venture capital Firms

Deal Dive: Why does General Catalyst want to buy a healthcare system?

Why would a VC firm want to own its own healthcare system? Why would it want that stress or such a costly asset when it could just continue with its healthcare partnerships?

This VC firm uses personality tests and AI to find its next investments

Investors are throwing money at AI startups, so it's no wonder we're starting to see them leaning on the tech to save their most precious resource: Time.

Safeheron secures $7M to make private keys safer for crypto wallets

Crypto enthusiasts promise to build a decentralized money system that allows people to freely trade without any intermediary intervention. It’s a rosy picture, but recent events of security vuln

Why do startup valuations go down when interest rates go up?

Despite the focus on interest rates, it is the second aspect — inflation and the consequent government response — that will have the most significant consequences for founders and the public.

As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works

Once you're on the VC-fueled treadmill, you can't easily step back off.

Urban Innovation Fund, VMG Catalyst among female-led firms raising new funds

Venture capital firms continue to raise new funds, at what seems like lightning speed, and two firms stuck out in recent days.

How to check for founder-investor alignment before you start fundraising

As funding gets harder to come by, your risk tolerance may change, but your process for evaluating investors should not.

TechCrunch+ roundup: Convertible note fundraising, fintech’s falloff, how to mark-to-market

If your company is on the cusp of an opportunity, convertible note financing could be a way forward, but only if you have a realistic valuation — and a plan to reach it.

Record VC fundraising isn’t necessarily good news for first-time fund managers

VC firms are holding on to their checkbooks as the investment market slows to a crawl, but fund managers are taking advantage of the lull to fill up their coffers to the point of overflowing.

Venture capital funding may have slowed, but VC firms have no problems raising new funds

Three firms discuss their funds and any concerns that limited partners had brought up during the fundraising stage.

Crypto-focused Multicoin Capital launches $430M venture fund

Crypto-native venture capital firm Multicoin Capital announced a new fund, its third and largest to date at $430 million. “As evidenced by our first and second venture funds, some of the best opport

Sequoia Capital reportedly raising two funds, and despite slower VC environment, it’s not alone

This news comes out just over a month after the venture capital giant warned founders to expect a longer economic recovery.

How startups should handle the downturn

Each company is unique and faces diverse circumstances during a downturn. The best advice for handling the downturn should be based on the length of your runway and the efficiency of your business.

Binance Labs closes $500M fund to focus on web3 and blockchain adoption

Venture capital firms continue to deploy and raise capital for crypto markets despite volatility in recent weeks, with Binance Labs closing a $500 million investment fund to focus on web3 and blockcha

Bonfire Ventures secures $230M for two new funds targeting B2B software startups

Bonfire Ventures aims to help B2B software startups make it to Series A. 

Adam Neumann’s blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z

In a classic “pivot to crypto to reinvent yourself” moment, controversial WeWork founder Adam Neumann recently launched a startup, Flowcarbon, to sell tokenized carbon credits on the block

Conductive Ventures secures third fund to support non-traditional founders

From the beginning, the firm was out to let founders know that they didn’t fit the typical "Sand Hill Road model" of venture capital firms.

The Food Lab, an Egyptian cloud kitchen provider, raises $4.5M pre-seed for expansion

Per reports, Egyptians spend about 30% of their income on food in a $17 billion restaurant industry, one of the largest in Africa and the Middle East. Yet restaurants in this North African nation ope

A look at six new funds begs the question: Is a slowdown really coming?

If that slowdown comes, however, it could happen slowly, given that our inboxes are filled with news about newly raised venture funds.

LinkSquares benefits from the legal tech boom with a fresh $100M

Demonstrating that there’s a robust market for contract management solutions, LinkSquares, a company developing intelligent software that helps brands maintain and ink new contracts, today annou
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