Jessica Mathews
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Silicon Valley Bank is getting diced up for potential buyers. Here’s what we know now
Investment banking, venture capital and more are on the block, but senior management are out the door. → Read More
Federal agencies are saving Silicon Valley, but tech may never be the same
Silicon Valley Bank depositors will be made whole, but startups are losing a key player in the ecosystem. → Read More
A Silicon Valley Bank short seller explains how he knew the bank was in trouble months ago
“I've never seen a balance sheet crumble this quickly,” says Dale Wettlaufer, a partner at Bleecker Street Research who shorted the stock in January. → Read More
VCs describe a big mess as Silicon Valley Bank’s troubles spark industry-wide panic
Founders are pulling cash from Silicon Valley Bank as fear of a bank run has spread. → Read More
‘Sheer panic’ has gripped Silicon Valley VCs and founders amid worries that the startup industry’s most important bank is in trouble
Startup founders are scrambling to figure out whether to pull their cash from the bank, even as some VCs say the panic is overblown and fueling the fire. → Read More
Founded by Apple vets, startup Humane has raised $241 million without a single customer
The cofounders have a strong roster of investors—and five years of mystery around what they’re building. → Read More
What is data management company Databricks really worth?
Databricks says it’s cut its internal valuation about 10%—some of its investors haven’t been as forgiving. → Read More
Y Combinator group partner Surbhi Sarna says work-life balance is a misnomer
How one medical device founder-turned-investor kept all the balls in the air at once. → Read More
How to get a job in venture capital: the complete guide to getting started
The complete step-by-step guide to breaking into the world of venture capital. → Read More
Inside VC Mark Kvamme’s second big bet—on Ohio
The ex-Sequoia venture capitalist is planning to debut his next investment fund at an invite-only event later this week. → Read More
TPG sees ‘one of the most challenging fundraising environments we’ve seen’—and is looking to Europe and insurance companies for capital
PE shop TPG expects to extend the fundraising period for several of its funds as it works to meet its targets. → Read More
This husband-and-wife startup has shipped 20 million soup dumplings since the start of the pandemic
How a craving turned into a food startup with $31 million in funding. → Read More
What Gary Gensler’s crypto crackdown means for VCs
Regulatory roadblocks may be hard to pinpoint and hard to avoid. → Read More
Microsoft is sacrificing some control as it works with OpenAI to power the ‘new paradigm’ of search
Microsoft is moving fast by working with a startup on its next search engine, but it’s also sacrificing some control of the narrative. → Read More
OpenAI’s first VC backer Khosla Ventures weighs in on the future of generative A.I.
Khosla Ventures founding general partner Samir Kaul is convinced A.I. could transform every sector of our lives. → Read More
How one founder is taking on his own case of long COVID with startup Visible
Harry Leeming co-founded the new company after learning how to manage his illness on his own. → Read More
OpenAI will be this year’s ‘startup epic.’ It might not be next year’s
The artificial intelligence startup may just be 2023’s Netscape Navigator. → Read More
Exclusive: EV company Canoo loses another 8 executives and senior employees as it struggles with 2022 production goals
The electric vehicle company has been bleeding talent for years. → Read More
Verizon reshuffles corporate venture arm leadership amid companywide cost-cutting efforts
Verizon Ventures has two new leaders. → Read More
JPMorgan is accusing the 30-year-old founder of fintech startup Frank of fraud—after paying $175 million for her company
Less than two years after buying Frank, the bank claims that Frank’s management invented numbers it provided during the due diligence process. → Read More