A thank you to the Term Sheet community To the wonderful Term Sheet community: Thank you. Fortune · Oct 6, 2023
The head of Ukraine's investment promotion office says investing has skyrocketed since the start of the war The war has ignited a sense of urgency from global power players to infuse fresh capital into the Ukrainian economy, or make reinvestments. Fortune · Sep 29, 2023
The congressman investigating four VC firms with ties to China has a message: This is just the beginning In an interview with Term Sheet, Representative Mike Gallagher said that these letters to venture capital firms were just the beginning of the Committee’s investigation. Fortune · Sep 28, 2023
3 lessons from September’s 3 big IPOs The meager post-IPO performance of Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo means that “the first half of 2024 is the new second half of 2023” for other IPO hopefuls, according to Renaissance Capital’s Matthew Kennedy. Fortune · Sep 22, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial starts in two weeks. Here’s a preview The SBF trial is set to be one of the most important cases in history for a venture capital-backed startup. Fortune · Sep 21, 2023
CalSTRS taps Sapphire Partners to manage its new emerging manager VC investments Sapphire will administer five CalSTRS funds and $1.4 billion in assets. Fortune · Sep 13, 2023
The forces driving Tiger Global’s tailspin Tiger Global helped inflate a bubble with bold bets and massive checks. Now the firm is facing a reckoning. Fortune · Sep 5, 2023
Why Israeli VC firm Team8 is eyeing growth investing even as the downturn batters startups Managing partner Rakefet Russak-Aminoach thinks the crop of later-stage startups that survives the downturn could be a juicy opportunity. Fortune · Aug 29, 2023
ARM’s IPO poised to be the deal that SoftBank—and the IPO market—desperately need Should the IPO go as planned, SoftBank could be on track to double its investment. Fortune · Aug 23, 2023
Here are the leading bidders for Goldman's lending unit Greensky Second-round bids for GreenSky were due earlier in August, people familiar with the matter said. Fortune · Aug 18, 2023
SoftBank deprioritizes speed, goes all in on A.I. as it reports 343 of its portfolio companies have lost value The investment firm known for writing enormous checks at a rapid pace has entirely changed its tune. Fortune · Aug 9, 2023
Five months ago Crunchbase vowed to try and avoid layoffs. Since then A.I. has changed everything “It's an existential threat to your business if you don't think of things as in an A.I.-first world,” says Crunchbase CEO Jager McConnell. Fortune · Aug 4, 2023
The 21 most powerful players in private equity A new guard is (finally) emerging in private equity Fortune · Aug 1, 2023
How to nominate a company for Fortune’s Change the World list Nine venture-backed companies made the 2022 list. Fortune · Jul 10, 2023
Fortune · Jul 7, 2023 The Term Sheet monthly wrap: Biggest deals, funding rounds, and top stories for June 2023 A precarious dealmaking environment, A.I. deal count is down, and June’s most noteworthy VC deals.
Fortune · Jul 6, 2023 Venture capitalists are betting big on pickleball Fortune invites two venture capital firms to go head-to-head in a match.
Fortune · Jun 30, 2023 Truth Social’s latest hurdle to going public: An insider trading scandal The Trump SPAC’s insider trading scandal will make it even more unlikely the deal gets done.
Fortune · Jun 28, 2023 11 investigations that have moved the private markets since 2021 A sampling of the stories that have kept technology companies and investors honest over the years—or led to corporate collapse and federal indictments.
Fortune · Jun 16, 2023 CAVA’s IPO was a ‘break in the clouds’ for the icy IPO market, says one of its early investors. Will others follow? One of CAVA’s earliest venture investors talks about the chain’s big debut.
Fortune · Jun 9, 2023 The 5 pitch deck mistakes founders should avoid One of the most powerful fundraising tools a founder has is their pitch deck. But there are a few common mistakes that could ruin the whole thing.
Fortune · Jun 2, 2023 The Term Sheet monthly wrap: Biggest deals, funding rounds, and top stories A.I. breaks out, a founder turns the table on VCs, and May’s most noteworthy VC deals.
Fortune · May 31, 2023 A group of venture capitalists is rallying around Joe Lonsdale’s new university in Austin The Palantir cofounder and VC cofounded the University of Austin with journalist Bari Weiss.
Fortune · May 26, 2023 An A.I. startup founder explained why his unusual financing strategy could be a new trend for founders Dan Siroker’s company aims to help humans have "perfect memory."
Fortune · May 4, 2023 Wall Street avoids a reckoning over #MeToo—and mandatory arbitration TCW settles a long-simmering sexual harassment lawsuit, while Goldman Sachs looks to prevent a gender-bias trial.
Fortune · May 3, 2023 VCs aren’t convinced JPMorgan’s acquisition of First Republic stems the crisis As bank failures and a weak fundraising environment persist, some fundraising cycles might get drawn out.