Three Partners Leave Venture Firm Social Capital Amid Strategy Changes
Chamath Palihapitiya's venture firm says it will double down on its data-driven investment approach. What's going on at venture firm Social Capital is less of a shake-up and more of an upheaval. We first learned .....»»
Glade Brook pitches "extraordinary opportunity" in tech debt amid coronavirus
Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC, the venture capital firm led by Paul Hudson, is pitching a new fund to investors targeting the debt of private technology companies impacted by economic disruption from COVID-19......»»
Tesla Autopilot chief decamps for VC world amid Elon Musk"s Autopilot restructuring
Tesla’s head of Autopilot has left for a job at Menlo Park venture capital firm Greylock Partners, possibly amid a reported dispute with Elon Musk over Musk’s timeline for achieving fully self-driving cars. Stuart Bowers left his role as vice.....»»
Ex-Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya"s VC firm just lost 3 partners in 2 weeks, and it signals more changes to come
TechCrunch / Flickr Social Capital is bleeding top investment partners. The venture firm, run by legendary investor Chamath Palihapitiya, has lost three partners — Tony Bates, Marc Mezvinsky, and Arjun Sethi — in two weeks. .....»»
The VCs who defected from ex-Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya"s firm have made their first investment as Tribe Capital
Tribe Capital, the new venture firm founded by partners who quit Social Capital en masse, is co-leading a $22.7 million investment into a hot crypt.....»»
TJ Mayes" new venture to focus on lack of SA biomed VC funding
Alamo City lawyer T.J. Mayes is launching a new firm to try to draw more biotech venture capital to the region. Mayes said a lack of significant funding needed to grow San Antonio’s biomedical industry could leave the city further behind .....»»
Woman-owned venture capital firm hits fundraising milestone
A venture capital firm geared toward investing in consumer goods companies has hit a fundraising milestone. H Venture Partners, the Cincinnati firm run by founder Elizabeth Edwards and partner Madeleine Ludlow, announced Tuesday it has reached .....»»
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......»»
Key Words: Fed should pay every American more, let hedge funds and billionaires ‘get wiped out,’ says Social Capital CEO
Is the Fed’s massive coronavirus stimulus package helping the ultra-rich at the expense of ordinary American workers? That’s what Chamath Palihapitiya, chief executive of venture capital firm Social Capital, argued Thursday......»»
Company dumps handshakes amid coronavirus concerns
A famous venture capital firm in Silicon Valley posted a sign saying "Due to the Corona Virus, No Handshakes Please. Thank You.".....»»
Company dumps handshakes amid coronavirus concerns
A famous venture capital firm in Silicon Valley posted a sign saying "Due to the Corona Virus, No Handshakes Please. Thank You.".....»»
Dubai Partners With VC Firm To Launch "Crypto Valley" In Tax-Free Zone
The government-run Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has partners with Crypto Valley venture capital firm (CV VC) to launch a "Crypto Valley" in the tax-free zone in Dubai. 0 read more.....»»
London VC Basinghall Partners Announces $109m European Fund
London-based venture capital firm Basinghall Partners has announced its its first VC fund, aimed at early-stage startups across Europe. The Basinghall Tech Fund, which totals $109 million, will inv.....»»
Electric bike-sharing startup Wheels raises $50 million in latest funding round
Electric bike-sharing startup Wheels said it has raised more than $50 million in its latest funding round led by venture capital firm DBL partners, as the company looks to expand into the U.S. and international markets......»»
Thiel"s Founders Fund sells remaining Facebook shares
Early Facebook Inc backer, Founders Fund, has sold all of its holdings in the social media giant as part of a previously established trading plan by the venture capital firm's partner, Peter Thiel, according to a regulatory filing from late Monday......»»
Cushman & Wakefield partners with Fifth Wall
Cushman & Wakefield announced a strategic partnership with Fifth Wall, a venture capital firm focused on te.....»»
Midas VC Mary Meeker raises $1.25B as she pulls away from Kleiner
Top-ranked venture investor Mary Meeker has $1.25 billion in capital commitments for the first fund at her new firm, Bond Capital. Meeker spun the San Francisco-based firm out of Kleiner Perkins last year as new partners Mamoon Hamid and Ilya Fus.....»»
Warby Parker founder"s VC firm leads $42M round into cosmetic surgery website
Elephant Partners, a Boston-based venture capital firm started by one of the co-founders of Warby Parker, is leading a $40 million round of investment into a Seattle-based website you might describe as a Yelp for cosmetic surgery. The company, cal.....»»
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter joins VC firm
Former Gov. Bill Ritter, who championed the renewable-energy focused New Energy Economy for Colorado during his four-year term, has joined Boulder’s Blackhorn Ventures, a venture capital firm, as a strategy partner. The former governor, who led Col.....»»
What Apple, Warren Buffett and Facebook critics get wrong, according to Social Capital founder
Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of the venture firm Social Capital and part owner of the Golden State Warriors, is known for making bold pronouncements and he made some more of those in a round of TV interviews on Tuesday. During stops at Bloomberg, C.....»»
Form D Friday: Fort Worth venture capital firm to invest in New York cancer drug maker
Bios Partners is preparing to make an investment in a New York cancer treatment developer Incysus......»»