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Seed is not the new Series A

The incredible success of the cloud business applications space in recent years has driven up valuations and fundraising across all stages of venture investment. That has in turn increased VC fund siz

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KKR closes $15 billion fund targeting consumption and urbanization in Asia

KKR has just closed $15 billion for its Asia-focused private equity fund, exceeding its original target size after receiving “strong support” from new and existing global investors, includ

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Understanding how investors value growth in 2021

We’re not digging into another IPO filing today. You can read all about AppLovin’s filing here, or ThredUp’s document here.This morning, instead, we’re talking about an old fav

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Bitcoin tumbles after hitting record high over the weekend

Bitcoin tumbled 17 percent on Tuesday, sparking a sell-off across cryptocurrency markets as investors grew nervous at sky-high valuations and leveraged players took profit.The world's biggest cryptoc

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Tech stocks sell off sharply as market looks at COVID-19 numbers, whispers ‘oh f***’

The American stock market is struggling today, with tech stocks in particular taking extra stick.After European stocks tanked on the back of COVID-19 concerns, American stocks are following suit. Tech

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Which 5 cloud startup categories are the hottest?

Hello from the midst of Disrupt 2020: after this short piece for you I am wrapping my prep for a panel with investors from Bessemer, a16z and Canaan about the future of SaaS. Luckily, The Exchange thi

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China stocks rise as economic rebound hopes stay intact

China stocks rose marginally on Wednesday as investor confidence in the country's economic upswing stayed intact, though a drop in financials tamed the broader market's strength.At the midday brea

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Should SaaS founders be raising capital now?

COVID-19 quickly put the stock market in the ICU, with signs of unprecedented volatility and declines. However, the market’s resilience and swift action by the Fed made this downward spiral shor

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No-code automation platform Tonkean raises $24M from Lightspeed

As more companies find their workflows upended by remote work in the pandemic crisis, there are plenty of SaaS startups aiming to sell them a new path to streamlining processes. Tonkean is an SF start

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Startup valuations drop as exits are delayed and the stock market reprices tech

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.The public markets are in turmoil as the economic impact of COVID-19 comes into fo

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As Uber and Lyft continue to melt, the 2019 unicorn class loses its shine

You’d be excused for feeling that mid-2019 was in a different decade as far as venture-backed IPOs go.Last year saw a number of successful flotations of venture-backed technology and technology-

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U.S. study says extreme weather could bring next recession

Physical climate risk from extreme weather events remains unaccounted for in financial markets. Energy investors should plan for weather risk to avoid extreme event, according to a new research from

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Does Asana’s planned direct listing reveal the company’s true value?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Asana, a well-known workplace productivity company, announced yesterday it has fil