Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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Harvard-Linked VC Fund Faces Messy Breakup
Harvard-Linked VC Fund Faces Messy Breakup
May 06, 2016  |  Investments

From Xfund to ex-fund? A venture capital fund with a pedigree that stretches back five years and to Harvard Square may be teetering on the...

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Food for Thought in VC Land
Food for Thought in VC Land
April 19, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Venture capital: It’s not just for breakfast anymore. Or maybe it is, if you are one of the biggest cereal (and other foodstuff) makers in...

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B2B Tech Startups Finally Catch A Break
B2B Tech Startups Finally Catch A Break
April 15, 2016  |  Investments

In a bit of a switch, startups that concentrate on serving businesses rather than consumers are garnering a bit more money from venture capital firms...

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VCs To Hunt In Barren Fields?
VCs To Hunt In Barren Fields?
March 31, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Money is pouring into the venture capital space like there’s no tomorrow, but that may be the giddiness of a wild ride before motion sickness...

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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Closes $1.3B VC Fund
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Closes $1.3B VC Fund
March 28, 2016  |  Fintech Investments

In the latest sign that Silicon Valley still can attract attention, and funding, even amid the continued worries about startups, tech valuations and unicorns, Peter...

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Foursquare Funding Helps The Pivot To B2B
Foursquare Funding Helps The Pivot To B2B
January 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Foursquare may be most known for its mobile check-in app that lets consumers notify their friends where they are and what they’re doing. But in...

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DoorDash Down Round Shows Delivery Doom And Gloom
DoorDash Down Round Shows Delivery Doom And Gloom
January 18, 2016  |  News

The much ballyhooed unicorn status may be harder to come by these days. Indeed, the $1 billion valuation threshold is elusive for at least one...

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VCs Invest More Money — But In Fewer Ventures
VCs Invest More Money — But In Fewer Ventures
January 14, 2016  |  News

The venture capital industry logged a slowdown last year or, depending on how you look at it, may have hit a speed bump. As reported...

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