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SpaceX soars to record $210 billion valuation, making it the second most valuable private company after ByteDance
Daniel Levi Posted On June 28, 2024


SpaceX is selling insider shares at $112 apiece in a new tender offer, significantly boosting the company’s valuation to nearly $210 billion, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. This new valuation positions SpaceX as the second most valuable private company […]


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General Catalyst closes $6 billion fund to invest in tech startups
Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2024


In a promising sign that the venture capital drought is coming to an end, General Catalyst, the influential Silicon Valley VC firm known for backing hits like Stripe and Snap, has closed nearly $6 billion fund to invest in technology […]


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Latvian fintech startup inGain raises EUR 650K in funding to revolutionize lending with no-code SaaS platform
Daniel Levi Posted On April 18, 2024


Latvian fintech startup inGain announced on Thursday it secured EUR 650,000 in funding from a consortium of investors including venture capital firms Trind VC and Fiedler Capital, as well as support from the Latvian Business Angels network and various individual […]


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Fintech startup Goalsetter secures $9.6M in Series A Extension to grow its financial education platform
Nickie Louise Posted On March 25, 2024


Goalsetter, the fintech platform revolutionizing family finance and youth financial literacy, has closed a $9.6 million Series A extension, propelling its total funding to over $30 million since its last major funding round when we covered the fintech startup four […]


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VCs are sitting on top of a $300 billion pile of cash even as startups struggle to raise funding
Daniel Levi Posted On January 31, 2024


In the world of venture capital, there’s a famous saying that goes, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” And this rings particularly true in recent times. According to reports from the Financial Times, venture capitalists (VCs) have amassed an astonishing $435 billion […]


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Plural, a venture firm launched by Wise and Skype founders, secures $436 million for new fund targeting European tech startups
Nickie Louise Posted On January 23, 2024


For over a decade now, Europe has been trailing behind the United States in terms of startup funding. However, there’s a promising shift on the horizon, as a team of seasoned entrepreneurs, the brains behind Wise and Skype, is gearing […]


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33N Ventures closes €50M for its cybersecurity and infrastructure software fund to invest across the globe
Nickie Louise Posted On January 10, 2024


33N Ventures, a European venture capital fund specializing in cybersecurity and infrastructure software, has successfully closed €50 million for its 33N Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Software Fund. The fund, with a target size of $150 million, aims to invest globally in […]


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The blueprint for raising capital in a challenging VC market
Daniel Levi Posted On January 3, 2024


Global venture capital activity in the third quarter of 2023 experienced another decline, despite a late-stage rebound fueled by significant deals in the field of artificial intelligence. Crunchbase data reveals that global venture funding dropped to $19.2 billion in November, […]


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Venture capital funding slowdown as 38% of VCs pulled back from investing in 2023
Nickie Louise Posted On December 22, 2023


As 2023 wraps up, most startup founders would probably agree—it’s been a tough year for raising funds. The tech world took a hit when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in March, causing a ripple effect as VC firms became more cautious […]


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Paris-based VC firm Singular raises $435M for second fund targeting European tech startups
Daniel Levi Posted On December 14, 2023


Singular, a venture capital firm based in Paris, has been keeping a low profile for the past three years, operating somewhat secretly. Despite flying under the radar, the firm has managed to raise over €600 million since its launch in […]


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OpenView Weighs Next Steps After Deep Layoffs: Return Investors’ Capital or Rebuild with New Funds?
Nickie Louise Posted On December 12, 2023


Last week, OpenView Ventures made headlines after the venture capital firm abruptly shut down its operations. The firm also laid off a significant portion of its staff and put a halt to investments in new startups. Now, the company finds […]


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A mystery company backed by tech billionaires is reportedly “forcing farmers to sell” their lands to build a new city for the Silicon Valley elites
Daniel Levi Posted On October 31, 2023


Tech billionaires including Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman are reportedly backing a mystery tech company that’s buying up lands and forcing farmers to sell their land for a new city for Silicon Valley elites. According […]


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German self-driving startup Fernride secures $50M to boost its “human-assisted” autonomous freight trucks
Nickie Louise Posted On September 20, 2023


German autonomous vehicle startup Fernride has secured $50 million in Series A funding to further enhance the deployment of its “human-assisted” self-driving freight trucks within customer logistics yards, the company announced on Wednesday. Originally, the Munich-based startup had closed its […]


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GFT, a deep tech VC launched by ex-Nvidia and Samsung execs, raises $140M for its first fund to invest in early-stage startups
Nickie Louise Posted On September 19, 2023


Global Frontier Technology Ventures (GFT), a deep technology venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, has raised $140 million for its first fund, Fund I. The inaugural fund will focus on supporting early-stage startups in the fields of Artificial […]


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Swedish EV battery startup Northvolt raises $5 billion in funding from BlackRock, others to expand its factory footprint
Nickie Louise Posted On August 22, 2023


Northvolt, the Swedish lithium-ion battery startup founded by a former Tesla executive, has raised a massive $1.2 billion in funding to construct new manufacturing facilities in Europe and North America, the company announced Tuesday. The round was led by BlackRock, […]


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Chicago HealthTech startup AMOpportunies closes $2M in funding to expand its network of U.S. hospitals and clinical partners
Nickie Louise Posted On August 2, 2023


In the past few months, headlines have been buzzing with news about artificial intelligence startups securing significant funding, fueled by the success of ventures like ChatGPT. However, this doesn’t mean that investors have shifted their focus entirely. Investors and venture capital […]


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TLV Partners launches a $250 million fund to invest in early-stage Israeli-founded startups
Nickie Louise Posted On July 17, 2023


Last quarter, investors financed 3,011 startup funding deals in the United States. Investors spent $39.8 billion, down by nearly half from the same period a year ago. But the United States is not alone. Israel, known for having the highest […]


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Bain Capital offers to buy Swiss cloud software company SoftwareOne for $3.2 billion
Daniel Levi Posted On June 15, 2023


Private equity firm Bain Capital has made an offer to buy SoftwareOne in a deal that values the Switzerland-based software and cloud technology solutions company at 2.9 billion Swiss francs ($3.21 billion), the company announced Thursday. However, SoftwareOne’s board doesn’t […]


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Venture firm Sequoia Capital to split into 3 parts: U.S. and Europe, China, and Southeast Asia and India
Daniel Levi Posted On June 6, 2023


Sequoia Capital, one of the world’s leading venture firms, is reorganizing its global business into three distinct geographic units. In a recent announcement to its investors on Tuesday morning, Sequoia Capital said it is dividing its global business into three independent […]


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Mayfield raises nearly $1 billion for its two venture funds to invest in early-stage startup companies
Nickie Louise Posted On May 8, 2023


Mayfield, a venture capital firm with a five decades history, announced today that it has secured $955 million in total for two venture capital funds. The first fund, Mayfield XVII, raised $580 million and will invest in seed and Series […]


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