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Six years ago we invested an “eye-popping” $100 million into GitHub. This was not only a Series A investment and the first institutional money ever... (2018)
Wealthy patrons like to pay for flashy new buildings but not for upkeep. (2018)
One of the hardest questions to answer when considering an A is “when is my company ready?” I’ve been returning to this problem nearly every day si... (2018)
Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg has secured about $800 million in financing for his video startup NewTV, which the company will use to fund high... (2018)
Inspired by Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth, companies elsewhere are burning cash in hopes of being the next big thing. (2018)
The beauty-box startup finally reached a deal, but it will leave some investors with nothing. Perhaps the problem wasn’t money. .. (2018)
Spotify's public market debut is on par with the largest VC-backed IPOs of the decade. Spotify's ferocious public debut Tuesday was the second lar... (2018)
We're currently getting ready for demo day at YC, which means quite a lot of pitch practice. Here are the main points of feedback we tend to give t... (2018)
I’ve written about pitching before, and realized that what we were missing is a clear template of how founders should lay out their story through s... (2018)
Mike Yung is raising funds for I Will Never Give Up. on Kickstarter! I've been busking in the subway for 38 years. I'm raising money to get my... (2018)
Investors are more cautious than they used to be, but a higher bar for startup founders means more chances to prove your mettle. New startups cour... (2016)
This program funds research and development projects that propose a sound approach to the investigation of an important education or assistive tech... (2018)
We ranked the top VC and CVC investors in ed tech and visualized their portfolio companies. Top investors include NewSchools Venture Fund, 500 Star... (2016)
This year’s Knight News Challenge focuses on how to use information and data to make healthier communities. "So where the Knight Foundation once... (2013)
As the world’s moneyed princes, dictators and oligarchs look for more places to park their billions, mountains of money may be coming to Silicon Va... (2018)
Going public was once a sign of a young startup's promise. But these days, a growing number of young companies are avoiding IPOs altogether. In 199... (2018)
Using private tech company stock options to venture out on your own “At first, I found myself feeling bound to equity options that I believed co... (2018)
AS A boy, Antoine Hubert used to catch butterflies. These days, the agro-engineer has eyes only for meal worms. In a demonstration factory near Dol... (2018)
Dropbox Inc., the file-sharing private company valued at $10 billion, has filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering, people familiar ... (2018)
From a VC who has been in the industry for over 17 years and before worked with Steve Jobs directly for more than 10 years. “My company DocSend ... (2018)
I think it's important to understand the context... (2018)
Jason M. Lemkin, SaaStr Fund. Co-founder/CEO at EchoSign (acq'd by Adobe), Do interested VCs like short pitch decks that stimulate discussion, o... (2018)
Last week Patreon announced plans to implement a new fee structure that would likely hurt creators who depended on patrons who donated small amount... (2017)
The fund started by an AOL co-founder and an author has attracted a Who’s Who of American business to invest in the heartland’s entrepreneurs. “... (2017)
Joseph Grundfest, now a law professor, called funding efforts using virtual currency the most “notorious violation of federal securities laws since... (2017)
YouNow is the latest company to build a business model around the cryptocurrency craze. "The tokens are called Props—as in what you’re giving wh... (2017)
EUROPE will never create a hub of tech firms and investors to rival Silicon Valley, many experts on entrepreneurship concur. Its markets are still ... (2017)
The New York Times: “The marketplace for makers had created a distinctive work culture. Then Wall Street showed up. “Etsy was certified as a B ... (2017)
Cointelegraph looks into the best practices of developing the White Paper, the document prepared by a party in anticipation of launching a new curr... (2017)
Bloomberg, 2017: "Investing in the burgeoning world of initial coin offerings may be even riskier than it appears. SEC warned of possible regulat... (2017)
Stanford Graduate School of Business Published on Nov 13, 2017 During his View From The Top talk, Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and CEO of Soci... (2018)
Published on Feb 9, 2015 Hear Sam Altman speak about how to get funded by Y Combinator, the danger of some incubators, and other great startup adv... (2017)
Stanford, Published on Jun 8, 2017, Jess Lee (Partner at Sequoia Capital) and Aaron Harris (Partner at YC) discuss raising money as an early stage ... (2017)
from Google Developers conference: Google I/O 2011: How to Get Your Startup Idea Funded by Venture Capitalists. Uploaded on May 13, 2011 Don Dod... (2017)
Published on Apr 17, 2014 I have a great idea but need money to make it happen. How do I network with angel investors? Where do I make the connect... (2017)
NSF receives about 50,000 research proposals every year. The Foundation's mission is to promote the progress of science, but it's able to support o... (2022)
YouTube - Streamed April 22, 2020 The Black Swan Event: Funding in the time of Coronavirus with Mark Suster (2020)
Y Combinator CEO and Partner Michael Seibel on how to cold email investors. https://twitter.com/mwseibel Y Combinator invests a small amount of mon... (2019)
YC Partner and CFO Kirsty Nathoo shares the most common mistakes startups make with their finances and how they can prevent them. You can find the ... (2019)
YC Partner and GC Carolynn Levy details the basics of startup financing and how modern early stage rounds of financing are done using convertible s... (2019)
Startupfood Published on Jan 7, 2019 At The Family, we believe that anyone can become a great entrepreneur. DESCRIPTION The end of a year i... (2019)
Michael Seibel on pitching customers vs pitching investors. Michael is CEO and a Partner at YC. He was the co-founder and CEO of Justin.tv and Soci... (2019)
Y Combinator Published on Feb 27, 2019 Kevin Hale on how investors think about ideas. Kevin is Visiting Partner at YC. Prior YC Kevin was the ... (2019)
YC Partner Aaron Harris gives invaluable advice for how to most effectively and strategically meet with investors. (2018)
YC Partner Kirsty Nathoo gives the lowdown on several different ways to capitalize your company and how those impact founder equity and cap tables ... (2018)
YC Partner Geoff Ralston gives an introduction to the key concepts to keep in mind once you enter a fundraising process. Learn more at https://www.... (2018)
YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to Cowboy Ventures Founder Aileen Lee. Transcript and additional content can be found here: See Min 26 - for VC ... (2018)
YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to CoinList Co-Founder and President Andy Bromberg. Transcript and additional content are here: https://www.startups... (2018)
Another route to the public markets is the direct listing, recently reinvented for tech companies (with Spotify and Slack so far). This episode of ... (2019)
Seed rounds and Series A are both part of the path for a startup’s success. However, even though these two types of fundraising are different, I se... (2019)
SoftBank changed course when it scaled back plans for an investment in WeWork from $16bn to $2bn. The FT’s Eric Platt spoke with US business editor... (2019)
Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt which was in the Summer 2014 YC batch and was acquired by AngelList. Dalton Caldwell is a Partner at YC ... (2019)
Jesse Genet is Founder & CEO @ Lumi, the startup that has raised close to $10m from Homebrew, Forerunner, Spark Capital, Lowercase and more. (2018)
NASDAQ CEO Adena Friedman runs one of the world’s largest financial services companies, including the NASDAQ stock exchange that’s home to more tha... (2017)
On Republic, anyone can invest in startups. Become an investor in cutting-edge private companies with as little as $10 ✅ (2021)
Ledgy makes your equity plans scalable, compliant in all countries, integrates with your existing systems and comes with enterprise-ready security ... (2021)
Buy Me A Coffee is the best way for creators and artists to accept one-off support and membership from their fans. (2020)
The first online toolkit for raising impact investing capital.. (2019)
StartEngine is One of The Nation's Leading Equity Crowdfunding Platforms. StartEngine Allows Everyday People The Opportunity to Invest Online a... (2018)
Social Impact Movement improves people & social causes connection by curating, educating, and providing easy access to social-related engagement op... (2018)
We believe people of all different backgrounds should have the opportunity to participate, shape, and succeed in the founding, funding, and buildin... (2018)
Seed capital for early stage product development We offer funding for early stage R&D and take no equity in your company — you retain full contr... (2018)