What a Silicon Valley venture capitalist thinks of Greater Washington"s startup scene

Jim Breyer, an acclaimed venture capitalist who once bought Mark Zuckerberg a glass of wine only to find out the Facebook founder was still under 21, was on one of South by Southwest's first panels of the year March 16.   But the biggest takeaw.....»»

If at first you succeed, why not try, try again, could be Silicon Valley venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitya's new slogan. The former Facebook executive and founder of Palo Alto startup investor Social Capital on Friday filed plans to raise over $1.....»»

With more thriving startups and available venture capital in cities outside of Silicon Valley than ever before, it’s no surprise that the rest of the country is taking note of the impact the Heartland is making on the venture and startup scene. The h.....»»

Tim Draper, a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist, again defends Elizabeth Holmes and fraudulent health-care startup Theranos......»»

Benchmark A few years at a high growth startup will teach you as much as 20 years as a venture capitalist, according to Benchmark General Partner Sarah Tavel. In an interview with Fortune, Tavel sai.....»»

Stay at Home Valley/Figma A venture capitalist built a virtual layout of Silicon Valley using the web desig.....»»

Shutterstock and Neilson Barnard/Getty The Silicon Valley tech elite, perhaps out of .....»»

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.....»»

As layoffs hit the startup scene, Silicon Valley Bank on March 30 said it will offer hundreds of millions of dollars in debt relief, as well as loans, to help its startup-heavy client base during the coronavirus crisis. The banking subsidiary of Sant.....»»

As COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States population, stoking fear and anxiety, Austin’s Oksana Malysheva has some advice for startup founders. The venture capitalist and co-founder and managing partner of the Sputnik ATX acceler.....»»

Venture capitalist Michael Rothenberg must pay millions to settle allegations of fraud and misappropriation with the SEC......»»

Intel Corp. on Monday said it has acquired an artificial intelligence startup from Israel for $2 billion that it and other Silicon Valley venture investors have backed. Tel Aviv-based Habana Labs Ltd. had raised about $120 million from Intel Capital, Be.....»»

HBO's comedy series, "Silicon Valley," was a popular parody when it started in 2014, lampooning the hubris of the venture and startup world pretense that technology was going to "make the world a better place." Its final episode dropped Sunday nig.....»»

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper is ramping up his involvement in bitcoin technology and Los Angeles with a new investment in an incubator down there. Goren Holm Ventures, the Los Angeles blockchain accelerator and incubator behind the ann.....»»

Female-led tech startups in New York City and Los Angeles receive as much venture capital — if not more — than their Silicon Valley counterparts. That's despite the Bay Area's having a much larger startup ecosystem, according to a new study fro.....»»

Female-led tech startups in New York City and Los Angeles receive as much venture capital — if not more — than their Silicon Valley counterparts. That's despite the Bay Area's having a much larger startup ecosystem, according to a new study fr.....»»

Don Valentine, a venture capitalist who founded Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that helped cement the area’s rise as a technology hub, died Friday at his home in Woodside......»»

The Zebra The Zebra, an insurance startup backed by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel, moved to trendy East Austin in October wh.....»»

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......»»

Catarina Fake moved away from Pittsburgh when she was in second grade. Since then, she has lived around the globe, including in Vancouver, Helsinki, New York City and Silicon Valley. On Thursday, Fake, serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, brought .....»»