Venture Capital Archive
Archives for November 2015
The co-founder of the closely watched startup talks about the market correction he sees coming and why the federal government sucks at securing its computers.
Jet.com lands $350 million, Deliveroo nets $100 million.
More cheddar for the wannabe Amazon rival.
And another lending startup raises a ton of money.
For some projects, there’s a VC waiting at the end of the crowdfunded rainbow.
Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Chamath Palihapitiya are among those hoping wearable tech is the next big thing.
“I don’t think we will see less of these public markdowns. I think we will see more of them.”
Remember Digg? Digg raised money too.
“When you raise $10 million in your seed round, you have too much time, too much luxury to change too many things.”
It’s not the only one to have its valuation questioned in recent months.
Alibaba invests in another Amazon competitor.
Mutual fund giant Fidelity is contributing around $100 million of the total.
“If you had the choice between being a shareholder in the New York Times Company and Amazon, I know which one I would pick.”
The former spymaster scored money from Kleiner Perkins.