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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Report: Secondary Startup Market Booms as Investors Sell
Report: Secondary Startup Market Booms as Investors Sell
January 17, 2024  |  Investments

Investment firms are reportedly raising billions to purchase stakes in venture capital (VC)-backed tech startups. “The main exit for VCs is primarily IPOs and M&A [mergers and...

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Exponent Co-Founder Eyes B2B Startups Riding ‘Growth Curves’
Exponent Co-Founder Eyes B2B Startups Riding ‘Growth Curves’
January 11, 2024  |  Investments

Mahdi Raza, co-founder and co-managing partner of Exponent Founders Capital, told Karen Webster that the landscape is changing for investors eyeing the digital transformation of...

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VC Investment in Crypto Plunged Amid Scandal and Regulatory Issues
VC Investment in Crypto Plunged Amid Scandal and Regulatory Issues
January 10, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The year 2023 proved to be a challenging period for cryptocurrency startups, as scandal and regulatory issues took a toll on fundraising efforts. Venture capital...

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SVB Financial Group and Creditors Aim to Form New Company
SVB Financial Group and Creditors Aim to Form New Company
January 09, 2024  |  Banking

SVB Financial Group, the former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, has made progress in its bankruptcy case by reaching a deal with key creditors....

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Maalexi Raises $3 Million to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade for Agribusinesses
Maalexi Raises $3 Million to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade for Agribusinesses
January 08, 2024  |  Investments

Maalexi has raised $3 million in a Pre-Series A funding round to continue building its cross-border trade platform for small agribusinesses. The platform connects buyers...

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OpenAI Backer Thrive Capital Plans $3 Billion Fundraise Amid Tech Downturn
OpenAI Backer Thrive Capital Plans $3 Billion Fundraise Amid Tech Downturn
January 07, 2024  |  Investments

Venture firm Thrive Capital is reportedly preparing to raise at least $3 billion amid a downturn in tech funding. The planned fundraising, the subject of a Sunday (Jan....

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Logjam in Funding: Limited Runway for Startups Heading into 2024
Logjam in Funding: Limited Runway for Startups Heading into 2024
January 05, 2024  |  Startups

Venture capital fundraising in the United States has reached its lowest level in six years, according to recent data. The annual fundraising figure for 2023...

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Exponent Founders Capital to Invest $75 Million in Early-Stage Companies
Exponent Founders Capital to Invest $75 Million in Early-Stage Companies
January 04, 2024  |  Investments

Early-stage venture capital (VC) firm Exponent Founders Capital has launched and disclosed that it has raised $125 million to date. That total includes a new...

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Bezos Invests in AI Startup Perplexity to Take On Google Search
Bezos Invests in AI Startup Perplexity to Take On Google Search
January 04, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Can tiny artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity take on Google in the search space? Jeff Bezos apparently thinks so. The Amazon founder is among the backers of the...

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