Top news of the week: 11.12.2022.
Revealed: the Alameda venture capital portfolio
A look inside Sam and Caroline’s grab-bag of crypto, etc.
Women are rising through the ranks at VC firms, new survey shows
The next generation of women venture capitalists are rising through the leadership ranks — though there are some caveats.
Circle, Boston’s biggest crypto startup, cancels deal to go public
Following the implosion of crypto exchange FTX last month, digital currency prices have tumbled and thrown the entire ecosystem into chaos.
How Union Square Ventures Knew Venture Capital Had Peaked
Union Square Ventures managing partner Albert Wenger, 55, has been meaning to write a blog post about Tesla’s self-driving technology, he tells me about half hour into our interview at the ...
The (worrying) State of European Tech in 2022: Annual #EUtech funding expected to drop to $85 billion, and 15 other take-aways
Investment firm Atomico has launched its latest 'State of European Tech' report, a comprehensive look at the tech industry over in this part of the world. Here's our run-down of the key ...
African fintech unicorn Chipper Cash lays off about 12.5% of staff
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company valued at $2.2 billion last year, has laid off about 50 employees.
Fintech unicorn valuations have fallen hard in 2022
While most fintech unicorns are still garnering impressive valuations, the sector's hype from last year has started to fade.
Security compliance and automation platform Drata nabs $200M at $2B valuation
Security compliance and automation platform Drata has raised $200 million in a Series C round of funding at a $2 billion valuation.