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Dashboard: VC-backed M&A deals soar in June with completion of Stemcentrx acquisition

U.S.-based venture fundraising also grows in June, as AH and Kleiner Perkins close billion-dollar funds

Keeping his chin up: Macpherson on impact of Brexit and entrepreneurial London

NVCA’s Ganesan on Twilio’s IPO and challenges facing unicorns

For Menlo's Venky Ganesan, Twilio deal didn’t just pry open the IPO window, but “opened it with a bang"

Brexit threatens London’s startup scene

U.K.’s vote to exit from the European Union is already slowing capital flows and chasing away tech talent. More dislocation could be ahead

1H VC-backed IPOs lowest since financial crisis of 2009: UPDATED

Only three of the 19 VC-backed IPOs in the first half of the year were tech companies, led by the recent debut of Twilio

Crossovers tighten the money spigot

Non-traditional venture investors have stopped pumping up valuations, but don’t expect them to leave the asset class en mass or for unicorns to disappear

Sleep? There's a nap for that

Startups focused on helping consumers catch some zzzs are raising millions of dollars, as VCs dream of disrupting the bedroom

Data Spotlight: Sale of Boardvantage is lone M&A deal with disclosed value in May

Data Spotlight: Top VC-backed deals in May

Snapchat led the way in May, with its billion-dollar-plus financing, while HeartFlow ranked as the largest VC-backed healthcare funding in the month

Finding the sweet spot in cloud apps

Matt Holleran of Cloud Apps Capital Partners chats about cloud business applications and the market’s funding hole