Mary Meeker
Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace
Digital avatar startup Genies, known its for high-profile partnerships with celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Migos and Cardi B, has just released its long-anticipated NFT storefront, “The Warehouse.” Genies last…
Women are leaving VC firms and creating a new class of emerging investors
Over the past year, numerous notable women investors have left their roles at established firms to launch funds of their own.
Sarah Guo joins the wave of women leaving venture jobs to launch their own funds
Sarah Guo is the latest woman to depart their position at a venture capital firm with plans to launch one of their own. On Tuesday, Guo announced on Twitter and…
Multiverse, the tech-focused apprenticeship startup, nabs $130M at an $875M valuation
After rebranding from White Hat and raising $44 million earlier this year, tech apprenticeship startup Multiverse has raised another round of funding. The company today announced that it has closed…
BrowserStack valued at $4 billion in $200 million BOND-led funding
Yet another SaaS startup, which began its journey in India, has attained the much-coveted unicorn status. BrowserStack, a startup that operates a giant software testing platform, said on Wednesday it…
Mary Meeker’s Bond backs Indian online learning startup Byju’s
Indian online learning startup Byju’s has nearly doubled its valuation in a year as it adds one more high-profile name to the list of its backers: Bond. In a statement…
After what felt like winter, investors say startup deals are back on — although the numbers suggest they never stopped. As Semil Shah of Haystack VC phrased it in a…
Citing Star Wars, Kleiner Perkins closes a $700M fund for early-stage companies
After going “back to the future” with a $600 million fund last year, VC firm Kleiner Perkins is aiming for some “returns of the Jedi” with its freshest (and refocused)…
Kleiner Perkins has already blown through much of the $600 million it raised last year
Kleiner Perkins, one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to…
Atomico partner Tom Wehmeier reviews ‘The State of European Tech’ 2019 report
The data shows that competition for talent and access to the best founders has increased ferociously, while progress with gender diversity has stalled.
Alexa, where are the legal limits on what Amazon can do with my health data?
The contract between the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and ecommerce giant Amazon — for a health information licensing partnership involving its Alexa voice AI — has been released following…
Relativity, a new star in the space race, raises $140 million for its 3-D printed rockets
With $140 million in new financing, Relativity Space is now one step closer to fulfilling its founders’ vision of making the first rockets on Mars. Tagging along for the ride…
Nextdoor adds new funding, closes growth round at $170M with $2.1B valuation
Social networking platform for neighbors Nextdoor today announced it has secured additional funding to close out its $170 million growth round. The new financing includes the $123 million Nextdoor raised…
Fresh off a $2.65B valuation, Plaid co-founder William Hockey is leaving
“This conclusion was neither a rash nor a recent decision,” Hockey explains.
Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends report highlights China’s short-form videos and super apps
This year’s edition of Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report, released earlier today, once again included a section on China prepared by Hillhouse Capital. There are now 3.8 billion Internet users…
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Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras details the fintech startup’s latest round.
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Less than 1 year after launching its corporate card for startups, Brex eyes $2B valuation
Kleiner Perkins is leading the round for Brex.
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Getting a seat at the VC table
We are witnessing the greatest paradigm shift in power since the advent of the venture capital industry.
In this week’s newsletter: Uber, Slack and the evolving Series A.
As the Kleiner Perkins empire crumbles, Meeker builds her own.
Ever since the rollout of the $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund, established VCs have been outdoing each other to raise ever-bigger funds. But let’s not write the epitaph on smaller…
FabFitFun raises $80 million for its growing lifestyle brand
Nine years after launching its online magazine, and three years after diversifying into the subscription box business, FabFitFun has raised $80 million in a growth round of funding, led by…
Mary Meeker’s Bond will be the first >$1 billion fund led by a woman.
Mary Meeker, the author of the Internet Trends report, has led the round for Plaid via Kleiner Perkin’s growth fund.
Mary Meeker is said to be raising up to $1.25 billion for her new growth fund
Mary Meeker, who revealed in September plans to leave Kleiner Perkins after an eight-year run with the venture firm, is reportedly looking to raise up to $1.25 billion for her…
TouchBase is selling a line of VC trading cards, featuring Paul Graham, Marc Andreessen, Mary Meeker and Bill Gurley.
Mary Meeker, author of the Internet Trends Report, is leaving Kleiner Perkins
Mary Meeker is leaving Kleiner Perkins to build a new fund and she’s taking the firm’s growth team with her, as first reported by Recode. Meeker, widely known for her…
Ride-sharing companies have long touted the cost benefits of their platforms. Well, depending on the city, it can be cheaper on a weekly basis to take an UberX or UberPOOL…
Want to understand all the most important tech stats and trends? Legendary venture capitalist Mary Meeker has just released the 2018 version of her famous Internet Trends report. It covers everything…
