Venture Capital (Page 2)

Trends in VC funding, venture capitalists and startups.

This is how much VCs are paid

This is how much VCs are paid

Venture capital is known for being an opaque industry, so it's no surprise most of us have no idea what the average VC earns in a year.

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This is what women endure when trying to raise capital

This is what women endure when trying to raise capital

In a survey of female founders conducted by Fast Company and Inc, nearly 62% said they experienced bias during the fundraising process.

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Wove raises $9M to help companies form strategic marketing partnerships

Wove raises $9M to help companies form strategic marketing partnerships

After rebranding earlier this year and scrapping pretty much their whole mobile ads business, Wove, formerly known as TapFwd, has a fresh plan to disrupt the marketing industry. Co-founders Eddie Siegel and Alex Wasserman have built what they call a brand collaboration network, a new way for compan…

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The 7 Worst Funds: Lessons For Investors

The 7 Worst Funds: Lessons For Investors

Clunkers provide a teaching moment.

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How Big Data Helps to Analyse Venture Capital Risks | The Coin Shark

How Big Data Helps to Analyse Venture Capital Risks | The Coin Shark

Venture capital is a type of investment that implies high risk and high return on investment in the case of success. It is usually a long-term investment

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Disruptive Startups Get Funding More Easily, but Less of It

Disruptive Startups Get Funding More Easily, but Less of It

Based on a study of 918 Israeli companies.

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As market pressures loom, healthcare giant Cigna launches a $250 million venture fund

As market pressures loom, healthcare giant Cigna launches a $250 million venture fund

If you don’t think the healthcare market is prepping for the radical transformations that remote care, persistent diagnostics, as well as and monitoring and improving targeted treatments are going to bring to the industry, think again. Healthcare companies are steeling themselves for the shif…

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New Tech Spotlight: Fintech Investments Reach All-Time High In Q2 2018

New Tech Spotlight: Fintech Investments Reach All-Time High In Q2 2018

Fintech is white-hot. Venture capital and private equity firms just can’t get enough of it. You’re probably thinking that fintech has been hyped for years now, but Q2 2018 turned out to be the largest quarter of private investment dollars we’ve seen in this category — EVER. Fintech is a parent category of technology that includes …

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Investors are waking up to the emotional struggle of startup founders

Investors are waking up to the emotional struggle of startup founders

Mahendra Ramsinghani Contributor Mahendra Ramsinghani is the founder of Secure Octane, a Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity seed fund. More posts by this contributor Lessons from cybersecurity exits Is Symantec getting ready to buy Splunk? As the Gartner Hype Curve goes, from the peak of inflated e…

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Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Raises $65 Million For Year-Old Legal Startup Atrium

Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Raises $65 Million For Year-Old Legal Startup Atrium

Atrium, the unlikely next act for Twitch cofounder Justin Kan in legal tech, has raised a $65 million round just over a year after launch.

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Biotech Venture Deal Terms Are More 'Startup-Friendly' Than Ever

Biotech Venture Deal Terms Are More 'Startup-Friendly' Than Ever

Biotech is booming, and that's having an impact on deal terms. The author highlights a few observations from the Venture Financing Report of law firm Cooley LLP: money is flowing, valuations are up across the board, and deal terms are “looser” than they’ve ever been.

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You Can't Get VC Funding for Your Startup. Now, What?

You Can't Get VC Funding for Your Startup. Now, What?

Take heart, because there are other paths to take to launch a company -- some very popular, and others virtually unknown.

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New Cloud Unicorn: PagerDuty Scores $1.3 Billion Valuation In $90 Million Round

New Cloud Unicorn: PagerDuty Scores $1.3 Billion Valuation In $90 Million Round

PagerDuty is the newest cloud unicorn with a funding round that values it at $1.3 billion and gives CEO Jennifer Tejada what she says are options to buy up other startups or think about IPO.

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Silicon Valley’s Seattle secret: Bay Area investors making record number of deals in region’s startups

Silicon Valley’s Seattle secret: Bay Area investors making record number of deals in region’s startups

The number of Seattle-area startup deals involving Silicon Valley investors has more than doubled in the past decade.

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Margin of safety in venture capital

Margin of safety in venture capital

Can you fundamentally build a margin of safety into an early-stage venture investment? Can you fundamentally be “wrong” about your investment and still turn out alright?

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Exclusive: One Of The First Blockchain-Focused VCs Targets New $50 Million Fund

Exclusive: One Of The First Blockchain-Focused VCs Targets New $50 Million Fund

New York venture capital firm Future Perfect Ventures has secured about $25 million to invest in blockchain startups. High-profile backers like Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon and Chris Sacca contributed to firm's second fund.

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Girls Who Code brings in $1M from Lyft rider donations

Girls Who Code brings in $1M from Lyft rider donations

Girls Who Code, an organization focused on closing the gender gap in tech, has raised $1 million from Lyft riders since the ride-hailing company added the non-profit organization to its Round Up & Donate program last year. The program allows participating charities, which has included Habitat fo…

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We Spent $3.3M Buying Out Investors: Why and How We Did It

We Spent $3.3M Buying Out Investors: Why and How We Did It

Last month, Buffer spent $3.3 million – about half of all the cash we had in the bank – to buy out our main venture capital (VC) investors. Here is the full journey of how we decided on this path for the company, including all the details and numbers involved in carrying out a stock buyback.

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The rise of giant consumer startups that said no to investor money

The rise of giant consumer startups that said no to investor money

A new breed of entrepreneurs is creating huge consumer brands — like MVMT and Tuft & Needle — without venture capital, and laughing all the way to the bank.

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Cleo Capital sets $10M target to fund female entrepreneurs

Cleo Capital sets $10M target to fund female entrepreneurs

Former ProDay founder Sarah Kunst has filed to raise $10 million for her debut venture capital fund, Cleo Capital, per an SEC filing. The firm, according to Axios, will give cash to female entrepreneurs who will act as scouts. The scouts look for viable early-stage startups for Cleo to invest in an…

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