Sarah McBride
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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son goes to Riyadh, skips conference
Son joins a growing list of business leaders who have distanced themselves from the Future Investment Initiative conference, but his move is particul
Chinese cities pare US lead in venture capital investments
Over the past three years through 2017, San Francisco startups won the most investment dollars, $81.8 billion. Beijing startups came close behind at $
Slack said to seek $400m in fresh funding at $7b valuation
Slack last raised funds in September, when SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund led a $250 million round that valued the company at about $5 billion.
Chinese state firms invest in two US hyperloop startups
Arrivo, founded by a former senior engineer at Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp., said it secured a $1 billion credit line with Gen
Sequoia said to close fundraising for bulk of $8b global fund
Sequoia Capital has raised $6 billion for the global fund, with new investors accounting for a majority of the capital commitments.
VCs concerned over legislation scrutinising Chinese investors in the US
The new law would expand the purview of an existing government committee, which reviews deals involving foreign companies and technology that could p
Sequoia Capital said to raise bulk of $8b venture fund
The Silicon Valley venture firm is targeting $8 billion for the new global growth fund. Sequoia Capital plans to tap existing investors for about $2 b
Google parent Alphabet’s startup investments valued at a whopping $11b
The figure includes the company’s stake in some of Silicon Valley’s private firms such as Uber, Airbnb and Stripe.
Ex Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer launches tech startup incubator Lumi Labs
Lumi is based in Palo Alto, California, in the office where Mayer began her career at Google.
Binary Capital hands over fund to Lerer Hippeau after sexual misconduct claims
Binary Capital crumbled last year after allegations of sexual harassment against co-founder Justin Caldbeck.
