David Bogoslaw

'FOMO spell is broken' as dealmaking contracts

Jeff Grabow, EY’s US venture capital leader, expects about $210bn of total capital to be deployed this year down 35% from $325 billion last year.

New Felicis venture partner Nancy Wang points start-ups toward AWS

With an operator mindset, the head of data protection and governance for Amazon Web Services is helping tech founders scale their security products.

Valuations still high despite VCs hitting the brakes in Q3

The median pre-money valuation for an early-stage deal hit a high of $55m in the third quarter, even as deal-making declined for the third consecutive quarter.

Why Europe is outpacing the US in unicorn creation

A new report shows that the US has created net new unicorns at a rate of 52 percent year-over-year over the past five years, or half the rate of Europe.

Why BKR Capital's Birikundavyi is especially excited about edtech

Fresh off of raising $18.5m for its Black Innovation Fund, the Canadian VC firm is prioritizing investments in edtech, proptech, web3 and e-commerce.

Founders have to cut spending without giving up on dreaming big

VP managers are holding tough conversations with entrepreneurs about navigating a rockier economic landscape while still trying to play cheerleader.

Focus on profitability overtakes mantra to grow at any cost

With start-ups reassessing business strategy and how to stretch their capital for a longer runway, founders welcomed a chance to reaffirm community ties and develop new relationships at the NYC Summit.

Strong demand for capital plus falling valuations put VCs in catbird seat

Sharp declines in values of VC-backed companies now trading publicly give investors more leverage when negotiating with founders.

Three LPs offer their perspectives on European venture capital

Top Tier, Skandia and Wellcome all say market slowdown won't rattle their long-term commitments to their portfolio fund managers.

Port in a storm: VCs are finding safe haven in Europe's flourishing market

As economic troubles continue to roil the world’s biggest economies, VCs are thriving in a European market where $1bn-plus unicorns are making quite a splash.