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Venture firm Benchmark raises new fund without early Uber investor: source

The Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for its early backing of companies such as Uber Technologies Inc is raising a new fund, but without one of its most prominent general partners, a source close to the firm said on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 22nd, 2020

Market Extra: Trump says ally and tech investor Thiel ‘believes Google should be investigated for treason’ and he will ’take a look’

President Donald Trump says his administration will “take a look” at allegations made by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel that Google-parent Alphabet Inc. has been infiltrated by the Chinese government......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 16th, 2019

Silicon Valley Community Foundation board hires prominent law firm, admits it "may have a larger culture issue"

After the sudden and controversial departure of its top fundraiser amid sexual harassment charges, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s board expanded its probe into the matter by hiring one of the nation's best-known law firms......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 24th, 2018

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Chief Ousted Over Harassment Allegations

Emmett Carson oversaw the influential community foundation for over a decade. The CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the world’s largest community foundati.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJun 27th, 2018

A prominent Silicon Valley investor says entrepreneurs need to stop copying Mark Zuckerberg and quit talking about ‘breaking things," "disruption," and "robots eating the jobs"

OutCast Mike Maples, founder of Silicon Valley-based venture firm Floodgate Capital, says that people in the tech industry need to reconsider the language they use to describe their ambitions.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 20th, 2018

This 28-year-old Silicon Valley investor builds businesses by helping entrepreneurs fall in love

Masha Drokova, founder of San Francisco-based venture firm Day One Ventures, believes that invest.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 21st, 2018

Silicon Valley Investor Admits "Start-Up Economy" Is A Ponzi Scheme

Authored by Michael Scott via Safehaven.com, Silicon Valley’s Chamath Palihapitiya, the tech investor behind the Social Capital venture firm, is telling clients th.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeNov 7th, 2018

Chicago VC firm OCA Ventures opens Silicon Valley office

OCA Ventures, a 20-year-old Chicago-based venture capital firm, is heading west with the opening of an office in Silicon Valley. OCA announced that it has hired Kevin McQuillan, a longtime venture investor and co-founder of Focus Ventures, to lea.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 27th, 2019

The media landscape shifted under Silicon Valley"s feet, so now they"re trying to silence criticism they don"t like

Clubhouse investor Marc Andreessen's at.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 11th, 2021

WeWork to go public via SPAC led by Sacramento Kings owner and Tibco founder Vivek Ranadive

WeWork has agreed to go public through a merger with a Menlo Park-based blank-check firm led by Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive that includes NBA great Shaquille O'Neal as an adviser. The deal isn’t expected to directly impact.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 10th, 2021

Silicon Valley heavyweights like Eric Schmidt, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Reid Hoffman show support for California Gov. Newsom as he faces a recall election over his pandemic response

Recalling Newsom "would reverse our progress against COVID and would be bad for California," angel investor Ron Conway told Politico. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt......»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 26th, 2021

Khosla Ventures gets into the SPAC boom with plans to raise $1.2B in 3 IPOs

Another major Silicon Valley tech investor joins the record run of "blank check" IPOs. Menlo Park-based Khosla Ventures filed plans Friday to raise $1.2 billion for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) that aim to take three yet-to-be-dete.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 13th, 2021

Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt steps down from board as scrutiny mounts over how it handled harassment allegations

Twenty-one men have accused co-founder John Weaver.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytFeb 13th, 2021

Big Firm, Boutique Feel

Bill Aboumrad Vitals: Legacy Real Estate & Associates Years in business: 26 Regions served: The East Bay and Silicon Valley, Calif. Size: 5 offices, 300 agents 2020 transacti.....»»

Category: realestateSource: rismediaFeb 6th, 2021

Boston Private investor pursues board shakeup

HoldCo Asset Management LP revealed its dissatisfaction with the Silicon Valley Bank deal earlier this month, contending that the sale price significantly undervalued Boston Private......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 27th, 2021

Silicon Valley tech leader Rabois buys Miami Beach mansion for $29M (Photos)

Keith Rabois, general partner of venture capital firm Founders Fund and a longtime executive at Silicon Valley technology firms, is moving to Miami Beach after purchasing a mansion for $28.94 million. Andre Radandt, the former CEO of beverage company Bo.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 21st, 2020

Why this veteran Silicon Valley broker joined a new firm to open its San Jose office in the midst of a pandemic

After 36 years at Meacham/Oppenheimer CORFAC International, Joshua Gispan is now helping TRI Commercial/CORFAC shape its Silicon Valley expansion at a time when some of the nation's larger commercial real estate firms are contracting......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 8th, 2020

Election: Big investors, Walmart heiress help fund anti-Trump super PAC airing ‘Mourning in America’ ad

The top donors to the super PAC called the Lincoln Project are Silicon Valley investor Ron Conway, hedge fund founder Andrew Redleaf and philanthropist Christy Walton, one of the inheritors of the Walmart fortune......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 5th, 2020

Airbus is developing bomb-detecting "electronic noses" that may one day sniff out viral disease

Airbus Airbus is partnering with Silicon Valley biotech firm Koniku to introduce bomb-sniffing sensors to airports and aircraft that may be able to detect viruses such as COVID-19 one day, the Financial Times reported.  The te.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 4th, 2020

Philly startup raises $12.9M, led by prominent Silicon Valley VC firm

Philadelphia tech startup Fishtown Analytics raised a $12.9 million funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, one of the country's most well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firms. Founded by alums of RJ Metrics and its spinout Stitch — tw.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 22nd, 2020