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VCs and founders alike say investors should fold reproductive rights into ESG standards
In the post-Roe era, some VC investors and founders believe the social definition of ESG investing should expand to incorporate pressing human rights issues such as reproductive healthcare.
Dear Sophie: How long does it take to get International Entrepreneur Parole?
Both my co-founder and I have E-2 status. We need to find a quick visa option, as a VC investment will dilute our equity and we will no longer be eligible. How long does IEP take? How can we expedite?
Dear Sophie: Startup visa news, H-1B and STEM OPT queries
My crystal ball says that there is actually hope for a startup visa in 2022!
Dear Sophie: What’s the difference between IEP and the latest proposed startup visa?
What’s the difference between International Entrepreneur Parole and the latest proposed startup visa? Do you think the startup visa will become a reality? If so, when?
What is happening to risk-taking in venture capital?
The irony is that there’s never been a better time to be an inception investor given lower capital needs of getting from idea to Series A milestones.
Michael Brown, the new chair of the powerful lobbying group NVCA, shares his agenda
Michael Brown, a longtime general partner with Battery Ventures, was just elected to the role of chairman of the National Venture Capital Association three years after joining its board of directors.
Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion
Let’s be clear: The venture capital industry has lacked diversity. The good news is the industry is working to improve itself.
Extra Crunch roundup: Digital health VC survey, edtech M&A, deep tech marketing, more
Speaking as an unvaccinated urban dweller: I'd rather speak to a nurse or doctor via my laptop than try to remain physically distanced on a bus or hailed ride traveling to/from their office.
Who’s writing first checks into startups?
The TechCrunch List will publish the most recommended “first check” writers across 22 different categories ranging from D2C & e-commerce brands to space, and everything in between.
Proposed amendments to the Volcker Rule could be a lifeline for venture firms hit by market downturn
In the wake of the financial crisis, Congress passed regulations limiting the types of investments that banks could make into private equity and venture capital funds. As cash strapped investors pull
Another day, another US company forced to divest of Chinese investors
Foreign investment scrutiny continues to creep into the startup world via a once obscure U.S. government agency that has new tools and a shift in focus that stands to impact young, high-growth compani
US rule changes could mean more startups would need government approval to hire immigrants
Big changes in DC could mean that more startups will need the government’s permission before foreign nationals do work at the company. In some cases, the foreign national will need to leave the com
What an American artificial intelligence initiative really needs
The American AI Initiative as it stands does little to blunt the fears that America will fall behind in its technological edge. In fact, its lack of particulars sends exactly the opposite message.
Backing Culture Genesis, T.I. launches Tech Cypha, an investment syndicate for tech deals
With an inaugural investment into the Los Angeles-based entertainment startup Culture Genesis, Clifford Harris Jr., who’s better known as “T.I.”, has launched a new syndicated inve
NVCA chair on immigration orders: “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”
Venky Ganesan, managing director of $4.4 billion venture capital firm Menlo Ventures and current chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, is walking a political tightrope and trying not
In Q4, VCs Kept Funding Young Companies But Slowed Later Bets
Call it the Fidelity effect. According to a new MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, there appears to have been a chill in late-stage funding in
Finally, We’re Going To Get Data About Diversity In Venture Capital
Tech companies have been releasing data about diversity for the past year or so, but relatively little is known about diversity in the startup and venture capital ecosystem.
Enter the 2015 Venture
Why Are There So Few Black Investors?
While the technology sector continues to flourish, and its luminaries are seen as role models, the industry as a whole is suffering from a lack of diversity that has undermined its ability to fully re
New York City’s Tech Boom Continues
While Silicon Valley grabs attention as the center of the tech universe and birthplace for some of the biggest startups, the most recent growth data shows that the NYC tech boom is living up to its ow
U.S. VC Firms Raised $5.6B In Q4 2011; Commitments Up 162 Percent But Number Of Funds Down
According to a <a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/venture-capital-firms-raised-56-billion-fourth-quarter-as-industry-continued-consolidate-1604300.htm">report released</a> by Thomson Reu