October Global Venture Funding Dips, And 2023's AI Unicorns

[Crunchbase News]( November 11, 2023 [1]( [Global Venture Funding In October Dips Below 2023 AverageÂ]( Global venture funding reached $21 billion in October 2023, a few billion dollars below the average 2023 monthly funding amount to date, Crunchbase data shows. [October Dips →]( [2]( [Meet The New AI Unicorns Of 2023]( One in five of the new billion-dollar startups to join The Crunchbase Unicorn Board this year were artificial intelligence companies, an analysis of the board shows. [AI Unicorns →]( [3]( [Autonomous Vehicle Funding Stuck In Neutral]( Thus far this year, autonomous driving startups have raised less than $4.5 billion — which puts the sector on pace for its lowest funding total since 2020. [AV Funding →]( [4]( [The 10 Biggest Rounds Of October: Metropolis Tops List With $1.1B Raise]( Even as the venture market continues to meander, October saw a lot of big rounds. To make October’s list, you had to raise a nine-figure round, and to come out on top you had to raise more than $1 billion. [Biggest Rounds →]( [5]( [Food Investors Bet On Healthy, Convenient, Fermented And Highly Caffeinated]( What do investors like about funding food startups? After poring over more than 500 food- and drink-related funding rounds, we’ve identified five standout trends. [Food Trends →]( [6]( [Canada Is Moving Up The Cleantech Ranks]( So far this year, nearly a billion dollars (US$) in seed through growth-stage funding has gone to Canadian startups in sustainability-focused industries tracked in the Crunchbase dataset. [Canada's Cleantech →]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( | [Unsubscribe]( Crunchbase, Inc. 564 Market Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94104