Spotify investors, observers mull benefits of direct listing versus the risks
Spotify’s unconventional direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange (SPOT) means that private investors [...]
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IPO market sets strong pace in Q1, but VC proceeds fall
The IPO market turned in its best three-month performance in three years, with proceeds of [...]
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Transportation funding heads toward record with $6.5 bln raised so far in 2018
Funding for travel and transportation startups worldwide appears headed toward another record this year, with [...]
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Alleged cryptocurrency fraud case: current landscape is ‘regulatory maze’
Attorneys for the issuer of two allegedly fraudulent initial coin offerings are arguing that the [...]
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Midwest healthcare investing spikes in 2017 on Outcome deal
Healthcare investing in the Midwest jumped last year with the enormous Outcome Health funding energizing [...]
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Genetically engineering your diet? Startups tell you how to nourish based on your DNA.
You eat what you are. That’s the thesis driving a group of startups that offer [...]
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Venture debt sees opportunities with pre-IPO unicorns
Whether Uber’s planned $1.25 billion loan includes venture debt or not, it says one key [...]
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Venture firms quietly mull forming SPVs to hold cryptoinvestments
Venture investors are mulling a new use for special-purpose vehicles, as a way to increase [...]
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Norwest Venture Partners sells Avetta for $500 mln
Norwest Venture Partners found a buyer for Avetta, the risk management software company it has owned since [...]
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The Dropbox IPO: A hard thud or soft landing?
By Rohit Kulkarni, SharesPost With an estimated $750 million offering, Dropbox’s IPO might be the [...]
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Watermill publicly calls on portfolio firms to prevent sexual harassment
Watermill Group has sent a letter to its portfolio companies, advocating for a culture of safety [...]
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Virgin Pulse, Richard Branson-backed corporate-wellness firm, said to weigh sale
Virgin Pulse, the employee-health-engagement firm backed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Insight Venture Partners, is exploring a [...]
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Are the rest (of the tech spots) actually rising? It’s complicated.
Are inland states seeing more venture capital deals and dollars? Yes and no. More venture [...]
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Monthly Dashboard: February fundraising soars, thanks to Norwest, Battery
Fundraising by U.S. firms more than doubled in February from the month before, thanks to [...]
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Post Venture Capital Index pulls back slightly
After five consecutive months of steady gains, the Thomson Reuters’ Post Venture Capital Index (PVCI) [...]
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Top 10: software, internet content, and biotech dominate venture deals in February
Across the biggest venture investment sectors in February 2018, deal count dropped while equity invested [...]
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IPO Profile: Cardlytics was the sole VC-backed IPO in February
Only one venture-backed company went public on a U.S. exchange in February, compared with six [...]
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After record year, fintech interest shows little sign of slowing
Fintech investing reached new heights last year and the stage is set for another big [...]
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