Edtech startup Upkey raises $2.6 million, launches career-readiness platform to connect diverse Gen Z and Millennial talent with leading companies
‘Blank cheque’ firms are in pursuit of America’s hottest startups. Is the invasion a sign of a market euphoria that can’t last?
This month in Unquote: Venture capital activity has continued unabated during the pandemic, with DACH and southern Europe among the most resilient markets
Employee feedback business Peakon, backed by several venture capital firms including EQT Ventures, is to be sold to listed HR software provider Workday in an all-cash deal worth $700m.
The venture capital industry scored an "exceptional" year for performance in 2020 as the effects of the global coronavirus crisis failed to bite into returns from the asset class, new research shows.
Bond Capital, the venture capital house founded by former executive at Kleiner Perkins, is reportedly eyeing $1.5bn for its second fundraise.
Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr has taken a leaf out of his superhero character's book by launching a pair of venture capital fund focused on sustainable tech investments.
The $83.3bn-managing New Jersey Division of Investment has committed $475m across four infrastructure, venture capital and debt funds.
The Unquote podcast turns its attention to venture, which has showcased its resilience in recent months and could see its attractiveness boosted further in a post-pandemic world
The private-equity firm is co-leading a roughly $9.1m investment in SESAMm SAS
Cathay Innovation, Seaya Ventures, Idinvest, BPI France (via BPI France Large Venture Fund) and Picus Capital have invested in a €49m series-B financing round for French payment specialist Alma.
Ion Pacific, a Hong Kong-based investment manager, is aiming to raise $100m for a global venture secondaries fund and is approaching a first close.
Veteran VC house Technology Crossover Ventures has soared to a $4bn final close for its biggest fund yet after just a few months in the market.
Prime Movers Lab, an investor in breakthrough scientific startups it hopes will revolutionise the world's most important industries, has closed its second early-stage investment fund on $245m.
