Huge recent fundraising deals for Databricks, SpaceX and OpenAI further delay need for stock market debuts
VC funding into green technology is down but there’s more to the story
Niklas Zennström believes continent can thrive by developing applications on top of artificial intelligence models
Maker of the Claude AI chatbot nears fresh $2bn investment in the latest sign of how much money is pouring into the sector
Pursuit of entrepreneurs threatens start-up ecosystem as investors target personal assets to claw back funding
Risk-averse financial institutions concentrate money on biggest Silicon Valley VCs in trend that threatens smaller groups
Financial institutions rush to secure assurances their money is not being used to develop Chinese technology
The strategy of focusing money on larger deals comes at time of extreme indigestion for start-up investors
Data centre operator raises $333mn from investors in bet that companies will look for alternatives to Microsoft and Google
Investors in the AI and data analytics group include Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Insight Partners
Lumina raises funds to bypass Hollywood studios and back actor-led projects
Neil Shen’s HongShan has struggled to invest its $9bn cash pile in a weak domestic market and tough US controls
Investors hit by losses following billionaire’s takeover of social media platform reap rewards from shares in his AI start-up
Savers have put £250mn in VCTs since April, up 27% in a year
Plus, Bank of America turbocharges finance’s risk transfer trade and Sotheby’s sells a $6mn banana
The ‘all in or all out’ approach of Josh Kushner’s VC business inverts the traditional venture model. Will it pay off?
Catalio Capital has survived choppy years in the sector and returned more than $300mn to its limited partners
Founder of VC firm Lakestar plans to use more than €100mn of his own money in push to build region’s resilience
Swedish entrepreneur born to Polish immigrants seeks to list the ‘buy now, pay later’ fintech in New York
President-elect’s eldest son chooses to be a partner with Tucker Carlson investor 1789 Capital
Businesses that develop technology to lower emissions are grappling with higher borrowing costs that have stifled growth
Deal values infrastructure start-up at $3bn as it benefits from spending surge on generative AI
Governments should consider lower rates for investment activities that drive innovation
New money is the largest sum raised by a venture capital firm in more than 2 years
Revolut and Monzo show it is not all doom and gloom for European VC
