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Venture capital's hopes of more deals and liquidity this year seem unlikely as uncertainty in the stock market continues, ...

Sarah Guo didn’t just grow up around startups—from her youngest years, she was immersed in one. Her parents ran Casa, a cable ...

AI startups received around $73 billion in the first quarter of 2025 and accounted for 58% of all venture deals.

AI isn’t just a passing trend — it represents a fundamental shift in the venture capital ecosystem, writes guest author Ivan ...

Funding inequities exist, but female founders build profitable businesses anyhow—by learning the rules of the game and bending them sometimes.

“We were given the opportunity to engage with Genentech in 1977, two years before its IPO [initial public offering], and we ...

Forerunner has seen a number of high-profile successes, showing an ability to get ahead of consumer trends with investments ...

Departing partners can be split into two groups: those who are “moving on for success” and those “moving on from failure,” ...

When people think of how early-stage companies finance their initial growth, venture capital and private equity are often the ...

The largest Chicago-area venture investment in the first quarter was a $63 million follow-on funding of Raise, a gift-card ...