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Venture capitalists

"Due diligence" is part of the vernacular. But what does it really mean?

by Matt Levin
Apr 5, 2023
Recent scandals involving FTX and Frank leave some wondering if enough research was done on the startups, and who was supposed to do it.
JPMorgan recently bought the financial planning startup Frank for about $175 million but says its owner lied about its number of users.
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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

How Silicon Valley Bank failed

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 10, 2023
The swift and chaotic failure of SVB left CEOs and investors unable to access their money. Should we be worried about contagion?
People line up outside the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank headquarters Friday in Santa Clara, California. With venture capitalists' accounts dwindling and its bond assets losing value, SVB suffered.
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'Dry Powder' puts venture capitalists on center stage

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 4, 2016
Our conversation with playwright Sarah Burgess.
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An inside view from Y Combinator's exclusive Demo Days

by Tony Wagner
Mar 24, 2015
Investor Erik Moore has watched two days of pitches a select group of start-ups
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Peter Thiel on keeping salaries low at the top

by David Brancaccio
Nov 25, 2014
The Silicon Valley venture capitalist talks cultural issues in the tech industry.
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Learning Curve

Venture capitalists learn to love education

by Adriene Hill
May 29, 2014
Investors are betting hundreds of millions on the digital revolution in the classroom.
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Looking for venture capital? Be careful what you wish for

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 1, 2014
Startups must navigate deftly when raising big money.
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Justin Bieber: Portrait of a venture capitalist

by Molly Wood
Nov 7, 2013
Belieb it or not, J-Biebs is a dynamite venture capitalist with a solid record of investment.
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Is venture capital 'broken?'

by Molly Wood
May 10, 2012
A new report echoes what's been whispered around the industry for years: the model of funding startups through venture capital firms is not working any more.
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Chinese investors: We can't save the world economy

by Rob Schmitz
Nov 16, 2011
The Chinese economy is continuing to grow, but venture capitalists in that country are investing less and less with the onset of the global economic crisis.
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