The VC, who rightly predicted a "mass extinction event for startups" a year ago, has a new message for founders: The worst is behind us.
An ex-Googler reveals why she's selling her construction startup to a Saudi company with still a year of runway in the bank
Di-Ann Eisnor wants to build Trello for the construction sector. To speed up her progress, she's selling her startup to Saudi Arabia company WakeCap.
With chatbots, the tech job interview is now open book. Not everyone is happy.
AI tools like ChatGPT are reshaping technical interviews, with many startups now allowing their use. But Big Tech companies haven't allowed them.
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Nine investors at VC firms, including Mayfield and BCV, told BI what AI technologies they are backing and which ones they are passing on.
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Array Ventures' Shruti Gandhi is quick on her feet as a solo VC, betting on startups she thinks will provide big returns.
26 top defense tech VCs to know
A new wave of techno-optimist patriotism and rising geopolitical tensions are driving more venture capital investing to defense tech startups.
This AI startup that helps stores catch shoplifters just bagged $1.5 million in pre-seed funding without using a pitch deck
MokSa.ai, which aims to help stores curb theft and employee fraud using AI-enabled security cameras, is gearing up for an expansion.
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Robo-lawyer startup DoNotPay did something almost unheard of in Silicon Valley: It paid a dividend.
The move to pay dividends could become more common as startups stay private longer and haggard employees look for liquidity.
Mathilde Collin built a $1.7 billion email startup by the time she was 32. She's now stepping back at an inflection point for Front.
Mathilde Collin, cofounder and chief executive of Front, was on the hunt for a board director. Then she asked her top pick to take her job.
Cybersecurity startup Cyera is set to triple its valuation to as high as $1.55 billion in a new funding round, sources say
Cyera, a New York-based data security startup, is raising $150 million to $200 million in new funding, sources told BI.
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This defense-tech startup bootstrapped its way to nearly $30 million in revenue. Now, it has another $35 million from Sapphire Ventures and Ansa Capital.
Sapphire Ventures was so hungry to invest in Defense Unicorns, it sent a term sheet only three days after meeting founder Rob Slaughter.
Meet Boston's new power venture capitalist
Lyman's new role at Underscore positions her as a key player in Boston's startup ecosystem as the firm raises its third $50 million fund.
Founders Fund partner Sam Blond has left the firm
Sam Blond leaves Founders Fund to return to life as an operator. It marks the second departure from the firm this year after Keith Rabois left.
It's becoming wild again in venture capital: A tiny AI startup wants investors to pay $100 to book a meeting with its founder.
It's just one example of Silicon Valley's extreme divide between haves and have-nots in its startup scene right now.
AI startup Perplexity is in talks to raise more money at a significantly higher valuation just months after its last round
Generative AI startup Perplexity is raising new capital that would significantly boost its valuation. Its search engine competes with Google and OpenAI.