In 2021, robotics startups were flying high. Unlike other categories that had buckled under the strains of a global pandemic, interest in automation was at an all-time high, […]
Vanguard slashes Ola valuation by 60%-plus; NB reduces Pharmeasy’s by over 90%
The U.S. index fund pioneer Vanguard has cut the worth of its holding in the Indian ride-hailing startup Ola by nearly two thirds since original investment, and Neuberger […]
TC+ Roundup: Breaking up is hard to do
Good morning, everyone! It’s Friday! Today I’m thinking about planning for the future. We plan for rain, we plan our meals for the week, and we even make […]
Charting the last 10 years of the unicorn era
Do you know how many unicorns there were when Aileen Lee crowned them with this now-ubiquitous nickname in her 2013 TechCrunch column? Only 39. And at the time, […]
How to raise a substantial round with angel investors
Caroline Chalmer Contributor Caroline Chalmer is the CEO and founder of Finematter, a circular marketplace revolutionizing the jewelry industry. She is a seasoned fashion and sustainability leader with […]
10 years since the term ‘unicorn’ was coined, we’ve almost come full circle
Ten years ago today, Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee penned a column for TechCrunch that brought the term “unicorn” into the world. Defined at the time as “U.S.-based software […]
Authentication startup FusionAuth raises $65M, its first outside round
Funding for cybersecurity startups continues to look bleak. According to a recent Crunchbase survey, companies in the digital security space raised 30% less funds — $1.9 billion — […]
Log analysis and security firm Graylog raises $9M in equity, $30M in debt
The decline in VC funding for cybersecurity startups might finally be reversing course after months of discouraging trend lines. Recently, Crunchbase reported that cybersecurity startups raised nearly $1.9 […]
Can AI lift our spirits?
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The venture market is overcorrecting
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind […]