Venture Capital – Page 18

After Figma’s $20 Billion Windfall Evaporated, It’s Picking Up the Pieces

Regulatory scrutiny felled the sale of Figma, a design platform, to Adobe. Now it’s grappling with employee expectations and a changing market.

By Erin Griffith

California California Forever LP Flannery Associates High Net Worth Individuals Hoffman, Reid Garrett Jobs, Laurene Powell Land Use Policies Moritz, Michael Jonathan Real Estate and Housing (Residential) San Francisco Bay Area (Calif) Silicon Valley (Calif) Solano County (Calif) Sramek, Jan (Entrepreneur) Travis Air Force Base (Calif) Venture Capital

The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted

In Solano County, Calif., a who’s who of tech money is trying to build a city from the ground up. But some of the locals whose families have been there for generations don’t want to sell the land.

By Conor Dougherty

Finkelstein, Jimmy A Layoffs and Job Reductions Media Messenger, The (News Co) News and News Media Private Equity Start-ups United States Politics and Government Venture Capital

The Messenger, Which Aimed to Transform Media, Faces Dire Financial Straits

The company, which debuted last year with big plans to disrupt journalism, generated only $3 million in revenue by the end of December.

By Benjamin Mullin

Capella Space Inc Carlyle Group LP Clarifai Inc Computers and the Internet Defense Contracts Defense Department Defense Intelligence Agency Esper, Mark T Flournoy, Michele A Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust Howell, Scott N Impulse Space Inc Inglis, Chris Innovative Technology Jensen Investment Management Inc Lux Capital MC2 McCarthy, Ryan D McMaster, H R Miller, Daniel Minihan, Kenneth A Mullen, Michael G National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Security Agency National Security Council O'Donnell, Chris Paladin Capital Group Palantir Technologies Perna, Gustave F Pine Island Capital Partners LLC Private Equity Product Red Raytheon Company Saildrone Inc Selva, Paul J Shield AI Spencer, Richard V Start-ups United States Defense and Military Forces United States Politics and Government Venture Capital

The Pentagon Road to Venture Capital

Here is a list of people who have jumped from the Pentagon and other government posts into jobs with venture capitalists that are backing defense technology startups.

By Eric Lipton