Angels pull back
During the venture boom of the past several years, cash flocked to angel and seed [...]
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The numbers say slowing, but investors don’t feel it
Market researchers point to a slowing in seed and angel investing in the United States, [...]
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ICOs are the new hot fundraising model. But should VCs be worried?
The excitement surrounding initial coin offerings is unmistakable, with claims popping up from all corners [...]
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Average unicorn valued 51 percent above fair value, study finds
Over the past several years, unicorns have evolved from isolated rarities into a thundering herd, [...]
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U.S. fintech investing remained cautious in Q1
U.S.-based fintech investments and deal activity saw a small uptick in the first quarter of [...]
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UK-based VC fundraising drops in 2017
United Kingdom-based venture fundraising in 2017 is lagging previous years and has dropped more sharply [...]
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Venture deal pricing is restrained in Silicon Valley in first quarter
Venture capitalists remained careful dealmakers in the first quarter, showing restraint on valuation increases for [...]
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Data spotlight: U.K. leads Europe in April with money raised by startups
Though some fear that Brexit will cause startup funding to leave Great Britain, that has [...]
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Venture-backed stocks move upward in April
The Thomson Reuters’ Post-Venture Capital Index (PVCI) gained nearly 30 points to end April at 1106.28, [...]
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IPO Profiles: Five new debuts in April, led by unicorns
There were five venture-backed IPOs in April, compared with three in March. But proceeds fell. [...]
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ZirMed, backed by Sequoia, heads to the market
ZirMed, the healthcare-IT provider backed by one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture firms, is [...]
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Dashboard: Exit proceeds drop in April, fundraising also drops
All the indices dropped in April, compared with March, with the proceeds from venture-backed M&A [...]
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Chatbot-powered recruitment heats up as Emergence backs Mya Systems with $11.4 mln
San Francisco-based Mya Systems, formerly known as FirstJob, announced Wednesday that it has raised $11.4 [...]
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Late-stage valuations fall again in first quarter
Late-stage pre-money valuations fell again in the first quarter, with tech companies clearly showing the [...]
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Investor confidence steady in Q1; focus returns to industry from political uncertainty
Silicon Valley venture capitalists’ investment confidence was little changed in the first quarter, although their [...]
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Voice-tech entrants try to be heard above the cacophony
Remember the old days of voice recognition? Siri, which has been a part of Apple’s [...]
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Israeli venture capital sees weak first quarter
Venture investing in Israel turned in a weak first quarter with a continued shift toward [...]
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On the Bleeding Edge: VCJ’s new reporter, CRV’s Zachary, IVP’s spring party, ‘Silicon Valley’ and more VC talk in three-dot fashion
Great news to share at VCJ. We hired Kaitlyn Landgraf Bartley as a reporter. And [...]
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