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Security defies gravity (for now)

Investors poured $7.7 billion into an over heated security market in the past 4 years. Now it looks like a shakeout is ahead

What’s hot in security?

Investors’ appetites for edible insects are growing

Investment has been minimal, but edible insect companies have so far attracted the interest of Mark Cuban and Mark Zuckerberg’s younger sister

Data Spotlight: M&A surpasses $1.2 bln in February

NEA, DFJ each achieve two exits in the month

Corporate buyers playing a big role in exit markets

Exit markets are felt the pinch, but corporate acquisitions have continued to display remarkable strength.

Dashboard: Fundraising soars in February

IPOs come back from the dead, thanks to four VC-backed biotech companies debuting

Investors are all ears when it comes to hearing ailments

Hearing-focused startups are bridging the gap of consumer electronics and healthcare, as hearing ailments become increasingly prevalent among younger people

Bucking the trend, round sizes in venture deals climb

The good times may be over for late-stage companies, which have seen their valuations drop, but round sizes for VC deals aren’t not even close to shrinking

Dashboard: Fundraising and deals go big in January

Fundraising ballooned in January, thanks to Norwest's latest mega-fund, but VC-backed M&A and IPOs see big drops

Data spotlight: 33 German companies scored capital in January

108 European companies raised venture funding in January, according to Thomson Reuters, with U.K. startups raising the most