Lightspeed Venture Partners has been busy lately; its investment cadence in the final quarter of 2023 was the highest number of funding rounds it's...
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Many of the startup investors and entrepreneurs we’ve spoken with recently say that even if startup fundings don't come roaring back in 2024, they’re...
It seems a lot of large technology acquisitions have fallen apart following pushback from European and U.K. antitrust regulators. In tandem, the...
For software companies in particular, acquisitions by PE firms are statistically one of the more common kinds of exits. Over the past five years, the...
Dealmaking involving venture-backed startups hit an eight-year low last year, as strategic and private equity buyers decided to keep their cash...
Buying a startup can work out very well. But while success stories happen, it’s also true that many purchases work out badly. We take a look at some...
Venture investment in 2023 into financial services and fintech, which just a few years ago was the top sector for startup funding globally, totaled...
Venture funding to Israel-based startups in Q4 2023 hit its lowest point since early 2017, as just more than a half-billion dollars was invested in...
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North American startup investors closed out 2023 with the worst quarter of the year, pulling back sharply on late-stage deals amid a weak exit...
Venture capitalists view 2024 pretty optimistically — although with caveats — with funding likely already hitting its low, the exit markets coming...
Adobe has called off its planned $20 billion purchase of design software startup Figma following pushback from antitrust regulators in the U.K. and...
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