Coinbase, among the chief investors in the cryptocurrency sector, has reportedly reduced its startup funding. This pullback is part of a larger decline in investments at crypto firms, many of whom have their own venture capital (VC) operations, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Nov. 15). And although...
Venture capitalists (VCs) are reportedly telling startups to put plans to go public on hold. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Oct. 1), that sentiment has become popular following the underwhelming initial public offerings (IPOs) of two high-profile companies. “In our portfolio we would...
European startups are reportedly rethinking expansion amid a venture funding drought. As the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 22), the struggle to find financing has become the norm for these companies as investors seek safer investments such as bonds. The report, citing data from Pitchbook, says...
“FinTech, as an investment category, has been incredibly exciting because of the size of the industry — and the size of the opportunity,” Alex Niehenke, Partner at Scale Venture Partners, told Karen Webster. Venture capital firms, of course, are a key conduit to offering up...
October 19, 2022
“FinTech, as an investment category, has been incredibly exciting because of the size of the industry — and the size of the opportunity,” Alex Niehenke, Partner at Scale Venture Partners, told Karen Webster. Venture capital firms, of course, are a key conduit to offering up the capital that fledgling and smaller firms need to scale […]
January 17, 2024
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 acquisitions], and neither of those are happening,” Tom Callahan, chief executive of Nasdaq Private Market, told the Financial Times (FT) Wednesday (Jan. 17). “It creates this immense pressure . . . [and] […]
November 15, 2023
Coinbase, among the chief investors in the cryptocurrency sector, has reportedly reduced its startup funding. This pullback is part of a larger decline in investments at crypto firms, many of...
October 01, 2023
Venture capitalists (VCs) are reportedly telling startups to put plans to go public on hold. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Oct. 1), that sentiment has become popular following...
August 22, 2023
European startups are reportedly rethinking expansion amid a venture funding drought. As the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 22), the struggle to find financing has become the norm for these companies...