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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Construction Tech Leans on Innovation to Scale Industry Transformation
Construction Tech Leans on Innovation to Scale Industry Transformation
March 18, 2024  |  Technology

We’ve heard of InsurTech, FinTech and more — but there’s a new player on the block. Meet construction tech: the latest iteration of the 21st...

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InDrive Secures Additional $150 Million to Grow Mobility Platform
InDrive Secures Additional $150 Million to Grow Mobility Platform
March 14, 2024  |  Gig Economy

Global mobility and urban services platform inDrive’s financing arrangement with General Catalyst has been expanded to $300 million. The company has secured an additional $150 million from General...

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Amazon VC Fund Expands Focus to AI, Robotics, Last Mile
Amazon VC Fund Expands Focus to AI, Robotics, Last Mile
February 28, 2024  |  Amazon Investments

Amazon’s $1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund is ramping up investments in companies that combine artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The company will focus on this...

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Treasury Management FinTech Embat Raises $15.96 Million to Expand Globally
Treasury Management FinTech Embat Raises $15.96 Million to Expand Globally
February 27, 2024  |  Investments

Embat, a FinTech company based in Madrid, Spain, has raised 14.7 million euros ($15.96 million) in a Series A round.  The company plans to use...

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Bain Capital Tech Opportunities Fund Says AI Investments Too ‘Speculative’
Bain Capital Tech Opportunities Fund Says AI Investments Too ‘Speculative’
February 22, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Bain Capital’s tech fund for growth companies reportedly stands out from others by not rushing to back the latest artificial intelligence (AI) startups. Darren Abrahamson,...

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Reddit May Go Public in March Following IPO Filing
Reddit May Go Public in March Following IPO Filing
February 22, 2024  |  IPO

Social media platform Reddit has reportedly publicly filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The move comes more than two...

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Hack VC Raises $150 Million for Web3, Financial Infrastructure Investments
Hack VC Raises $150 Million for Web3, Financial Infrastructure Investments
February 20, 2024  |  Blockchain

Hack VC has closed an oversubscribed $150 million Venture Fund I to invest in early-stage Web3 opportunities. The Web 3 venture capital (VC) firm is led...

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Recogni Raises $102 Million to Meet AI Applications’ Compute Demand
Recogni Raises $102 Million to Meet AI Applications’ Compute Demand
February 20, 2024  |  Investments

Recogni, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based computing firm, has closed a Series C funding round, securing $102 million. The funding will be used to drive the...

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Friction Fighters: How to Monetize Friction and Ignite Platforms in the Digital Economy
Friction Fighters: How to Monetize Friction and Ignite Platforms in the Digital Economy
February 12, 2024  |  Opinion

Decisions, Decisions It is said that the average person makes 35,000 decisions a day. Some, like whether to have oatmeal or eggs for breakfast, don’t...

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