VC funding

European Startup Funding Falls as US Investors Pull Back
European Startup Funding Falls as US Investors Pull Back
November 28, 2023  |  Investments

Funding for European tech startups continues to fall as American investors shut off financing. That’s according to the annual State of European Tech report by...

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Investors Snatch Up Startups Rejected by VC Firms
Investors Snatch Up Startups Rejected by VC Firms
November 12, 2023  |  Startups

This year’s rising interest rates have led venture capitalists to curtail their startup investments. However, this shift has led to a burgeoning new trend, the...

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Venture Capital Firm Kaszek Raises $1 Billion for Latin American Startups
Venture Capital Firm Kaszek Raises $1 Billion for Latin American Startups
October 09, 2023  |  Investments

Latin America’s largest venture capital (VC) outfit has reportedly raised $1 billion this year. The Brazilian firm Kaszek is waiting for new deal opportunities to present themselves,...

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Report: VC Firms Gearing Up for Investments in Healthcare
Report: VC Firms Gearing Up for Investments in Healthcare
May 26, 2023  |  Healthcare

Venture capital (VC) firms are reportedly gearing up for further investments in healthcare. The pace of VCs’ fundraising for investments in the healthcare sector this...

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A Venture Debt Deficit Was Coming, SVB Collapse or Not, Says QED’s Gerety
A Venture Debt Deficit Was Coming, SVB Collapse or Not, Says QED’s Gerety
April 17, 2023  |  Startups

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) helped pioneer venture debt as a critical source of alternative financing. After its untimely failure, many market observers are beginning to wonder...

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‘Humbled’ VCs Turn to Middle East For Funding
‘Humbled’ VCs Turn to Middle East For Funding
April 12, 2023  |  Investments

As funding evaporates, venture capital firms are seeking an oasis in the Middle East. Groups like Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global and IVP have in the...

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Boxed Bankruptcy Shows Cracks in Pandemic’s SPAC Funding Frenzy
Boxed Bankruptcy Shows Cracks in Pandemic’s SPAC Funding Frenzy
April 04, 2023  |  Retail

It seems like a lifetime ago — SPACs were the “it” way to take companies public. And during the pandemic, eCommerce delivery businesses were the...

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SVB Implosion Could Blow Half-Trillion-Dollar Hole in VC Sector as Valuations Become More Clear
SVB Implosion Could Blow Half-Trillion-Dollar Hole in VC Sector as Valuations Become More Clear
March 27, 2023  |  Startups

Venture capital (VC) firms should prepare for a whole new level of scrutiny in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) implosion, market watchers...

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SVB Collapse Raises Knotty Questions About the Overseers and the Overlooked
SVB Collapse Raises Knotty Questions About the Overseers and the Overlooked
March 22, 2023  |  Regulation

Hindsight is always 20/20 — and, in the rearview mirror, the Silicon Valley Bank collapse was obvious to see. Big bank. Dominant player/big fish in...

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