VC-backed companies sold for a median of 3.8x their invested capital in 2018, study finds
While the IPOs of Uber, Beyond Meat and Lyft dominate VC chatter in recent weeks, [...]
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European VC closes on Silicon Valley
Europe is giving Silicon Valley a run for its money when it comes to launching [...]
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San Diego’s latest list of Cool Companies underscores region’s growing appeal to VCs
The San Diego Venture Group recently unveiled its 2019 list of Cool Companies, young startups [...]
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Data Spotlight: Megadeals rising as Uber tops VC list in April
In advance of its IPO, Uber Technologies said in late April that PayPal Holdings had [...]
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VC-backed Auto I.D. seeks buyer
Venture capital-backed Auto I.D., which provides “information beyond the VIN,” is up for sale, two [...]
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Venture valuations soften modestly in Q1
Venture capitalists remained a sanguine lot in the first quarter, but valuations for Silicon Valley [...]
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Florida to lift in-state tech-investment fund to $1 bln
Florida State Board of Administration is lining up a $125 million commitment that would push [...]
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The next Theranos is when, not if
By David Siegel, Grellas Shah As a lawyer representing early-stage companies, it is common for [...]
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In a more subdued China, venture funding for agtech soars
Despite signs of a slowing market for venture investing in China, agtech funding soared during [...]
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VCs keep on truckin’, modernizing tech in highly fragmented industry
There’s an old joke in the trucking business: Everything on the planet, other than babies, [...]
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Insurtech on pace for record year with $1.5 bln in Q1
Insurtech investing is on pace for another record year with $1.5 billion dispersed in the [...]
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Insight Venture Partners runs fund restructuring that could total $1 bln
Another big venture player is using the secondary market to sort out older funds. Insight [...]
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Elaine Kunda’s Disruption Ventures makes Hostfully its first woman-led deal
Canadian women-focused venture firm Disruption Ventures cut its first check, backing a startup that serves the [...]
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SoftBank deals categorized: Transportation and real estate lead the way
The SoftBank Vision Fund’s biggest bet so far has been on new-age transportation, which includes [...]
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GV’s Philippakis joins gene editing letter to HHS Secretary Azar
GV Venture Partner Anthony Philippakis has joined a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services [...]
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As investing soars in the Buckeye State in 2018, local VCs say it will continue
Ohio is not just another flyover state when it comes to venture investing. Although venture [...]
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Major U.S. centers attract big venture dollars in Q1
Cash continued to flow to the major centers of venture investing in the first quarter, [...]
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Data Spotlight: U.K. tops list of European dealmakers in March, thanks to satellite company OneWeb
The London-based satellite internet communications company OneWeb raised the most capital of any European company [...]
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