venture funding

Cybersecurity investor Ballistic Ventures seeks $300M for new fund

Ballistic Ventures, a venture capital firm dedicated to funding and incubating cybersecurity startups, is looking to raise as much as $300 million for a new fund, according to a regulatory filing. The

Menlo Ventures closes on $1.35B in new capital, targets investments in AI startups

Menlo Ventures has raised $1.35 billion in new capital that it plans to use in part “to support the forthcoming generation of AI startups,” the venture firm announced today. Notably and unsurprisi

Section 32 closes on $525M fund, says there is ‘a zone of commoditization that you have to avoid while investing in AI’

Section 32, a venture firm founded by ex-Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris, has closed on $525 million in capital commitments across its fifth fund, TechCrunch is first to report.  A portion of the capi

15 investors talk about their investment cadence in H1 2023

As expected, it appears a good mix of investors wrote checks at the rate they'd aimed for, while others fell a bit short.

There was just one fintech unicorn minted in the first quarter

Global fintech funding totaled $15 billion in the first quarter of this year, growing 55% from the fourth quarter, according to CB Insights’ latest State of Fintech report.  While this generally ma

Trading-focused blockchain Sei raises $30M, bringing valuation up to $800M

Sei, a layer-1 blockchain focused on trading, has raised $30 million, Jayendra Jog, co-founder of Sei Labs, exclusively told TechCrunch. A company spokesperson shared an $800 million valuation for the

Reliance-backed Dunzo nears fresh funding of $50 million

Reliance Retail and Google, two existing backers of Dunzo, are among those holding discussions to invest in the new round, sources said.

Hygraph raises $30M to scale out a new, federated approach to managing digital content

The Series B was led by European investor One Peak, with previous backers OpenOcean and SquareOne, and new investor Boris Lokschin also participating.

Isar Aerospace raises $165 million to bring more sovereign launch to Europe

German launch startup Isar Aerospace has scored $165 million (€155 million) in new funding as it races toward the inaugural flight of its Spectrum small rocket later this year. The company, founded

Sequoia Capital India, GFC back 1-click payment checkout startup Nimbbl in $3.5m funding

Nimbbl, which aims to improve conversions for merchants with its 1-click payment checkout solution, has raised $3.5M from Sequoia Capital India and others.

Huupe, a ‘smart’ basketball hoop startup, raises its game with $11M

A startup built on a smart hoop, a video backboard, and streamed training videos is looking for a slam dunk with basketball-crazy consumers.

Dope Security nabs $16M led by GV to build out secure web gateways designed to work on endpoints, not in the cloud

Dope has designed a secure web gateway product that's run on an organizations' endpoints: devices connected to the company network.

Filmustage leverages AI to break down film scripts, create shooting schedules and more

An AI platform for the film industry, Filmustage, is today announcing new funding. First launched in 2020, the platform is designed to streamline pre-production in the film industry using a variety of

The lack of VC funding to women is a Western societal shortfall

The issue of women founders not receiving equitable venture funding is a shortfall of the West: It’s here, everywhere in the U.S., and over there, all throughout Europe.

Singapore’s Arbor Ventures notches $193M toward next early-stage fintech fund

Arbor Ventures, funder of fintech and shopping startups like installment loan company Tabby and Amazon brand factory Heyday, has locked down $193 million toward its largest fund to date, TechCrunch ha

Argentinian fintech infrastructure startup Geopagos leaves the boot straps behind with $35M funding round

Geopagos, a payments infrastructure startup based in Buenos Aires, has raised $35 million in a round led by Riverwood Capital. The financing marks the company’s first ever institutional funding. Fou

OK, don’t fear: The long shots are still getting venture funding

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single to

Protagonist launches $100M fund to make early-stage crypto companies the main character

Protagonist, a fairly new crypto fund and incubation lab, has launched its first $100 million fund to focus on early-stage crypto companies. The firm began in the beginning of 2022 and originally was

Crypto is altering the investing landscape for even the most disciplined VCs

Is it hype, is it crypto, or is it both at the same time?

Fintech Roundup: Will financial technology startups dodge the venture slowdown?

Welcome to my weekly fintech-focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me r
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