Venture capital rising to levels not seen since 2001. Companies with no profits going public. Billions of dollars being paid for start-ups. These and other signs that the tech boom may be taking an irrational turn are leading ...
Business
May 12, 2014
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(AP) -- Funding to startups slipped in the fourth quarter of 2010 as venture capitalists funneled less money into fewer companies, with biotechnology taking the brunt of the drop-off, according to a study slated for release ...
Business
Jan 21, 2011
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Ten years ago, PayPal founder Peter Thiel condensed the growing sense of disappointment in new technologies down to just nine words. "We wanted flying cars," he wrote, "instead we got 140 characters."
Economics & Business
Jan 19, 2021
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(AP) -- Venture capitalists invested more money in more U.S. startups in the third quarter than they did a year earlier - especially in the software industry.
Business
Oct 19, 2011
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The billion-dollar sale of navigation company Waze to Google may finally be putting Israel on the map as a major player in consumer Internet innovation.
Business
Jul 4, 2013
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Sexism in Silicon Valley may be coming in for a reckoning, prompted by women coming forward with stories of sexual harassment by industry bigshots. Apologies, resignations and self-reflection have followed, although it's ...
Business
Jul 2, 2017
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(AP) -- Having built and sold two technology startups for a combined $11.7 billion, Marc Andreessen is ready to take a stab at, well, finding the next Marc Andreessen.
Business
Jul 6, 2009
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A venture capitalist has opted to sell his recently purchased northwest Portland home to neighbors instead of demolishing it.
Business
Jun 25, 2014
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Badly shaken over a flood of female founders accusing investors of sexual harassment, Silicon Valley's venture capital community is searching for a new kind of pitch - one that will end unwanted workplace come-ons, groping ...
Business
Aug 9, 2017
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If you just launched a company from your apartment last week and are looking for some cash, don't go to knocking on a venture capitalist's door.
Business
May 16, 2014
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