Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Private equity is playing a bigger role in consumer startup funding as venture capital funding decreases. PE firms are investing in both early-stage and more established consumer brands. Private equity funding

Japan VCs may be allowed to hold digital assets under new bill – CoinGeek Summary TLDR: Japan is considering allowing investment firms to hold digital assets, opening up new fundraising opportunities for

TLDR: Elevation Capital on Fintech Startups Key Points: Regulatory challenges are driving fintech startups to build tailored products. Fintech firms facing hurdles in partnerships with banks see it as an opportunity for

TLDR: Key Points: High interest rates have pushed venture investors to be more conservative This has resulted in states with the largest growth in venture capital investment over the past decade In

TLDR: Wyoming and Idaho experienced the largest VC investment growth since 2012. Wyoming showed the most rapid growth in VC funding, with a 58-fold increase from 2012 to 2022. In a recent

TLDR: Total annual venture capital investment rose more than tenfold from the start of the Great Recession in 2007 to venture capital funding’s peak in 2021. From 2021 to 2022, total VC

TLDR: VC firm S32 named Andy Conrad, founder of Verily Life Sciences, as a general partner. Conrad brings experience in technology, advanced data science, and a background working at Google and Labcorp.

TLDR: Golden Venture Partners Fund V, managed by Golden VP, Inc., has closed at US $100 million with key Limited Partners including BDC Capital, ECMC Group, and RBC. Founder Matthew H. Golden

TLDR: Impact investing in emerging markets is a new frontier for most investors. Secondaries transactions will help ease investors into impact investing. The article discusses how the secondaries market will draw capital

TLDR: Venture capital funding in Texas is lagging behind the U.S. average. High interest rates have caused venture investors to be more conservative, making it harder for startups to raise funding. The