Venture capital at 6-year high - report
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Softbank"s Vision Fund could go public in a $300 billion SPAC deal, report says
Softbank's Vision Fund is the world's largest tech venture capital firm and could list on the Amsterdam stock exchange via SPAC this year. Reuters/Issei .....»»
Report: Seattle-area VC funding way up in 2021, but deals numbers fall
The region saw $1.6 billion in venture capital funding during the first quarter of 2021, a 164.8% year-over-year increase, according to the report. The Q1 numbers are a continuation of a trend from last year......»»
22-year-old VC with 30-plus investments under his belt expands to Austin
Felix Williams started this venture capital firm after high school. He's quietly made more than 30 investments since then, in everything from small startups to big names such as SpaceX, and now he's eying Austin for his next outpost......»»
"The engine is humming": These VC firms made the most Philadelphia-area deals over the past decade
A new report from PitchBook and the Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology dissected the region’s past year in venture capital investments (hint: it reached record highs), but it also revealed new data on the top investors across Greater.....»»
Report: M&A exit value saw record year in the U.S.
While venture investors may have seen portfolio-company M&A cool off slightly during the last half of 2019, the value of those exits set a huge record, according to a report released Tuesday by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. .....»»
Canopy Rivers to Report Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results and Host Earnings Call
TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2019 /CNW/ -Â Canopy Rivers Inc. ("Canopy Rivers" or the "Company") (TSX:RIV, OTC:CNPOF), a venture capital firm specializing in.....»»
Venture capital investing in the Portland metro tops $470M so far this year
Venture capital investors pumped $169.43 million into 27 companies in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest data from the Venture Monitor. The report by Seattle research firm PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association tracks.....»»
Without Magic Leap, South Florida"s venture capital plunges 80% year-over-year
The amount of venture capital deployed to startups across South Florida decreased 9 percent on a quarterly basis, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and CB Insights. Without Magic Leap – always an outlier in investment data for t.....»»
Fundraising activity tops $30 billion for fifth consecutive year
More data about venture capital activity continues to pour in, illustrating how the market evolved throughout the third quarter (Q3) of this year. According to a new report, 2018 is already at record levels since 2006. Some 143 mega-deals — those valu.....»»
VCs plowed a record $9.3 billion into AI startups last year
Artificial intelligence was a no-brainer bet for humans in 2018. Venture capital funding of AI companies soared 72 percent last year, hitting a record $9.3 billion, according to a new report from PwC and CB Insights......»»
Arizona venture capital investments show signs of strength in Q1
While a national slowdown in venture capital deals persisted during the first quarter of this year, Arizona startups appear to be bucking that trend. Here are the startups that raised the greatest amount of capital in Q1 2024......»»
SPR Therapeutics leads local Q1 fundings as VC investors remain cautious
SPR Therapeutics was one of seven companies that collectively secured $192 million in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest Venture Monitor report......»»
Report: Seattle office sublease rate among highest in US
Despite the high sublease rate, the area’s office building sales remain among the nation’s top five so far this year......»»
Foot Locker"s stock extends pullback from 4-year high ahead of earnings report
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General Mills VC chief John Haugen on investment strategy, Covid-19"s impact on food
The packaged food industry has seen "five years of change" in the year since the Covid-19 pandemic struck, says the head of the venture capital arm of General Mills. Here's how his company is planning for the post-Covid marketplace......»»
Record Number Of VCs Reach Unicorn Status In 2020
Venture Capital Valuations Report Reveals Record Number Of VC.....»»
Venture investments surged to record levels in 2020, but the portion of those dollars going to women-led startups fell
Just 14.4% of the money venture firms invested in startups in last year went to companies with at least one female founder, according to a new report. That proportion was down from 16.9% in 2019......»»
These 10 companies have reaped the biggest capital gains over the past year - and Biden"s tax plan could send them tumbling, Goldman says
"High-momentum 'winners' that had delivered the largest gains to investors ahead of the rate hike have usually lagged," Goldman said. BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images President.....»»
Biden plans to nearly double the capital gains tax rate to as high as 43.4% for wealthy Americans, report says
While President Joe Biden isn't proposing an outright wealth tax, Bloomberg reports he would target the wealthiest Americans' taxes. President Joe Biden. Andrew Harnik/AP President .....»»
IPO Report: UiPath IPO: 5 things to know about the ‘software robots’ company valued at nearly $30 billion
UiPath Inc. launches its initial public offering at a valuation close to what it received from venture-capital investors, with help from automation it cheerfully calls "software robots.".....»»