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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S. raised approximately $7 billion in 2021 , up 59% year over year. Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder.

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The Globalization Of Venture Capital Investing

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

It takes a long time, at least five years and more likely a decade, to know how changes in the startup economy and venture capital will play out. USV TEAM POSTS: John Buttrick — May 26, 2021 ADDI. We won’t know how this move to invest globally will impact returns and founder success.

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4 problems venture capital can’t solve

TechCrunch

As the technology industry retrenches and venture capital firms tighten their standards, savvy founders should consider this counterintuitive question: Even if my vision is compelling enough to secure funding, should I take it? As an investor, my job is to put capital to work. In 2021, VCs poured a record-breaking $329.1

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Shield Capital’s Inaugural Venture Capital Fund Focuses on Frontier Technologies

American Entrepreneurship

30 Investments to date in the areas of AI, autonomy, cybersecurity and space Shield Capital was launched in 2021 by the Managing Partners Philip Bilden and Raj Shah, both of whom have deep experience in technology and investing, driving their passion to support founders of frontier technologies.

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USV 2021 and USV Climate

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Last fall, USV raised two new venture capital funds from our loyal and supportive investors. "we remain committed to our way of practicing venture capital … Our funds are small. And our decision making is collaborative" [link] — Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) January 26, 2021.

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How African startups raised venture capital in 2022

TechCrunch

Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. But before that, there was shared optimism that African startups would raise more VC funding last year than in 2021 when the continent, for the first time, passed the $4-5 billion threshold.

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Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year

TechCrunch

Today we’re wrapping our multi-week exploration of the global venture capital market’s second-quarter performance. At a glance, the Latin American venture capital and startup market appears similar to what we’ve seen from other growing ecosystems. A venture capital wave. billion across 526 deals.