Kaitlyn Landgraf Bartley

Awaiting a banking solution, cannabis firms eye blockchain-payment tech

In wake of Binary Capital scandal, VC firms dust off sexual harassment policies

Playground Ventures seeks to raise $15 mln affiliates fund

Playground Ventures is raising a $15 million affiliates fund in addition to its $500 million second fund, according to a filing with the SEC. The firm invests in companies developing software-defined hardware, including mobile-linking platform Branch, RightHand Robotics and IoT video conferencing hardware company Owl Labs, according to its website. The Palo Alto-based venture firm and its affiliated tech incubator Playground Global is run by Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, and Peter Barrett, Matt Hershenson and Bruce Leak.

This year's hottest week in IPOs features a few venture-backed companies, including Blue Apron

Binary Capital co-founder Jonathan Teo posts statement on Facebook

Solar eclipse: Venture investments fall further in 2017

VCs, CEOs slated to meet with President Trump Thursday for White House tech week

Report: Trump administration may roll back international entrepreneur rule

Morado Venture Partners targets $75 mln third fund

Morado Venture Partners is targeting a $75 million third fund, according to a regulatory filing. The Palo Alto, California-based seed-stage firm invests in companies working with data, according to its website, and is led by Ash Patel and Michael Marquez. No investors have committed to the fund, according to the filing.

New Media Ventures announces $1 mln investment in progressive startups

New Media Ventures has committed $1 million in funding to 14 startups working in politics, media and tech, the firm announced. The San Francisco-based venture firm invests in startups that are dedicated to progressive values and seeks to unify the tech world of Silicon Valley with the political world of Washington, D.C.