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Hitachi Ventures secured $ 400 million for a fourth fund, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The size of the new fund is a vote of confidence…
Cherry Ventures increases a new $ 500 million fund for early stage and beyond, but will it be enough?
It is sometimes said that the European VC does not have the power of fire to compete with VCS in the US, which regularly raise billions…
Industry Ventures Raises $900M Fund to Invest in Small, Early-Stage VCs and Their Startups
The trend in venture capital raising in 2024 is pretty clear so far: Large, established VC firms continue to attract capital from limited partners, while smaller,…
All VCs say they are founder friendly. Detroit’s Ludlow Ventures takes it to another level
VCs Jonathan Triest and Brett deMarrais see their ability to read people and build long-term relationships with founders as the main reason their Detroit-based venture firm,…
Austin-based Ironspring Ventures has raised $100 million to invest in the industrial revolution
When Ironspring Ventures launched in 2020 to back startups in industry sectors like construction and manufacturing, it was one of the few early-stage venture firms paying…
PayPal Ventures Leads $20M Round In Gynger, Which Offers Companies “Buy Now, Pay Later” For Tech Purchases
Gynger, a platform that lends capital to companies for tech purchases, has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by PayPal Ventures, it exclusively…
Climate tech couldn’t escape the froth that engulfed the startup world earlier in the decade. For both founders and venture capitalists, it was tempting to raise…
Autonomous shipping startup Orca AI completes $23M round led by OCV Partners and MizMaa Ventures
If you thought autonomous driving was only for cars, think again. The ‘autonomous navigation’ market – where ships are guided by artificial intelligence, resulting in fuel…
Peter Thiel-founded Valar Ventures has raised a $300 million fund, half the size of its last
The perception in Silicon Valley is that every investor would love to work with Peter Thiel. But the venture capital fundraising environment has become so difficult…
Porsche Ventures invests in battery startup South 8 to boost electric vehicle performance in cold weather
All cars suffer when the mercury drops, but electric vehicles suffer more than most, as heaters draw more power and batteries charge more slowly as the…