British startups are reportedly weighing a move to the U.S. as investment declines. Startups in the U.K. took in just £16.2 billion ($21.1 billion) last year, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (April 13), citing data from Dealroom. That figure, the report said, is the...
With several high-profile IPOs in limbo, the venture capital/startup space is in crisis mode. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (April 8), 2025 was supposed to be a year in which the environment for initial public offerings (IPOs) flourished. But with President Donald Trump’s new tariffs rocking the...
Excitement for artificial intelligence (AI) has reportedly brought American startup investment to a three-year high. But as the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday, much of this funding from the venture capital (VC) space has been focused on a few very large private tech firms. Upwards...
Is venture capital (VC) firm General Catalyst on its way to becoming a public company? The investment group is in the “very early stages” of considering an initial public offering (IPO), Axios reported Friday (Feb. 28), citing multiple sources. If the plans proceed, the report...
June 06, 2023
New York and London — two of the world’s leading business-destination cities and top global financial centers — have a “strong two-way flow in terms of FinTech innovation,” say Innovate Finance CEO Janine Hirt and Stephen Feline, North America director at London & Partners. “When you look at our two ecosystems, we are world leaders […]
May 04, 2023
Total investment raised by startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) and broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area crossed the $3 billion mark in 2022 as investors...
April 17, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) helped pioneer venture debt as a critical source of alternative financing. After its untimely failure, many market observers are beginning to wonder — will that source of...
April 07, 2023
In a challenging macroeconomic market that has led to a sharpened focus on belt-tightening, FinTech firms are under mounting pressure from investors to pivot from growth to profitability. It’s a...
April 28, 2025
With public listings on hold, venture capitalists are reportedly turning to the secondary market. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (April 28), this market — a venue for buying or selling shares in private companies — has been around for decades, but has boomed in recent years. Roughly $122 billion in assets are expected to pass […]
April 13, 2025
British startups are reportedly weighing a move to the U.S. as investment declines. Startups in the U.K. took in just £16.2 billion ($21.1 billion) last year, the Financial Times (FT)...
April 08, 2025
With several high-profile IPOs in limbo, the venture capital/startup space is in crisis mode. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (April 8), 2025 was supposed to be a year in which the environment...
March 10, 2025
Excitement for artificial intelligence (AI) has reportedly brought American startup investment to a three-year high. But as the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday, much of this funding from the venture...
