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Insight VC explains the biggest mistake that keeps founders from raising a big round

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Given how much money VCs are pouring into AI startups these days, it may seem like VCs have decided: If it’s not AI, they won’t write a big check. But that’s not exactly what’s happening. Dealmaking at the moment is more nuanced, said VC Insight Partners managing director Ryan Hinkle during a recent Equity podcast. […]

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Is Silicon Valley still the best place for startups? Insight Partners’ Ryan Hinkle doesn’t think so

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“Silicon Valley is not a necessary and sufficient condition for success—it’s just one option,” says Ryan Hinkle, challenging the long-held belief that the Bay Area is the ultimate startup hub.  Hinkle is a Managing Director at Insight Partners, the giant New York-based venture capital firm that invests in tech worldwide. It has $90 billion in

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African VC LoftyInc Capital launches third fund for seed and Series A, reaches $43M first close

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One of Africa’s most active investors, known for early bets on unicorns like Flutterwave, Andela, and Wave, has secured fresh capital to invest in startups across the continent. This comes as funding deals and volumes in Africa saw only a slight dip last year, according to a report by VC firm Partech. LoftyInc Capital, which

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Foundation Capital, an early backer of Solana and Cerebras, raises $600M fund

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Foundation Capital has come a long way since it was forced to scale down its fund size from $750 million in 2008 to $282 million (its sixth main fund) in 2013. On Tuesday, the 30-year-old firm announced that it raised a $600 million eleventh flagship fund, which is 20% larger than the predecessor $500 million

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Funding to women-founded startups declined 12% in 2024, but that wasn’t far behind the broader market

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Venture investment in startups run by women has always lagged the overall market, and with companies across sectors cutting back on their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, things seem grimmer than ever for female founders. But the data tells a different tale for 2024 — at least according to this one report by European venture

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General Catalyst loses three top investors as the firm expands beyond venture, contemplates IPO

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Three key investors have left General Catalyst amidst a series of recent changes at the firm, which now describes itself as an “investment and transformation company,” TechCrunch has learned. The departed managing directors include Deep Nishar and Kyle Doherty, who co-led General Catalyst’s late-stage strategy known as Endurance, and Adam Valkin, one of the three

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