SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, according to CB Insights, as Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy
The Vision Fund revolutionized startup investing. So why is Masayoshi Son rethinking his strategy? Tweets: @nikkeiasia and @trengriffin Tweets: @nikkeiasia : FREE TO READ | BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT #SoftBa...
Non-VC funds invested in a record 42% of tech startup funding deals in Q2 2021; H1 '21 US startup funding was $150B, with FY 2021 on pace to double 2020's total
Hedge, mutual and pension funds are investing heavily, leading to higher valuations and more leverage for company founders Tweets: @mims , @heathersomervil , @timcohn , @jontreble , @amyssorrells , @s...
Sources: shares of ByteDance are trading at a $250B+ valuation in the secondary market; CB Insights said ByteDance's valuation was $140B in last fundraising
- Startup's valuation was $140 billion in last fundraising — Shares of ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese parent of hit video app TikTok …
Profile of Visible Figures, a support network founded in 2016 for black women startup founders that now has more than 100 members as it plots expansion
begging for money, begging for mentorship, begging for resources.” https://onezero.medium.com/... Drew Costley / @drewcostley : .@digiundiv estimated that startups with a Black woman founder had, on a...
Despite Japan's reputation as a tech powerhouse, it only has three unicorns, compared to 192 in the US, 96 in China, and 20 in the UK, according to CB Insights
Financial Times : Tweets: @trevornoren , @psb_dc , @yaromir , @financialtimes , and @cint Tweets: Trevor Noren / @trevornoren : Number of unicorns by country https://www.ft.com/... https://twitter.co...
A look at the recent $100M+ acquisitions of direct-to-consumer startups, including MVMT and Native, that raised little to no venture capital
Jason Del Rey / Recode : Tweets: @math_rachel , @sub8u , @stephennellis , @marshallk , @delrey , @lorenpadelford , @laurenthomasx3 , and @shiraovide Tweets: Rachel Thomas / @math_rachel : “I wish Sil...