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Buyers return after secondary market for private shares was hit by higher interest rates
Europe’s most active venture capital fund has a €500mn budget to help Irish businesses grow
$7.4bn software company at heart of Silicon Valley accused of trying to trade customers’ shares without consent
Joshua Kushner’s fund will look to raise at least $3bn to invest in hard-hit sector as VC rivals pull back
A 60% decline in 2023 from the year before sends a gloomy signal to funders and the start-ups that rely on them
Lender invests in venture fund 4Bio Capital as it says UK sector has ‘significant untapped potential’
Japanese group claims it was duped, founder says he was a scapegoat and ex-employees say there were problems from the start
Microsoft, Google and Amazon crowd out traditional Silicon Valley investors in blockbuster deals with AI start-ups in 2023
US chipmaker takes stakes in groups that are also its customers to strengthen position in emerging sector
Eight-month-old group set to close roughly €400mn funding round as early as Friday, in new deal lead by Andreessen Horowitz
The tax-friendly schemes are not suitable for everyone
Silicon Valley venture capital firms rush to establish ‘continuation funds’
Plus, Peltz reignites proxy fight with Disney and Brookfield raises $30bn
Start-ups on the continent are expected to raise $45bn in 2023, down from $82bn last year, as US investors pull back
Moar leverage!
Drop-off in dealmaking hits country’s growing tech sector and threatens early-stage start-ups
Investors push to reinstate former OpenAI CEO Altman after abrupt firing
Founders of Gen Z app IRL allege Japanese group spread damaging lies about company
Singapore venture capital group takes 80% stake in crypto media group
Aim is to take advantage of economic headwinds to acquire promising businesses at a discount
Japanese conglomerate has committed more than $16bn since initial investment in 2017
Six-month-old group in funding talks that value it at between €1.5bn and €2bn amid high interest in its models
Many are ‘investing because everybody else is’ and most will lose money, claims Vinod Khosla
Europe’s top online marketplace for used clothes is working with Morgan Stanley to consider its options
Banks, manufacturers and industry bodies warn over potential impact of Washington’s curbs on domestic innovation
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