Venture Capital News

According to a report on CNBC, startups may not get government money from the coronavirus relief bill if they have already taken venture capital or private...

The Next Silicon Valley? Try Ohio—Columbus-Based Venture Capital Firm Raises $350 Million

Business Insider is reporting that two ex-Sequoia investors have raise...

What’s the #1 Thing Founders Should Avoid Doing in a Pitch?

Earlier this week LinkedIn launched 30 second videos for Influencers. One of the first...

Silicon Valley’s VC World Is Even Less Diverse Than the Non-Diverse Companies It Funds

There's a striking lack of diversity in the tech world, and this is a well-documented fact. The biggest names in the business – Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc. – have all put out d...

Gwyneth Paltrow: ‘I Had No Idea What I Was Getting Into’

Gwyneth Paltrow is learning the hard way what it takes to be the face of a company. She isn't just the name and profile behind Goop....

Twitter Co-Founder Evan Williams Launches Obvious Ventures

Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter and Blogger, is back with his third version of Obvious, the previous versions of which spawned Twitter, Medium, and Twitter co-founder Biz Ston...

Twitch Raises $15 Million in VC Funding

Twitch, the leading online platform for streaming games and eSports events, announced this week that it has received a $15 million investment from venture capital firms during its...

Bitly Raises $20 Million

URL shortening platform bitly has just raised $20 mil...

Pinterest Raises $100 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation

Regardless of varying reports of Pinterest's growth as of late, the so...

Berlin-based EarlyBird Raises $100 Million

Berlin investment firm EarlyBird recently raised $100 million in its fourth round. EarlyBird was founded in 1997, and has since invested in more than 70 companies, and is presently...

SEOmoz Raises $18 Million in VC Funding

SEOmoz, a startup that develops Search Engine Optimization (SEO) software, today announced that the company has raised $18 million in venture capital funding. The announcement cam...

Viddy Seeks to Raise $30 Million

Viddy, a sort of Instagram for video, has just revealed that it's going for...

Ark People-Search Engine Raises $4.2 Million

Liz Gannes over at All Things D is reporting that "people-search"...

What Will the JOBS Act Do for Startups & the Tech Industry?

Last week, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, more commonly known as th...