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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‘Down Rounds’ and Declining Valuations Signal Bumpy Road for FinTech IPO Index
‘Down Rounds’ and Declining Valuations Signal Bumpy Road for FinTech IPO Index
November 13, 2023  |  IPO

The third quarter is newly in the rearview mirror. Earnings season still rolls on. The FinTech IPO Index, which chronicles the stock market performance of nearly...

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Investors Snatch Up Startups Rejected by VC Firms
Investors Snatch Up Startups Rejected by VC Firms
November 12, 2023  |  Startups

This year’s rising interest rates have led venture capitalists to curtail their startup investments. However, this shift has led to a burgeoning new trend, the...

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Aleph Alpha Secures $500 Million in Funding to Challenge OpenAI
Aleph Alpha Secures $500 Million in Funding to Challenge OpenAI
November 06, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

German startup Aleph Alpha has raised $500 million in a series B funding round, with support from major companies such as Bosch, SAP, and Hewlett...

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Early OpenAI Investor: Most AI Firms Won’t Make Money
Early OpenAI Investor: Most AI Firms Won’t Make Money
October 29, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence (AI) success story.  But one of its early investors says it is the exception in an overvalued sector, not the rule,...

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Venture Capital Founder: AI Bubble Will ‘Pop’ but Tech Will Persist
Venture Capital Founder: AI Bubble Will ‘Pop’ but Tech Will Persist
October 15, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Is the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble set to burst soon? It will likely happen in the next year, Yanev Suissa, the founder of venture capital firm SineWave...

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JPMorgan Pursues Silicon Valley Startups and VC Backers
JPMorgan Pursues Silicon Valley Startups and VC Backers
October 11, 2023  |  Startups

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest bank in the United States, is reportedly aggressively positioning itself as the leading financial partner for tech companies in...

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Venture Capital Firm Kaszek Raises $1 Billion for Latin American Startups
Venture Capital Firm Kaszek Raises $1 Billion for Latin American Startups
October 09, 2023  |  Investments

Latin America’s largest venture capital (VC) outfit has reportedly raised $1 billion this year. The Brazilian firm Kaszek is waiting for new deal opportunities to present themselves,...

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Visa Wants Generative AI to Fuel Tomorrow’s Payments Ecosystem
Visa Wants Generative AI to Fuel Tomorrow’s Payments Ecosystem
October 03, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The payments industry continues to be transformed and remade by the 21st century’s digital shift.  And as technical innovations like generative artificial intelligence (AI) continue...

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Visa to Invest $100 Million in Generative AI for Commerce and Payments
Visa to Invest $100 Million in Generative AI for Commerce and Payments
October 02, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Visa has launched a new $100 million generative artificial intelligence (AI) ventures initiative, aiming to invest in companies focused on developing generative AI technologies and applications...

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