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AI has opened a new era in venture capital according to Forerunner founder Kirsten Green

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Forerunner has seen a number of high-profile successes, showing an ability to get ahead of consumer trends with investments in Oura, Chime, the Farmer’s Dog, and beyond in non-B2C companies. To get a sense of how that happened, and what’s next for Forerunner in the AI era, TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos spoke with […]

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Klarna and StubHub delay IPOs because of Trump tariff turmoil

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The tentative re-opening of the IPO window is already swinging towards being closed again. With the public stock markets in a freefall after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, two of the tech industry’s highly anticipated IPOs are hitting pause, The Wall Street Journal reports: Klarna and StubHub. Both fintech Klarna and ticket marketplace StubHub released

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Turbine raises $22M to help VC investors get cash without selling their stakes

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Since IPOs slowed to trickle a few years ago, limited partners who invest in venture capital funds have had one giant problem: a dearth of liquidity. Lack of cash returns has been especially troublesome for wealthy individuals or their small family offices – who manage the assets of the wealthy – that made substantial investments

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Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures is raising $100M for a new fund

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Ballistic Ventures, the VC firm co-founded by Ted Schlein (known for his years at Kleiner Perkins), is raising $100 million for a new fund, TechCrunch has learned through a regulatory filing. This week, the San Francisco-based VC firm filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise the new fund, just over a year after

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Call for speakers: Showcase your knowledge at All Stage

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Calling founders, VCs, and startup experts — share your scaling strategies! TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is assembling top minds in startups and venture capital on July 15 in Boston. If you have valuable insights on scaling, now’s your chance to share them with 1,200+ founders, investors, and entrepreneurs. Lead thought-provoking sessions, interactive roundtables, and actionable

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Andreessen Horowitz is trying to nab a piece of TikTok with Oracle, report says

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The venture capital firm is reportedly in talks to invest in TikTok as part of a bid led by Oracle and other American investors looking to buy out TikTok from ByteDance, according to the Financial Times.  TikTok is once again slated to be banned in the US on April 5th unless its Chinese-based owner sells

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Construct Capital raises $300M fund for defense and manufacturing tech

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Construct Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups applying technology to sectors like manufacturing, transportation, and defense, has closed its third fund with $300 million in capital commitments. The Washington D.C.-based firm previously raised a $225 million second fund and a $75 million capital pool for later-stage companies in 2022. While many

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