Venture capital
Revealed: The best-performing venture capital firms
Earlybird catches the worm in this year’s VC ranking
Venture capital is increasingly becoming a haves and have-nots industry
Fresh data shows a struggling fundraising environment as top firms haul in capital
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Venture capital returns could continue slide
The values of venture funds kept shrinking, while the stock market was on the upswing
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Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s old venture capital arm hits a snag
Creditors including Pimco and Davidson Kempner may wind up taking over SVB’s roughly $10bn venture capital business, sources say
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Venture capital firms back pension push into UK equities
VCs including Northern Gritstone, IQ Capital and Octopus Ventures strike deal to get closer to pension funds
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Lack of venture capital diversity opens rift between MPs and government
Treasury rejects policies to get more women and minorities involved in venture investing
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Steve Cohen’s Point72 Ventures backs Swiss securities platform
GenTwo is looking to securitise the $80tn non-bankable asset market
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Sequoia rolls back China tech investments amid growing national security concerns
Venture capital firm starts screening its China arm’s investments as Washington prepares to limit US capital going to some Chinese tech companies
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Venture capital fundraising falls to lowest level in nearly nine years
Slowdown that earlier hit tech startups catches up with investors who fuel venture capital
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UK tech firm’s £24bn investment doubled EU rivals for 2022
Britain remains on top but figures come amid a sharp downturn in venture capital funding compared to 2021
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Venture capital is drying up, but climate startups are bucking the trend
Investors are being drawn in by renewed consumer sentiment, ESG requirements, and increasing scale in the climate technology space
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Venture capital investment slumps again in torrid year
European investments fall by nearly half as KPMG predicts venture capital will 'remain subdued'
M&A could rebound again as startups cave to lower prices
With public listings uncertain, cashing out at a lower price is expected to offer a ‘soft landing’ for startups that hoped for more
FTX crisis bruises BlackRock, VanEck: ‘Crypto industry will need to work twice as hard to rebuild bridges’
Crypto bosses say crisis shows industry 'still has some growing up to do'
SoftBank Group, Silver Lake among big losers after Klarna’s valuation plunge
The buy-now-pay-later giant raised $800m at a $6.7bn valuation, way down on previous estimates
Binance’s co-founder just took over its venture capital arm – here’s why it matters
Yi He played a pivotal role in setting up the world’s largest crypto exchange alongside its more public-facing chief executive Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao
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Venture capital funding to dry up amid ‘red flags’ in first half of 2022
Deal volumes in the last quarter were down to their lowest level since 2018, according to research
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How Revolut, Fidelity and Binance are looking to capitalise on the crypto crash
Established brands are looking at the crypto winter as a chance to steal market share
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George Osborne targets Europe in venture capital deals push
The former chancellor is looking for new opportunities, particularly in fintech
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Hedge fund, VC bosses rowed in to fund Truss leadership campaign
Pro-growth candidate drew support from financial services luminaries, latest records show
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