tech startups

Balderton Capital Pulls In $1.3 Billion for EU Tech Firms
Balderton Capital Pulls In $1.3 Billion for EU Tech Firms
August 12, 2024  |  Investments

Revolut investor Balderton Capital has raised $1.3 billion for European tech startups. The London-based firm announced the funding — divided between its $615 million Early Stage Fund IX and...

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EU Pressure on Big Tech Sparks Startup Concern
EU Pressure on Big Tech Sparks Startup Concern
February 18, 2024  |  Regulation

Amazon’s recent cancellation of its iRobot deal reportedly has European startups worried. In a recent Financial Times (FT) opinion piece, Javier Espinoza writes that entrepreneurs are concerned that...

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Tech Startup Funding Falls to 4-Year Low
Tech Startup Funding Falls to 4-Year Low
January 04, 2024  |  Startups

Startups had a rough 2023, with the value of venture investments hitting a four-year low. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Jan. 4), investors spent the...

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Venture Capital Firms Slash ‘Megafunds’ Even Amid AI Boom
Venture Capital Firms Slash ‘Megafunds’ Even Amid AI Boom
July 16, 2023  |  Investments

Venture capital (VC) outfits are reportedly shrinking their megafunds after years of building them up. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (July 16), these...

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Flat6Labs Launches $95 Million Seed Fund for Africa-Based Tech Startups
Flat6Labs Launches $95 Million Seed Fund for Africa-Based Tech Startups
March 14, 2023  |  Startups

Flat6Labs has launched a new $95 million seed fund focused on early-stage tech startups in Africa. The Africa Seed Fund (ASF) will be headquartered in Egypt...

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Private Equity Funds Regroup as Debt Financing Dries Up
Private Equity Funds Regroup as Debt Financing Dries Up
December 22, 2022  |  Investments

Private equity funds are seeking new ways to close deals as debt financing becomes scarce. That’s according to a Thursday (Dec. 22) report from Reuters,...

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Today In Payments: Tech Startups Laid Off 70K Since March; Quicken Loans Parent Files IPO
Today In Payments: Tech Startups Laid Off 70K Since March; Quicken Loans Parent Files IPO
July 08, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, tech startups have laid off nearly 70,000 employees in the last four months, and Rocket Companies, parent of Quicken Loans, filed...

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UK Targets Tech Startups With $1.6B ‘Future Fund’
UK Targets Tech Startups With $1.6B ‘Future Fund’
April 20, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the world economy stumbles toward a COVID-19 recession, the U.K. has added tech startups to the economic sectors deserving aid in an uncertain time....

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Chinese Investors’ $1.4B Into Indian Startups Prompts Questions
Chinese Investors’ $1.4B Into Indian Startups Prompts Questions
February 17, 2020  |  Investments

Venture capitalists in China are putting record levels of money into tech startups in India, raising questions about the ability of the geopolitical rivals to...

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