investment-strategies

VivaTech 2026 returns June 17–20 with 180,000+ attendees and 3,600+ investors — here's how founders and VCs should play it.

Crunchbase data shows global startups raised roughly $300B in Q1 2026, with U.S.-based companies capturing ~83% and a tiny number of AI megadeals dominating the mix.

OpenAI's massive private round cemented the Bay Area as the global AI capital hub, accounting for an outsize share of Q1 2026's record venture totals.

Lumen II's new €100M vehicle for seed-stage fintech, insurtech, digital health, and cybersecurity is a rare large EU sector-specific seed fund.

Spark Capital filed to raise a $1.95B Growth Fund VI, expanding firepower for Series B and C rounds alongside a new early-stage fund.

Slate's large April round reframes U.S. EV investing around affordability and manufacturability rather than premium brands.