Category: Venture
Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals | TechCrunch
For decades, the unwritten rule of venture capital was that a firm doesn’t back two companies that compete...
While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’ | TechCrunch
Endeavor Catalyst has closed its fifth fund with $320 million in capital commitments, bringing the firm’s total assets...
Factory CEO just accused his VC board advisor of spying for Cognition | TechCrunch
Matan Grinberg, co-founder and CEO of the AI coding startup Factory, said in a post on X on...
Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech | TechCrunch
Defense and venture capital used to rarely overlap, but that’s no longer the case. Defense tech VC dealmaking...
Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO | TechCrunch
Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch...
Mother Ventures is looking at moms as the ‘economic engine’ | TechCrunch
As families across the U.S. prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday, Allison Stern is looking beyond the...
Robinhood’s venture fund IPO attracted 150,000+ retail investors, CEO says | TechCrunch
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is touting the success of the fintech’s newVentures Fund I, which allows retail investors...
As crypto cools, a16z crypto raises a $2.2B fund | TechCrunch
In a blog post that lays out a vision for crypto’s future, ranging from a “new financial system”...
Black founders raise highest amount of quarterly funding since 2022, but there’s a catch | TechCrunch
According to Crunchbase’s latest data around Black founders, $643 million has poured into U.S. Black-founded startups since the...
Snap alums unveil Ghost Angels fund | TechCrunch
A group of 20 Snap alumni has come together to launch a fund called Ghost Angels to back...
