A roundup of firms that have filed their intent to raise new funds or they have reported initial closes
The Founders Fund partner focuses his time on improving his health and reducing his emails while also looking for new health care innovations
More than half of the funds in the state pension's Emerging Ventures portfolio had double-digit IRRs as of September
Several startups in the brain space are banking on consumer demand for health and fitness will relate to cognitive improvement, as well
When the phrase Silicon Valley came into being in the early 1970s, it referred to a group of Santa Clara Valley communities south of San Francisco with the city of San Jose as its hub. Turns out this birthplace of the modern high-tech industry is losing some of its mojo, at least for venture capitalists.
Investors scout for fintech deals in insurance and other untapped markets as frothy valuations reset. Expect strong activity to continue
Fintech companies pursing payments, lending, and wealth management have attracted the lion’s share of the fintech dollars over the past several years. Bitcoin and blockchain companies, too. So where are investors looking today? The answer is insurance, infrastructure, credit scoring and customer-facing apps, or services. Another emerging area of interest appears to be crowdfunding, where […]
What I learned about The House Fund from the IVP party, and my thoughts on the the VC-backed Stemcentrx getting acquired
Madrona’s Matt McIlwain chats about smart cloud applications, micro services and potential M&A
The performance of the 17 venture funds in the portfolio is in line with the post-dot-com era