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I grew my business with no outside funding. Bootstrappers have an advantage over VC-backed...
Fortune· 1 day agoHere’s a closer look at why VC funding can cause startups to make bad products. People often assume “small business” and “startup” are interchangeable. Bootstrappers are no ...
Divining the future of VC, saying goodbye to Danny
TechCrunch· 23 hours agoIt marks the final official podcast with our own Danny Crichton, who is off to other pastures in short order. Danny stepped in when we lost a host a few...
Crypto VC Jill Gunter on what it will take to beat Ethereum
TechCrunch· 6 days agoJill Gunter is no stranger to crypto — she’s seen the market through its ups and downs, conducting...
Are Incubators Like Y Combinator Embracing Unicorn Entrepreneurship?
Forbes· 2 days agoY-Combinator, a leading Silicon Valley incubator, is said to be adopting lessons from finance-smart billion-dollar entrepreneurs rather than following the traditional VC path ...
Deal Dive: Sir Jack A Lot returns with a startup for retail traders
TechCrunch· 1 hour agoWhen former YouTube product manager Kevin Xu, known as “Sir Jack A Lot” on Reddit, turned $35,000...
VC Roundup: Investors double down on funding for crypto, blockchain startups
The Cointelegraph· 3 days agoAlso worth noting is that another $1 billion for startups might come from Tether’s coffers. Tether’s VC arm has already spent about $2 billion in the past two years on technologies ...
What does 'open source AI' mean, anyway?
TechCrunch· 2 hours agoThe struggle between open source and proprietary software is well understood. The New York Times recently published a gushing appraisal of Meta CEO Mark...
Not Enough Women Are Pitching To VCs: Will An Accelerator Help?
Forbes· 2 days agoWhen venture capital firm Albion VC reviewed its investment portfolio, it found that women represented around 20 percent of the founders. As AlbionVC partner, Ed Lascelles ...
The Engine, an MIT-backed VC fund, raises $400 million to invest in startups - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoThe firm mainly backs startups trying to capitalize on research breakthroughs to fight climate...
Virginia fintech lands rare $18.8M in VC round - Washington Business Journal
The Business Journals· 22 hours agoMcLean fintech Verituity has raised $18.8 million to expand the customer base for its software,...