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Sensorita uses digital twins to help waste management companies streamline construction waste
The amount of waste produced by the construction industry adds up to more than a third of the overall waste produced each year in the European Union. And it’s no…
Kleiner Perkins announces $2 billion in fresh capital, showing that established firms can still raise large sums
Many VC firms are struggling to attract new capital from their own backers amid a tepid IPO environment. But established, brand-name firms are still able to raise large funds. On…
Deal Dive: Sir Jack A Lot returns with a startup for retail traders
When former YouTube product manager Kevin Xu, known as “Sir Jack A Lot” on Reddit, turned $35,000 into $8 million trading stocks between 2020 and 2022, many people thought his…
Foresite Capital raises $900M sixth fund for investing in life sciences companies
Venture fundraising has been a slog over the last few years, even for firms with a strong track record. That’s Foresite Capital’s experience. Despite having 47 IPOs, 28 M&As and…
How Urvashi Barooah broke into venture after everyone told her she couldn’t
When Urvashi Barooah applied to MBA programs in 2015, she focused her applications around her dream of becoming a venture capitalist. She got rejected from every school, and was told…
Evolution Equity Partners raises $1.1B for new cybersecurity and AI fund
Evolution Equity Partners, a growth capital firm based in NYC, has raised $1.1 billion for a new cyber- and AI-focused fund.
Jobs for the Future’s new $50M fund looks to invest in underrepresented founders
Two years ago, Jobs for the Future (JFF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping low-wage workers attain upward mobility, established a venture arm, JFFVentures, to back innovative employment tech. In a…
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Nine crypto VCs on why Q1 investments were so hot and how it compares to previous bull market
If the 2023 crypto venture landscape was an ice-cold pot of water, the first quarter of 2024 is the part where the bubbles start to form right before water boils, Tom Schmidt, a partner at Dragonfly Capital, said to TechCrunch. And he’s not wrong: $2.52 billion in total capital has…
Mallard Bay is building a marketplace and a vertical SaaS platform for guided fishing and hunting industries.
Rails launches with $6.2M round for its decentralized FTX alternative
Rails, a decentralized crypto exchange, has raised $6.2 million in attempts to fill the void FTX left behind after crashing in 2022, the startup’s co-founder and CEO Satraj Bambra exclusively…
How much are Nvidia’s rivals investing in startups? We investigated
Over the past couple of years, Nvidia, by far the largest AI chipmaker, has ramped up its investments in startups that propel it deeper into the AI space. According to…
New PitchBook data makes it clear that if the larger startup market is suffering from an exit-drought, crypto startups are possibly even more parched.
It’s not every day that a new VC firm comes out of stealth. This time, Varsity is announcing its first fund. Founded by a former Société Générale executive and two…
Speedinvest closes fourth fund at $380M to back early-stage startups in Europe
Vienna-based early-stage VC Speedinvest has closed its fourth early-stage fund, Speedinvest 4, at €350 million (around $380 million at today’s exchange rate), surpassing the initial goal of €300 million ($325…
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1RoundTable bets on ‘long-term, less volatile’ strategy with new growth-stage crypto fund
The past couple of years have been challenging, and sometimes deadly, for many crypto and web3 startups, but Dan Tapiero, CEO, CIO and managing partner of 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners, is not worried. In fact, in the midst of raising the firm’s fourth fund, he seems to be positively cheery about the state of…
Top Tier Capital lands $1.05B to invest in funds and startups
Despite the mixed recent news on inflation, capital’s still flowing healthily into Silicon Valley. Case in point, Top Tier Capital, the San Francisco-based VC and private equity firm, today announced…
Crypto valuations ‘came back to earth’ in 2023, but VCs expect them to rise again in 2024
A recent spike of interest in crypto is rebuilding momentum, and many think that next year could be promising for crypto startups’ valuations.
Paris-based VC firm Singular raises $435 million for its second fund
For a VC firm, the second fund is a make-or-break moment. With the initial fund, you raise money based on an investment thesis because you don’t have any track record,…
Palace intrigue might be dominating the news cycle around OpenAI, but the AI startup — and its co-branded accelerator programs — are chugging along uninterrupted, so the PR team tells…
Andalusia Labs raises $48M Series A to improve digital asset risk infrastructure
Alongside the fresh capital raise, Andalusia Labs opened its global headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
US emerging managers started their fundraising rebound in 2023
Fundraising is down across the board, but emerging managers were able to raise the same percentage of that funding total as in former years.
After six quarters of falling venture interest, crypto investors see recent price gains as positive signal
Investors are getting back in the groove of investing in web3, crypto and blockchain technology.
As the crypto market continues to slog through a fundraising winter, Faction Ventures, a blockchain-focused venture capital firm, is betting big on the space. The firm has launched its inaugural…
In 2021, robotics startups were flying high. Unlike other categories that had buckled under the strains of a global pandemic, interest in automation was at an all-time high, as companies…
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Yellow, a new VC firm from Glovo founders and Atomico investor, is betting on Southern Europe
It’s always interesting when a new VC firm with a fresh team of partners emerges. And with Yellow, it’s interesting in multiple ways. Founded by Oscar Pierre and Sacha Michaud, the founders of Glovo, as well as Adam Lasri, a former investor for VC giant Atomico, Yellow is a new…
Garuda Ventures’ debut fund will invest in B2B-focused software companies
Garuda Capital invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups focused on business-to-business in the areas of cloud, climate, apps and commerce.
Greylock secures $1B for its 17th fund amid launch of early-stage founders program
Greylock 17 will target pre-seed, seed and Series A founders in the areas of enterprise and consumer software.
Paris-based VC firm HCVC just announced the final closing of its second fund, simply called “Fund II.” And the team has managed to raise $75 million (€69 million) so that…
VC firm Fuse closes $250M fund to invest in Pacific Northwest startups
Funding for startups in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) fell precipitously early this year. From January to March, PNW financing dipped 80% to $246 million, down from $1.2 billion during the…
Former DCG, Blockchain Capital investors launch $20M early-stage fund at crypto advisory firm Reverie
After a couple years of dabbling in angel investments, crypto advisory firm Reverie is now bringing a bigger checkbook to bear. The firm is launching a flagship $20 million fund…