North American startup funding hit $92B in Q3, down 35% QoQ but up 50% YoY, with $61B to AI startups; there were 11 $1B+ acquisitions and IPOs remained quiet (Joanna Glasner/Crunchbase News)

Joanna Glasner / Crunchbase News: North American startup funding hit $92B in Q3, down 35% QoQ but up 50% YoY, with $61B to AI startups; there were 11 $1B+ acquisitions and IPOs remained quiet — Funding to North American startups declined sequentially in the third quarter and came in well below the…