Venture Capital

"Crack should be available at 7-Eleven, and I'm tired of pretending it shouldn't." This provocative statement, found within a bold email sent by a then-college senior, was more than just a shock factor: it was the intellectual hook that caught the eye of Jeremy Gardner, managing...

Since 2021, initial public offerings have been a rollercoaster, with market volatility shaking the foundations of the traditional IPO landscape.  Numerous companies debuted on the U.S. stock market with valuations over $10 billion in 2021, only to see their worth collectively dive by...

After several years of working at Goldman Sachs, fresh out of Cornell University, Marshall Sandman knew he wanted to do something else. Through cold emails, Sandman was able to gain the attention of Ashton Kutcher and launch his own venture fund. The Early Days: Sandman got a job at Goldman Sachs...

Nishad Singh on Monday testified about the extravagant expenditures he observed while working alongside FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, voicing his concerns over what he perceived as a wasteful $20 million spending, which Bankman-Fried countered by accusing Singh of sowing doubts. This ongoing...

Fresh data from the cryptocurrency sector has sounded alarms in investment circles, as crypto venture capital (VC) activity saw a sharp decline in the third quarter of 2023. Both capital invested and deal count in the crypto domain are now at their nadir since the fourth quarter of...

Nexusflow raised $10.6 million as part of a seed round led by Point72 Ventures, with participation from Fusion Fund and several artificial intelligence (AI) luminaries. The startup was formed by AI experts Jiantao Jiao and Kurt Keutzer from the Berkeley AI Research Lab, along with AI leader Jian...

Amazon.com Inc. Founder Jeff Bezos ranks among the world's wealthiest people. Beginning as a niche online bookstore in 1994, his company has since evolved to become the world's most valuable online retailer. The past decade has been particularly transformative for Bezos's net worth thanks to the...

Diabetes management technology pioneer Beta Bionics has achieved another milestone, successfully amassing $100 million in its latest Series D equity funding round. The recent accomplishment surpasses the company's previous Series C round in which it secured $57 million in early 2022. Still, it...

Apollo.io, a leading full-stack sales technology platform, announced today a major Series D funding round, amassing $100 million and catapulting the firm’s valuation to $1.6 billion. Originating from Founder Tim Zheng's frustrations with inefficient sales tools during his stint at BrainGenie...

There are few things in the business world more difficult than reaching unicorn status. Defined as a startup that's valued at more than $1 billion, many dream of this goal but very few successfully reach the summit. However, August 2023 saw eight new companies join the unicorn club. Let's take a...

For a startup company, there aren't too many things more exciting than progressing to the point where it can make an initial public offering (IPO).  But seeing the shares surge over 600% in the first day of trading and having the biggest IPO of 2023 might match that excitement. That's what happened...

The COVID-19 pandemic crushed the live event industry, but after a few stressful years, things are looking up. And for that reason, Dice — a London-based ticketing software company — is positioned for success. But it's not just the uptick of live events that has Dice excited. The...

Investing in groundbreaking technologies and novel startups has often been the sole privilege of venture capitalists and accredited investors. However, thanks to platforms like StartEngine, the doors to such opportunities are swinging open for everyone. Anyone can now stake a claim in some of the...

In a landmark funding round, Redwood Materials, the innovative battery recycling firm founded by Tesla Inc. Co-Founder and former Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel, has amassed $1 billion in its Series D round.  The round catapults the company's post-money valuation to over $5 billion and...

Acclaimed Hollywood A-lister Ryan Reynolds has proven himself to be more than just an entertainer, delving into the world of investments with remarkable success.  Despite his humble admission of not being an investing wizard, Reynolds has accumulated millions of dollars through well-timed...