fundraising

Media streamer Plex has raised new capital. The company, which began as a media organization startup, has morphed over the years to become a one-stop shop for all your media,…

In the middle of a long funding winter, AC Ventures’ latest news will give Southeast Asian startups hope. The Jakarta, Indonesia–based venture firm announced today it has raised $210 million,…

Venture capital had a lot of ups and downs in 2023, so we charted out the numbers to make it clear just how much things actually improved.

Metafuels sets out to change the landscape of sustainable jet fuel, and has just picked up an $8 million suitcase from baggage carousel 3 at its local ZRH. Ahh, Zurich.…

It appears that investors have even less patience for long, rambling pitch decks. The name of the game now is “Short and Sweet.”

It is imperative to show that investors’ money will go into a product that genuinely has the power to change the world.

Investors thought the firm’s initial target of $200 million was far too modest, and instead offered $600 million, a threefold oversubscription.

As part of the Metrics That Matter series, we’ve written about three analyses to track the path to profitability and two metrics to calibrate retention and expansion. These metrics serve…

Fundraising is down across the board, but emerging managers were able to raise the same percentage of that funding total as in former years.

The Fund was founded in 2014 to back female-founded companies at an early stage, focusing on everything from climate tech to healthcare, generative AI, and science-backed lifestyle companies.

There are plenty of angel investors out there who are more confident than VCs. Here are tips on raising a substantial round by focusing on angel investors.

Insurtech has had a rocky few years. Several startups in the space raised a lot of money and tried their luck on the public markets, but found that investors were…

A January Ventures survey found that the fundraising market is starting to turn back in founder’s favors but not all founders are so sure.

RevRoad was started in 2017 as a venture services firm for startups in Utah. The organization offered a two-year program with access to 12 resources ranging from legal services to…

Per PitchBook, through Q3 2023, seed-stage startups clocked a median pre-money valuation of $12 million, beating 2022’s record of $11.1 million.

If your company isn’t seeing strong growth with customers eager to use the product, it might be time to pivot the company in a new direction.

You will only have one shot to impress your future financial backers — make sure you are confident and ready.

If you haven’t found traction with customers and aren’t generating revenue, you should be in fundraising mode already.

Phaver aims to to build a service that provides a web3 onboarding experience that’s similar to existing social platforms.

If you’d like to know what investors are looking for, how they want to be approached and what they’re most likely to ask, keep reading.

Early-stage investors: You’re not in the get-rich-quick game, so act accordingly and set yourself up for long-term success.

Typically, a VC fund’s management fee is 2% of AUM, but new data from Carta shows that the 2% figure isn’t as universal as you might think.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 ended yesterday, and out of all the events I’ve attended since working here, this one was my favorite.

Deep tech companies, especially in the early stages in difficult funding environments, should focus first and foremost on closing the deal.

A year ago, the average successful slide deck contained 19 slides. Today, the average slide deck contains 16 topics. So, should founders still be striving to shorten their decks even…

The earth has seen a 69% decline in wildlife populations over the last 50 years. In the same amount of time, carbon emissions have increased by 90%. And while many…