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USVP Raises $340M Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund, USVP XII
MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), a top-tier, early-stage venture capital firm, announced today the…
Why pro athletes like Richard Sherman and Andre Iguodala are cozying up to venture capital
Cornerback Richard Sherman #25 of the San Francisco 49ers Christian Petersen The world’s premiere athletes are…
Venture investing in elder tech
Will Robbins Contributor Will Robbins is an early-stage investor at Contrary. Senior citizens are not early…
Last chance: Only a few tickets left to the Winter Party at Galvanize this Friday
This is it, startup fans. It’s your very last chance to scoop up the few remaining…
Smart TV hub Solaborate secures $10M Series A and a go-to-market partnership
When siblings Labinot and Mimoza Bytyqi fled the war in Kosovo in 1999, arriving as refugees…
Lawmakers killed this tax strategy for the wealthy. Here’s a workaround
Bloom Productions Lawmakers recently upended a tax strategy for wealthy Americans who want their loved ones…
Payments giant Worldline to buy rival Ingenico in $8.6 billion deal as fintech competition heats up
A customer makes a contactless payment with a bank card on an Ingenico payment terminal. Bloomberg…
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Apple, Boeing, Verizon, Nike, Uber & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN)…
Industry Ventures Closes $125M for Debut Tech Buyout Fund
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Industry Ventures, LLC (“Industry Ventures”), a leading investment firm pioneering venture capital solutions, announced…
Japanese vacation rental management startup H2O raises $7 million Series B from investors including Samsung Ventures
Japan’s tourism industry is booming, but it faces a hotel room shortage, especially in Tokyo as…
India’s finance minister says growth target of 6% to 6.5% in 2021 is ‘realistic’
India’s finance minister said there are signs pointing to a turnaround in Asia’s third-largest economy, and…
New coronavirus will likely push China to step up stimulus
Visitors wearing masks walk past Shanghai Disney Resort, that will be closed following the outbreak of…
If coronavirus fears escalate, Wells Fargo warns 10-year Treasury yields could fall another 30%
Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher expects the bond rush to intensify. According to the firm’s global…
The case for cooperative tech startups
When Uber and Lyft went public, it wasn’t the drivers who got rich — it was…
Justin Kan opens up (Part 2)
Greg Epstein Contributor Greg M. Epstein is the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT, and the…
Why pro athletes like Richard Sherman and Andre Iguodala are cozying up to venture capital
Cornerback Richard Sherman #25 of the San Francisco 49ers Christian Petersen The world’s premiere athletes are…
Startups Weekly: One Medical IPO raises unicorn hopes
Everybody’s talking about revenues after WeWork, but maybe you still don’t need to have all the…
Justin Kan opens up (Part 1)
Greg Epstein Contributor Greg M. Epstein is the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT, and the…
What Nutanix got right (and wrong) in its IPO roadshow
Back in 2016, Nutanix decided to take the big step of going public. Part of that…