Financial Literacy Is A Venture Capital Superpower
The exuberant decade, from 2011 to 2021, was marked by all kinds of incoherence in venture capital. Practices to increase capital velocity and fee income were disguised as good pra
What East Asian Startup Founders Can Learn From The Immigrant Community At Large
By Lex Zhao Although they make up the majority of Silicon Valley’s tech workforce, people of Asian descent remain significantly underrepresented in leadership roles: 27% at Apple
Startups Go Shopping: More VC-Backed Companies Bought Their Brethren Last Year
Exits and liquidity aren’t just on the minds of venture capitalists lately — it seems many of their portfolio companies are eager to get deals done too. Last year, there were
Eye On AI: As SoftBank Piles Up Losses, It Doubles Down On AI
This column is a look back at the week that was in AI. Read the previous one here. It’s hard to write (or read) anything on artificial intelligence and startups right now without
Security Systems Startup Verkada Hits $4.5B Valuation After Series E
Verkada, a developer of security systems for the real world, locked up a $200 million Series E led by General Catalyst that values the San Mateo, California-based firm at $4.5 bill
Healthcare And AI Is A Hot Combination For Startups
Funding at the intersection of healthcare and AI has been on a tear this past year. Even so, investment remains below the heights scaled during the 2021 market peak. Last year, mor
How Can We Better Support Successful Latin American Women In The Tech Space?
By Odille Sánchez Despite female founders receiving less than 2% of venture funding worldwide, Latin America still represents a growth opportunity for women entrepreneurs. Accordi
AI Marketing Platform Hightouch Reaches Unicorn Status After $80M Series C
Marketing and personalization startup Hightouch locked up an $80 million Series C led by Sapphire Ventures, minting it as a new unicorn at a $1.2 billion valuation. The round also
Why AI Fails: The Overlooked Problem Of Messy Data
By Dan Stradtman Imagine losing more than three hours of productivity per employee daily because critical information is buried in digital clutter. This isn’t just a hypothetic
Investors Are Once Again Rapidly Minting Early-Stage Startups As Unicorns
Through the past couple years, investors have talked about how the calming of the venture market was good, allowing more time for due diligence and companies to mature before they
