Venture Capital

Revealed: The best-performing venture capital firms

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Earlybird catches the worm in this year’s VC ranking

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Venture capital is increasingly becoming a haves and have-nots industry

Fresh data shows a struggling fundraising environment as top firms haul in capital

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Several factors could boost venture performance this year, such as the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates, which would make riskier investments like venture capital more attractive

Venture capital returns could continue slide

The values of venture funds kept shrinking, while the stock market was on the upswing

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Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company filed for bankruptcy in March after federal regulators took over the bank

Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s old venture capital arm hits a snag

Creditors including Pimco and Davidson Kempner may wind up taking over SVB’s roughly $10bn venture capital business, sources say

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Mansion House reforms are trying to breath new life into UK growth stocks

Venture capital firms back pension push into UK equities

VCs including Northern Gritstone, IQ Capital and Octopus Ventures strike deal to get closer to pension funds

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'Despite sharing the opinion it should be a priority, it's not clear how they plan to address it,' committee chair Harriett Baldwin says

Lack of venture capital diversity opens rift between MPs and government

Treasury rejects policies to get more women and minorities involved in venture investing

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Saône Capital founder Reece Tomlinson says she’s been surprised by how well others have taken her transition

UK’s first trans investment boss: ‘Best I can do is be a badass businesswoman who happens to be trans’

Saône Capital founder Reece Tomlinson delayed coming out professionally because of the lack of visible trans role models in the industry

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Digital assets boss Chris Dixon is looking to push Andreessen Horowitz's crypto business forward with a move to the City

Andreessen Horowitz to open London office as crypto push goes international

Crypto investors are becoming increasingly fearful of a regulatory crackdown in the US

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Venture funding tanks after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Venture funding in the first quarter is on track for the worst performance in more than five years, new data finds

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Sequoia rolls back China tech investments amid growing national security concerns

Venture capital firm starts screening its China arm’s investments as Washington prepares to limit US capital going to some Chinese tech companies

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Venture capital fundraising falls to lowest level in nearly nine years

Slowdown that earlier hit tech startups catches up with investors who fuel venture capital

M&A could rebound again as startups cave to lower prices

With public listings uncertain, cashing out at a lower price is expected to offer a ‘soft landing’ for startups that hoped for more

Venture capital investment has slumped in spite of large deals made in the energy sector, including alternative energy vehicles

Venture capital investment slumps again in torrid year

European investments fall by nearly half as KPMG predicts venture capital will 'remain subdued'

Green innovations are one of the few places VCs are piling more money in to amid tough market conditions

Venture capital is drying up, but climate startups are bucking the trend

Investors are being drawn in by renewed consumer sentiment, ESG requirements, and increasing scale in the climate technology space

The UK has benefited from ‘a strong talent base and global leadership in fields such as life sciences and Artificial Intelligence’

UK tech firm’s £24bn investment doubled EU rivals for 2022

Britain remains on top but figures come amid a sharp downturn in venture capital funding compared to 2021

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City donors piled in around half of Truss' donations, but her chancellor is still trying to win over the Square Mile

Hedge fund, VC bosses rowed in to fund Truss leadership campaign

Pro-growth candidate drew support from financial services luminaries, latest records show

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George Osborne's interest in the European VC scene comes after a busy period for the market

George Osborne targets Europe in venture capital deals push

The former chancellor is looking for new opportunities, particularly in fintech

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VC investors impose stricter standards on capital to crypto

Venture capital investors are imposing tighter compliance and security standards to protect the growing amount of capital going to crypto startups

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