Venture

Matthew Mendelsohn's accession to become Yale's new chief investment officer marks a milestone for the rise of university endowments investing in venture capital. Since joining the Yale Investments Office in 2007, one of Mendelsohn's core focuses has been venture capital — an asset cl

Of the top 10 countries for health tech VC investment (between 2016-2021 YTD), the U.S. leads globally with $31.9 billion in VC investment so far this year, according to new research. In second place was China with $4.1 billion, while the U.K. comes in third with $3.8 billion. U.K. health tech inve

Austin, Texas, is becoming the new home for large companies (Tesla), investors and startups alike.  It is now also the new home for Tim Draper's newest initiative to help support early-stage founders: Draper Startup House Accelerator Program. Backed by Draper, of course, the pr

In a world of copycat companies and investment firms that also increasingly operate in similar ways, Jack Abraham stands out a bit. His venture firm, Atomic, only writes checks to startups it spins up itself. It’s launching a lot of startups, too. Since founding and selling a company called M

SOSV, the venture capital firm known for its vertical-focused accelerators like HAX, is expanding its footprint to Bangladesh. SOSV’s Asia-focused accelerator called MOX, SBK Tech Ventures (an early-stage fund in Bangladesh) and Miaki, a Bangladesh-based digital services provider, are setting

Healthcare costs in the U.S. are steadily rising, and the share patients must pay out-of-pocket has increased in tandem. Nearly one in three American households have delayed medical care due to its cost, per a 2019 Gallup poll.   PayZen, a healthcare fintech startup, raised $15 million in Series

Many real estate technology companies are developing technology that is in competition with, or could potentially replace, real estate agents. One startup that aims to help agents succeed and flourish with its technology and “bundled business services,” Place, has raised $100 million in a Serie

Funding for European startups is at a record-high so far for this year, with €73.7 billion raised in the first three quarters, and the full year on track for more than 8,000 deals, according to research from PitchBook. To keep up with the pace, London firm Balderton is today announcing its latest

China’s sweeping clampdown on its internet industry has chilled investors and startups betting on once red-hot areas like games and e-commerce. But investors aren’t slowing their pace in the country. The consumer internet boom in the 2010s gave rise to juggernauts like Tencent and Aliba

Form Energy, a company that says it’s developing a rechargeable battery that can store electricity for days at a fraction of the current cost, has been accused of being overly secretive, even as it has lined up more than $360 million in funding from blue-chip backers since its formation in 20

Imprint, a one-year-old startup that offers branded payments and rewards products, today announced a $38 million Series A funding round co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Stripe.  It's not every day that a leading fintech player and top-tier venture capital firm co-lead an investment. Notably, Impr

Less than six months after raising $8 million in seed funding, Chilean proptech startup Houm has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Goodwater Capital. Fifth Wall also participated in the financing, along with existing backers OneVC, Elad Gil, Liu Jang

Emergence, a storied venture capital firm known for its enterprise bets in Salesforce and Zoom, announced today that it has promoted Carlotta “Lotti” Siniscalco from principal to partner. The appointment marks Emergence's first female partner in its 18-year history, and comes months after t

IgniteXL Ventures, a fund founded by general partner Claire Chang, closed on its first fund of $10 million aimed at backing diverse early-stage founders in the beauty and wellness industry. Chang is an angel investor who moved to the U.S. from Seoul when she was a child and started a global acceler