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Third-Quarter Report Shows Slowdown in VC Activity, & Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

Venture capital activity is gradually easing from last year’s peak, according to a new quarterly report put together by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. VC firms invested $14.99 VC firms invested $14.99 According to Venture Monitor, VCs have raised $32.4

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Fintech VC Backing Dipped 13 Percent in 2016, Mirroring Rest of Tech

Xconomy

The final numbers on 2016 fintech funding deals are in from New York-based research firm and investment database CB Insights, and venture capitalists seem to be cooling on the industry. According to a report released today, financial technology companies around the world attracted $12.7 Fintech has seen a frothy flood of.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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VC Activity Continues Slowdown in Fourth Quarter, and Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

Venture capital firms didn’t exactly take their foot off the accelerator, but the pace of VC investments continued to weaken in the three months that ended in December, extending a slowdown that began in July, according to two venture reports issued today. The report found that venture firms invested $12.7

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The future of car ownership: Cars-as-a-service

TechCrunch LA

My favorite car blog Jalopnik said it best: “Cars Sales Could Be Heading Straight Into the Toilet.” ” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013. After all, a vehicle traditionally loses its value at a dramatic rate.

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Slowdown Continues in First-Quarter VC Funding—and Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

venture firms refueled last year by raising a near-record $51.6 billion , they also eased off the throttle in terms of their investment activity during the first quarter of 2017, according to data released today by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

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Study Stakes San Diego’s Claim in Genomics: $292M in 2016 VC Deals

Xconomy

began collecting data for the report earlier this year in a bid to assess how genomics fits into San Diego’s innovation economy. Preliminary findings from an economic impact study show that genomics is emerging as a distinct innovation cluster in San Diego. The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

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