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 […]
Airtree Ventures already returned its first fund thanks to Canva while maintaining the majority of its stake
Venture secondaries has exploded over the last couple of years. While some firms have used the increase in activity to build up their positions in their most promising […]
Guesty snaps up $130M at $900M valuation to help property managers list on Airbnb and beyond
Travel and tourism are very much back on the map for consumers and the business world. Now, to underscore that surge, one of the startups building software in […]
IVP’s Eric Liaw on the firm’s giant new fund, that Klarna kerfuffle, and why looks can be deceiving when it comes to firm succession
When IVP recently announced the closing of its 18th fund, I called Eric Liaw, a longtime general partner with the growth-stage firm, to ask a few questions. For […]
Rubrik’s IPO filing reveals an AI governance committee. Get used to it.
Tucked into Rubrik’s IPO filing this week — between the parts about employee count and cost statements — was a nugget that reveals how the data management company […]
Nine crypto VCs weigh in on why Q1 investments were so hot and how it compares to the previous bull market
If the 2023 crypto venture landscape was an ice cold pot of water, the first quarter of 2024 is the part where the bubbles start to form right […]
With Affinity acquisition, Canva should be able to compete better with Adobe’s creative tools
Canva, the high-flying Australian design and visual communication startup, announced today it was acquiring Affinity (formerly Serif), a creative tools company based in the U.K. Bloomberg reported that […]
World Fund closes first €300M climate tech fund, seeking to follow-on and backing hardware
After a three-year fund-raise, World Fund has finally closed a €300 million first fund, €50 million short of it’s target in 2021, but still a considerable number given […]
Reddit’s IPO has begun with shares soaring 60% within minutes
Shares of social forum giant Reddit opened today at nearly $47 per share, then quickly soared to around $55, up about 60% in heavy volume from its IPO […]