DOJ files reveal how Jeffrey Epstein helped his Russian-born publicist Masha Bucher become a prominent VC who now boasts of investments in 22 unicorns like xAI
Here's a gift link for those who want to read the full piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...Sam Blum /@samblum:New reporting from Forbes confirms Bucher's role as a matchmaker between Jeffrey Epstein...
a16z moves its state of incorporation to Nevada, saying that “Delaware courts can at times appear biased against technology startup founders and their boards”
a16z.com/were-leaving... X: @writeclimbrun : wow. a16z is leaving Delaware for Nevada. the blog post is crazy. https://a16z.com/... @bhorowitz : We are outta Delaware and now in Nevada https://a16z.co...
Some international startup founders say they are canceling travel plans or reconsidering moving to the US due to Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Madeline Renbarger / Newcomer : X: @spencerhakimian X: Spencer Hakimian / @spencerhakimian : We replaced some of the lowest paying, longest hours, most competitive, most cyclical manufacturing jobs w...
Some international startup founders say they are canceling travel plans or reconsidering moving to the US due to Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Plus, a16z leads the most Series A rounds for future unicorns … For startups, runway is everything.
A look at the UK's planned Digital Markets Unit, which will regulate US tech companies under the DMCC, passed in May 2024, and have the power to halt any M&A
and What Trump Must Do About It James Morales / CCN.com : UK Competition Watchdog Vows no ‘Blanket Rules’ for Big Tech Regulation X: Casey Handmer, PhD / @cjhandmer : Hard to believe that any serious ...
AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones
Practitioners expect more acquisitions and less oversight in a Trump administration expected to repeal Biden's executive order.
AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones
Practitioners expect more acquisitions and less oversight in a Trump administration expected to repeal Biden's executive order.
Sources paint a bleak picture for startup founders in China; IT Juzi report: only 1,202 startups were founded in the country in 2023 compared to 51,302 in 2018
Venture capital finance has dried up amid political and economic pressures, prompting a dramatic fall in new company formation X: @carnage4life , @tonytassell , @michaelxpettis , @eleanorolcott , @hsu...
President Biden speaks at the first White House Creator Economy Conference, with about 100 startup founders, industry stakeholders, and creators in attendance
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch :
Tech investors and founders are flocking back to San Francisco, which is undergoing an AI boom, after leaving during the pandemic for Miami and other US cities
In 2020, venture capitalist Keith Rabois urged startup founders to join him in ditching San Francisco for Miami … Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . X: @thesafestspace , @pitdesi , @producercities , @ws...