Partech has closed its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at €280 million ($300 million+), just one year after reaching its first close. At that size, Partech Africa, […]
Pre-seed investor Wonder Ventures secures $102M, including new later-stage fund
New technologies keep innovation going — however, when it comes to venture capital support for some of these earliest ideas, someone always has to be first. Dustin Rosen, […]
Speedinvest closes fourth fund at $380 million to back early-stage startups in Europe
Vienna-based early-stage VC Speedinvest has closed its fourth early-stage fund, Speedinvest 4, at €350 million (around $380 million at today’s exchange rate), surpassing the initial goal of €300 […]
Ubiquity Ventures secures $75M for Fund III to invest in ‘software beyond the screen’
The venture capital market may still be trying to sort itself out, yet venture capital firms remain optimistic in closing new funds. Ubiquity Ventures is the latest firm, […]
It’s fun watching fintech startups grow
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! In this edition, I’m going to look at a fintech being sold in a fire sale, a group of startup raises, […]
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 […]
Countdown Capital winding down is not a bad omen for micro funds
Last week, my colleague Aria Alamalhodaei wrote an exclusive on defense and space tech venture firm Countdown Capital’s plan to shut down. Jai Malik, the founder of Countdown, said […]
Early-stage hard tech firm Countdown Capital shutting down
Countdown Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on hard tech industrial startups, will shut down by the end of March and return uninvested capital, firm founder and […]
Fundraising trends for 2024: Get to the point, explain ‘why now’
Thanksgiving is long behind us, so unless you’re already in due diligence with a VC, you may as well pack up your fundraising knapsack and chill out until […]
Seed founders should consider these factors before partnering with multistage funds
Masha Bucher Contributor Masha Bucher is the founder and general partner of Day One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that backs customer-focused startups and leads their communications. […]