Alexander Davis
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Investors get a win as US rules on national security reviews are unveiled
Federal regulators have been given broad new powers to review deals on national security grounds if they involve foreign investment across a range of domestic tech companies. → Read More
Fintech mega-deal: Visa to pay $5.3B for Plaid
Plaid, whose software links a wide range of consumer finance apps with banks and other platforms, said Monday it would be acquired by Visa for more than $5 billion in a landmark exit. → Read More
Davis’s Take: Fighting VC Bias With Data
A nonprofit is offering startup founders a data-driven ratings system to win that elusive first check from venture investors. → Read More
Software to Report Harassment Comes to VC Industry
A Y Combinator-backed developer of software that was created on college campuses unveiled plans to expand to the startup ecosystem by providing founders with resources for reporting abuse or other misconduct. → Read More
Davis’s Take: Crypto Cowboys Ready to Lay Down the Law
Wyoming is suddenly staking its claim as a haven for the blockchain ecosystem, in the process speeding development of nonexistent U.S. framework for regulating crypto assets. → Read More
‘Value Destruction’ of Sexual Misconduct in Focus for Investors
Silicon Valley’s reckoning with sexual harassment in the venture-capital industry has jolted some investors into tackling what they see as a risk to their portfolios. → Read More
Premise Data Taps New CEO for Gig-Based Data Collection Startup
Premise Data Inc., a data-gathering specialist that relies on a global gig-economy workforce, has tapped a former CEO of government-focused tech startup Accela as its new chief executive. → Read More
SEC Braces for Government Shutdown
A shutdown of the federal government could have far-reaching effects for the Securities and Exchange Commission. → Read More
Bessemer’s Shen Has Her Head in the Cloud
Kristina Shen has helped lead Bessemer Venture Partners’ investments into startups using cloud-based platforms that cover a variety of business productivity and marketing segments. → Read More
Startups Aim to Ride Apple’s Augmented-Reality Coattails
Apple’s gambit to embrace the emerging medium in its latest iOS operating system may be a watershed event for startups blending digital content with images or action in the real world. → Read More
Data-Driven Portfolios Power ‘Home-Run’ Exits in MIT Study
Venture capitalists would have far better exit rates if their people would let mathematical models build more of their portfolios for them, according to a study by researchers at MIT Sloan School of Management. → Read More
Redfin Notches Sharp Gains in IPO
In a strong debut on the public market, shares of venture-backed real-state startup Redfin Corp. fetched a 37% premium to the stock’s initial public offering price. → Read More
Khosla Bets on AI for Robots That Handle ‘Uncertainty’
Vinod Khosla’s latest investment is part of a $50 million round for Vicarious Inc., a robotics-focused artificial intelligence startup. → Read More
‘Govtech’ Startups Ride Wave of Citizen Activism
Silicon Valley-based OpenGov Inc., which just raised a $30 million Series C, is part of a movement of “govtech” companies like Socrata Inc., Viderum and GovDelivery aiming to empower bureaucracies with analytics and share data with the public. → Read More
France’s Startups Jubilant After Historic Vote
Tech executives say their nation’s bid to be an innovation leader just got a massive shot in the arm with the election of an “entrepreneur-president.” → Read More
France’s Startups Jubilant After Historic Vote
France has decisively elected as president the centrist Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European Union former investment banker and first-time political candidate who had near-unanimous backing of the nation’s technology and startup community. → Read More
Venture-Capital Firms Use Big Data to Seek Out the Next Big Thing
A small group of firms hope to use analytics to gain an advantage over mere humans. → Read More
For Media Startups, the ‘Resistance Will Be Venture-Backed’
Investors rally around furor over new political reality to galvanize attention on digital role in democracy → Read More
Data Cruncher Civis Analytics Grabs Series A Backed by Google’s Schmidt
Startup founded by former Obama campaign consultant gets $22 million led by Drive Capital → Read More
Stunned Venture Investors Seek Reboot As Clinton Falls
At least for now, Silicon Valley’s standard optimism is shaken by dread → Read More