Michael Fertik Contributor As the summer winds down, American venture capital is enjoying a new spring. Though venture investment remains depressed compared to recent heights, green shoots are emerging quickly for those paying attention. Good deals are back. And from inside the world of venture capital, a pervasive, privately acknowledgedContinue Reading

The highly anticipated criminal trial for Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, begins Tuesday to determine whether he’s guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. The 31-year-old co-founded FTX in 2019; within a few years the once third-largest crypto exchange’s valuation hit $32 billion at itsContinue Reading

News that Blue Apron is selling itself to Wonder Group — Marc Lore’s latest — for around $100 million marks the end of the former startup’s life as a public company. Blue Apron raised a $135 million Series D back in 2015 for its meal kit business before going publicContinue Reading

Photo Illustration by ABC News / Getty Images Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accusedContinue Reading