Venture Capital

[ad_1] Don’t chalk it up to recency bias: Tech startups today are experiencing an unprecedented boom in investor interest. The Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer, which measures the market conditions for U.S. private tech companies, hit a record high in October, an increase of 44 percent from last year. Bloomberg attributes this …

[ad_1] For the last several years the startup machine has been cranking out new ventures in a wide range of fields, from software to whaling. No matter where you look, an awesome new startup seems to be  popping up. And you want to be in on the action. As luck …

[ad_1] The dominant narrative about startup funding is that it’s elusive, only flowing to major hubs such as Silicon Valley, New York or Boston. Today’s entrepreneurs know the advantages of launching a company in a well-established startup ecosystem where both funds and resources are abundant, but some may be less …

[ad_1] Will.i.am has raised $117 million dollars in venture funding. His company was founded in 2012, and started by creating devices like headphones. Its new AI product is a corporate voice assistant named Omega, similar to Siri or Alexa. Tesla has announced that it will debut its electric semi-truck. We will get all of the full …

[ad_1] The past few weeks, our social feeds have been lit up with accounts of Silicon Valley’s overt sexism. This isn’t the kind of news that we’ve grown accustomed to. The kind that shares the stats about the gross underinvestment in female founders. No, our skin has already grown thick …

[ad_1] There is plenty of hype in startup circles these days. But despite the whispered sightings of mythical beasts, there are no make-believe creatures that I know of. So, can we stop talking about unicorns? I want to hear about workhorses. Here are a few companies that found success by bootstrapping …

[ad_1] When most entrepreneurs raise venture capital funding, they’re focused on getting the best valuation and deal terms for their company. And that makes sense: Reducing the cost of capital is urgently important for growing a business efficiently and preserving as much founder equity as possible. Related: Getting the Most …

[ad_1] In this series, Open Every Door, Entrepreneur staff writer Nina Zipkin shares her conversations with leaders about understanding what you have to offer, navigating the obstacles that will block your path, identifying opportunity and creating it for yourself and for others. Eurie Kim understands what it takes for a company to go from …

[ad_1] An alarming precedent has been set. At venture capitalist firms, sexism now runs so deep that even the female partners believe the damaging messages concerning investment in women. This is a huge problem for women and for business. Not enough money is invested in businesses led and run by …

[ad_1] Raising money for your startup is stressful and, for the most part, everyone’s story is different. This makes figuring out the best approach for your organization confusing, because there isn’t a uniform path to follow. Whether you’re raising capital for the first time, raising a second or inside round, or …