Venture capitalists including Mark Cuban back Kamala Harris’s campaign
Co-founders of Silicon Valley venture capital firm back Trump’s presidential bid
June 2024
Silicon Valley wants unfettered control of the tech market. That’s why it’s cosying up to Trump
Evgeny Morozov
Spooked by Biden’s wealth tax, big tech venture capitalists are showing their progressive credentials were only ever skin deep, says writer Evgeny Morozov
May 2024
WeWork eliminates $4bn in debt after judge approves bankruptcy plan
Days after co-founder dropped buying bid, the company claims it is set for ‘sustainable, profitable growth’ and to re-emerge next month
March 2024
Labour says it will use state bank to fund female-led businesses
‘Profiteering off children’: care firms in England accused of squeezing cash from councils
February 2024
Microsoft-backed OpenAI valued at $80bn after company completes deal
Company to sell existing shares in ‘tender offer’ led by venture firm Thrive Capital, in similar deal as early last year
December 2023
Profiteering fears as global investment firms increase stakes in England’s child social care
Observer investigation finds homes backed by private equity more than doubled in five years, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds among investors
November 2023
The networker
How did Sam Bankman-Fried attract investors? Well, Fomo probably helped
John Naughton
The cryptocurrency fraudster talked a lot of venture capitalists into pouring millions of dollars into his business. Maybe they should be more careful next time
October 2023
Hey tech billionaires, if you want to talk about radical change, let’s abolish venture capitalism
Samantha Floreani
Big UK venture capital funds pledge to invest in high growth companies
Female entrepreneurs need better support
Female-founded AI startups win just 2% of funding deals in UK
September 2023
California Dreaming
‘We have a bias problem’: California bill addresses race and gender in venture capital funding
Revealed: far-right venture capitalist has contracts with US for ammunition
July 2023
MPs challenge VC firms over record on female and minority-led firms
Treasury committee finds huge majority of venture capital funding goes to companies run by white men in south-east England
June 2023
In charts: how privatisation drained Thames Water’s coffers
Decades of underinvestment and bumper dividends have left the firm debt-laden and under investigation
Top US tech investor to open office in UK citing crypto-friendly approach
California-based venture capitalist firm says UK now on ‘right path to becoming a leader in crypto regulation’
The New Face of Small Business
A crypto obsession and early Crocs investment lie behind an outsider’s ‘hustle mentality’
Maya Bakhai founded her venture capital firm after stints at PwC and Thirty Five Ventures – and an early bet that paid off big time
April 2023
‘A naive and stupid idea’: how Rishi Sunak’s Future Fund spent millions on failed firms
The then chancellor’s loan scheme, set up as Covid hit, was supposed to keep dynamic startups going, but ended up giving taxpayer cash to long-established or lame duck businesses
