A robot that can clean your house, a blockchain-powered social network and 18 other startups presented to investors at SkyDeck’s 8th demo day.
View More 20 startups take center stage at Berkeley SkyDeck’s demo dayCategory: sequoia capital
Sequoia leads $10M round for home improvement negotiator Setter
You probably don’t know how much it should cost to get your home’s windows washed, yard landscaped or countertops replaced. But Setter does. The startup pairs you with a home improvement concierge familiar with all the vendors, prices and common screwups that plague these jobs. Setter finds the best contractors across handiwork, plumbing, electrical, carpentry […]
View More Sequoia leads $10M round for home improvement negotiator SetterFour reasons why you should attend TC Sessions AR/VR 2018
On October 18 — just one week away — some of the most brilliant and innovative minds in reality creation will gather at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles to attend TC Sessions AR/VR 2018. Whether you’re an early start-up founder, an investor, a developer or a student, if you’re focused on AR/VR, you don’t […]
View More Four reasons why you should attend TC Sessions AR/VR 2018Bots replacing office workers drive big valuations
A lot of people still get paid to sit in offices and do repetitive tasks. In recent years, however, employers have been pushing harder to find ways to outsource that work to machines.
View More Bots replacing office workers drive big valuationsSequoia backs Maven, a virtual health clinic for women
Maven has raised a $27 million Series B co-led by Sequoia and Oak HC/FT, bringing its total raised to date to $42 million.
View More Sequoia backs Maven, a virtual health clinic for womenVCs say Silicon Valley isn’t the gold mine it used to be
In the days leading up to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, The Economist published the cover story, ‘Why Startups Are Leaving Silicon Valley.’ The author outlined reasons why the Valley has “peaked.” Venture capital investors are deploying capital outside the Bay Area more than ever before. High-profile entrepreneurs and investors, Peter Thiel, for example, have left. Rising […]
View More VCs say Silicon Valley isn’t the gold mine it used to bePlaying the global game, Sequoia can cut checks for up to $1 billion
As the shadow of SoftBank (and its $100 billion fund) looms large over the investment landscape, Sequoia Capital is pushing the upper limits of the checks it’s willing to write to global growth-stage companies up to $1 billion. With a B. That’s the word from Sequoia’s global managing partner Doug Leone speaking onstage at Disrupt […]
View More Playing the global game, Sequoia can cut checks for up to $1 billionCryptocurrency and blockchain bring Asia funds to the forefront of U.S. tech
Since early 2017, there’s been a new trend in the U.S. where a number of Asian funds have been actively involved in early-stage crypto investing. Many folks in traditional tech have not heard of them before, but these funds will only be growing more important as cryptocurrency and blockchain solidify their position in the American […]
View More Cryptocurrency and blockchain bring Asia funds to the forefront of U.S. techSino-US investment firms are targeting over $4 billion for new funds launched this year
As limited partners increasingly demand greater exposure to emerging market opportunities, venture capital firms with a focus on Asia are bulking up their funds and chasing deals in an increasingly competitive race to own stakes in the next generation of local startups with global aspirations. Over the last year, firms, including DCM Ventures, GGV Capital, Matrix […]
View More Sino-US investment firms are targeting over $4 billion for new funds launched this yearExclusive: HR startup Namely, once a high flier, gets a new CEO and $60 million in new funding to soar again
Namely, a 400-person, six-and-a-half-year-old company, has mostly had the kind of trajectory that other startups envy. Mostly. The startup’s mobile-first platform — which sells payroll, talent management, and other HR services to mid-size businesses across the U.S. via subscription software — has for years been seen as among New York’s most promising businesses. Investors like […]
View More Exclusive: HR startup Namely, once a high flier, gets a new CEO and $60 million in new funding to soar againEventbrite is reportedly going public in the second half of this year
Eventbrite, the 12-year-old, San Francisco-based event-planning company, has filed an initial public offering confidentially with the SEC and plans to go public later this year, according to a new report in the WSJ. The company’s lead underwriters are Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase & Co., it says. The offering must seem a long time in […]
View More Eventbrite is reportedly going public in the second half of this yearWhile tech waffles on going public, biotech IPOs boom
With our fixation on all things tech, we’re missing out on the big picture — there are actually more biotech and healthcare startup IPOs than tech offerings.
View More While tech waffles on going public, biotech IPOs boom