Exclusive: Oishii, vertical farming startup, closes its Series B at $150 million Vertical farming startup Oishii has closed its Series B at $150 million, Fortune can exclusively report. Fortune · Nov 20, 2024
The false premise of prediction markets Prediction market Polymarket has become increasingly popular throughout the 2024 U.S. election. Fortune · Nov 6, 2024
Why Paul Graham’s ‘founder mode’ became a rallying cry Companies can be run in two ways, “founder mode” and “manager mode,” Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham wrote, citing a recent talk by Airbnb cofounder Brian Chesky as his inspiration. Fortune · Sep 6, 2024
Goldman Sachs sports boss breaks down the future of private equity investing Private equity has grown out of its slash and burn reputation and is increasingly being welcomed by all manner of sport investment opportunities. Fortune · Aug 30, 2024
Exclusive: SOCi crosses $100 million in ARR Soci, a marketing automation platform, has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, Fortune can exclusively report. Fortune · Aug 1, 2024
Here’s what’s happened in Ozy Media cofounder Carlos Watson’s trial so far Oprah, Stephen Colbert, Steve Harvey, Bill Gates, and A-Rod all seemed to be fans of Carlos Watson, the cofounder of Ozy Media. Today, there are no celebrities on hand or VC backers writing big checks. And interviews about Watson and Ozy Media are taking place on the witness stand in… Fortune · Jun 18, 2024
Battery Ventures is rethinking how it assesses revenue quality in its industrial tech and life science tools practice. Here’s how it relates to the Olympics Battery Ventures is rethinking how it evaluates revenue in its industrial tech and life science tools business, and in doing so is proposing a new framework—the firm calls it the “revenue-quality podium.” Fortune · Jun 6, 2024
Databricks CEO Ali Ghosdi on Snowflake rivalry and the ‘why’ behind Databricks’ latest billion-dollar deal Databricks just acquired open source-focused data manager Tabular. Though we don’t know the exact contours of the deal, we know it’s north of $1 billion, making it the company’s second billion-dollar deal within 12 months. Fortune · Jun 5, 2024
What I learned about dealmaking (and mascots) in Japan In 2023, total VC deal activity in Japan shook out to $5.1 billion in value, across 1,213 deals, according to PitchBook. Fortune · Jun 4, 2024
This is the year to invest in women’s health. Here’s why Women’s health could be poised to enter an era of equity—but only if founders, funders, and public partners continue to support innovation. Fortune · May 31, 2024
Copyright issues at OpenAI and other AI startups are ramping up New legislation may boost the amount of litigation. Fortune · May 23, 2024
Databricks is expanding the scope of its AI investments with second VC fund The corporate VC fund has already backed 25 AI and data startups. Fortune · May 21, 2024
Klarna’s CEO embraced AI by telling OpenAI’s Sam Altman, “I want Klarna to be your favorite guinea pig” As his fintech preps for an eventual IPO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski believes experimenting with AI is crucial. Fortune · Feb 13, 2024
Garry Tan says founders ‘have to be in San Francisco’ as Y Combinator ditches Mountain View headquarters for the big city Y Combinator moved its headquarters out of Mountain View last year. Fortune · Jan 12, 2024
Fortune · Jan 9, 2024 Why Carta’s public battle might be a private markets nightmare Carta’s latest scandal could be a turning point for the company—but its implications could ultimately be bigger than the embattled cap table unicorn.
Fortune · Jan 5, 2024 Predictions from top investors on climate, politics, and health for 2024 Term Sheet readers say what to expect this year in the private markets.
Fortune · Jan 4, 2024 Predictions from top investors on cybersecurity, crypto, and fintech for 2024 Term Sheet readers say what to expect this year in the private markets.
Fortune · Jan 3, 2024 Predictions from top investors on AI in 2024 Term Sheet readers say what to expect this year for artificial intelligence.
Fortune · Jan 2, 2024 The Crystal Ball: VCs, private equity investors, and tech founders predict what’s coming in 2024 Term Sheet readers tell us what to expect in this year’s private markets.
Fortune · Dec 22, 2023 Venture Capitalist Bradley Tusk outlines what startups should expect from government agencies and regulators over the next year From artificial intelligence to drugs, these will be the top policy battles of 2024.
Fortune · Dec 15, 2023 IPO candidate Shein under fire by Temu—again—over alleged bullying, intimidating suppliers in new lawsuit The lawsuit is the latest barrier to the fast fashion retailer as it seeks a public listing in the U.S.
Fortune · Dec 5, 2023 A surprising number of lobbyists are pulling strings for Silicon Valley An interesting, but little-known compliance requirement makes private equity and VC firm employees register as lobbyists.
Fortune · Nov 22, 2023 All of Elon Musk’s top power players—and a map of his empire Musk relies on several executives, like Steve Davis and Gwynne Shotwell, to help run his companies.
Fortune · Nov 10, 2023 Flying cars and politics combine in new novel by Bradley Tusk—the venture capitalist who made a name for himself as Uber’s political fixer The venture capitalist and political consultant discusses his new book with Term Sheet.
Fortune · Nov 6, 2023 Former Airbnb executive joins Index Ventures as its newest partner “It became very clear to me that venture in general, is an amazing place for somebody who’s curious about the world,” Vlad Loktev told Term Sheet.