Revolut investor Balderton Capital has raised $1.3 billion for European tech startups. The London-based firm announced the funding — divided between its $615 million Early Stage Fund IX and its $685 million Growth Fund II — on its website Monday (Aug. 12). Writing on the company blog, Balderton managing partner...
Amazon’s recent cancellation of its iRobot deal reportedly has European startups worried. In a recent Financial Times (FT) opinion piece, Javier Espinoza writes that entrepreneurs are concerned that if regulatory pressure keeps one of the world’s largest companies from buying the Roomba maker, it might mean other Big Tech...
Startups had a rough 2023, with the value of venture investments hitting a four-year low. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Jan. 4), investors spent the last year funneling money into artificial intelligence (AI) firms, though other tech companies struggled. The report, citing data from PitchBook,...
Venture capital (VC) outfits are reportedly shrinking their megafunds after years of building them up. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (July 16), these cuts illustrate the way tech investors are scaling back their goals even as tech stocks rebound in part because of...
December 19, 2019
Insurance may not be the most flashy or exciting of industries, but its continued reliance on paper and inefficient underwriting processes makes the market a prime target for technology disruptors. It’s no surprise, then, that the InsurTech arena has ballooned in recent years. As all aspects of individuals’ lives migrate online, from payments to dating, […]
January 02, 2025
The number of active U.S. venture capital (VC) investors has reportedly fallen since 2021. That was a peak year for the VC world, but as the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Jan. 1), things have changed now that cautious financial institutions are shifting their money to Silicon Valley’s biggest startups. Last year, 6,175 VCs invested in U.S.-based companies, down […]
August 12, 2024
Revolut investor Balderton Capital has raised $1.3 billion for European tech startups. The London-based firm announced the funding — divided between its $615 million Early Stage Fund IX and its $685 million Growth Fund...
February 18, 2024
Amazon’s recent cancellation of its iRobot deal reportedly has European startups worried. In a recent Financial Times (FT) opinion piece, Javier Espinoza writes that entrepreneurs are concerned that if regulatory pressure keeps one of...
January 04, 2024
Startups had a rough 2023, with the value of venture investments hitting a four-year low. As Bloomberg News reported Thursday (Jan. 4), investors spent the last year funneling money into...
