VCs

Report: Secondary Startup Market Booms as Investors Sell
Report: Secondary Startup Market Booms as Investors Sell
January 17, 2024  |  Investments

Investment firms are reportedly raising billions to purchase stakes in venture capital (VC)-backed tech startups. “The main exit for VCs is primarily IPOs and M&A [mergers and...

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Coinbase Cuts Crypto Investment Amid Wider VC Pullback
Coinbase Cuts Crypto Investment Amid Wider VC Pullback
November 15, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase, among the chief investors in the cryptocurrency sector, has reportedly reduced its startup funding. This pullback is part of a larger decline in investments...

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VCs Tell Startups to Pump Brakes on IPO Plans
VCs Tell Startups to Pump Brakes on IPO Plans
October 01, 2023  |  IPO

Venture capitalists (VCs) are reportedly telling startups to put plans to go public on hold. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Oct. 1), that...

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Europe’s Startups Stretched as VC Funding Falls 61% in First Half of ’23
Europe’s Startups Stretched as VC Funding Falls 61% in First Half of ’23
August 22, 2023  |  Startups

European startups are reportedly rethinking expansion amid a venture funding drought. As the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 22), the struggle to find financing has become...

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VC’s Next Great Opportunity Lies in ‘Great Unbundling’ of B2B Payments
VC’s Next Great Opportunity Lies in ‘Great Unbundling’ of B2B Payments
October 19, 2022  |  B2B Payments

“FinTech, as an investment category, has been incredibly exciting because of the size of the industry — and the size of the opportunity,” Alex Niehenke,...

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VC Fintech Investing Declines In First Quarter
VC Fintech Investing Declines In First Quarter
April 30, 2019  |  Investments

Investing on the part of venture capitalists in financial technology startups — otherwise known as FinTechs — declined during the first quarter of 2019, with China...

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VCs Urge Tech Startups To Spend Less
VCs Urge Tech Startups To Spend Less
February 03, 2019  |  Investments

Venture capitalists are reportedly urging startup companies to curb their spending and hold on to more capital as concerns about the volatility in the stock...

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Seed Companies’ Valuations Surging But Number Of Deals Dwindling
Seed Companies’ Valuations Surging But Number Of Deals Dwindling
November 12, 2018  |  Startups

Startups just in their infancy are getting attention from seed investors — but unlike the dotcom days when every idea got some form of funding,...

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Monzo Reaches Unicorn Status With $1.3B Valuation
Monzo Reaches Unicorn Status With $1.3B Valuation
October 31, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Monzo, the U.K. mobile-only bank, now has a valuation of $1.3 billion, pushing the startup into unicorn status. Reuters, citing Monzo, reported the mobile bank...

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