Iconiq Capital has raised $5.15 billion across two funds associated with the seventh growth fund family, according to SEC filings. The firm, which launched in 2011 as a […]
Despite recent successes, IPO market still won’t fully open until 2025
This year already proved that startups are willing to go public in a less-than-ideal market — and get rewarded for it, too. But bankers, lawyers and investors said […]
Rubrik’s shares climb 20% in its public debut
Rubrik shares hit the New York Stock Exchange Thursday debuting at $38 a share. The cybersecurity company priced it shares at $32 apiece Wednesday night, just a hair […]
Salesforce’s silly deal dies, Rubrik’s IPO, and venture capital in space
It’s going to be a big week! Tech earnings are coming up, the EV wars are on (and how!), and it feels like venture capital has its head […]
Seraphim Space launches second VC fund with nine investments already under its belt
Seraphim Space, the UK-based space tech investment group is formally launching its second VC fund following its first close with limited partners including Airbus, TechCrunch learned exclusively. The […]
Peak XV’s Piyush Gupta leaves firm to start own secondary-focused VC fund
Piyush Gupta, one of the operating leaders at Peak XV Partners, has left the firm to start his own fund, four people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. […]
Ibotta’s IPO opens sharply higher, hinting at warming public-market interest in tech shares
Ibotta began it’s path as a public company on Thursday by opening at $117 per share, a big increase from its IPO price of $88, itself an increase from […]
Andreessen Horowitz’s $7.2B new funds for a ‘new era’
What is worth $11 billion and wants to go to Mars to collect rocks? NASA’s mission to Mars to collect rocks that was expected to cost $11 billion […]
API startup Noname Security nears $500M deal to sell itself to Akamai
Noname Security, a cybersecurity startup that protects APIs, is in advanced talks with Akamai Technologies to sell itself for $500 million, according to a person familiar with the […]
Beeper acquired by Automattic, fintech’s decline and YC’s lack of LatAm founders
When it comes to news items that we love at TechCrunch, IPOs rank pretty darn high. Another great newsy bit that comes along less frequently than we’d like […]