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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Startups and VCs Change Banking Practices After Recent Turmoil
Startups and VCs Change Banking Practices After Recent Turmoil
March 13, 2023  |  Banking

Startups and venture capital (VC) firms are changing how they bank after recent industry turmoil. Although tech industry players were relieved by Sunday’s announcement by...

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The Silicon Valley Bank Story No One Has Told
The Silicon Valley Bank Story No One Has Told
March 13, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

It’s almost an eerie coincidence. Nearly three years to the day that the World Health Organization declared the novel Coronavirus a global pandemic, Silicon Valley...

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SVB Shutters and Banks Drag CE 100 Index 6.7% Lower
SVB Shutters and Banks Drag CE 100 Index 6.7% Lower
March 13, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The CE 100 Stock Index lost 6.7% as Silicon Valley Bank collapsed during a dramatic week that raises questions about FinTechs and startup funding. It...

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Silicon Valley Bank Closure Impacts Hundreds of Startups and VCs
Silicon Valley Bank Closure Impacts Hundreds of Startups and VCs
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

The closure of Silicon Valley Bank has impacted startups and venture capital firms. Hundreds of such firms did their banking and kept billions of dollars...

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As Silicon Valley Bank Folds, Can FinTech Outrun the Bank Runs?
As Silicon Valley Bank Folds, Can FinTech Outrun the Bank Runs?
March 10, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Silicon Valley Bank has collapsed. The regulators have circled the wagons. The damage is contained.  Maybe.   Maybe just for a day, because who knows what...

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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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