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Booming valuations, big financial institutions moving in, and fewer new companies, perhaps spell the end of the traditional VC role.

Renewable energy and technologies that address climate change, along with flying taxis and battery tech are now the hottest sectors for venture capital

First, everyone was talking about “Squid Game,” the Korean psychological thriller that became Netflix’s biggest series launch ever, with 142 million viewers. Now, everyone’s talking about YouTuber MrBeast’s recreation of the show’s titular fight-to-the-death, which racked up 142 million views in eight days. (Don’t worry, no one was killed). Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast), the 23-year-old who […]

Journalists and tech executives seem to be fighting each other to a draw in a battle that has no end in sight.

The current crypto discourse feels similar, with everyone jumping to enlighten everyone else, even when they themselves might not fully grasp it.

Startup founders are taking less money at lower valuations from big VC firms. The reason: They all want the "halo effect" of long-term partnerships.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week we were back to full strength, with Danny, Natasha and Alex joined by Chris to chat through the latest venture capital brouhaha. Namely, whether or not venture capital is about to get shaken to its core, or if we’re […]

June 9, 2021 2:46 PM PDT China’s crypto crackdown is going into overdrive. China arrested more than a thousand people for using crypto in money-laundering today. Meanwhile, China’s most popular internet services, such as Weibo and Baidu, reportedly censored crypto exchanges commonly used by Chinese traders.  Typing in the names of exchanges like Huobi, Binance and OKEx failed to yield results on websites Weibo, Zhihu and Baidu. It’s not a blank...

Slow Ventures recently dedicated $20 million from its new funds to invest in creators.  Startup Creative Juice has also partnered with YouTube star MrBeast to back rising creators.  While investing in influencers could transform the creator economy, its risky and complicated.  "Its finally time," Sam Lessin, a general partner at Slow Ventures, said. In a way, hes been waiting years for this moment. Over the past two decades, Lessin has launched a newsletter subscription service, experimented...

Hi friends and new readers, welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedicated to all the present and future ways people and packages move from Point A to Point B. Before you get to reading The Station, a small update for you. As transportation editor — a new title I gained last month — I am focused on building a team and deepening our coverage. My first task was to bring on Mark Harris, who will be writing investigative pieces as well as articles for our subscription product Extra Crunch....