U.S. venture capital Archives

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Does a Startup Raising Over $100M in Venture Funding Sound Like a Newsworthy Event?

November 4, 2018

In this era of mega venture rounds — think SoftBank feeding $535M to DoorDash to make sure you can receive that dish of soft-serve yogurt without ever leaving your lazy boy chair — one can become cavalier about a startup securing a measly $100M in venture funding. Fortune even wrote a story in August called …more

The “Secret Sauce” in Silicon Valley Isn’t American.

February 12, 2017

The United States houses roughly 5 percent of the world’s population. It stands to reason that many ideas for recasting technology to improve our daily lives and business operations will come from those born outside the U.S. That’s why the hoopla around President Trump’s immigration policy is so threatening to Silicon Valley. I’m surprised his …more