Crypto and blockchain startups haven’t been having a good time raising funds for quite a while now, given the overall slowdown in funding, a stronger focus on due diligence, and […]
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Back to news homeWatered-down SEC fund disclosure changes still worth paying attention to
Venture capital firms have some disclosing to do. On August 23, the SEC passed a handful of new fund disclosure rules concerning clawbacks, preferential treatment of LPs and fees. Fund […]
Never express your ‘use of funds’ slide as percentages
When investors look at a startup slide deck, they are looking for something very specific. Yes, they want to know if the team is great and the market is huge […]
Five takeaways from Instacart’s S-1 filing
On-demand grocery delivery giant Instacart has finally dropped its much anticipated S-1. The company, actually named MapleBear, is one of the best-known unicorns on the IPO shortlist. Instacart’s public-offering filing […]
VCs should give up on the winner-takes-all approach to investing
Venture capital is the business of hitting home runs. But must a startup have the potential to capture the vast majority of market share in its category to earn an […]
The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away
Brett Calhoun Contributor Unparalleled contrasts have marked the last decade and a half — from the devastating plunge of a major housing crash to the soaring heights of the longest […]
SoftBank is getting its investing mojo back
After a few quarters of going turtle, SoftBank has started ramping up its investing cadence once again. Once one of the most active and visible investors in Startup Land, the […]
Taking another look at venture debt
Silicon Valley Bank’s nosedive has soured many on venture debt, and for early-stage companies, it bears being cautious. As an option for growth-stage companies with more predictable cash flow, however, […]
Deal Dive: Most secondary sales in venture won’t look like Tiger’s Flipkart deal
A few months ago, it looked like all the pieces had fallen into place for a hot secondaries summer: Buyers were coming back to market, some companies and sellers were […]
Here’s what the Fearless Fund lawsuit could mean for venture
The result could very well set a lasting precedent for how the entire startup ecosystem evolves. Dominic-Madori Davis 11 hours The first official piece of policy around diversity efforts in […]