Editor’s Note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article by Christine Magee. As security breaches are reported for one major corporation after another, venture investors are writing bigger checks than ever...
As Public Markets Beckon, Lending Startups Raise Over $1 Billion In 2014
Editor’s Note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article by Jon Shieber. If investors continue to funnel money into online lending companies at their current pace, 2014 may be...
Game Recognizes Game As Carmelo Makes His First VC Plays
Editor’s Note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article by Christine Magee. Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony is making a bid for a legacy off the court — with a big...
VCs Look To The Future As IoT Investments Soar
Editor’s Note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article by Christine Magee. From personal mobility device Whill to wireless power transmitter uBeam, Internet of Things startups are amassing millions in venture...
CrunchBase Graph Notes
Investors have allocated over $2 billion in venture dollars this year to consumer transportation companies, from giants like Uber and Lyft to more narrowly-focused startups like Shuddle, the so-called “Uber for Kids,” and FlightCar,...
CrunchBase October Investment Map
After a strong finish to Q3 with a total of $7.4B invested worldwide in September, October venture investments climbed even higher with $7.8B venture dollars poured into startups in the...
Talk Isn’t Cheap As Investors Pour Cash Into Collaboration And Intelligence Tools
Editor’s Note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article by Jonathan Shieber. Investors and innovators have been trying to develop better tools for groups to communicate, collaborate, and make...
Venture Investors Splurge On Real Estate Technology
Editor’s Note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article by Christine Magee. Investments in real estate tech are on the upswing in the wake of some billion dollar exits this year....
Venture Investors Get Fashion Fever As Early Stage Deals Soar
Editor’s Note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article by Christine Magee. There’s a brand new dance in venture capital, as investors have gone fashion-mad. After watching JustFab and...
CrunchBase Daily Featured Fundings
Osmo, an iPad-powered gaming device startup out of Palo Alto, has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Accel Partners with participation from Upfront Ventures and K9...
CrunchBase Graph Notes
Naspers is making major moves to corner the South African retail market. Yesterday the multinational media group poured $40 million into Nigerian e-commerce platform Konga, with help from Stockholm-based Investment...
CrunchBase Graph Notes
It looks like Yahoo! will be dishing out a chunk of its Alibaba cash for a stake in the pricey messaging game. Yahoo! just spent a rumored $40 million to...
Israeli Startup Scene Thriving Despite Conflict
Editor’s note: This is a repost of a TechCrunch article written by Christine Magee. Investments in Israeli startups climbed to near record highs in the third quarter, even as the country was...
CrunchBase Weekly Market Momentum
Millions of children are settling into their first weeks back in the classroom, and parents everywhere have let out a collective sigh of relief. As many investors spurn startup pitches for...
TechCrunch Disrupt companies: here they are!
Welcome to TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco at Pier48! The Battlefield companies have just been announced, and here is the list by alpha. You can see the companies, founders and fundings...
CrunchBase Monthly Investment Map
The month of August wrapped up as the lowest on record for 2014 according to CrunchBase data, with just $4.29B in venture investment globally over 831 funding rounds. The monthly total...
CrunchBase Monthly Investor Leaderboard
VCs got lazy in the final month of the summer, committing nearly $4.5 billion in capital in 558 August venture deals. In comparison to the $7 billion invested in July and $8.4 billion...
CrunchBase Weekly Investor Leaderboard
VCs prioritized entertainment and convenience this week, pouring millions into GIFs, beauty salons, and gourmet food for a total of $978 million invested across 134 venture rounds. Andreessen Horowitz took first place in amount of...
CrunchBase Weekly Market Momentum
On Monday, we pointed out major funding rounds in New York that highlighted design-focused InVision and the viral media site Buzzfeed. It came as no surprise that New York was...
CrunchBase Weekly Investment Map
Venture investment slowed to a crawl last week as only 160 venture rounds were announced, according to CrunchBase data. Characteristically, the ‘No-Vacation Nation‘ accounted for over 60% of them last...