The verdict is in: Spotify’s direct listing is an unqualified success
By Rohit Kulkarni, SharesPost Spotify took an enormous gamble when it decided to directly list [...]
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M&A exits poised to surge in 2018, as fundraising also remains robust
IVP General Partner Sandy Miller has reason to express optimism about exit trends. In the [...]
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Jay-Z to launch venture firm with Walden’s Larry Marcus
Music producer and rapper Jay-Z has partnered with Larry Marcus, managing director of Walden Venture [...]
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Scale’s Kate Mitchell on generational transition and managing carried interest
When Scale Venture Partners Co-Founder Kate Mitchell began shifting her duties to a new generation of [...]
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Monthly recap of fund briefs, as of June 21
Through June 20, U.S. firms have raised more than $18.4 billion for 172 funds, which [...]
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VCs on the Move monthly recap, as of June 20
Read on to find out more about recent hires and other moves in the venture [...]
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Industry Ventures, Top Tier lead emerging venture portfolio at Ohio pension
Funds from Industry Ventures and Top Tier Capital Partners lead a portfolio of emerging venture-capital [...]
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Post Venture Capital Index rises in May
For the second consecutive month, the Thomson Reuters’ Post Venture Capital Index (PVCI) gained ground [...]
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May IPO profiles: Biotech companies lead the way
Seven venture-backed companies went public on U.S. exchanges in May, two more than in April. [...]
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Social Capital claims its CaaS initiative has exceeded expectations
Social Capital said interest in the Capital-as-a-Service initiative it launched a year ago has exceeded [...]
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Social Capital reins in ambitious growth-stage investment plans
Social Capital said it reined in its growth-stage investment efforts, pulling back from plans to [...]
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LBO France head of venture sees more opportunities in digital health
By Alex Derber, VCJ Correspondent In the years following the financial crisis, many large financial [...]
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Venture returns slip in Q4
Venture-capital returns slipped in the fourth quarter of last year, with quarterly performance falling 13 [...]
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On the Bleeding Edge: VCJ wins four writing awards from SIPA
Buyouts Insider, publisher of VCJ, took home nine awards from the Specialized Information Publishers Association [...]
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Top Tier, JMI, Industry Ventures lead maturing venture portfolio at Ohio pension
Funds from Top Tier Capital Partners, JMI Equity and Industry Ventures lead a portfolio of [...]
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With Fund II, Camber Creek focuses on growing industry demand for real estate tech
A decade ago, real estate tech was virtually unheard of, with few startups looking to [...]
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May Dashboard: Fundraising continues to rise as M&A sinks
Venture fundraising continued to climb in May, as nearly $4 billion in commitments were raised [...]
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Top 10s: Software eats the venture world in May 2018
Venture investors poured less money into fewer deals with U.S.-based companies in May 2018 compared [...]
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