EntrepreneurCapital Raising These are the Top Venture Capital Firms of 2020 verified_publisherEntrepreneur - Aman JainWe ranked these 7 Venture Capital Firms on the basis of Investment to Exit Ratio only. Venture capital is a type of private equity that primarily invests in start-up and small companies exhibiting long-term...
TechCrunchComputer Science Scale AI hits $3.5B valuation as it turns the AI boom into a venture bonanza verified_publisherTechCrunch - Kirsten KorosecScale AI, the four-year-old data labeling startup, has discovered that selling the picks and shovels needed to develop and apply artificial intelligence is big business. The company, which created a visual...
Capital Raising Snowflake stock soars in largest software IPO ever; Madrona among earlier venture investors geekwire.com - Taylor Soper Snowflake came out with a bang in its public debut, raising $3.4 billion in the largest software IPO ever. The data warehousing company opened at …
TechCrunchCapital Raising The Chainsmokers just closed their debut venture fund, Mantis, with $35 million verified_publisherTechCrunch - Connie LoizosAlex Pall and Drew Taggart are best known as The Chainsmokers, an electronic DJ and production duo whose first three albums have given rise to numerous Billboard chart-topping songs, four Grammy nominations...
TechCrunchOnePlus Nord OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei leaves the company to start a new venture verified_publisherTechCrunch - Manish SinghCarl Pei, who co-founded the smartphone giant OnePlus in his 20s, has left the company, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Pei played an instrumental role in designing the OnePlus smartphone...
Apps At 14 his first start-up failed. Now he’s CTO of a new tech venture at 18 channelnewsasia.com - Desmond Ng SINGAPORE: There are those who dream of founding a tech start-up like Zoom, Snowflake or Facebook – and the fame, wealth and recognition that they …
Los Angeles TimesChina Fraud charges, lost patents: How an L.A. auto legend’s China venture crashed verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Shashank BengaliIn July 2019, Steve Saleen, the Southern California designer of souped-up Ford Mustangs and eponymous supercars, walked onto a strobe-lighted stage at Beijing National Stadium to launch a new line of for...
TechCrunchBusiness Six things venture capitalists are looking for in your pitch verified_publisherTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyFounders pitch venture capitalists at every available chance, which is why most of them quickly develop the skills required to identify whether someone is offering them an opportunity or wasting their...
TechCrunchTechnology Giraffe360, a robotic camera for real estate, raises $4.5M from LAUNCHub and Hoxton Ventures verified_publisherTechCrunch - Mike ButcherGiraffe360 has a robotic camera, combined with a subscription service, which enables real estate agents and brokers to generate high-resolution photos of properties, floor plans and virtual tours. It now...
The New YorkerAdam Neumann How Venture Capitalists Are Deforming Capitalism verified_publisherThe New Yorker - Charles DuhiggEven the worst-run startup can beat competitors if investors prop it up. The V.C. firm Benchmark helped enable WeWork to make one wild mistake after another—hoping that its gamble would pay off before...
Seeking AlphaFinance The Rise Of Private Equity And Venture Capital, And How SVB Financial Group Is Funding It All (NASDAQ:SIVB) verified_publisherSeeking Alpha Deregulation, thematic investing, and new startups will serve as a major tailwind for the next decade's private equity and venture capital industry.
Entrepreneurship (India) Being a VC is all about the quality of decision making: Priya Mohan, Venture Highway yourstory.com - Roshni Balaji Priya Mohan, a chartered accountant and a management graduate from Indian School of Business, kicked off her career working in investment banking and …
Business InsiderDigital HealthInvestors just poured $5.8 billion into startups in the hottest part of healthcare. Here are the 5 top venture capital firms... verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Blake DodgeInvestors poured a record $18.1 billion into healthcare companies in the last quarter, according to a new industry report by CB Insights. Digital health startups, or those that use technology like smartphones...
TechCrunchVenture Capital Founders don't need to be full-time to start raising venture capital verified_publisherTechCrunch - Natasha Mascarenhas“More than 50% of our founders still are in their current jobs,” said John Vrionis, co-founder of seed-stage fund Unusual Ventures. The fund, which closed a $400 million investment vehicle in November...
TechCrunchVenture Capital Khosla Ventures seeks $1.1 billion for its latest fund verified_publisherTechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberKhosla Ventures, the eponymous venture firm helmed by longtime Silicon Valley rainmaker Vinod Khosla, is raising $1.1 billion for its latest venture fund, according to documents from the Securities and...
QuartzTrading An automated trading firm turns its machine learning expertise to venture capital investing verified_publisherQuartz - John DetrixheXTX Markets doesn’t have any human traders. But it does have human venture capitalists. XTX is well known in the financial industry as an automated trading firm—it buys and sells some $250 billion of from...
Moneycontrol India Next 10 Years Will Be India's Golden Moment In Key Sectors, Says Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Moneycontrol "Coronavirus is sweeping the world, especially the US and India. In spite of that, the amount of investment going into India is mind-boggling," …
Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Singh Rajput had a three year plan for his firm Innsaei Ventures before company abruptly shut in 2019 pinkvilla.com - Pinkvilla Desk Sushant Singh Rajput's 17 notes on the firm revealed that he was keen on developing the company into something big and had even laid down a …
Working MotherLifestyle How ‘the Motherhood Penalty’ Plays Out for Startup Founders Working Mother - By Roxanne Petraeus Women founders face an uphill battle in raising funding because of men who don't think moms are a worthy investment.
South China Morning Post China Power struggle at China joint venture of chip designer Arm continues as CEO refuses to step down verified_publisherSouth China Morning Post - Che Pan UK-based chip designer Arm Ltd said on Wednesday that the head of its China joint venture, Allen Wu, is still refusing to relinquish his post despite …
ForbesCapital Raising 30 Under 30 In Venture Capital 2021: Meet The Young Investors Spotting Tech’s Next Breakouts Forbes - Alex Konrad, Maneet AhujaHailing from new funds, old firms and a game-changing diversity group, these standout investors represent venture capital’s next wave. Frederik Groce moved a lot growing up, living mostly in motels. A...
TechCrunchCarl Pei OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei raises $7 million for his new venture verified_publisherTechCrunch - Manish SinghCarl Pei, the co-founder of OnePlus who left the company two months ago, has raised $7 million from a roster of high-profile investors for his new hardware venture. The Swedish tech entrepreneur said Wednesday...
ForbesTechnology Three Categories In The Health And Wellness Industry That Venture Capitalists Are Betting Big On Forbes - Mark HallThere has been an explosion in the health and wellness space over the last few years as more consumers demonstrate a willingness to invest in sophisticated wearable devices and technology-enabled fitness...
ForbesStartups 8 Venture Capital And Technology Trends To Watch In 2021 Forbes - Chris Smith2020 was a stop, start year. Normal levels of activity until around March, a three to four-month pause, and then almost back to pre-pandemic levels. As we go into 2021, the funding market is experiencing...
