IVP raises $1.5 billion for its 16th fund, targeting late-stage startups

Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) announced today that it has closed its 16th fund, dubbed IVP XVI. With $ 1.5 billion in capital raised, this is the firm’s largest fund to date since its founding in 1980. According to a statement, IVP’s existing Limited Partners (LPs) contributed the vast majority of the capital. This is a […]

Congress’ instinct for self-preservation could save late-stage startups

GUEST: Silicon Valley often has a hard time reading political tea leaves. The logic that drives tech and venture capital tends to be the diametric opposite of what drives decisions in Washington, and neither side seems capable of understanding how the other thinks. That’s why there’s a real risk late stage startups could fail to […]