Venture

Chris Farmer of SignalFire is betting the venture industry will never look the same

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In this episode of StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos is joined by SignalFire founder Chris Farmer to discuss the current state of venture capital. With many startups stuck in financial limbo and no clear path to exit, Farmer shares why he believes the industry has a structural problem. He also gives his perspective on new funding […]

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Thoma Bravo raises €1.8B for its first European fund

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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed its inaugural European fund at €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion), through which it plans to take equity stakes in mid-sized software companies across the continent. Europe has no shortage of homegrown venture capital (VC) funds — the likes of Atomico and Cherry Ventures have closed early and growth-stage funds

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A comprehensive list of 2024 and 2025 tech layoffs

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The tech layoff wave continued through 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, 2024 saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 542 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Large companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap, and Microsoft conducted sizable layoffs in 2024, while smaller-sized startups also experienced cuts, and in some

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Cherryrock Capital raises new $172M fund from all-star investors to back diverse founders

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Cherryrock Capital, founded by ex-TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot, announced Wednesday the closing of its $172 million Fund I with an all-star limited partner list that includes JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, MassMutual, Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, Reid Hoffman, Mellody Hobson, and Sheryl Sandberg.  Brown-Philpot told Bloomberg that the fund actually closed in January.  The firm launched

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Strictly VC Download news catch-up: Slow Ventures creates a creators fund, Meta enters the humanoid bot race, and more

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This week on StrictlyVC Download, we’re catching our breath and catching up with all of the news that’s been happening in the industry. Connie Loizos and Alex Gove are breaking down the top headlines. They discuss: Slow Ventures’ new creator fund and whether or not it’s a gimmick The continuing saga of Elon Musk’s attempt

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Marc Andreessen dreams of making a16z a lasting company, beyond partnerships

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Many venture industry observers have wondered whether Andreessen Horowitz, a firm that manages $45 billion, has its sights on eventually becoming a publicly traded company. Co-founder Marc Andreessen said he isn’t “chomping at the bit to take the firm public,” on this week’s Invest Like the Best podcast. But he discussed his goal of building

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