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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Private equity
      The growth equity phenomenon examined

      Moar leverage!

    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Israeli venture capital deals slow sharply since start of Hamas war

      Drop-off in dealmaking hits country’s growing tech sector and threatens early-stage start-ups

      Israeli soldiers tanks at the Gaza border
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Milei elected president of Argentina

      Investors push to reinstate former OpenAI CEO Altman after abrupt firing

    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank accused of ‘destroying’ social media app to protect reputation

      Founders of Gen Z app IRL allege Japanese group spread damaging lies about company

      SoftBank’s logo
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      The Block sold to Foresight Ventures in deal worth $70mn

      Singapore venture capital group takes 80% stake in crypto media group

    • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
      Investors shake up VC market by raising money to buy out start-ups

      Aim is to take advantage of economic headwinds to acquire promising businesses at a discount

      San Francisco-based Arising Ventures, has been looking to buy up start-ups with viable business models but slowing growth
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      WeWork
      SoftBank paid $1.5bn to WeWork lenders including Goldman days before bankruptcy

      Japanese conglomerate has committed more than $16bn since initial investment in 2017

      The entrance to a WeWork co-working office in New York
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      News in-depthArtificial intelligence
      ‘We compete with everybody’: French AI start-up Mistral takes on Silicon Valley

      Six-month-old group in funding talks that value it at between €1.5bn and €2bn amid high interest in its models

      Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI and Mistral AI logo
    • Sunday, 29 October, 2023
      InterviewArtificial intelligence
      Investor frenzy will overvalue AI tech start-ups, says early OpenAI backer

      Many are ‘investing because everybody else is’ and most will lose money, claims Vinod Khosla

      Vinod Khosla
    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Vinted weighs €200mn share sale as sustainable fashion booms

      Europe’s top online marketplace for used clothes is working with Morgan Stanley to consider its options

      Person looks at clothes displayed on a phone
    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      US groups lobby to refine proposed limits on China investment

      Banks, manufacturers and industry bodies warn over potential impact of Washington’s curbs on domestic innovation

      FT montage including partial Chinese flag, a chart and dollar banknotes
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      OpenAI
      ChatGPT parent OpenAI seeks $86bn valuation

      Planned stock sale would make the chatbot maker one of the world’s most valuable private companies

      Sam Altman
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      John Thornhill
      The VC industry needs to rip up the playbook and start again

      The boom is over but Silicon Valley’s optimism is masking problems with investor capital and returns

      Aerial view of the cities of Mountain View and Palo
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      Tech start-ups
      Employment Hero reaches £1bn valuation and targets UK expansion

      Workplace software start-up defies market conditions to raise almost £140mn from investors

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    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      US-China relations
      US House panel probes Sequoia’s Chinese tech investments

      Scrutiny of California VC firm comes amid mounting tension between Washington and Beijing

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    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      Pensions industry
      UK venture capitalists explore ways to boost pension fund investment

      Proposed ‘Venture Capital Compact’ would include pledge to look at fund structure to address pension industry concerns

      Dame Kate Bingham
    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
      General Catalyst Partners
      General Catalyst in German VC tie-up as part of European tech push

      Silicon Valley firm to merge with Berlin-based La Famiglia for regional start-up expertise

      Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
    • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
      HongShan
      Neil Shen plots global expansion for Sequoia’s China spin-off

      Venture capital firm plots future outside China after split with Silicon Valley giant

      Neil Shen speaking into two microphones
    • Monday, 9 October, 2023
      Indian business & finance
      For India tech start-ups, IPO success hinges on foreign investors

      While domestic managers exercise caution, overseas funds take opportunities

      Montage of Paytm, Zomato and Nykaa
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Atomico Investment Holdings Ltd
      European VC firm Atomico raises $1.1bn to defy tech slowdown

      London-based group founded by Niklas Zennström nears fundraising goal despite tough economic conditions

      Niklas Zennström
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      News in-depthIPOs
      VCs tell start-ups to delay IPO plans after Arm and Instacart underwhelm

      Tech debuts were overshadowed by concern about interest rates, frustrating hopes for a rush of listings

      Montage of Instacart worker and Nasdaq signage
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Nato
      Nato’s €1bn venture fund offers defence start-ups an alternative to China

      US-led military alliance to boost financial clout for companies from ‘multi-sovereign’ VC investors

      A Nato soldier with a computer during military exercises
    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Phoenix Group Holdings PLC
      Phoenix takes stake in Hambro Perks in push to invest pensions in private companies

      The UK government is encouraging more retirement savings into higher-growth areas

      A person holds a smartphone with a Hambro Perks logo on it in front of a computer screen
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      GGV Capital
      Venture firm GGV Capital to split off China business after US pressure

      Move follows similar decision by rival Sequoia Capital and Biden order to limit American investment in Chinese tech

      Jenny Lee
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Helsing
      Defence tech start-up Helsing raises funds at €1.5bn valuation from Saab

      €209mn deal is latest example of sector defying VC downturn amid Ukraine war, and rising tensions between China and west

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