Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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Tiger, SoftBank Writedowns of Private Tech Holdings Signal Chilling Effect for FinTechs
Tiger, SoftBank Writedowns of Private Tech Holdings Signal Chilling Effect for FinTechs
March 17, 2023  |  Startups

Valuation of investments and companies remains an exercise in paper gains and paper losses. Nothing’s final until the investor, the VC fund or the mutual...

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FDIC Prefers Banks Over Other Entities as Silicon Valley Bank Bidders
FDIC Prefers Banks Over Other Entities as Silicon Valley Bank Bidders
March 15, 2023  |  Banking

The pool of potential buyers of Silicon Valley Bank may be narrower than previously thought. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which took over the...

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Treasury Prime Launches Multibank Network to Diversify FinTech Banking Risk
Treasury Prime Launches Multibank Network to Diversify FinTech Banking Risk
March 15, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

If the past week has taught us anything, it’s not to put all your eggs in one banking basket. That’s especially true for FinTechs and...

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Sezzle CEO Sees Sharpened FinTech Focus on Bank Stability Post-SVB
Sezzle CEO Sees Sharpened FinTech Focus on Bank Stability Post-SVB
March 15, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

“Last weekend felt like the wild, wild West,” Charlie Youakim, CEO of payments startup and B Corp Sezzle, told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster in a recent...

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Apollo Global Management Assembling Bid to Buy Silicon Valley Bank
Apollo Global Management Assembling Bid to Buy Silicon Valley Bank
March 14, 2023  |  Banking

Apollo Global Management is reportedly asking for backing for its bid to buy Silicon Valley Bank. The private equity firm has talked with Andreessen Horowitz,...

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Flat6Labs Launches $95 Million Seed Fund for Africa-Based Tech Startups
Flat6Labs Launches $95 Million Seed Fund for Africa-Based Tech Startups
March 14, 2023  |  Startups

Flat6Labs has launched a new $95 million seed fund focused on early-stage tech startups in Africa. The Africa Seed Fund (ASF) will be headquartered in Egypt...

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Ingo Money CEO on SVB’s Collapse and the Importance of Avoiding Single Points of Failure 
Ingo Money CEO on SVB’s Collapse and the Importance of Avoiding Single Points of Failure 
March 14, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

A lot of money is moving this week, but not in a good way. In the five days since last Wednesday (March 8), three US...

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Can HSBC Preserve SVB’s Innovation Culture Post UK Unit Acquisition?
Can HSBC Preserve SVB’s Innovation Culture Post UK Unit Acquisition?
March 14, 2023  |  Banking

The world woke up on Monday (March 13) to news that British multinational banking giant HSBC is purchasing Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) UK, the U.K....

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Startups and VCs Change Banking Practices After Recent Turmoil
Startups and VCs Change Banking Practices After Recent Turmoil
March 13, 2023  |  Banking

Startups and venture capital (VC) firms are changing how they bank after recent industry turmoil. Although tech industry players were relieved by Sunday’s announcement by...

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