A look at Newlands, a secretive tech fund backed by Jan Koum and led by former Sequoia partner Michael Abramson that holds nearly $10B in public equities
Led by former Sequoia partner Michael Abramson, two-year-old Newlands already holds billions in equities like Alphabet … X: @alexrkonrad and @workmj X: Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : A secretive firm ca...
A look at the UK's new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI
Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects X: @braincures , @drdrasko , @clivecookson , @braincures , @workmj , @wi_john , and @...
Adobe's Figma deal raises big questions about its M&A whack-a-mole strategy in response to free alternatives; the deal is 50x Figma's reported 2022 ARR of $400M
Bryce Elder / Financial Times : Tweets: @amaldorai , @workmj , @bitech , @ohmdee , and @hkanji Tweets: Amal Dorai / @amaldorai : I'm not surprised that Adobe is acquiring Figma for $20B, nor that Wal...
From Sutter Hill's Snowflake investment to Accel's bet on UiPath, Altos Ventures' bet on Roblox, and more, a look at VC firms poised to reap blockbuster profits
Sutter Hill's Snowflake bet eclipses some of the biggest returns in U.S. startup history — Nearly a decade ago … Tweets: @srussolillo , @carnage4life , @gavinsbaker , @hkanji , @mccventures , @workm...
Universities across Europe are intensifying efforts to create companies around tech developed in their labs, mirroring the model pioneered by US universities
Oxford and other schools aim to mirror U.S. rivals, moving innovations from the lab into commercial use Tweets: @gdibner , @workmj , @emeka_okafor , @bcjlondon , and @mggrim Tweets: Gil Dibner / @gdib...
Analysis: since 2011, 60% of VC funds raised in the US every year have been seed funds; the rate of non-seed funds raised has been stable for the past 15 years
Eric Feng : Tweets: @workmj , @howardlindzon , @shaig , @bznotes , and @cristinagberta Tweets: Michael Jackson / @workmj : “15 years ago, it was about 7 investments made before you got one return. No...