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Venture capital investment

  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    Business InsightRichard Waters
    Signs of a pick-up in venture capital exits are finally emerging

    Figma listing plans might raise hopes of a rise in IPO activity

    Figma logo displayed on a smartphone
  • Wednesday, 2 July, 2025
    Tech venture firms deploy private equity ‘roll-up’ strategy

    Thrive Capital’s backing of Savvy Wealth is part of growing effort to fund groups that go on to buy similar companies

    Savvy Wealth website on phone with US dollar background
  • Monday, 23 June, 2025
    Technology sector
    The rise of ‘pre-plan’ venture capital

    This is nuts. When’s the crash?

  • Thursday, 12 June, 2025
    John Thornhill
    Are machines smarter than venture capitalists?

    Most VC firms are not yet ditching human experience, but a few pioneers are about to go all in on quant trading

    An illustration of quantum light
  • Saturday, 31 May, 2025
    Sequoia Capital
    Sequoia bets on indie films with $100mn Mubi fundraising

    Capital infusion led by Silicon Valley firm comes after box office success of ‘The Substance’

    A scene from ‘Die My Love’ starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson
  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    John Thornhill
    The VC industry needs a geopolitical reboot

    AI is rewriting the rules of the technological and investment game

    A model of a unicorn
  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    ReviewBusiness books
    Business books: what to read this month

    Careful listening, long-life companies and lessons from a social entrepreneur

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  • Monday, 12 May, 2025
    Artificial intelligence
    Perplexity nears second fundraising in six months at $14bn valuation

    Artificial intelligence search start-up backed by Accel in $500mn round

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  • Tuesday, 6 May, 2025
    Drones
    Capital flies into Europe’s defence drone start-ups

    Quantum Systems and Tekever each valued at more than €1bn in latest fundraisings

    Tekever’s AR3 drone
  • Monday, 5 May, 2025
    Tech start-ups
    Maker of AI ‘vibe coding’ app Cursor hits $9bn valuation

    Anysphere closes $900mn funding round from investors including Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz

    The Cursor app icon on a Mac screen
  • Wednesday, 30 April, 2025
    Artificial intelligence
    Meet your new investment banker: an AI chatbot

    Rogo, founded by an ex-Lazard analyst, has raised $50mn from investors led by Thrive Capital

    Logo of Thrive Capital and Rogo
  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    John Thornhill
    Three ideas to energise British tech

    A vibe shift is needed to close the gap between the UK and Silicon Valley

    A car using Wayve technology
  • Sunday, 13 April, 2025
    News in-depthTech start-ups
    UK start-ups consider switch to US as funding falls to post-pandemic low

    Leading British tech groups explore moving headquarters in effort to tap deep-pocketed American investors

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  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    Special Report
    FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific

    The 2025 ranking of fast growing companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Including: the Philippines looks beyond call centres, India’s Meesho taps WhatsApp, extending EV battery life, and cameras to keep drivers’ eyes on the road

    Illustration of paper boats on digital waves with icons of trade, technology, and global themes, set against a backdrop of Earth and circuit patterns
  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Collaboration not disruption is key to start-up success in Asia, say academics

    South-east Asia should look to Japan and South Korea rather than Silicon Valley, research suggests

  • Tuesday, 1 April, 2025
    TikTok Inc
    Andreessen Horowitz in talks to help buy out TikTok’s Chinese owners

    Venture capital group could join last-gasp bid by allies of Donald Trump to take control of video app owned by ByteDance

    Marc Andreessen
  • Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
    Hannah Bernard
    Female-led start-ups are increasingly starved of funding

    Investment decisions in the UK follow the same outdated patterns — even in booming AI

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves attends a women in economy event in Downing Street
  • Thursday, 13 March, 2025
    Special ReportEurope’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2025
    Founders Factory: helping connect start-ups with the right investors

    The infrastructure to help young companies grow in the UK is varied and well established

    A modern atrium with high glass walls and ceilings, featuring a stylish lounge area with green sofas, a clothing rack, and a large digital screen
  • Thursday, 13 March, 2025
    Business InsightElaine Moore
    Who needs revenue when you’re a multibillion-dollar AI start-up?

    Companies with no products or idea yet on how to make money are seeking huge valuations in funding deals

  • Sunday, 9 March, 2025
    News in-depth
    AI frenzy leads US venture capital to biggest splurge in three years

    Investor excitement over fast-developing technology has led to a flurry of massive funding rounds this year

    Logos of Safe Superintelligence, OpenAI, Anduril, General Catalyst and Thrive Capital
  • Sunday, 9 March, 2025
    Fintech
    Martin Gilbert rules out selling Revolut stock as he backs share-buying fund

    LTC aims to buy technology companies’ stock through secondary share sales

  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Women in business
    Wanted: more female voices in venture finance

    The lack of funding for women-led start-ups is both well-known and obstinately low

    A panel discussion on “Female Founders in AI” takes place in a modern event space, with four women seated on stage and a large audience in attendance
  • Monday, 3 March, 2025
    Artificial intelligence
    Anthropic’s valuation triples to $61.5bn in bumper AI funding round

    Start-up raises $3.5bn from Silicon Valley venture firms in race against OpenAI and DeepSeek

    The Anthropic artificial intelligence mobile app
  • Monday, 3 March, 2025
    Fintech
    Peter Thiel-backed fintech Ramp nearly doubles valuation to $13bn

    US payments start-up completes share sale as business rebounds after period of low customer spending

    A Ramp Visa Signature Business card is placed on a white and brown surface
  • Friday, 28 February, 2025
    Moira O'Neill
    Venture capital trusts have little reason to celebrate turning 30

    Fundraising for the tax-efficient assets is up 10 per cent this year — but they remain a niche choice

    Illustration of sharks swimming in the sea with a line chart in the sky above ending with a decline
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