Tag: Venture capital
Venture Capital Lightspeed Faction Starts $285M Fund for Blockchain Startups
Faction, a joint venture with a $25 billion asset-under-management VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, typically invests in seed-stage and Series A f [...]
Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as $35M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO
Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI- [...]
Privacy Infrastructure Developer Nym Technologies Attracts $300M in Crypto Fund Commits
The program will open for applications in November, and the initial focus for applications will be crypto wallets, remote procedure calls (RPCs) and e [...]
NASD’s Noble Raises $3.3M in Seed Round
"It’s exciting to see Noble establishing a foundational role in the Cosmos ecosystem for native asset issuance, starting with the recent launch of Cir [...]
JPMorgan to offer online payroll services
Co-founders Eddie Kim, Josh Reeves, and Tomer London of fintech startup Gusto, which handles payroll services for small businesses.Courtesy: Kelly Boy [...]
FAA orders SpaceX to keep Starship grounded, take corrective action
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that SpaceX is not yet clear for another test flight of its Starship Super Heavy launch vehicle.The [...]
Signs of stabilizing after steady decline
Senior satellite technician Chris Summers completes the final pre-flight checks on satellites Kepler-16 and Kepler-17.Kepler CommunicationsPrivate inv [...]
Goldman Sachs faces writedown on David Solomon’s GreenSky deal
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon speaks during the 2023 Forbes Iconoclast Summit at Pier 60 on June 12, 2023 in New York City. Taylor Hill | Getty Imag [...]
Startup employees questioned customer stats before acquisition
Charlie Javice, who is charged with defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co into buying her now-shuttered college financial aid startup Frank for $175 mill [...]
JPMorgan developing ChatGPT-like A.I. investment advisor
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, is planning his first visit to mainland China in four years as the American bank prepares to h [...]
Goldman Sachs created Louisa, AI-powered social media startup
Rohan Doctor, CEO and founder of LouisaSource: Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs, known more for its Wall Street bankers than its technology, has just spun o [...]
Meet K2 Space, a spacecraft startup leveraging SpaceX Starship
Cofounders and brothers Karan Kunjur, left, and Neel Kunjur.K2 SpaceA pair of brothers is aiming to challenge the way spacecraft are built, by going a [...]
Fintech banking app Dave wants to dispel doubts after 97% stock plunge
Mobile banking app provider Dave has enough cash to survive the current downturn for fintech firms and reach profitability a year from now, according [...]
Andreessen Horowitz-backed Apex Space aims to mass produce spacecraft
Co-founders Max Benassi, left, and Ian CinnamonApex SpaceA pair of heavy-hitter startup founders is turning their attention to what they see as a key [...]
Vista’s Robert Smith says investing in DEI businesses vitally important in a bear market
Robert Smith during an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box, broadcast live from World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, 2019.Adam Galica [...]