Venture Capital News & Analysis

A practical 2026 shortlist of notable venture capital companies, organized by stage, thesis, and founder job—not an uncheckable AUM ranking.

A dated guide to Thrive Capital’s public fund history and representative portfolio companies, with linked VCT profiles and an explicit boundary around incomplete portfolio data.

Compare Reuters, Bloomberg, WSJ, and the FT for investor research—what each does best, how to verify a headline, and where founders and LPs should look next.

Emerging managers raising a first, second, or third VC fund need a different LP strategy than mega-funds. This practical guide covers fund math, attribution, outreach, diligence, first close, and when not to raise.

The confirmed priced-round figure and Google’s later payment describe different transactions. Here is the sourced timeline, the a16z investor list and what the evidence does not establish about a 2026 valuation.

Yardstik raised $30M Series B led by Harbert Growth Partners, bringing total capital to $65M. Company cites 149% YoY revenue growth and customers including Gopuff, TaskRabbit, and Liveops. Harbert has no /fund/ page here.