Neil Shen’s HongShan creates renminbi vehicle with more scope to invest in sensitive technologies than previous $9bn fund
Silicon Valley investors Accel and Lightspeed part of latest fundraising round talks that would raise almost $500mn
Head of €1bn Nato fund says geopolitical tensions and conflicts are pushing the region to catch up fast with the US
Move is a sign of how traditional investment models are under threat by a challenging VC environment
Markets and technology matter, says the VC veteran, but people are the decisive factor in choosing investments
Launch highlights growth of venture philanthropy to boost search for treatments and cures
Start-up stakes are being sold to American investors in anticipation of Washington restricting foreign ownership
Private capital group spots opportunity to purchase discounted holdings from investors seeking exits
Early Spotify backer Creandum raises €500mn in ‘record time’ as venture capitalists predict return to growth this year
Returns for me; not for thee
US firm is confident of opportunities to fund more established tech companies three years after a boom pushed up prices
Funds want domestic and foreign investors to see the effects of backing climate tech, microfinance and agrifood businesses
Billionaire’s artificial intelligence start-up closes in on $6bn funding round as it seeks more financial firepower
Singapore’s Vertex group plans to raise $65mn to invest in software and ‘deep tech’ start-ups
Venture group that backed Northvolt secures new money from institutions such as Credit Suisse and BMW’s pension fund
Increases in doctors’ bills, insurance and ‘lifestyle diseases’ are expected to boost hospital revenues
Venture capital firm’s success underlines divergence between big names and smaller groups as fundraising slows more broadly
Venture capital firm is among investors that entrepreneur is wooing as he seeks to gain ground on rivals
TLcom Capital doubles previous amount to raise $154mn for continent’s start-ups in a move that could help ease sector gloom
Silicon Valley venture capital group hauls in one of the largest funds since downturn in tech sector
As the start-up downturn continues, it has become difficult to persuade investors to part with their money
The sixth annual ranking of companies in the region with the highest growth. Health tech businesses thrive post-pandemic even as VC funding drops. Plus: Singapore draws in start-ups; new models of corporate success in Japan; India’s EV expansion
The 2024 ranking highlights how health tech businesses continue to benefit from pandemic shifts
Data shows a ‘sustained slowdown’ has persisted in the first quarter of 2024 as a lack of exit options weighs on fundraising efforts
New York-based firm’s slow pace of raising comes amid leadership change and broader fall for venture capital
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