U.K.’s vote to exit from the European Union is already slowing capital flows and chasing away tech talent. More dislocation could be ahead
Union Square Ventures leads the UTIMCO portfolio by a wide margin, thanks to its bets in Etsy, Twitter and Zynga, among others
Canada’s top 10 second-quarter venture-capital financings attracted more than $446 million from investors, up 60 percent from the $279 million that went into the top 10 deals a year ago. That estimate is based on PE Hub Canada's list of the largest rounds announced between April and June. It is headed by DalCor Pharma and Real Matters, which accounted for the two largest Canadian tech financings since 2013.
Only three of the 19 VC-backed IPOs in the first half of the year were tech companies, led by the recent debut of Twilio
Non-traditional venture investors have stopped pumping up valuations, but don’t expect them to leave the asset class en mass or for unicorns to disappear
It’s no secret that investing follows the law of fear and greed. When private company fundamentals look good and valuations are rising, investors don’t want to miss out. When the party is over, they go home. For Todd Dagres, a general partner at Spark Capital, this simple analogy helps explain the shifting tide in today’s […]
Fidelity has been an active private company investor for at least two decades. Don’t expect this to change. The pace of deal making may ebb and flow, but “I think there are lots of opportunities in the private space,” said Andy Boyd, head of global equity capital markets at Fidelity Management and Research Company. “We […]
One axiom in the venture business is that good companies survive difficult times. This rule might well apply to 2016. “A lot of companies that didn’t deserve capital are going to go through a Darwinian process,” said Adam Marcus, a managing partner at OpenView Venture Partners. “And frankly it is a good thing for the […]
In the post-Brexit vote days, if you happen to work in tech and you do business in the United Kingdom or Europe, you’re going to be in demand with journalists wanting to interview you about the impact of Britain leaving the European Union. If you’re a San Francisco-based, British-born VC, who’s founded a U.K.-based tech […]
Paris-based Iris Capital, a growth-stage venture firm focused on the digital economy, has added Bernhard Gold as a partner and managing director of its North American operations