VCs are in a 'frenzy' to invest in Anduril, but good luck getting ahold of shares
Five VCs and brokers BI spoke with described intense demand but limited supply for secondary shares of Anduril, the defense tech startup.
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It's 'really hard' to be a public company right now, a senior fund manager says
Peter Singlehurst, head of private companies at investment firm Baillie Gifford, said you can build a better business by staying private.
Arielle Zuckerberg explains her 'rizz and tiz' theory about startup founders
Arielle Zuckerberg, a general partner at Long Journey Ventures and sister of Mark Zuckerberg, looks for what she calls "rizz and tiz" in founders.
Meet the new tech mafia in town: the Palantir Mafia
These 30 alumni of Palantir have left to create their own startups and have collectively raised more than $6 billion from VCs.
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This startup is replacing job recruiters with AI agents. Here's the pitch deck it used to raise $5 million.
AI hiring platform OptimHire just raised $5 million in seed funding to bring AI agents to the hiring process.
A new AI fashion app is trying to perfect the virtual try-on and tech investors are loving it
Doji lets users create AI avatars with their likenesses and virtually try on clothing. It raised funding from Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six fund.
Social-media startups target a new set of investors: their users
Social startups like Diem and Spill are offering community rounds via WeFunder, a platform where everyday people can invest in early-stage companies.
ScorePlay, which supports sports organizations like Major League Soccer, raises $13 million from VCs and athletes
ScorePlay has raised $13 million in Series A funding from VCs and pro athletes. The company offers AI-powered content tools for sports teams and leagues.
Why Slow Ventures raised $60 million to invest in creator businesses — and how it's structuring deals
VC firm Slow Ventures has raised $60 million to invest in content creators, targeting YouTubers with an entrepreneurial mindset.
VC firms are tapping into college athletic programs and endurance sports to find standout investors
VC firms like CapitalG and CRV are tapping into college athletics and endurance sports to find standout investors
15 AI-powered fintechs to watch in 2025
Find out which AI-focused fintech startups are capturing VC attention, offering innovative solutions in finance.
3 trends that will shape the venture capital industry in the next decade
Venture capital expert Alex Witt shares how new fund managers, transformative technologies, and Africa will shape the industry in the next decade.
Fintech pitch deck library: How more than 60 startups raised millions in funding from top investors
Here are the pitch decks that fintechs used to raise millions of dollars, from seed rounds to Series D.
Meet 45 rising stars of the venture capital industry who stood out in 2024
Meet the top emerging venture capitalists of 2024, spotlighting key VCs from diverse backgrounds and sectors, including AI, healthcare, and fintech.
At Pitch and Run, VC Nihal Mehta is creating a community for founders and investors to connect over exercise.
New York investor Nihal Mehta founded Pitch and Run to use exercise to build meaningful relationships between founders and VCs.
Pruna compresses AI models to make them more efficient. Check out the pitch deck the startup used to raise $6.5 million.
Pruna AI has developed an optimization platform that compresses AI models to make them cheaper and greener.
I landed a job in venture capital at 23. Here's how I broke into the competitive industry at a young age.
Katie Vasquez landed her first venture capital job at 23. She said people who want to join the industry should leverage their network.
London startup Agemo has exited stealth. Now, it's building AI reasoning for software to take on Poolside and Magic.
Here's how London-based Agemo wants to take on Poolside and Magic, and enable non-developers to create software.
I recruit for VC firms. Here's what they're looking for in candidates — and how to stand out in interviews.
Emma Halls recruits candidates for VC firms across Europe and the US. Here's how applicants can land an interview and get a job in VC.
For women building AI startups, finding community has been the key to success
Women building AI startups find success by through supportive communities to overcome challenges like limited VC funding and gender bias in tech.