Xconomy

JULY 14, 2016

billion that a non-traditional investor (the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund) invested in San Francisco-based Uber, and the nearly $1.3 billion invested in Venice, CA-based Snapchat. San Francisco. San Francisco. Included is the $3.5 The MoneyTree top 10 deals list is below.). based companies raised almost $15.8

Marina Del Rey 40

Marina Del Rey Invest Venture Capital San Diego 40

Xconomy

JANUARY 29, 2019

Equidate, one of the trading platforms that help employees sell their shares in pre-IPO unicorn companies, rolled out a new name today and announced a $35 million expansion of its $50 million funding round publicized in July.

Venture Capital 58

Venture Capital Platform Capital Funding 58

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

A series of events this year—from the Equifax data breach to the foreign use of social media to influence the U.S. presidential election—has prompted some to question the utopian promise of innovation, especially when it comes to Web companies and cybersecurity.

Social Media 65

Social Media Commerce Web Media 65

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Uncertainty surrounding this year’s presidential election has kept U.S. IPO activity at a sluggish pace—so sluggish, in fact, that this year could end with the fewest IPOs and the lowest level of capital raised since 2009, according to PitchBook data for the first nine months of 2016.

Research 40

Research Activity Capital Funding 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I don’t need to tell you what else is LA … SnapChat, Whisper, Tinder. I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. Maker Studios, the largest producer of online short-form videos (content) recently sold to Disney for nearly $1 billion. All great communication companies. KickStarter?

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390