Investor support needed to enable services for the nation’s surging population

Trend for companies to seek to monetise their tech connections

Metrc, which provides ‘track and trace’ systems to cannabis industry, raises $50m

Shinzo Abe has pledged to help double venture capital investment

Investment group’s venture capital fund beats target as investors hunt for returns

Surge in investments of $100m or more drives 17% rise in cash raised by tech start-ups

The backers’ boys club often balks at women’s bright ideas, leaving the door ajar for others

I am neither a charity nor driven by a social mission. I want to make money

Indonesian ride-hailing start-up looks to fuel expansion across south-east Asia

San Francisco-based vehicle co-run by Nigeria-born Adeyemi Ajao raises $137m

Split reflects trend of venture capital firms shifting to larger investments

Companies inside and outside the industry are taking an active interest in start-ups

Cfius will be hunting for deals involving critical technologies such as semiconductors

Ahren fund pulls in more than £100m for range of technologies including AI

Move by Silicon Valley investor comes amid attacks on sector for lack of diversity

Workplace chat app worth 40% more than at its last funding round less than a year ago

Wide range of heavyweights populates picture of plan to take carmaker private

Inward investment and early-stage backing are up, but local venture capital falls short

Investors are increasingly attracted to venture capital trusts, but be mindful of the risks