Category: Venture Capital

Tensions Rise in Silicon Valley Over Sales of Start-Up Stocks

The market for shares of hot start-ups like SpaceX and Stripe is projected to reach a record $64 billion this year.
A.I. Start-Ups Face a Rough Financial Reality Check

The table stakes for small companies to compete with the likes of Microsoft and Google are in the billions of dollars. And even that may not be enough.
Start-Up Founder Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Fraud

Manish Lachwani, who founded the software start-up HeadSpin, is the latest tech entrepreneur to face time in prison in recent years.
Want to Invest in SpaceX or Stripe? There’s a Fund for That.

A new publicly traded fund allows individual investors to own a piece of 23 private tech companies, including Stripe, SpaceX, OpenAI and Discord.
Reddit Opens Up 38%, as Shares Begin Trading

The social media company’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange was one of the first major tech initial public offerings of the year.
Saudi Arabia Plans $40 Billion Push Into Artificial Intelligence

The Middle Eastern country is creating a gigantic fund to invest in A.I. technology, potentially becoming the largest player in the hot market.
Reddit’s Long, Rocky Road to an Initial Public Offering

The site, a throwback to an earlier era of social media, is poised to go public as soon as next week. It hasn’t been easy to reach this point.
Reddit’s Long, Rocky Road to an Initial Public Offering

The site, a throwback to an earlier era of social media, is poised to go public as soon as next week. It hasn’t been easy to reach this point.
In Silicon Valley, Venture Capital Meets a Generational Shift

Big-name investors such as Reid Hoffman and Michael Moritz are pulling back, creating room for a new generation of tech power brokers.
He’s Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion

Marc Lore, the entrepreneur behind Diapers.com and Jet.com, would like to disrupt food delivery. But he really wants to build a brand that actually lasts.
‘Dune: Part Two’ Gives Sci-Fi-Obsessed Silicon Valley a Reason to Party

In a season of layoffs and cutbacks, techies seized on the second installment of the Denis Villeneuve-directed science-fiction epic by taking over movie theaters.
Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Are Breaking Up With China

Under intensifying scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, top firms have pulled back from investing in Chinese start-ups.