The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The shift to a for-profit AI powerhouse This isn't the first mega-capital raise OpenAI has closed. The two companies agreed to collaborate on AI development, with a specific goal to help expand the AI capabilities of Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. Thrive Capital, which invested a reported $1.25 Tiger Global.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Turns out being in a quiet place with good WIFI minding someone who basically just eats and sleeps most of the time while tethered to all manner of monitors actually makes for a great work environment for venture capital. The most experienced startup professionals are at an age where they’re either having families or thinking about it.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 22, 2024

Whatever your reasons for becoming an entrepreneur, building your own company takes time and energy. If you are worried about the environment and try to follow eco-friendly practices at home, there are several ways you can incorporate those same values into your startup. Even better? It could be good for your bottom line.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Image source: Getty Images While the reported statistics vary, between 70% and 90% of business startups fail. I know that isn't a great stat to start an article about funding your startup, but it's important to go into business with a clear understanding of the risks. Don't worry, there is good news.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 8, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Starting a small business or launching a startup is an adventure filled with excitement and challenges, one of which is securing the necessary funding to turn your big ideas into reality. Here, we'll explore three practical ways to secure that crucial start-up capital. Pros and cons The upside? The downside?

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The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

AOL was the first internet company to IPO, and its merger with Time Warner was the largest merger in business history (at the time). That eventually became “ Revolution ” which invests in all stages of companies: The Rise of the Rest Seed Funds, Revolution Ventures, and Revolution Growth. Rubenstein.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 29, 2024

Amazon is spending billions more to back an artificial intelligence startup as it looks for an edge in the new technology arms race. billion backing Anthropic , a San Francisco-based startup that’s widely viewed as a front-runner in generative artificial intelligence. It would spend another $2.75 billion check.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 6, 2023

When it first appeared on the scene around ten years ago, Notion Capital was poised to take advantage of the oft-repeated phrase, “Software is eating the world.” Several years on, and it’s capitalised on that thesis, investing in in more than 100 early-stage companies. We see some really interesting companies emerging from that.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Where do most people find the money for their startup? Tap into crowdfunding Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter or IndieGoGo offer a modern twist on raising capital. Typically, they patch together their funding from several different sources, not just one. All are great options. Something may be amiss.)

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The Motley Fool

JULY 26, 2024

Morgan Private Bank 2024 Global Family Office Report found that rich families invest about 46% of their portfolios in "alternative assets," which the survey defines as hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and venture capital (VC) funds. But many venture-backed startups fail. Remember the meme stock craze in 2021?

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) has committed over SR1.5bn ($400m) to the Jadwa GCC Private Equity Fund 1, which will invest in a diversified, cross-sectorial set of high-potential private equity opportunities across Saudi Arabia and the GCC. Established in 2018, SVC operates as a subsidiary of the SME Bank under the National Development Fund.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 10, 2025

MSInsight, a Paris, France-based startup specializing in precision medicine in oncology, raised 1.6M Backers included Calyseed, with participation from Plateau de Saclay Business Angels, Yes Invest, Capital Cell, and banking partners such as bpifrance. in Seed funding. in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 10, 2024

Wiz, a US-Israeli startup and cloud cybersecurity solutions provider, has raised $1bn in a private funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Thrive Capital, valuing the four-year old company at $12bn, according to a report by Reuters.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Stories of startups with million-dollar funding seem to dominate our newsfeeds, but overall venture capital volume is actually falling. If you're broke but want to start a business, you're in good company. Image source: Getty Images Want to start a business but don't have VC funding or access to a business loan ?

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 9, 2024

Japanese multinational investment company SoftBank Group has been considering the acquisition of Graphcore, a UK semiconductor startup that has faced challenges despite a previous valuation of $2.8bn, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company’s revenue for 2022 was reported at just $2.7

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The Motley Fool

JULY 13, 2023

Companies like Google, Facebook, Apple, and many others call this home and have a massive need for AI talent. This, coupled with its overall innovation and tech culture, makes it a great state for AI job seekers as well as those looking to start an AI-based company.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

That’s what every VC is telling their portfolio companies these days. In other words, they’re telling companies that, in order to get next round funding, they’re somehow supposed to stay the same fast growers they were before the tech downturn, but just do that longer and get to higher aggregate revenue and performance numbers.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 26, 2025

Tarta Labs, a Singapore based startup dedicated to building a next-generation anime IP ecosystem, completed a $4.5m The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with additional participation from The Spartan Group, IVC, HashKey Capital, and Gam3Girl Ventures. pre-seed funding round. in Pre-Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Antwerp, Belgium-based Fortino Capital, a European B2B software venture capital and growth equity firm, on Friday, announced the final closing of its 4th investment fund — Fortino Capital PE II at €377m. To date, Fortino Capital has raised across four funds, a total of over €800M.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 11, 2024

But you don't need a small business loan, investors, venture capital (VC) funding, or a big bank account balance to start a business. And bootstrapped businesses can work better than venture-backed startups. So much so that some research shows bootstrapped companies have a 61% success rate, compared to 41% for venture-backed companies.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The 15-year-old startup’s Series D funding was led by Indian private equity firm Kedaara Capital. The new funding included some secondary sales, but the startup didn’t specify the amount. read more The post Warburg Pincus-backed Perfios raises $229m from Kedaara Capital appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In addition to his venture capital focus, Catalano advises on corporate governance matters and has extensive experience drafting and negotiating third-party vendor agreements. Catalanos practice encompasses a broad range of transactions, including equity financing rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and complex commercial agreements.

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Insight Partners

OCTOBER 8, 2024

From AI-powered diagnostics to personalized treatment plans, startup and ScaleUp companies are at the forefront of improving patient outcomes and transforming healthcare delivery. Medical imaging has been an area of remarkable progress, with startups like Viz.ai

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI tool ChatGPT, is in advanced talks to secure several billion dollars in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital with an investment of around $1bn, that could value the startup at over $100bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Billion US pipeline operator ONEOK Inc.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 2, 2025

Warlock Labs, a San Francisco, CA-based crypto infrastructure startup, raised $8m in seed funding. The round was led by Polychain Capital with participation from Greenfield Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Symbolic Capital, Ambush Capital, and TRGC.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Specialist VC investor Oxx has closed its second flagship fund at $190m to scale B2B software companies across the continent. The post Oxx boosts European software startups with $190m first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 11, 2024

It's not a claim without merit, because the company's revenue more than doubled in fiscal 2024 (which ended Jan. Bill Ackman, for example, manages a $10 billion stock portfolio for his hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management, and he doesn't own Nvidia at all. After all, Google acquired AI startup DeepMind way back in 2014.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Of the 229 fledgling companies in the latest batch of start-ups to earn backing from famed accelerator Y Combinator, 138 are self-billed as working in artificial intelligence or machine learning. Who, What, Where, When, and Y Twice a year, Y Combinator brings a new class of baby companies into its fold, offering funding and guidance.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 2, 2025

vopemed, a Montreal, Canada-based MedTech startup enhancing surgical vision with AI-powered image clarification, raised $2.29M pre-seed funding. The round was led by Genson Capital Inc., which invested $1.5M CAD, and Investissement Qubec, which contributed $750K CAD.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Grafton Capital backed white-label platform provider Third Financial is up for sale, Citywire New Model Adviser has learned. Typically, Grafton invests in startup technology companies as a minority partner but in some cases, it acquires a majority interest.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 28, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Starting a business is no small feat, especially when your dream requires substantial capital to lift off the ground. Finding the right lender Securing the capital to place my first large order meant exploring various financing options.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 18, 2023

That's right–the biggest start-up so far this year is not an AI company, or any tech company for that matter but hails instead from an industry that's been practically presumed dead. And the firm is likely going to add a few more hundred million in capital before they stop accepting money on August 1.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

One thing that we learned from the AK Masonry transaction is that not all outside capital should be treated equally,” said Jake Gubler, Partner at Maddix Services. The launch of Maddix Services is part of a larger strategy to expand Maddix Capital’s offerings and redefine existing private equity paradigms.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

Cathay Capital Private Equity, a leading international investment firm, announces the final closing of $270 million for its latest growth private equity fund, Small Cap IV, to invest in healthcare, consumer, and technology companies across Europe, North America and Asia.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Look no further than the recent successful rocket booster "capture" executed by his company, SpaceX. Musk built one of the world's fastest supercomputers While X, Tesla, and SpaceX dominate the headlines, Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) startup , xAI, recently built what could be the most powerful AI-training supercomputer around.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2024

Start a business by working from home Many businesses can be started by working from home, like legendary tech companies that started in someone's garage. But for many would-be entrepreneurs, using your home as company headquarters can be the best way to start a business without a lot of start-up capital.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The report added that Haldiram’s is also engaging with private equity firms, including Bain Capital, to sell a 10% stake. Since then, the company transformed itself into a multinational sweets, snacks and restaurant company. Source: Indian Startup News Can’t stop reading?

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