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Startups Weekly: A much-needed unicorn IPO update
As I’m sure everyone reading this knows, female-founded businesses receive just over 2 percent of venture capital on an annual basis. Most of those checks […]
Private Equity
Lyft’s IPO is hot, YC Demo Day, two new unicorns and what’s Boy Brow?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm took […]
Nigerian fintech startup OneFi acquires payment company Amplify
Lagos based online lending startup OneFi is buying Nigerian payment solutions company Amplify for an undisclosed amount. OneFi will take over Amplify’s IP, team, and […]
137 Ventures raises $210M to give liquidity to startup employees
137 Ventures walks and talks like your run-of-the-mill venture capital fund, but a quick look under the hood exposes a different style of investing. The […]
Startups Weekly: What’s up with YC? Plus, mobility layoffs and Airbnb’s grand plans
Where to begin… Netflix darling Marie Kondo is hitting up Sand Hill Road in search of $40 million to fund an ecommerce platform, Y Combinator […]
Venture investors and startup execs say they don’t need Elizabeth Warren to defend them from big tech
Responding to Elizabeth Warren’s call to regulate and break up some of the nation’s largest technology companies, the venture capitalists that invest in technology companies […]
VCs have growing appetite for ‘AgriFood’
Venture investors are pouring billions of dollars into feeding their hunger for food and agriculture startups. Whether that trend line is due to enthusiasm for […]
Vynn Capital snags investment from Malaysia’s MAVCAP for its maiden Southeast Asia fund
Vynn Capital, a new entrant to Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem, is gearing up to close its maiden fund after it landed an undisclosed sum from […]
On-demand logistics startup Lalamove raises $300M for Asia growth and becomes a unicorn
Lalamove, a Hong Kong-based on-demand logistics startup, has closed a $300 million Series D round as it seeks expansion across Asia. In doing so, the […]
Investors are still failing to back founders from diverse backgrounds
The large majority of venture dollars are invested in companies run by white men with a university degree, according to a new report by RateMyInvestor and […]
