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In venture capital, it’s still the age of the unicorn

sudshr47 November 11, 2018

Howie Xu Contributor Share on Twitter Howie Xu is the vice president of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Zscaler. He previously co-founded TrustPath and served as an entrepreneur in residence at Greylock. This month marks the 5-year anniversary of Aileen Lee’s landmark article, “Welcome To The Unicorn Club”. At the time, the piece defined […]

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The top 10 cities for $100M VC rounds in 2018 so far

sudshr47 November 10, 2018

Crunchbase News recently profiled a selection of U.S. companies’ largest VC raised in 2018, and no surprise here: the 10 largest rounds all topped out well north of $100 million.

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Mexican venture firm ALL VP has a $73 million first close on its latest fund

sudshr47 November 8, 2018

Buoyed by international attention from U.S. and Chinese investors and technology companies, new financing keeps flowing into the coffers of Latin American venture capital firms. One day after the Brazilian-based pan-Latin American announced the close of its $150 million latest fund comes word from our sources that ALL VP, the Mexico City-based, early stage technology […]

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Africa Roundup: Local VC funds surge, Naspers ramps up and fintech diversifies

sudshr47 November 6, 2018

Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor Tarform debuted new e-motorcycles but is there a U.S. market? Naspers announces $300 million initiative to support startups and tech in South Africa Africa’s VC landscape is becoming more […]

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Female founders have brought in just 2.2% of US VC this year (yes, again)

sudshr47 November 4, 2018

All-female founding teams have raised 2.2% of U.S. VC so far this year; mixed-gender teams have raised about 13%.

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Silicon Valley’s sovereign wealth problem

sudshr47 October 29, 2018

John Vrionis Contributor Share on Twitter John Vrionis is the founder of Unusual Ventures. It’s time to bring the conversation about where Silicon Valley gets its money from out into the open. Following recent revelations into Saudi Arabia’s extensive reach and influence in the US technology sector, the willful ignorance that has defined the relationship […]

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The SaaS VC gap: China & other markets trail the US

sudshr47 October 27, 2018

Jason Rowley Contributor Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soar International growth, primarily in China, fuels the VC market today Chinese startups rule the roost when it comes to total reported venture dollars raised […]

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Study: Latinx women-led startups have raised 0.4% of VC since 2009

sudshr47 October 26, 2018

Digitalundivided’s latest report highlights the disparity in funding for Latinx female-founders.

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Local venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa, led by Nigeria

sudshr47 October 23, 2018

Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor E-moto startup Alta Motors reportedly powers down African financial technology startups move beyond payment services Africa’s VC landscape is becoming more African with an increasing number of investment funds […]

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Lessons from building Brex into a billion-dollar startup

sudshr47 October 19, 2018

When I think about my experience as an immigrant and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, I remember growing up in Brazil and how we saw tech founders and CEOs as kings. We imagined what it would be like to assume the throne.

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Building a great startup requires more than genius and a great invention

sudshr47 October 17, 2018 Startups

Many entrepreneurs assume that an invention carries intrinsic value, but that assumption is a fallacy.

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The Hack Fund will use crypto to give startups early liquidity

sudshr47 October 10, 2018 Startups

Now that “utility” tokens have become a popular and international way to fund major blockchain projects, a pair of investors are creating a new way to turn tokens into true equities. The investors, Jonathan Nelson and Laura Nelson, have created Hack Fund, an early stage investment vehicle that allows startups to launch what amounts to […]