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Dotcom bubble 2.0? Start-ups raise record sums as VCs fear missing out

Jul 13, 2021

A pile of US dollar banknotes.Chris Clor | Tetra Pictures | Getty ImagesIn March last year, a leading venture capital company named Covid-19 as the “Black Swan of 2020”."Private financing could give way, as it did in 2001 and 2009,"…

Technology

As grocery startups bag billions from VCs, consolidation could be next

Jul 2, 2021

A courier for the Czech food delivery start-up Rohlik.RohlikLONDON - Startups promising groceries delivered to your door in minutes are the hottest trend for venture capitalists right now.Investors poured billions of dollars into on-demand…

Finance

TravelPerk raises $160 million as VCs bet on business travel rebound

Apr 29, 2021

TravelPerk CEO and Co-Founder Avi Meir.TravelPerkLONDON - Venture capitalists are pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into business travel startups, confident that business travel will bounce back in 2021.On Thursday, Barcelona-based…

Finance

VCs pump millions into digital collectibles start-ups

Mar 25, 2021

An illustration of NFT based art.Gremlin | E + | Getty ImagesVenture capitalists are writing big checks for startups in the booming NFT space.NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have grown in popularity this year along with a surge in the…