Messages
3/8/2021
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of March 8, 2021. Deliverr Raised $170M Series D led by Coatue
View this email in your browser Is the SPAC boom just too good to be true? In 2019, 59 SPAC IPOs raised $13.6 billion. In 2020, 248 SPACs raised $83 billion. In 2021, 228 SPACs raised $73B and it's
2/22/2021
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of February 22, 2021. Standard Cognition Raised $150M Series C led by Softbank Vision Fund
View this email in your browser The Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus, said in 500 BC that “Change is the only constant in life” and today, that is also apt for technology and venture capital. At Race
2/15/2021
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of February 15, 2021. Plus.ai Raised $200M Series B
View this email in your browser Happy Chinese New Year! It has been a long time (13 months 7 days to be exact) since I last visited Hong Kong, but it did not stop me from sharing virtually with my
2/8/2021
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of February 8, 2021. Vivino Raised $155M Series D
View this email in your browser Hello from the sunny and (finally open for outdoor dining) San Francisco! As I mentioned last week, quite a few prominent tech companies like Twitter, Square, Brex,
2/1/2021
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of February 1, 2021. Fast Raised $102M Series B led by Addition and Stripe
View this email in your browser Is San Francisco losing its mojo? Accelerated by the pandemic, quite a few prominent tech companies are turning in remote-first, downsizing, and/or moving out of San
1/25/2021
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of January 25, 2021. Volta Charging Raised $125M Series D
View this email in your browser I had a fun chat on CNBC discussing 2021 predictions in the tech and venture capital industry. 2020 was not so much about new innovation. Rather, it was how the pandemic
1/18/2021
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of January 18, 2021. Blend Raised $300M Series G led by Coatue and Tiger Global
View this email in your browser Early-stage investors are picking up the pre-IPO investment game. In the September 2020 issue of Silicon.news, I reported that Affirm raised $500 million in Series G
1/11/2021
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of January 11, 2021. Lacework Raised $525M Series D
View this email in your browser 2021 is off to a chaotic start! The US Capitol attack, NYSE's flip-flopping over the delisting of Chinese tech stocks, President Trump banning all the Chinese apps
12/7/2020
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of December 7, 2020. Salesforce Acquired Slack for $27.7B
View this email in your browser As of October 2, 2020, there are 217 Chinese companies listed on US stock exchanges with a total market capitalization of $2.2 trillion, including 13 national-level
12/4/2020
3 : 25
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of November 30, 2020. Gatik Raised $25M Series A
View this email in your browser Most people in China pay using their mobile phones to scan QR codes — a type of barcode system. In China, payment methods using QR codes have replaced cash and cards in
11/23/2020
9 : 41
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of November 23, 2020. PingCAP Raised $270M Series D
View this email in your browser The Information had an interesting article this past week on CEO compensation. Based on their analysis of security filings, the average CEO's salary for the 41
11/16/2020
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of November 16, 2020. Nuro Raised $500M Series C led by T. Rowe Price
View this email in your browser Ant Group IPO - the world's biggest listing that didn't happen. Ant was just two days away from listing on both the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets in a
11/9/2020
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of Election 2020.
View this email in your browser Silicon Valley is holding her collective breath for the election results and has been really quiet this week with only $183M in funding. Meanwhile, I was invited to be
11/2/2020
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of November 2 2020. Honor Raised $140M Series D
View this email in your browser I really like the SPACs Aren't Cheaper Than IPOs Yet by Matt Levine. With an IPO, you typically pay investment banks a fee of 1-7% of the amount of money raised. The
10/26/2020
6 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of October 26 2020. Tekion Raised $150M Series C
View this email in your browser My partners and I at Race Capital had a great discussion this past week on the topic of startup advisory shares. If you are about to bring on your first advisor for your
10/19/2020
2 : 24
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of October 19 2020. Plenty Raised $140M led by Softbank Vision Fund
View this email in your browser The funding environment is super strong around the globe. While Silicon Valley still leads the pack, Asia is rapidly closing the gap. According to CB Insights'
10/12/2020
10 : 14
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of October 12 2020.
Tipalti (accounting automation) raised $150M Series E View this email in your browser Hello from San Francisco! I'm hosting a series of VC interviews from around the world for the non-profit,
10/5/2020
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of October 5 2020.
Olema Oncology Raised $85M Series C View this email in your browser Is the aura of Silicon Valley slowly fading? Moving here, I immediately fell in love with the place. The land of limitless
9/28/2020
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of September 28 2020. Next Insurance Raised $250M Series D
View this email in your browser This week, Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) will go public as one of the first direct listings of 2020, with a market valuation of $20 billion. The direct listing process is very
9/21/2020
0 : 4
Silicon Valley Funding News - Week of September 21 2020. Airtable Raised $185M Series D
View this email in your browser Hallelujah! I can finally breathe in San Francisco after days and days of over 200 AQI. The little things in life like clear blue skies that we take for granted...