Booze investors favor apps, gadgets and biotech

 Archaeological records show humans have been making alcohol since at least 7000 BC. We figured out…

Startups downplay tobacco as they talk up cannabis

 Shops patronized by pot smokers have a long tradition of labeling their pipes and vaporizers “for…

Rockstars party, MCs invest

 Following the launch of Jay Z’s new VC vehicle, Arrive, earlier this month, we did a…

As Snap ascended, these rival apps faltered

 VCs have invested hundreds of millions in messaging companies that either haven’t raised a round for…

Unicorn valuations remain elusive for politics-focused startups

 In the last couple of years, venture and seed investors have backed at least twenty companies…

VCs swipe left on dating apps

 VC investment in dating startups declined over the past year, with smaller average rounds and fewer…

With $6B in deals in 2016, ID management is a hot sector you may have missed

 What technology is popular with acquirers, helps save enterprises from expensive breaches, and could even curtail…

As Sequoia upped investments abroad, other Valley VCs scaled back

 Silicon Valley’s most consistently successful old-guard venture firm now makes the majority of its investments outside…