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M&A Remains Slow For AI Sector, And Restaurant Robotics Revs Up
Crunchbase News newsletter providing updates on AI venture funding, robotics in the restaurant industry, significant funding rounds, and startups focused on pest control and operating in Ukraine.
March 23, 2024 AI Venture Funding May Be Hot, But M&A Remains Slow While venture funding to AI startups topped $50 billion in 2023 and continues to flow this year, M&A deals for companies in the space has been relatively slow, Crunchbase data sh
March 23, 2024 7:01 AM
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M&A Remains Slow For AI Sector, And Restaurant Robotics Revs Up
Crunchbase News newsletter providing updates on AI venture funding, robotics in the restaurant industry, significant funding rounds, and startups focused on pest control and operating in Ukraine.
March 23, 2024 AI Venture Funding May Be Hot, But M&A Remains Slow While venture funding to AI startups topped $50 billion in 2023 and continues to flow this year, M&A deals for companies in the space has been relatively slow, Crunchbase data sh
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line-height:1.2; word-break:break-word; margin:0"><span style="line-height:inherit; font-size:16px">While venture funding to AI startups topped $50 billion in 2023 and continues to flow this year, M&A deals for companies in the space has been relatively slow, Crunchbase data shows. </span></p></div></div><div class="button-container" align="left" style="line-height:inherit; padding-top:10px; padding-right:20px; padding-bottom:40px; padding-left:20px"><a href="#" style="line-height:inherit; text-decoration:none; display:inline-block; color:#ffffff; background-color:#408bcb; border-radius:4px; -webkit-border-radius:4px; -moz-border-radius:4px; width:auto; width:auto; border-top:1px solid #408bcb; border-right:1px solid #408bcb; border-bottom:1px solid #408bcb; border-left:1px solid #408bcb; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align:center; word-break:keep-all"><span style="line-height:inherit; padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; font-size:16px; display:inline-block"><span style="font-size:16px; line-height:2; word-break:break-word">AI M&A Stalls →</span></span></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height:inherit; background-color:transparent"><div class="block-grid " style="line-height:inherit; min-width:320px; max-width:600px; word-wrap:break-word; word-break:break-word; margin:0 auto; background-color:transparent"><div style="line-height:inherit; border-collapse:collapse; display:table; width:100%; background-color:transparent"><div class="col num12" style="line-height:inherit; min-width:320px; max-width:600px; display:table-cell; vertical-align:top; width:600px"><div class="col_cont" style="line-height:inherit; width:100%!important"><div style="line-height:inherit; border-top:00px solid #000000; border-left:00px solid #000000; border-bottom:00px solid #000000; border-right:00px solid #000000; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right:0px; padding-left:0px"><div class="img-container center autowidth" align="center" style="line-height:inherit; 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font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:1.2; padding-top:10px; padding-right:20px; padding-bottom:20px; padding-left:20px"><div style="line-height:1.2; font-size:12px; color:#000000; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-size:16px; line-height:1.2; word-break:break-word; margin:0"><span style="line-height:inherit; font-size:16px">Nearly half of food service employers today say they need more workers. Funded startups believe automation could go a long way to easing the labor shortage.</span></p></div></div><div class="button-container" align="left" style="line-height:inherit; padding-top:10px; padding-right:20px; padding-bottom:40px; padding-left:20px"><a href="#" style="line-height:inherit; text-decoration:none; display:inline-block; color:#ffffff; background-color:#408bcb; border-radius:4px; -webkit-border-radius:4px; -moz-border-radius:4px; width:auto; width:auto; border-top:1px solid #408bcb; border-right:1px solid #408bcb; border-bottom:1px solid #408bcb; border-left:1px solid #408bcb; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align:center; word-break:keep-all"><span style="line-height:inherit; padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; font-size:16px; display:inline-block"><span style="font-size:16px; line-height:2; word-break:break-word">Robotics Funding →</span></span></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height:inherit; 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text-decoration:none; height:auto; border:0; width:100%; max-width:260px; display:block"></a> </div><div style="color:#555555; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:1.2; padding-top:20px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:0px"><div style="line-height:1.2; font-size:12px; color:#555555; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-size:14px; line-height:1.2; word-break:break-word; margin:0"><strong style="line-height:inherit"><a href="#" style="line-height:inherit; text-decoration:none; color:#0f66ff">The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Wonder Delivers Largest Round Of Week</a></strong></p></div></div><div style="color:#555555; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:1.2; padding-top:10px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:0px"><div style="line-height:1.2; font-size:12px; color:#555555; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-size:14px; line-height:1.2; word-break:break-word; margin:0"><span style="line-height:inherit; color:#000000">The week was slightly slower for huge rounds compared to previous ones, but half of the funding deals broke the $100 million mark.</span></p></div></div><div class="button-container" align="left" style="line-height:inherit; padding-top:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:0px"><a href="#" style="line-height:inherit; text-decoration:none; display:inline-block; color:#ffffff; background-color:#408bcb; border-radius:4px; -webkit-border-radius:4px; -moz-border-radius:4px; width:auto; width:auto; border-top:1px solid #408bcb; border-right:1px solid #408bcb; border-bottom:1px solid #408bcb; border-left:1px solid #408bcb; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align:center; word-break:keep-all"><span style="line-height:inherit; padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; font-size:16px; display:inline-block"><span style="font-size:16px; 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text-decoration:none; height:auto; border:0; width:100%; max-width:260px; display:block"></a> </div><div style="color:#555555; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:1.2; padding-top:20px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:0px"><div style="line-height:1.2; font-size:12px; color:#555555; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-size:14px; line-height:1.2; word-break:break-word; margin:0"><strong style="line-height:inherit"><a href="#" style="line-height:inherit; text-decoration:none; color:#0f66ff">The Startups Saving Us From Biting Bugs</a></strong></p></div></div><div style="color:#555555; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:1.2; padding-top:10px; padding-right:0px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:0px"><div style="line-height:1.2; font-size:12px; color:#555555; font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><p style="font-size:14px; line-height:1.2; word-break:break-word; margin:0"><span style="line-height:inherit; color:#000000">Overall, biting bugs represent a big enough market to intrigue both startups and investors.</span></p></div></div><div class="button-container" align="left" style="line-height:inherit; padding-top:10px; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:0px"><a href="#" style="line-height:inherit; text-decoration:none; display:inline-block; color:#ffffff; background-color:#408bcb; border-radius:4px; -webkit-border-radius:4px; -moz-border-radius:4px; width:auto; width:auto; border-top:1px solid #408bcb; border-right:1px solid #408bcb; border-bottom:1px solid #408bcb; border-left:1px solid #408bcb; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align:center; word-break:keep-all"><span style="line-height:inherit; padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; font-size:16px; display:inline-block"><span style="font-size:16px; line-height:2; word-break:break-word; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Pest Control →</span></span></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="line-height:inherit; 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