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VC-backed M&A surpasses $20 bln in 2015

Last year's VC-backed M&A total was a little more than $20 billion, about equal the WhatsApp acquisition the year before

2 min read · 11 January 2016

Top 10 VC deals in Canada

Lightspeed and Kik head up the list of top venture fundings for Canadian companies in 2015

3 min read · 07 January 2016

Year in Review: Sequoia ranks as most active VC investor

Sequoia Capital backed the most companies and invested the largest amount of capital in 2015, according to preliminary data

2 min read · 01 January 2016

Year in Review: China attracts almost a quarter of world’s venture capital

China has come a long way as a venture capital center. Just slightly less than a quarter of worldwide VC dollars have targeted companies in the nation over the past two years, a record level.

1 min read · 01 December 2015

Data spotlight: NEA ranks as most active VC in October

1 min read · 23 November 2015

Data spotlight: M&A deal volume drops in October

M&A slowed in October, with only 21 VC-backed companies getting scooped up, including eight with disclosed financial terms

2 min read · 19 November 2015

Dashboard: Fundraising sags in October; deals and M&A drop: UPDATED

Pure Storage's mid-October public debut lifts the IPO total

2 min read · 18 November 2015

Dashboard: Deals and M&A exits emerge from slow summer

U.S. fundraising in September dips to lowest monthly amount in a year.

2 min read · 03 November 2015

Data spotlight: M&A activity picks up in Q3

Venture-backed acquisitions rise in quarter, led by EMC’s $1.2 billion purchase of Virtustream.

2 min read · 30 October 2015

Finding Zen with apps

The meditation sector is small, but it’s generating mindful interest from a few VCs.

3 min read · 28 October 2015

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