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US venture capital funding slumped 49% in 2023
Activity was down sharply in the first half of 2023 compared to the same time last year.
Private banker carves out his niche with clients that hold illiquid assets
Boston Family Advisors has a narrow focus on wealthy families that have most of their assets invested in private equity and venture capital.
Retirement income fintech lands $2.3 million funding round
Timeline will use the cash influx to enhance the API technology behind it’s calculation engine
Robinhood to expand offerings after $600 million funding round
The online trading app intends to invest in new products, as lawmakers have pressed the firm to increase investor protections
UBS launches venture capital fund to digitize bank
It plans to invest in dozens of startups that are upending traditional banking
Portfolio management platform Vise lands $14.5 million in funding
Its tool is already available on the Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade Institutional platforms
An investment with a 25% possible return, and glamour to boot
If you have $1 million to lose, the high-risk, high-reward game of angel investing might be fun and profitable, but you do need to develop a portfolio of startup holdings to increase your changes of success, says one successful investor.
Gold rides high on the taper effect
Friday's menu: Gold rides high on the taper effect, playing smart defense with a wide-moat ETF, blaming cold weather in February, stirring the income inequality pot, why you should complete your LinkedIn profile, and the SEC shows some love.
Racing with Tesla
Breakfast with Benjamin: Tesla races ahead of the rest of Wall Street as the Fed talks rate increase. Plus: What firm stands to win big in the Facebook-WhatsApp deal; wealthy investors take interest in some unusual currencies other than Bitcoin and who manages your mortgage?
Don’t get burned by oil and gas: SEC
Investor alert warns that 'too good to be true' pitch probably is
VCs put $6.7 billion to work in 2Q
Internet, biotech firms are the favorites.
Some see a VC bubble in social-media funds
A fraction of the roster of venture capital firms is expected to survive the fallout from the rush to invest in the next Facebook
SEC sorts out definition of venture capital
Although advisers to venture capital funds are exempt from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the new financial reform law, determining the definition of venture capital could generate controversy.
High costs taking wind out of clean-tech sails
Despite its high public profile, clean-tech investing is set to collapse under the weight of its unsustainable business model, some industry observers predict.
After VC storm, who will be left?
Venture capital today is survival of the pluckiest.
VC is another way to invest in small, high-growth companies
Taking a chance on venture capital investments could seem daunting to some, but it is worth considering as a viable alternative to small- and micro-cap stock allocations.
VC dollars rev up ‘Green’ machines
Venture capital investments in green technologies rebounded in the second quarter, according to a report released by Greentech Media Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based online media and research firm.
Venture capital fundraising activity slowed in first quarter
Venture capital fundraising slowed in the first quarter, according to data released today by Thomson Reuters of New York and the National Venture Capital Association.
What happens when venture capitalists decide your business is better than theirs
Last March, Joseph Park got the kind of phone call most entrepreneurs only dream about.
