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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State Regulator Closes Silicon Valley Bank and Appoints FDIC Receiver
State Regulator Closes Silicon Valley Bank and Appoints FDIC Receiver
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Silicon Valley Bank has been taken over and closed by a state financial regulator. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) took possession of the...

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Silicon Valley Bank’s Existential Crisis Will Force Reckoning for Venture Capital  
Silicon Valley Bank’s Existential Crisis Will Force Reckoning for Venture Capital  
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Small banks. Big Impact. The demise this past week of crypto-bank Silvergate and the lingering issues at SVB Financial (Silicon Valley Bank) will likely have...

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Silicon Valley Bank Crisis Threatens FinTech Funding
Silicon Valley Bank Crisis Threatens FinTech Funding
March 10, 2023  |  Banking

In Silicon Valley, and specifically for smaller tech firms, the tremors threaten to become a quake. Just a day after Silvergate Capital said it would...

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International Women’s Day Revives Debate Over Global Funding Challenge for Female Entrepreneurs
International Women’s Day Revives Debate Over Global Funding Challenge for Female Entrepreneurs
March 08, 2023  |  Investments

From access to education to pay parity and boardroom diversity, much has been done to advance gender equality around the world. But as the world...

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FinTechs’ Shift Toward Profitability Gets Mixed Views From VCs
FinTechs’ Shift Toward Profitability Gets Mixed Views From VCs
March 06, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

In a race to break even, British FinTech giant Revolut is the latest startup to claim profitability, a milestone that few neobanks have attained despite...

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FinTech Cash Burn Totaled $12 Billion in 2022
FinTech Cash Burn Totaled $12 Billion in 2022
March 05, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

Recently listed tech companies reportedly went through more than $12 billion in cash during 2022. And as the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (March 5),...

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VCs Place Bets on Businesses Seeing Value in Embedding Payments Into Software
VCs Place Bets on Businesses Seeing Value in Embedding Payments Into Software
March 02, 2023  |  Startups

In today’s economic environment, reaching profitability is considered a badge of honor. And that means FinTechs and startups that have yet to achieve that holy...

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Sequoia Backs Off Crime App Citizen Amid VC Funding Downturn
Sequoia Backs Off Crime App Citizen Amid VC Funding Downturn
February 26, 2023  |  Startups

Sequoia Capital has reportedly stopped funding the crime-tracking app Citizen amid a startup financing drought. According to a Saturday (Feb. 25) Financial Times (FT) report,...

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The VC Fundraising Sea-Change: Less Formal, More Human
The VC Fundraising Sea-Change: Less Formal, More Human
February 23, 2023  |  Startups

FinTech firms are increasingly focusing on profitability, turning away from the growth-at-all-costs strategy many have long pursued. According to some investors, this strategic pivot from growth...

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