A recent stock market rally hasn’t made American venture investors any less cautious. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct. 10) by Reuters, citing new Pitchbook-NVCA data showing around $37.5 billion of deals made in the quarter ending Sept. 30, down almost 32% from the prior quarter....
Are recent rate cuts good news for venture capitalist (VC) firms in the FinTech space? A report Sunday (Sept. 29) by TechCrunch says the answer is yes, particularly for those FinTechs that depend on loans to keep cash flowing. Those FinTechs, the report said, include...
The FBI is reportedly investigating a Silicon Valley venture capital group’s ties to China. Hone Capital launched with the help of a Chinese private equity group in 2015. Now, investigators are looking into whether the firm passed trade secrets to the Chinese government, the Financial...
OpenAI’s reported bid to raise $6.5 billion at a $150 billion valuation could signal a new era in artificial intelligence (AI) commercialization, potentially reshaping entire industries and sparking a fierce battle for market dominance. The new valuation, which doesn’t include the money being raised, marks...
September 23, 2024
OpenAI’s reported bid to raise $6.5 billion at a $150 billion valuation could signal a new era in artificial intelligence (AI) commercialization, potentially reshaping entire industries and sparking a fierce battle for market dominance. The new valuation, which doesn’t include the money being raised, marks a big jump from the $86 billion figure established during […]
July 11, 2024
High interest rates usually spell trouble for venture capital (VC) firms. But with a hot hand to play like AI and cybersecurity, and a shrewd evaluation strategy for potential investments,...
April 03, 2024
In the venture capital (VC) world, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a hot sector to pour money into — it’s now an essential tool for making savvy investment...
March 26, 2024
With $48 million in funding, Zero Prime Ventures uses its connections within the data and artificial intelligence (AI) communities to identify emerging trends and promising startups in the industry. A significant...
October 10, 2024
A recent stock market rally hasn’t made American venture investors any less cautious. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct. 10) by Reuters, citing new Pitchbook-NVCA data showing around $37.5 billion of deals made in the quarter ending Sept. 30, down almost 32% from the prior quarter. A lack of liquidity has caused investors to seek tougher […]
September 29, 2024
Are recent rate cuts good news for venture capitalist (VC) firms in the FinTech space? A report Sunday (Sept. 29) by TechCrunch says the answer is yes, particularly for those...
September 25, 2024
The FBI is reportedly investigating a Silicon Valley venture capital group’s ties to China. Hone Capital launched with the help of a Chinese private equity group in 2015. Now, investigators...
September 19, 2024
Munich-based venture capital (VC) firm Capmont Technology has reportedly launched a $111 million fund. The company, which has raised $334 million since its founding in 2016, focuses on B2B tech startups from...
