<p>For all the chatter about the decline of San Francisco, the data repeatedly shows that the area is still the best place for venture-backed startups.</p>

<p>For all the chatter about the decline of San Francisco, the data repeatedly shows that the area is still the best place for venture-backed startups.</p>

<p>In the U.S., it’s accepted that most startups fail — and when that happens, VCs (generally) accept their losses and move on. But that’s not the case in China, where VCs are trying to claw back their investments in failed startups by pursuing the personal assets of their founders in court, The Financial Times reports. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In the U.S., it’s accepted that most startups fail — and when that happens, VCs (generally) accept their losses and move on. But that’s not the case in China, where VCs are trying to claw back their investments in failed startups by pursuing the personal assets of their founders in court, The Financial Times reports. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>South Park Commons is raising $40 million for its India-specific fund over six months after announcing its outpost in Bengaluru.</p>

<p>South Park Commons is raising $40 million for its India-specific fund over six months after announcing its outpost in Bengaluru.</p>

<p>Trucks Venture Capital co-founder Reilly Brennan has spent more than a decade looking for — and investing in — entrepreneurs building the future of transportation, including autonomous vehicle tech, electric air taxis, EV charger maintenance, mobility data platforms, and more. Now, Brennan along with partners Jeffrey Schox, Kathryn Schox, and Puneeth Meruva, are on the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Trucks Venture Capital co-founder Reilly Brennan has spent more than a decade looking for — and investing in — entrepreneurs building the future of transportation, including autonomous vehicle tech, electric air taxis, EV charger maintenance, mobility data platforms, and more. Now, Brennan along with partners Jeffrey Schox, Kathryn Schox, and Puneeth Meruva, are on the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Accel has maintained its India fund size at $650 million for its eighth vehicle, even as other venture firms in the region are racing to raise increasingly larger pools of capital. The firm had ample opportunity to raise &#8220;multi-billion dollars,&#8221; said Shekhar Kirani, partner at Accel, in an interview with TechCrunch. But unlike peers who [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Accel has maintained its India fund size at $650 million for its eighth vehicle, even as other venture firms in the region are racing to raise increasingly larger pools of capital. The firm had ample opportunity to raise &#8220;multi-billion dollars,&#8221; said Shekhar Kirani, partner at Accel, in an interview with TechCrunch. But unlike peers who [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A new year brings with it hope for a better tomorrow — kind of, at least. In the world of venture capital, nothing is quite predictable. The number of firms in the U.S. has taken a sharp dip as risk-averse institutional investors splash money on only the biggest names in Silicon Valley, as reported by [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If there was any doubt, the generative AI bubble did not burst in 2024. Investments in generative AI, which encompasses a range of AI-powered apps, tools, and services to generate text, images, videos, speech, music, and more, reached new heights last year. According to data from financial tracker PitchBook compiled for TechCrunch, generative AI companies [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Andav Capital&#8217;s founder claims PayPal&#8217;s program was discriminatory as it sought to exclusively focus on Black and Hispanic-led enterprises. </p>

<p>Andav Capital&#8217;s founder claims PayPal&#8217;s program was discriminatory as it sought to exclusively focus on Black and Hispanic-led enterprises. </p>

<p>Tacora Capital has raised its second fund, after Peter Thiel backed its first fund with $250 million.</p>

<p>Tacora Capital has raised its second fund, after Peter Thiel backed its first fund with $250 million.</p>

<p>Accel has raised $650 million for its eighth India fund as the U.S. venture firm expands its investment strategy in the South Asian market. The new fund follows the firm&#8217;s seventh India fund secured in March 2022. Accel &#8212; which has backed companies including e-commerce group Flipkart, food delivery platform Swiggy, and software group Freshworks [&hellip;]</p>

<p>While AI is lauded by some as the biggest technological breakthrough since the industrial revolution, enterprises — arguably the tech&#8217;s biggest potential customer base — have been slow to adopt AI. While some investors predicted that 2024 would be the year we&#8217;d start to see more AI adoption by enterprises, that didn&#8217;t play out as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Bench, a Canada-based accounting startup that offered software-as-a-service for small and medium-sized businesses, has abruptly shut down, according to a notice posted on its website.&nbsp;&nbsp; “We regret to inform you that as of December 27, 2024, the Bench platform will no longer be accessible,” the notice reads. “We know this news is abrupt and may [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When you really probe venture capitalists about investing in AI startups, they&#8217;ll tell you that businesses are experimenting wildly but are very slow to add AI solutions into their ongoing business processes.&nbsp; But there are some exceptions. And one of them appears to be an area known as AI sales development representatives, or AI SDRs. [&hellip;]</p>