Adobe who? Sequoia-backed PicsArt turns photo editing social
From the drawing pencils of babes. Seven years ago Hovhannes Avoyan was engaged in selling [...]
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European venture fundraising plummets, but investing holds steady
Venture capital investing held steady in Europe as 2018 closed, with late-stage activity outpacing early [...]
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Disco raises $83 mln, looks for acquisition opportunities and plans to grow to public company scale
Austin, Texas-based legal tech company Disco just announced an $83 million Series E round led [...]
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Rise of rest continues in 2018, but VC hubs seize the big dollars
Venture capital found itself flooding into new communities across the country in 2018, but the [...]
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CrediFi adds to Series B, prepares to raise more funding later this year
CrediFi, a New York and Israel-based commercial real estate data and analytics company, wants to [...]
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Space investments decline in 2018 to nearly $3 bln
Global investment in space-related startups added up to nearly $3 billion in 2018, a decline [...]
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PA PSERS backs two Sante health venture funds
Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System committed $150 million to two Santé healthcare funds. The [...]
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December IPO profiles: Drug-discovery company Moderna leads the way
IPO activity ended on a strong note in the year with three new VC-backed debuts [...]
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The big advantage middle America offers innovators: time
By Tim Schigel, Refinery Ventures It’s hard to fathom a startup exodus from California, of [...]
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VC-backed megastartups expected to tap the public markets this year
Despite choppy stock market conditions and the U.S. government shutdown, this year will likely see [...]
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Canadian VC climbs to 18-year high in 2018 as top deals raise C$1.4 bln
Canada’s venture capital market broke records in 2018, its ninth straight year of growth. The [...]
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December Dashboard: Up year ends on an up note
The venture industry saw an 18-year record in fundraising in 2018, and December also ended [...]
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As AI evolves, so must VC investment teams
By Lu Zhang, Fusion Fund To say artificial intelligence is old news would be an [...]
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Venture investing sets $130 bln all-time record in 2018
Venture capital investments in the United States set an all-time record in 2018, sprinting to [...]
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Venture funding softens in Q4, but year reaches $99.5 bln mark
Venture capital investing in the United States pulled back modestly in the fourth quarter, but [...]
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Chinese venture investing slows in Q4, but posts solid year
Venture capital deal making in China fell during the final months of 2018, but for [...]
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Israel 2018: Startup Nation begins move to Scale-Up Nation with later rounds
By Joshua Mitnick, VCJ Correspondent A frequent complaint heard over the years in Israel’s technology [...]
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Canadian venture capital and startup predictions for 2019
For the fifth year running, I am following up my review of my 2018 Canadian [...]
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