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Over 100 VCs, investors voice solidarity with Silicon Valley Bank
As the 40-year-old banking institution, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), winds down operation, numerous venture capitalists and investors joined hands and decided to cushion the impact in case the bank “wer...
Failed tech bank SVB held over $5B for prominent crypto VCs: Report
According to a report that began circulating on March 11 in the aftermath of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), prominent blockchain venture capitalists (VCs) have over $6 billion worth of ass...
VCs Agrees To Support Silicon Valley Bank Again
Venture capital firms agree to support and ask portfolio companies to resume their banking relationship with Silicon Valley Bank again if the bank is acquired and properly capitalized. Hemant Taneja, ...
VCs urge startups to withdraw funds from Silicon Valley Bank
Venture capital firms on both sides of the Atlantic have been urging their portfolio companies to move money out of embattled lender Silicon Valley Bank, deepening fears of a run on the tech-focused b...
Crypto VCs ask portfolios to pull funds from Silicon Valley Bank
Crypto-focused venture capital investors have advised their portfolio companies to withdraw funds from Silicon Valley Bank. SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, lost more th...
Investing in the Next Big Thing: The Best Crypto VCs of 2023
The cryptocurrency and blockchain technology sector has experienced rapid growth over the past decade, and venture capital firms have played a crucial role in this expansion. To aid you in making an i...
‘Sheer panic’ has gripped Silicon Valley VCs and founders amid worries that the startup industry’s most important bank is in trouble
Silicon’s Valley’s clubby world of venture capital investors and entrepreneurs plunged into panic on Thursday amid fast-spreading reports of financial trouble at one the startup industry&#...
Crypto VCs urge portfolio companies to pull funds from Silicon Valley Bank
Crypto-focused venture capital investors have advised their portfolio companies to withdraw funds from Silicon Valley Bank, which is struggling to reassure clients after moves to shore up its balance ...
Sidelined crypto VCs are jumping back into the market
Episode 14 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and 1kx Founding Partner Lasse Clausen. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spotify...
LDO Is One Of The Most Popular Cryptos Among Well Known VCs
Dragonfly Capital has a huge Lido DAO holding of more than $40 million. Amber Group recently added FET, which now makes up about 60% of their portfolio. LDO is currently trading hands at $3.22 after ...
Researcher Reveals Largest Altcoin Holdings By Crypto VCs
Thor Hartvigsen, a data-driven DeFi researcher based in Copenhagen has used the on-chain analysis tools of Watchers, Nansen, DeBank and Arkham to examine the altcoin holdings of the 20 largest crypto ...
Rise of zombie VCs haunts tech investors as startup valuations plunge
An art exhibition based on the hit TV series “The Walking Dead” in London, England. Ollie Millington | Getty Images For some venture capitalists, we’re approaching a night of the liv...
Investors sue Sequoia Capital and other VCs for promoting FTX
Investors in crypto exchange FTX have reportedly aimed at the financial firms who promoted the platform, alleging that their efforts lent a false sense of legitimacy to the now-collapsed exchange. Inv...
here’s what top crypto VCs anticipate for 2023
Episode 10 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block’s Frank Chaparro, CoinShares CSO Meltem Demirors, and Aglaé Ventures’ Managing Partner Vanessa Grellet. Liste...
The Art Of Making Good Investment Decisions In VC
What does it take to succeed in the art of VC investing? Shutterstock VCs can make spectacular returns. Sequoia Capital banked $3bn from its $60m investment in Whatsapp. Lightspeed Venture Partners tu...
Here’s how portfolios of crypto prominent figures and VCs performed in 2022: analysis
Until the very end, 2022 proved to be a hard year for the cryptocurrency industry and resulted in the bankruptcy of many companies and investors — but how did portfolios of top institutions and inside...
The Ultimate VC’s Guide to Creating a Landing Page that Attracts Investors – Cryptopolitan
Karnika E. Yashwant A prolific writer, KEY brings an insider perspective to blockchain ventures and crypto startups. He shares cutting edge content marketing strategies from his 11 years of management...
FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner
Amid ongoing investigations around the defunct crypto exchange FTX, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) questions the due diligence conducted by institutional investors and their accountab...
CFTC Commissioner Questions VCs’ Due Diligence
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) raises questions regarding the level of due diligence carried out by institutional investors and their level of accountability regarding the loss of user fu...
Why One Super-Angel Investor Is Going All In On Deep Tech
Angel investor Francesco Perticarari Silicon Roundabout Ventures “With the release of ChatGPT, Northvolt becoming one of the most valued European unicorns, and SpaceX winning contracts with their Star...
Crypto VCs say half their token bets are sidelined with no launch date in sight
Keeping tabs on performance should be easy for venture capitalists in crypto. The bulk of their bets, if not all of them, are denominated in liquid tokens that can be marked to market at any time. ...
VCs are pushing startups — will their investors tighten the thumbscrews, too?
Over the last decade or so, many venture capitalists have built vast personal fortunes. Some of the money has been made through investments in companies that have outperformed. But much of their wealt...
North Korean hackers mimic crypto VCs in new phishing scheme
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity lab, is raising the alarm over renewed phishing tactics by the BlueNoroff group. The hackers are sponsored by North Korea which is financially motivated to profit from its c...
North Korean Hacking Group Steals Millions Posing as Japanese VCs And Banks
This December 27, Kaspersky Lab announced that the North Korean hacking group ‘BlueNoroff’ stole millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies after creating more than 70 fake domains and impersonating bank...
North Korean hackers are pretending to be crypto VCs in new phishing scheme: Kaspersky
BlueNoroff, part of the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group, has renewed its targeting of venture capital firms, crypto startups and banks. Cybersecurity lab Kaspersky reported that the group h...
Crypto Is Down Bad, But VCs Keep Pouring Money In
zk humor column Given the contagion and chaos we have witnessed since Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX had a sudden multibillion-dollar coronary, you may be tempted to conclude the entire crypt...
Blockchain-Focused Startups Raised $879M From VCs in Q3: Report
Blockchain-based startups received the most funding in the crypto sector from venture capitalists (VC) during the third quarter (Q3) of this year, according to a report by Reuters on Tuesday, citing d...
Hoskinson Says VCs Would Rather Invest in FTX and Terra Than Cardano
– Advertisement – Hoskinson says VCs prefer to deploy capital into FTX and Terra than Cardano. It is common knowledge that Cardano has not received much Venture Capitalists (VCs) support l...
Big VCs To Slap Lawsuit Against Sam Bankman-Fried?
As more details begin to come out from the Sam Bankman-Fried crypto empire, it appears that the big investors are preparing to slap a lawsuit. According to reports, the venture capitalists who investe...
Investments From Smart VCs to Wall Street in FTX to Terra raise concerns
Investments in crypto, from Wall Street VCs to deep-pocket investors, highlight flaws in risky financial strategies that fuelled the crypto boon Investments from venture capital funded more than half ...
With Alameda going down, we take a look at who are the other VCs that co-invested with Alameda
You wake up, you open your mobile phone for news and you see another drastic news about Alameda and FTX; this is the story of every crypto investor these days. As time passes more and more shocking re...