Venture Capital
It’s not Apple-Beats. But it is interesting.
A record-setting week in Chattanooga.
A look back at the broken investment deal that spelled doom for daily fantasy.
And a former Google X project raised almost $30 million.
Will this new investment by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal give car-sharing service a lift? (Get it?)
Keeping some of the startup returns on campus.
The mobile location/check-in company used to be worth $650 million. Now it’s going to be worth around $250 million.
Why take public money when you can take private money?
For startups, taking cash from Google Capital means access to Google’s smarts.
Slack and the University of California launched new funds.
“The cheap capital party is over, but there are a few drunk sailors who didn’t hear last call.”
Goldman Sachs leads the round.
More Slackbots for everyone!
Step three in the modern media handbook plays out.
Also, a startup called “Shoes of Prey.”
And he’s not shy about it.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the news in June.
Many VC firms still accept legal fee reimbursements from the startups they invest in. Ludicrous.
With $2.4 billion on hand and payoffs to come, Google Ventures could be a prized asset for Alphabet.
The global ride-hailing wars continue apace.
The well-known Sequoia Capital VC isn’t a fringe case.
Moritz was talking with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang.
A new report says founders predict gloom and doom for 2016.
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.
Why does a Chinese e-commerce giant want a piece of a “cinematic reality” company?
Uber’s hunting for a $60 billion-$70 billion valuation.
Elizabeth Holmes claims she never even met Google Ventures’ Bill Maris.