Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Bessemer Venture Partners partner Jeremy Levine has revealed how the firm selects and trains its venture capitalists (VCs). Levine said the company hires apprentice analysts and gives them “enormous agency”, unlike

Rising fintech company LoanStar Technologies has secured $28 million in growth equity from a group of strategic investors, including Sageview Capital, Launch Credit Union, TruMark Financial Credit Union, Ben Franklin Technology Partners,

TLDR: Venture capitalists should look beyond the “big four” countries in Africa – Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, and Nigeria – to explore untapped potential in other regions. Despite a slight dip in

TLDR: AI company Unlearn has secured $50m in a Series C funding round led by Altimeter Capital, for optimising clinical research with digital twin technology. The funding round saw participation from returning

Dutch investment firm Orient Growth Ventures has closed its second India and Southeast Asia fund at $90 million. The firm, which is a limited partner in venture capital firms such as Blume

TLDR: Five venture capital (VC) firms, including Sequoia Capital China and Qualcomm Ventures, have invested at least $3 billion in Chinese tech companies involved in military activities and repression of minorities in

TLDR: A US congressional report has accused three prominent venture capital companies – Sequoia Capital China, Qualcomm Ventures, and GGV Capital – of funding Chinese tech firms that have ties to the

Global solar corporate funding increased by 42% in 2023, according to a report by Mercom Capital. The report tracked venture capital funding, public market, and debt financing in the solar sector, revealing

TLDR: Partner Jacob Harper will be presenting at the Tuck School of Business as part of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference at Dartmouth University. Jacob’s presentation will cover important technology

TLDR: US venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital China and Qualcomm Ventures, have been accused by US lawmakers of funding Chinese tech companies that support Beijing’s military and its repression of minorities