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Venture capital bets on familiarity. Who pays for its misses? | Opinion
Companies founded entirely by women received just 1.1 percent of US venture-capital dollars in 2025, according to PitchBook data reported by Inc. To me, that statistic represents a dismal verdict. A 2018 BCG and MassChallenge study of roughly 350…
Venture capital's role in a major Ponzi scheme
Last week you might have seen headlines about how NFL star Travis Kelce got swindled by a Texas hedge fund manager who was running a Ponzi scheme. Deep in the details is how venture capital played a key role in the deception. Catch up quick: Sid…
Major Silicon Valley venture capital firm launches 'elite institution' for high school grads
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced Tuesday that it planned to open a new San Francisco school for recent high school graduates, saying it wants to train students for careers in the artificial intelligence era. The…
Climate tech VC fundraising is down almost 40%, but AI is driving deals
AI has changed the climate conversation. I had no doubt about that as I sat down onstage yesterday, under the lights at The Nest Campus, the Climate Week NYC bonanza at the North Javits Center. It feels a bit like a mini-climate-focused CES…
SaaS Companies: Don't Underestimate Your Moat-Or Your Alligators
Srinivas Velamoor, President & CEO NextGen Healthcare. Over the past two decades, software-as-a-service companies have built some of the world's most valuable technology franchises. In 2009, Salesforce made history as the first cloud computing…
a16z is challenging Silicon Valley's love for drop-outs by launching a school
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching a school called The Horowitz Andreessen Academy aimed at aspiring founders who have just graduated high school and have not yet attended college. The academy is aiming to train these high school…
Israeli tech companies raise $3.6 billion in Q3, up 53% year over year
Israeli technology companies raised approximately $3.6 billion across 91 funding rounds in the third quarter of 2026, a 53% increase compared with the same period last year, according to preliminary findings from the Israeli Tech Review released by…
Mercy Corps is now Prosper Global. Its CEO explains why
The world has never faced so many humanitarian crises at once, and the systems built to respond to them are fraying. Tjada McKenna, CEO of Prosper Global—the organization long known as Mercy Corps—shares what she's seeing firsthand…
Andreessen Horowitz launches AI school as college alternative
One blue-chip Silicon Valley investor has a proposal for young people who are questioning whether to attend college — enroll in AI school instead. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced on Tuesday that it is launching an academy…
The S&P 500 Is Following The Midterm Playbook (NYSEARCA:SPY)
The S&P 500 is poised to surpass all-time highs, driven by falling oil prices and renewed AI optimism, with a potential target above 8000. Tech, particularly semiconductor stocks, is leading the rally, while broader market participation remains…
What to know about Horowitz Andreessen Academy, Silicon Valley's $42 million AI-era college alternative
Silicon Valley has long celebrated the college dropout. Now some of its biggest names are backing an educational institution of their own. The Horowitz Andreessen Academy has raised $42 million and recruited prominent tech figures as instructors…
Andreessen Horowitz Wants Teens to Skip College for Its New Academy Instead
All of Silicon Valley seems to be coming together to launch a new alternative to college for teens dreaming of becoming the next big tech founder. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, announced Tuesday that applications are…
Europe Can't Get Out of Its Own Way
The European economy is falling behind. At the turn of the century, EU labor productivity was on a steady upward trajectory and had reached almost 95 percent of U.S. levels. Then the trend reversed. EU productivity is now 20 percent lower than that…
Mirendil's $5b valuation talks, Blackstone's student bet, and a16z's new school
• Mirendil, an SF-based self-improving AI model developer launched by former Anthropic researchers, is reportedly in talks to raise at a $5b valuation led by Kleiner Perkins. Go deeper • Snorkel AI, an AI data development platform…
Losing to Win: A VC Lens Will Find the Next Nvidia
In the second half of 2009, Chief Rule Breaker David Gardner made a run of recommendations in Stock Advisor that, judged individually, look unremarkable at best. Adobe (ADBE +0.69%), selected in August, lags the S&P 500 by roughly 280%. Dassault…
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