Venture Capital

Google and Intel had the most active corporate VC firms last year

by Tess Townsend Feb 22, 2017, 8:00am EST

GV’s biggest investments in 2016 were Oscar, Stripe and Grail.

A company that detects and disarms drones engaging in illegal activity just raised $15 million

by April Glaser@aprilaser Feb 14, 2017, 6:00am EST

Its anti-drone technology was used at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Joanna Coles did not take less pay than other Snap directors. The real issue for tech is why so many thought she did.

by Kara Swisher@karaswisher Feb 13, 2017, 8:48pm EST

The outspoken editor could not speak out on an inaccurate meme, due to Snap’s quiet period.

Alphabet’s venture arm wants you to give money to the ACLU

by Tess Townsend Feb 2, 2017, 2:56pm EST

GV, or Google Ventures, has added a button to its website for donations to the civil liberties defense nonprofit.

Alphabet’s health-tech company, Verily, is getting $800 million from a Singapore investment firm

by Tess Townsend Jan 26, 2017, 1:27pm EST

The investment should take some weight off Alphabet to fund R&D for the medical business.

Prominent Silicon Valley lawyer Ted Wang is joining Cowboy Ventures as a partner

by Kara Swisher@karaswisher Jan 24, 2017, 1:00pm EST

Wang has already been involved with some of tech’s most promising startups.

Rent the Runway has raised a $60 million investment led by Fidelity

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Dec 27, 2016, 1:32pm EST

The company was profitable in 2016 on revenue north of $100 million.

One of Y Combinator’s hottest startups is a Korean beauty brand that just raised another $60 million

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Dec 15, 2016, 8:40am EST

Memebox does more than $100 million in annual sales.

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Former Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris has decided not to go ahead with a new $230 million health care fund

by Kara Swisher@karaswisher Dec 9, 2016, 1:49pm EST

“Life is too short to not be true to yourself.”

Former Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris is raising a new $230 million fund to focus on health care (updated)

by Kara Swisher@karaswisher Dec 5, 2016, 10:27am EST

Maris left earlier this year.

16 things to get IPO-ready (or just build a really strong business)

by Nicole Irvin Dec 2, 2016, 8:00am EST

The most important companies — including the next generation of big franchises — are likely going to end up being public.

Sequoia Capital has hired Polyvore’s Jess Lee as its first woman investment partner

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Oct 20, 2016, 11:42am EDT

A 44-year drought is over.

Full transcript: Cowboy Ventures founder Aileen Lee on Recode Decode

by Eric Johnson@HeyHeyESJ Oct 13, 2016, 5:13pm EDT

Lee coined the term “unicorn” because it sounded less lame than “home run.”

Greylock has raised another $1 billion investment fund

by Kurt Wagner Oct 11, 2016, 12:01am EDT

The venture capital firm will focus on what it knows best: Software.

Former Twitter M&A boss Rishi Garg is joining venture capital firm Mayfield

by Kurt Wagner Oct 10, 2016, 7:30am EDT

Garg also previously ran M&A at Square.

Why are valuable startups called ‘unicorns’?

by Eric Johnson@HeyHeyESJ Oct 4, 2016, 4:09pm EDT

Venture capitalist Aileen Lee, who coined the term ‘unicorn,’ explains on the latest episode of Recode Decode.

Women in tech are held to tougher standards than men — and that has to change, investor Aileen Lee says

by Eric Johnson@HeyHeyESJ Oct 3, 2016, 6:30am EDT

Also, doing more for diversity isn’t just a moral question.

Full transcript: Benchmark general partner Bill Gurley on Recode Decode

by Eric Johnson@HeyHeyESJ Sep 28, 2016, 2:51pm EDT

“What could go right?”

Benchmark’s Bill Gurley says he’s still worried about a bubble

by Eric Johnson@HeyHeyESJ Sep 12, 2016, 6:30am EDT

There’s too much money in the startup ecosystem, and “there will be consequences of that,” Gurley says.

Gigaom founder Om Malik: My heart attack ‘was the best thing that happened to me’

by Eric Johnson@HeyHeyESJ Sep 8, 2016, 6:30am EDT

“It forced me to prioritize what was important.”

Google keeps ex-Googlers close by investing in their startups

by Mark Bergen Aug 22, 2016, 7:15pm EDT

One check went to the new social network from the founder of Orkut.

Capital Gains: Didi buys Uber China, and Airbnb is raising $850 million

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Aug 7, 2016, 6:10pm EDT

It was a very busy week in dealmaking in tech and media circles

‘Scale slower’ and other lessons from 20 years in startups

by Jeff Haynie Aug 5, 2016, 8:00am EDT

Also: “Burn less.” “Monetize early.” And “you can’t improve what you don’t measure.”

Birchbox’s investors are giving the startup a $15 million lifeline

by Jason Del Rey@DelRey Aug 2, 2016, 12:38pm EDT

It’s cold out there for unprofitable startups.

Cannabis startups and the ghost of Nancy Reagan

by Carter Laren Jul 27, 2016, 8:00am EDT

The cannabis industry could reach $100 billion by 2029 in the U.S. alone. But the path to expansion isn't without obstacles for entrepreneurs struggling to build companies.

Slack’s first big round of startup investments shows that it wants to do more than kill email

by Noah Kulwin Jul 19, 2016, 2:53pm EDT

The startup has invested in at least 14 other startups.

HTC is trying to entice venture firms into pouring billions into virtual reality

by Ina Fried@inafried Jun 29, 2016, 3:10pm EDT

The Taiwanese electronics maker continues to look to areas outside its struggling phone business.

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R.I.P. Good Times, again

by Peter Kafka Jun 24, 2016, 1:29pm EDT

What does Brexit mean for tech? Time to dust off Sequoia’s famous presentation from 2008.

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Andreessen Horowitz raises another $1.5 billion venture fund

by Kurt Wagner Jun 10, 2016, 2:53pm EDT

It’s the firm’s fifth fund since 2009.

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