In the middle of a long funding winter, AC Ventures’ latest news will give Southeast Asian startups hope. The Jakarta, Indonesia-based venture firm announced today it has raised […]
It’s critical to protect equity investments in minority businesses from activist organizations
Lyneir Richardson Contributor Lyneir Richardson is the co-founder of the Chicago TREND Corporation, a social enterprise funded by prestigious impact investors to stimulate urban retail development. He is […]
Welcome back to the Unicorn Club, 10 years later
Aileen Lee is the founder of Cowboy Ventures. She partners at the earliest stages with enterprise and consumer-oriented startup teams to build products customers love, and to help teams […]
Keith Rabois dishes on his surprising return to Khosla Ventures, after leaving the firm in 2019 for Founders Fund
Earlier today, Forbes reported that venture capitalist, operator and entrepreneur Keith Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures (“KV”), the Silicon Valley outfit where he cut his teeth as […]
Parallel gets new funding for its teletherapy platform for kids with special needs
Schools in the United States are already struggling with a teacher shortage. For students with thinking and learning differences, it’s even harder to find teachers and other specialists […]
Kim Kardashian’s once-popular mobile game ‘Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’ to close in April
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, the ground-breaking mobile game that proved building games for women is serious business, will close April 8, 2024.
Tech for Palestine launches to provide tools to help support Palestinians
More than 40 founders, investors, engineers and others in the tech industry are today announcing a coalition called Tech for Palestine to build open source projects, tools and […]
Debunking the myth that crowdfunding is only good for cash
Equity crowdfunding, or raising funds from both unaccredited and accredited investors, can be a great alternative to venture capital for startups. The strategy has become significantly more popular […]
Seed-stage startups — and their investors — react to higher hurdles for Series A funding
Lightspeed Venture Partners is formalizing its scale-up efforts, as other outfits make similar moves Connie Loizos @Cookie / 8 hours The hurdle for Series A funding is a […]
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Gift giving. It’s top of mind this time of year, and we’re here to suggest two ways you can spread joy this holiday season. First, never — and […]