Stories Tagged as
Venture capital
Pet food makers look to tap the alternative meat market
Feb 25, 2020
From synthetic mouse meat to crickets, pet food makers want to capitalize on the trend.
Arlan Hamilton: Changing venture capitalism, diversifying business
Jan 8, 2020
"I feel like there is a great mission here and I won't stop until I am obsolete and I'm not needed."
Is the startup world OK with motherhood yet?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 15, 2019
Journalist Eliza Boyd says the “needle is moving” when it comes to pregnancy and venture capital.
Food delivery startup Munchery folds, leaving small businesses on the hook
by
Sam Harnett
Feb 19, 2019
In 2018, U.S. venture capital investment surpassed the 2000 dot-com peak for the first time. According to the financial data company PitchBook, investors put some $130 billion into thousands of U.S. companies. Many of these businesses will not make it, and as some flame out, they’ll leave behind a trail of debt. This is exactly […]
There's tons of money in venture capital, as long as you're a big company
by
Molly Wood
Jan 23, 2019
Do early-stage startups still have a chance at funding?
Exodus of Chinese investors from Silicon Valley is real. But how much does it matter?
by
Molly Wood
Jan 9, 2019
U.S. legislation is making Chinese investors balk.
Investing while foreign-born: The advantages of being an immigrant venture capitalist
by
Nina Roberts
Dec 6, 2018
Immigrants comprise 13.2 percent of the U.S. population, yet 20.6 percent of the country’s entrepreneurs are immigrants, according to a 2016 report from the New American Economy.
For public good, not for profit.
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on today's entrepreneurs
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 4, 2018
There's "more of a wokeness to these founders," he says.
Meet the company training up more diverse startup founders
by
Molly Wood
Nov 15, 2018
Founder Gym offers tools for anyone who wants to start a venture-backed company.
Melinda Gates: "Nobody actually collects good data about women's lives"
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 7, 2018
“What gets measured is what gets done,” the longtime philanthropist says about investing in women.