Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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37 Angels’ Lee: Angel Investing Has Evolved From Side Gig to Asset Class of Its Own
37 Angels’ Lee: Angel Investing Has Evolved From Side Gig to Asset Class of Its...
August 01, 2023  |  Investments

Picture an entrepreneur pitching their business to a panel of investors to convince them that their idea is worth funding. That’s the concept of the...

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Sequoia Capital Reportedly Downsizes 2 Major Funds
Sequoia Capital Reportedly Downsizes 2 Major Funds
July 27, 2023  |  Investments

Silicon Valley venture firm Sequoia Capital has reportedly downsized two major funds due to the downturn in the startup market. In a move reflecting the changes...

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Venture Capital Firms Slash ‘Megafunds’ Even Amid AI Boom
Venture Capital Firms Slash ‘Megafunds’ Even Amid AI Boom
July 16, 2023  |  Investments

Venture capital (VC) outfits are reportedly shrinking their megafunds after years of building them up. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (July 16), these...

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Cash-Strapped Tech Startups Seek Acquisitions to Stay Afloat
Cash-Strapped Tech Startups Seek Acquisitions to Stay Afloat
July 14, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Cash-strapped tech startups facing a financing crunch are increasingly seeking to sell themselves to larger companies, launching a wave of takeovers of popular artificial intelligence...

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Venture Spending Drops by Almost Half in US
Venture Spending Drops by Almost Half in US
July 06, 2023  |  Startups

Times are tough for early-stage startups, suffering a drastic drop in venture capital spending. American investors backed 3,011 startup deals in the second quarter of...

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Silicon Valley Bank Cautiously Restarts Lending Operations
Silicon Valley Bank Cautiously Restarts Lending Operations
July 05, 2023  |  Banking

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has reportedly — and carefully — reentered the startup/venture lending business. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (July 5), the bank —...

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Why Venture Capital May Not Be the Right Funding Choice For Most Early-Stage Startups
Why Venture Capital May Not Be the Right Funding Choice For Most Early-Stage Startups
June 23, 2023  |  Startups

Venture capital (VC) has long been viewed as the ultimate source of financing for startups, but according to Jay Wilson, investment director at U.K.-based investment firm...

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Why Sony Venture Fund is Still Bullish on Robots, and Still Thinking About Gen AI
Why Sony Venture Fund is Still Bullish on Robots, and Still Thinking About Gen AI
June 15, 2023  |  Innovation

While some people dream of the future, others work their hardest to make it reality. The innovations that these entrepreneurs invent, build and bring to...

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Synthesia Joins Unicorn Club Amid Flurry of AI Investments
Synthesia Joins Unicorn Club Amid Flurry of AI Investments
June 13, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

British generative AI firm Synthesia has become a “unicorn” after raising $90 million. The company announced the Series C funding on its LinkedIn page Tuesday (June 13), saying...

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