Lizette Chapman
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Peter Thiel, Y Combinator part ways, ending two-year partnership
Since March 2015, Thiel had served as a part-time partner at the well-known Silicon Valley accelerator.
Singapore’s Temasek mulls investing in US startup Magic Leap
The new financing round of more than $500 million values Magic Leap close to $6 billion.
Kleiner Perkins shuts seed venture fund KPCB Edge as partners leave
All three partners who ran the $4 million KPCB Edge fund -- Anjney Midha, Roneil Rumburg and Ruby Lee -- departed in recent weeks.
Reddit in talks to raise funds, startup valued at $1.7b
Reddit is scouting for investments totalling about $150 million.
Thiel’s Palantir barred share sale to China’s CDH Investments
In recent years, Palantir has risen to be a global data mining giant with a $20b valuation
Thiel’s Palantir in escalating court battle with early investor
KT4 Partners LLC has sued the privately held data analytics company.
Venture capital firms back record number of cybersecurity startups in 2016
VC firms invested $3.1 billion in 279 cybersecurity startups in 2016
Sequoia hires Yahoo’s Jess Lee as first woman investing partner for US ops
For the first time in its 44-year history, Sequoia Capital, one of the most vaunted venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, has hired a female invest
SoftBank partners Saudi public fund to set up $100b vehicle for investments in tech firms
The Saudi government will consider putting money in the fund and becoming the lead investment partner, with a potential investment size of as much as
SAP’s corporate VC arm Sapphire Ventures to invest $1b in global tech startups, funds
SAP SE is doubling down on its role as venture capitalist, committing another $1 billion to invest in startups and early stage venture firms. Through
