Why deep tech VC Driving Forces is shutting down
[ad_1] Sidney Scott decided to take himself out of the venture capital rat race and is now jokingly auctioning off his vests — starting at...
Sensorita uses digital twins to help waste management companies streamline construction waste
[ad_1] The amount of waste produced by the construction industry adds up to more than a third of the overall waste produced each year in...
Industry Ventures raises a $900M fund for investing in small, early-stage VCs and their breakout startups
[ad_1] The venture fundraising trend in 2024 is fairly clear by now: Large, established VC firms are continuing to attract capital from limited partners, while...
Husband-and-wife former Olympians target $50M for new fund to invest in influencer-led consumer brands
[ad_1] Samyr Laine and his wife, Ayanna Alexander-Laine, started Freedom Trail Capital in 2023 and are working their way toward a $50 million fund. Both...
Identity.vc is bringing capital and community to Europe’s LGBTQ+ venture ecosystem
[ad_1] When Til Klein and Jochen Beutgen came across Gaingels, the U.S.-based syndicate of angel investors backing LGBTQ+ founders, they wondered why there wasn’t a...
The EU’s DMA is coming for Apple, and X bots are on the loose
[ad_1] Apple has been named the first of tech’s so-called “gatekeepers” to be charged for violating the EU’s Digital Markets Act. In a press release...
Why Tecovas sought out physical sales first despite its DTC dreams
[ad_1] When Paul Hedrick left his private equity career to launch Tecovas in 2015, he knew he wanted to sell the brand’s signature cowboy boots...
Matrix rebrands India, China units over ‘organizational independence’
[ad_1] Matrix is rebranding its India and China affiliates, becoming the latest venture firm to distance its international franchises. The U.S.-headquartered venture capital firm will...
All VCs say they are founder friendly; Detroit’s Ludlow Ventures takes that to another level
[ad_1] VCs Jonathon Triest and Brett deMarrais see their ability to read people and create longstanding relationships with founders as the primary reason their Detroit-based...
Kleiner Perkins announces $2 billion in fresh capital, showing that established firms can still raise large sums
[ad_1] Many VC firms are struggling to attract new capital from their own backers amid a tepid IPO environment. But established, brand-name firms are still...