The WNBA on Thursday announced it completed its first-ever capital raise, bringing in a host of big-name investors including Nike and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, as the league loo...
Tag: Venture capital
Crypto start-ups raised huge venture funding rounds in January
A bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal is installed outside the BitCluster cryptocurrency mining farm in Norilsk, Russia, on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cryptoc...
Microsoft, Shell invest in LanzaJet, sustainable jet fuel start-up
The LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels plant in Soperton, Ga., is expected to begin producing 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel per year from sustainable ethanol in 2023. Photo courtesy LanzaJe...
Tesla climbs more than 10% on Monday after Credit Suisse upgrade
A Tesla mobile service vehicle outside a dealership in Vallejo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares in electric vehicle maker Tesla climbed...
Crypto exchange FTX valued at $32 billion amid bitcoin price plunge
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on June 5, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cryptocurrency exchange FTX saw...
Tech sell-off has VCs worried about a drop in startup valuations
A conceptual image showing stock exchange numbers and flames. Sean Gladwell | Moment | Getty Images After a blockbuster year for venture capital deals, some investors worry the boom times may not last...
These Four Billionaires Are Investing In A Startup Aimed At Making Them (And Others) Richer
Compound, a wealth management startup built for wealthy tech investors, emerges from stealth with $37 million in funding. At least four billionaires have invested in the startup. Sam Bankman-Fried is ...
Tesla stock drops 8% as investors digest new vehicle delays
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the Cybertruck at the TeslaDesign Studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The cracked window glass occurred during a demonstration on the strength of the glass. Robert Hanashiro | USA ...
Coinbase rival FTX U.S. valued at $8 billion in first funding round
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images FTX U.S., the American affiliate of cryptocurrency e...
Walmart makes an investment in vertical farming start-up Plenty
Plenty uses vertical farming to grow a high volume of leafy greens year-round. It plans to use the technology to grow other crops, including strawberries and tomatoes. Photo: Spencer Lowell for Plenty...
Unovis Asset Management Closes $166 Million Fund II, Warns Alt Protein Investors Should Avoid Ego Driven Valuations
Packages of “Impossible Burger” and “Beyond Meat” sit on a shelf for sale on November 15, 2019 in … [+] New York City. – Vegetarian alternatives to burgers and saus...
London-Based VC Blossom Capital Raises $432 Million For New Crypto-Focused Fund
Alex Lim, Ophelia Brown and Imran Ghory have raised $432 million for a new fund to invest in early-stage European tech startups. www.annak-photo.com One of Europe’s few female-led venture capital fund...
Is The Pandemic-Era Surge In Growth Equity Investing Sustainable?
Growth equity investments in digital-centric companies have further accelerated during Covid-19, following the brief initial freeze in global M&A and growth financing activity in early 2020. Even ...
Crypto exchange Gemini pushes into wealth management with acquisition of BITRIA
David Abner, Gemini’s Global Head of Business Development. Source: David Abner Gemini, the $7.1 billion crypto exchange, is getting into wealth management with the acquisition of a digital asset...
Nokia Stock Inches Higher Because It Lifted Its Earnings Guidance
Text size Headquarters of Finnish telecoms company Nokia Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Nokia Tuesday upgraded its financial guidance for 2021 and estimated that it would have a comparable operating m...
Fintech start-up MX names new CEO as firm prepares for sale or IPO
Shane Evans, interim CEO of fintech platform MX. Courtesy: MX Fintech start-up MX has named Shane Evans its interim CEO as the company prepares for an initial public offering or possible sale, CNBC ha...
LGBTQ Led Food And Beverage Companies Are Still Grossly Underfunded Even As Diversity Discussion Heats Up
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 29: Marchers walk down 5th Avenue during the 2014 Gay Pride March on June 29, … [+] 2014 in New York City. Thousands of marchers attended the parade route, which starte...
An Overview Of Web3 Venture Capital Activity In 2021
Andreessen Horowitz has grown to be a major presence in the crypto investment world. They were an … [+] early mover with their first $300 million crypto investment fund in 2018, which they have ...