Investment group Iconiq is reportedly seeking ways to drive value amid a long IPO drought. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 8) by the Financial Times (FT), which notes that Iconiq recently closed its largest fund at $5.75 billion, following a $4.1 billion fundraise...
Spanish venture capital (VC) firm Kfund has raised $75 million to fund tech projects. The company announced the new fund Monday (June 17), saying it would help support founders in Europe working “with foundational technologies” defined here as “data plays,” “platform layers,” and artificial intelligence (AI). “With a target...
Tech investments in Europe are reportedly in bloom after a long fallow period. This turnaround is the subject of a report Monday (June 3) by the Financial Times (FT), which noted that deal making has picked-up at early stage companies, with venture capital (VC) groups...
Venture capital (VC) operation General Catalyst has reportedly raised almost $6 billion for technology startups. The company, which has invested in Stripe, Snap and Mistral, could close its newest fund as soon as May, the Financial Times reported Sunday (April 28), citing sources familiar with the matter who say the funds...
April 17, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) helped pioneer venture debt as a critical source of alternative financing. After its untimely failure, many market observers are beginning to wonder — will that source of capital suddenly become more difficult for startups? “Ultimately, whether Silicon Valley Bank fails or doesn’t fail, what was happening in the environment was a broader […]
March 22, 2023
Hindsight is always 20/20 — and, in the rearview mirror, the Silicon Valley Bank collapse was obvious to see. Big bank. Dominant player/big fish in a relatively small pond. That...
March 15, 2023
“Last weekend felt like the wild, wild West,” Charlie Youakim, CEO of payments startup and B Corp Sezzle, told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster in a recent conversation. “SVB had been around...
December 23, 2022
After reaching new heights in 2021, VC funding in EMEA slowed sharply in 2022. While final full-year tallies are not settled yet, data from the first three quarters suggests that...
September 15, 2024
Venture capital (VC) firm Insight Partners is reportedly preparing to close a $10 billion-plus fund. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Sept. 15), the fund is around half the amount the company had initially planned, but a sign that tech investors are returning to the VC market. Insight won’t close on its fund until […]
September 08, 2024
Investment group Iconiq is reportedly seeking ways to drive value amid a long IPO drought. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 8) by the Financial Times (FT), which notes...
June 17, 2024
Spanish venture capital (VC) firm Kfund has raised $75 million to fund tech projects. The company announced the new fund Monday (June 17), saying it would help support founders in Europe working “with foundational...
June 03, 2024
Tech investments in Europe are reportedly in bloom after a long fallow period. This turnaround is the subject of a report Monday (June 3) by the Financial Times (FT), which...
