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  • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
    BlackRock Inc
    BlackRock grows private credit business with Kreos acquisition

    Move will allow clients of world’s largest money manager to tap into venture debt sector

  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    News in-depthSequoia Capital
    How US-China tensions shattered Sequoia’s venture capital empire

    Silicon Valley VC group’s lucrative foray into rival nation ends as geopolitical tensions flare up

  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    ‘Attractive women 16% more likely to secure start-up funding’ — study

    Looking like a million dollars

  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
    Sequoia Capital
    US venture capital giant Sequoia to split off China business

    Group plans to break up into three entities following Beijing’s campaign to rein in country’s largest tech companies

  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    Due Diligence
    How venture investor Rocket Internet came back to Earth Premium content

    Plus, Wall Street’s impending summer of pain

  • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
    Artificial intelligence
    Investors turn to AI-guided dealmaking to gain edge over rivals

    Accountancy firm KPMG, hedge fund Coatue and VC firm Headline among those incorporating the technology

  • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Indian start-up valuations are slashed by global investors

    Markdowns approach 50% for edtech group Byju’s and food delivery service Swiggy

  • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
    Technology sector
    Investors are so horny for AI that they’ve invested $175mn in OpenAI’s VC fund

    Summer of Sam Altman

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Artificial intelligence
    AI start-up Anthropic raises $450mn from Google and Spark Capital

    Company aims to fund a new chatbot competitor as investment pours into sector

  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson
    Are private markets a route to higher returns?

    Only investors with at least a few hundred thousand pounds should take the plunge

  • Monday, 8 May, 2023
    Biotech
    UK biotech start-up raises $130mn to solve capacity bottleneck

    Ascend is buying up manufacturing facilities from cash-strapped cell and gene therapy companies

  • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
    Artificial intelligence
    Generative AI start-up Cohere in talks for $250mn in fresh funding

    Round with potential backers including Nvidia and Salesforce will give it a valuation of about $2bn

  • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
    Hambro Perks boss abruptly leaves VC firm

    Exit of co-founder Dominic Perks casts doubt over future direction of investment groups

  • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank unit’s sale to founder’s brother raises governance concerns

    Japanese conglomerate says Taizo Son will buy venture capital arm for undisclosed sum

  • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
    Venture capital trusts reap more than £1bn from UK investors

    Figures only slightly down on the record-setting year before as savers continue to favour early-stage companies

  • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
    News in-depth
    Silicon Valley VCs tour Middle East in hunt for funding

    Liquidity crunch leads investors such as Andreessen Horowitz to sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE

  • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
    Special Report
    FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific

    The fifth annual ranking of growth champions in the region. Plus: growth companies defy slowing trend; logistics turn to tech to meet demand; India’s bullish outlook on expansion; Chinese capital lifts Singapore start-ups; Japan’s start-ups on track for M&A surge; Asia fintech bucks investment dip

  • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
    Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Asia’s growth companies buck a slowing trend

    New tech and strong domestic demand boost emerging market start-ups

  • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
    Chamath Palihapitiya
    Palihapitiya questions ‘purpose of leverage’ after stock collapse

    ‘Spac king’ and Social Capital founder reveals collateral that backed a loan facility had declined in value by 70%

  • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
    Venture capital funding in start-ups halves as tech downturn bites

    This year’s deals for OpenAI and Stripe mask deteriorating investment landscape for fledgling companies

  • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
    Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson
    Are venture capital funds about to lift off?

    Europe’s VC scene is lagging behind the US

  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia’s PIF discloses investments in dozens of buyout firms

    Fund’s Sanabil Investments arm publishes first list of partners

  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Crowdcube launches fund as client company reports setback

    Crowdfunding platform hit by news of financial difficulties at Clim8

  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Markets InsightMichael Casey
    A difficult pivot looms for venture capital

    Deglobalisation, geopolitical competition and demise of cheap money require industry playbook to change

  • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
    Banks in turmoil
    ‘A devastating impact’: SVB’s collapse leaves start-ups with a funding hole

    Bank was pioneer and linchpin of venture debt market, a key alternative source of funding

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