Nexus isn’t going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups
While many venture firms seem to only have eyes for AI these days, Nexus Venture Partners is deliberately splitting its…
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Sapphire Sport spins out, rebrands as 359 Capital with $300M AUM
Nearly seven years after announcing its first fund, Sapphire Sport—the venture fund focused on sports, media, and entertainment—is spinning out…
SoftBank, OpenAI launch new joint venture in Japan as AI deals grow ever more circular
If you look at how AI deals are conducted these days, it seems AI companies and their investors are imitating…
Venture capital is not an asset class, says Sequoia’s Roelof Botha
In Brief Posted: 6:24 PM PDT · October 27, 2025 Image Credits:Getty Images for TechCrunch Aisha Malik Venture capital is…
Sequoia’s Roelof Botha joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 for a 20th anniversary conversation on the future of venture
We’re excited to announce that Roelof Botha, Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital and one of the most influential voices in…
Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup
There’s a generally accepted script in Silicon Valley: Identify a startup idea. Sell a chunk of your company to raise…
Venture firm CRV raises $750M, downsizing after returning capital to investors
CRV has secured $750 million toward the 55-year-old venture firm’s twentieth flagship fund, it announced on Friday. The new fund…