Venture Capital
Khosla Ventures Is Opening Its First Office Outside Sand Hill Road — on 14th Street in New York
Khosla Ventures is opening its first office outside Sand Hill Road, a New York outpost on 14th Street with an executive briefing center, per Keith Ra…
Furo’s Founders Left Silicon Valley for Munich — and It’s Paying Off
Furo's founders left Silicon Valley for Munich, raised $4M from US backers, and landed Deutsche Bahn. Why Europe is winning for some founders.
European Founders and VCs Press Lawmakers to Keep EU Inc Statute Intact
European founders and VCs signed an open letter urging lawmakers to protect the EU Inc statute's core features as trilogue talks near a winter deadli…
Why Sweden’s Startup Scene Is Booming: $2.8B Raised, a New Generation of Founders, and American Investors Taking Notice
Why Sweden's startup ecosystem is booming: $2.8B raised in 2026, Spotify alumni mentorship, and American investors taking notice.
Atoire raises $9.5M to sell luxury-grade goods directly from the same factories as top brands
Fashion startup Atoire raised $9.5M to connect luxury manufacturers directly with consumers, selling high-quality goods without the brand markup.
Ventures Platform closes $83M second fund, expands beyond Nigeria into Kenya, South Africa, Egypt
Ventures Platform closes an $83M second fund, expanding beyond Nigeria into Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt with a focus on AI-driven cost structures.
What VCs really want: Puzzle CEO Sasha Orloff on raising over $1B and the metrics that matter
Puzzle CEO Sasha Orloff, who has raised over $1B, shares what VCs really look for in founders, key financial metrics, and how to avoid fundraising mi…
Early Cerebras backer Adit Singh joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner
Adit Singh, early Cerebras investor, joins Mayfield as infrastructure partner to lead hardware and AI investments.
Travis Kalanick says only 1% of VCs are actually helpful — and warns founders against a ‘victim mentality’
Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber and now CEO of the robotics company Atoms, is renewing his critique of venture capitalists, claiming that only 1…
DOJ probe into Andreessen Horowitz board seats at Databricks and Fivetran catches VCs off guard
DOJ probes Andreessen Horowitz board seats at Databricks and Fivetran under the Clayton Act, surprising VCs and raising conflict-of-interest question…
Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Letter Takes a Rare Swing at Silicon Valley’s AI Playbook
Thrive Capital's Joshua Kushner warns Silicon Valley VCs about AI euphoria in first investor letter, urging disciplined concentration over spray-and-…
Scaleup Europe Fund Deploys First Capital: €5.7B Initiative Backs Satellite Firm ICEYE
Scaleup Europe Fund, a €5B EU-backed initiative, makes its first investment in Finnish satellite firm ICEYE. Learn about the fund's strategy and impa…
Moove raises $250M to scale robotaxi fleet management, plans to own ‘hundreds of thousands’ of autonomous vehicles
Moove raises $250M at a $2.1B valuation to scale its autonomous vehicle fleet management, partnering with Waymo and expanding robotaxi operations.
How Lightspeed’s Newest Hire Came Through an Instagram DM
Lightspeed's Claire Zau and Josh Machiz discuss how an Instagram DM led to a new hire, their podcast Lightwork, and the firm's media strategy.
Lightspeed bets on creator-investors: Claire Zau joins to source deals and host new podcast
Lightspeed Venture Partners hires creator-investor Claire Zau to source deals and co-host Lightwork, signaling a shift toward creator-led venture cap…
Robinhood’s New Fund Lets Retail Investors Back Y Combinator Startups — But Fees Are Steep
Robinhood's Venture Fund II (RVII) opens Aug 13 at $25, letting retail investors back Y Combinator startups with up to $200M planned. Fees, risks exp…
Why VC-backed founders commit fraud: new research points to investor pressure
New research from Imperial College and Emlyon Business School reveals how VC-backed startup founders commit fraud, why investors share blame, and the…
Silicon Valley’s Young Founder Boom Comes With a New Kind of Pressure
Young founders in Silicon Valley face intense pressure to scale fast, with AI tools lowering barriers but raising stakes. A look at the new reality f…
Fizz accuses VC Jerry Lu of sharing confidential startup data with rival Sidechat in new court filing
Fizz accuses VC Jerry Lu of Maveron of sharing confidential startup data with rival Sidechat in a new legal filing, raising questions about investor…
How Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby used Arizona ties to land a stake in $5B AI chip startup Etched
How Thiel Capital's Jack Selby used Arizona connections to secure an early stake in hot AI chip startup Etched, valued at $5 billion.
