Here’s proof that venture capitalists don’t really know what they’re doing

Here’s proof that venture capitalists don’t really know what they’re doing

It turns out that venture capital has no idea what it is doing - and billions of dollars of investment are being burned up by the industry.

  • byMatthew Lynn

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‘Wholly deficient business’:ASIC mounts legal proceedings against ‘licensee for hire’ firm

‘Wholly deficient business’:ASIC mounts legal proceedings against ‘licensee for hire’ firm

Around 60 financial services providers operated under the licence of Lanterne Fund Services,including entities linked to racing personality Tom Waterhouse and the TV show Shark Tank.

  • bySimone Fox Koob andNick Bonyhady
Australian tech investors’ mega bet on unicorn Canva is about to be tested
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Australian tech investors’ mega bet on unicorn Canva is about to be tested

Confidential investment decks from Australia’s three leading venture funds show their dependence on Canva,which has question marks hanging over its $40 billion valuation.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Earlyhome experiment to turn share houses into tech talent pools

Earlyhome experiment to turn share houses into tech talent pools

The founders of tech community Earlywork are working on projects from hiring to a startup share house as they raise money and go full-time.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Hostplus takes a punt on latest fintech ‘unicorn’

Hostplus takes a punt on latest fintech ‘unicorn’

Superannuation fund Hostplus,a champion of venture capital investment in emerging technology businesses,is buying into payments start-up Zeller.

  • byClancy Yeates
‘I don’t like the unicorn label’:For some start-ups,$1 billion is not as cool as it once was

‘I don’t like the unicorn label’:For some start-ups,$1 billion is not as cool as it once was

While venture capital cash comes easy to some startups,other founders are still grinding out hundreds of emails,calls and meetings as they seek the cash to get their dream businesses started.

  • byNick Bonyhady
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‘Win-win situation’:Super funds are opening the door to crypto investments

‘Win-win situation’:Super funds are opening the door to crypto investments

Australian superannuation funds are starting to let assets they manage invest in crypto to chase the massive returns offered by the nascent sector.

  • byDominic Powell
‘An incredible moment of optimism’:Why it’s never been a better time to found a company

‘An incredible moment of optimism’:Why it’s never been a better time to found a company

In the first episode of Futurepreneur,national business editor John McDuling is joined by venture capitalist Nick Crocker to talk through what it’s really like to get a startup off the ground.

  • byAmelia McGuire
‘Got to be reasonably priced’:Plant-based meat products nearing tipping point

‘Got to be reasonably priced’:Plant-based meat products nearing tipping point

Emerging plant-based meat producer Fable says the sector is close to reaching a tipping point where it can compete on price with animal-based products.

  • byCara Waters
Woolworths-backed online health startup Eucalyptus gets $30m shot in the arm

Woolworths-backed online health startup Eucalyptus gets $30m shot in the arm

Online health startup Eucalyptus has locked in a $30 million funding round from a bevy of high-profile US and Australian investors.

  • byDominic Powell
As bitcoin keeps booming,ignore blockchain at your peril

As bitcoin keeps booming,ignore blockchain at your peril

The early hype around blockchain has died down amid investors’ exuberance around the price of bitcoin. But the technology will ultimately have a bigger impact on the world economy than cryptocurrencies,experts say.

  • byDominic Powell