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Quantum Technology Gains Momentum As Computing Gets Closer To Reality
The promise of quantum computing has swirled for decades, but as it gets closer to reality more investors, the government and several industries seem …
When You Take VC Money, The Clock Starts Ticking
There are good times to take on venture capital and there are times when you might just be too early and bootstrapping makes the most sense.
The Unicorn Report: A New $100 Billion Valuation Boosts The Board to $4.5 Trillion
Last month, 34 new unicorn companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, collectively adding $56 billion in value to the board and $10 billion in equ…
Something Ventured: How This Startup Managed A Year Of Rapid Growth
The past year has been pivotal for Los Angeles-based Repeat, one of the startups we’ve been following in our Something Ventured series. The company …
Supergiant Seed Rounds Are Still On The Rise
The rise of really big seed rounds is mostly a recent phenomenon, growing particularly sharply in the past couple years, coinciding with a sharp incre…
Stripe Partners With Twitter To Support Crypto Payouts To Creators
Financial services darling Stripe will facilitate cryptocurrency payouts, starting with some Twitter users, the company said Friday.Â
Synthetic Data Startups Pick Up More Real CashÂ
The still nascent market of synthetic data—or artificially manufactured data—seems to be having a moment right now.
Want To Join A Board? Three Ways To Beat The Odds
If you are determined to join a board of directors here are some actions you take to improve your chances.
R&D For Women’s Health: Much More Is Needed
As an entrepreneur and founder of a family health company, there is nothing that grinds my gears more than anyone boxing-in women’s health as niche,…
VCs Are Scaling Up Climate Software Investments
Climate-focused software startups were a hot area for early-stage investment last year. Now it appears companies are graduating rather quickly to larg…
Filevine Puts $108M Series D In Place As Investors Make Argument For Legal Tech
The legal sector always moves slowly and deliberately, however its long-awaited embrace of technology seems to be real.
3 Things VCs Should Do To Protect Founders’ Mental Health
In this guest commentary, Matt Cohen of Ripple Ventures shares tips he's learned on his journey from founder to VC to help preserve, protect and enric…
Venture Funding To Latin America Fell Sharply In Q1
Overall, investors put $3.4 billion into Latin America funding rounds in Q1 of 2022—down 30 percent from Q4 2021.
Startups Acquiring Startups: An Essential Catalyst For Growth
Buried in the back pages of the 2021 VC annals was the steep rise in venture-backed startups acquiring other venture-backed startups. Nick Adams, co-f…
The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Huge Round Flows Into Cross River; Biotech And Health Care Companies See Big Deals
As in previous weeks, a company in the financial space saw the biggest round this week—but after that the rounds got smaller quickly
A Medtech CEO On What It’s Like To Be A Half-Ukrainian Startup During War
Ukraine businesses continuing operations is critical for the survival of the economy and, especially, the individuals they employ, writes Ilya Popov, …
Sequoia Capital China Raising $8B Worth Of New Funds
Even as much of the private market seems to be grappling with a slowdown, raising big funds seem to be en vogue.
Here’s Which VC-Backed Companies Are Going Public Via SPAC In 2022 (So Far)
Last year was a banner year for special-purpose acquisition companies, but so far it’s unclear if this year will pan out to be nearly as active for …
VC Firm Lux Capital Launches ETF Focused On Digital Health
VC firm Lux Capital is rolling out an exchange-traded fund focused on digital health in partnership with First Trust Advisors, the firms announced yes…