The rise and fall of Theranos, the blood-testing company whose technology never worked despite its promises…
Author: Connie Loizos
Report: Zynga founder Mark Pincus is raising up to $700 million for an investment fund
Zynga founder Mark Pincus is raising up to $700 million for a new investment fund that…
FanDuel cofounder Tom Griffiths just closed a seed round for his decidedly noncontroversial new startup, Hone
Tom Griffiths has founded four companies, two of which “weren’t much to write home about,” he…
A look at Birdies, the popular slipper shoe startup that just raised $8 million more from investors
Bianca Gates is a first-generation American, her parents having immigrated to the U.S. from Latin America.…
Resolute Ventures sticks to its knitting with $75 million fourth fund
Resolute Ventures, an early-stage firm with offices in San Francisco and Boston, just closed its fourth…
Lance Amstrong just wrote his first check as VC
Lance Armstrong revealed last month that an early investment in Uber — courtesy of a $100,000…
Riding the RV revolution, Outdoorsy fuels up with $50 million in fresh funding
Outdoorsy is building for the road ahead. The three-year-old company, which connects customers with underused RVs…
WeWork gets into the food business, backing the superfood startup of big wave surfer Laird Hamilton
WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has been described as an avid surfer, one who has been known…
PeakSpan Capital just closed on $265 million more to fund business software companies
PeakSpan Capital, a four-year-old, Burlingame, Ca.-based venture firm, has closed its second fund with $265 million…
Mayfield, among the oldest venture firms, gets a new partner as it celebrates 50 years in the business
Venture firms can come and go, as anyone who lived through the boom and bust of…