2024-01-21
“Unless Congress takes action, this change to R&D taxation could start to impact the fundraising math of early-stage startups” https://www.axios.com/...
Axios
After two failed attempts, a bipartisan effort is being made to remedy the issues caused by US tax law Section 174, which forces amortization of software labor
Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios :
2023-01-07
🤦🏻♂ ️ ""This is going to significantly increase the cost of operating a venture capital fund without materially impacting outcomes," Field said." —The legal threat coming for venture capital - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/...
Politico
The SEC is working on a rule, which could be finalized this quarter, to make it easier for investors to sue VCs for bad behavior, negligence, and recklessness
After being battered by rising interest rates and choppy markets, the venture capital industry is sweating new regulations that could expose fund managers to legal risks.
2022-04-07
“It has now also raised a $17 million Series A round led by Dylan Field, the co-founder and CEO of Figma. Other participants in this (somewhat unusual) entrepreneur-led round include Elad Gil, former LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner and Marc Benioff.” https://t.co/ZkLhJBy9Tj
TechCrunch
Warp, which is building a new command-line terminal to help developers be more productive, launches its public beta on macOS with $23M in seed and Series A
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
2022-04-06
“Despite the ongoing move to the cloud, IBM says two-thirds of the Fortune 100, 45 of the world's top 50 banks, 8 of the top 10 insurers, 7 of the top 10 global retailers, and 8 out of the top 10 telcos rely on its mainframes for critical processes.” https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/ ...
DCD
IBM unveils its z16 mainframe, generally available on May 31, which the company claims will be resistant to upcoming encryption-breaking quantum computers
Dan Swinhoe / DCD :
2022-03-22
“For all the excitement around places like Austin and Miami, the biggest tech expansion has been in Canada's largest city.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
CBRE: Toronto is now the third-largest tech hub in North America, behind New York and Silicon Valley, and its tech workforce is growing faster than any US hub
For all the excitement around places like Austin and Miami, the biggest tech expansion has been in Canada's largest city.
2021-09-29
Hard to believe it's been 13 years since I invested in AngelList, but amazing to see them continue to innovate: “AngelList returns to its founder-focused roots, with a twist” https://techcrunch.com/...
TechCrunch
AngelList launches AngelList Stack, a set of tools to help founders start and run their companies, including end-to-end incorporation and banking services
AngelList Stack is a new suite of workflow products for founders — AngelList this week launched AngelList Stack … Source: AngelList Venture and AngelList Venture Tweets: @angelli...
2020-11-23
wow! “Today we are excited to announce the closing of two new funds, bringing our total assets under management to nearly $16.5 billion” https://a16z.com/...
TechCrunch
a16z closes two new funds totaling $4.5B, focused on early and later-stage investments, bringing total assets under management to $16.5B
2020-11-22
wow! “Today we are excited to announce the closing of two new funds, bringing our total assets under management to nearly $16.5 billion” https://a16z.com/...
TechCrunch
a16z closes two new funds totaling $4.5B, focused on early and later-stage investments, bringing total assets under management to $16.5B
TechCrunch :
2020-11-21
wow! “Today we are excited to announce the closing of two new funds, bringing our total assets under management to nearly $16.5 billion” https://a16z.com/...
TechCrunch
a16z closes two new funds totaling $4.5B, focused on early and later-stage investments, bringing total assets under management to $16.5B
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has closed a pair of funds totaling $4.5 billion, the firm confirmed in a blog post this morning.
2020-10-08
?!?!?! how many successful Silicon Valley companies would not exist if this had been the rule for the last 30 years? — “A software developer, for example, wouldn't be awarded an H-1B visa if that person has a degree in electrical engineering” https://www.wsj.com/...
New York Times