smaller, bustling cityscape, symbolizing intense startup competition.
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AI Maximalism Fuels Concentrated Startup Boom

Resolve AI, a startup fixing code problems, recently secured a $40 million Series A extension, catapulting its valuation to $1.

Ethan Calder·May 11, 2026