Michael Ovitz didn’t invent the idea of a talent agency, but one might argue that he perfected it. He founded the CAA in 1975, and grew it into the world’s leading talent agency, serving as chairman for 20 years. Now, Ovitz is investing in a brand new type of talent agency called Human Capital. Human […]

Early Stage SF is around the corner, on April 28 in San Francisco, and we are more than excited for this brand new event. The intimate gathering of founders, VCs, operators and tech industry experts is all about giving founders the tools they need to find success, no matter the challenge ahead of them. Struggling […]

TC Early Stage SF goes down on April 28, and we are getting pretty damn excited about it! The show will bring together 50+ experts across startup core competencies, such as fundraising, operations and marketing. We’ll hear from VCs on how to create the perfect pitch deck and how to identify the right investors for […]

Credit cards have become all but ubiquitous for consumer transactions, and it isn’t hard to see why. By intermediating payments, networks like Visa allow buyers and sellers to exchange money for goods and services without knowing the financial risk profile of the counter-party. Rather than applying for credit at every merchant you shop at, you […]

Seed fundraising is rarely easy, but it certainly used to be a lot less complicated than it is today. In a simpler world, a seed investor (or maybe two) would lead a round, which meant that they would write the terms of the deal in a term sheet and then pass that document to their […]

Jack Dorsey announced in a series of tweets today that he is shifting $1 billion in his Square equity to create a fund dedicated to COVID-19 relief. The Twitter and Square CEO is calling the fund Start Small and posting a tally of disbursements and recipients in a public spreadsheet. Dorsey said in his announcement […]

In the U.S., Robinhood has led the charge in upending the stock investing model through its mobile-first, minimal-step, commission-free trading platform. Now a startup out of Germany built on a similar premise is announcing a big round of funding from some top investors to continue its growth. Trade Republic — which lets people buy and sell […]

Two young Australian innovators are ready to take their ventures to the next level after sharing in $20,000 in seed funding from PwC during a live pitching event held by the Foundation for Young Australians.

PwC’s asset management leader, Ken Woo, said Japan’s commitment to creating a regional market for managed funds represents a ‘tipping point’ in terms of momentum for the initiative.

Australias four major banks delivered combined cash earnings of $14.9 billion for the first half to March 2016.

Google is facing anger from the German startup ecosystem for refusing to restructure ad payments linked to travel and transport bookings that were subsequently wiped out by the coronavirus crisis. TechCrunch has seen a letter addressed to Google that’s co-signed by eight travel industry startups in which the tech giant is asked for flexibility in […]

Look for the "Donate" option on the web and in the app to help support restaurant, nightlife, beauty and fitness operators.

The This Morning host, 39, took to Instagram on Friday to make the announcement to her followers.

British Cycling have been dealt a major financial blow after HSBC pulled the plug on their £20million sponsorship deal four years early.

Raymond van Barneveld triumphed over Phil Taylor in a stay-at-home darts match which raised £15,000 for the battle against coronavirus.

With the final season of Orange is the New Black debuting Friday on Netflix, the hit show has launched a new initiative in honor of one of their late characters.

After answering fans' questions, she revealed her daughter was fine while her husband Scott Sullivan tested negative - meaning he has natural immunity

The former Daily Show host shamed the Kentucky Republican during an interview with Fox News , branding Paul's decision 'absolutely outrageous.'

The 31-year-old artist released Oh, What A World 2.0: Earth Day Edition as it will benefit the World Wildlife Fund. The Space Cowboy singer took to Instagram to share a clip with message.

Ellison is holding a golfing fundraiser for Donald Trump's re-election campaign on February 19 at his Rancho Mirage estate, a move that has sparked outrage among his employees.

Bernie Sanders raised $47 million in February for his presidential campaign, more than doubling former Vice President Joe Biden's $18 million haul.

Comedian Louis C.K, whose real name is Louis Szekely, donated $2,800 to Joe Biden's campaign on March 4. It has since been refunded to Szekely, accused of sexual assaulting five women.

The visitors went on to win the game on March 11 and advance to the quarter-final stage of the Champions League - but there were concerns pre-match that it should not have been held.

Jules Robinson has thrown her hat into the fundraiser ring in an effort to raise cash for the bushfire crisis. 

After the Disneyland trip for Quaden is paid for, the rest of the funds will be donated to charity.

Writing on the GoFundMe page, Dettori said: 'Being here in the UK, it's difficult not to feel helpless as I see the impact the pandemic is having on the people of Italy.'

The fund, co-ordinated by the Racehorse Owners Association, is part of a £22m cash flow and hardship funding package for racing announced on Friday.

Selena Gomez has insisted that having a boyfriend is 'nowhere near the top' of her priority list in light of the current global pandemic.

My family and I were due to fly to Florida on the 27th August but following medical advice we decided we shouldn't go because I'm pregnant. Now Virgin is refusing to refund us.

Alice Rowland, 28, from Northampton, attempted to cancel her and 26-year-old partner Jefferson George’s flights to Dominica after her doctor advised her against travelling.

Zabina Mirza was due to travel with Thomson Airways to Orlando but decided to cancel her trip after the outbreak of the virus but says the alternatives offered were not suitable.

Two weeks ago, two British tourists in Florida were reported to have contracted Zika. The news came as the richest man in the world announced the details of a major project to tackle the problem.

Viewers of the match between Argentina and Iceland on Saturday night were forced to sit through delays of up to three minutes - prompting claims for paying customers to be compensated.

The Foreign Office has been condemned by senior MPs and human rights groups for continuing to use aid money intended to alleviate poverty to help some of the world's most brutal regimes.

Dina Rickman, a former social media editor at the Independent, posted a picture of a 'Thought of the Day' at a London Underground Tube station this morning.

Two days after the inferno at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a billion euros has been donated to repair the church after French President Emmanuel Macron said renovating it was the French 'destiny.'

A GoFundMe called 'Seventh District Baptist Church Fires St Landry' has received just under $480,000 for the three black churches in Louisiana that were burned down.

The 'Seventh District Baptist Church Fires St Landry' page grew in virality by Wednesday following a surplus of shares of the GoFundMe by several notable figures, including the site itself.

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Salah Abdeslam's lawyer Sven Mary says that the 'psychological torture' of his detention in a French prison has contributed to his radicalisation.

A source said more deals with entertainment businesses in America are to be expected as the country tries to navigate the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout from plunging oil prices.

Gigi and Bella Hadid led the fashion stars at the 2019 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards. Gigi was clad in a sheer olive dress while Bella wore a black velvet suits with faux piercings.

This is a truly unprecedented scenario with no historical parallel, and investors are buzzing with questions. Here are a few of them, answered.

Count the previously buoyant European Tour as another branch of sport staring into a financial black hole owing to the effects of coronavirus.

ModernaThe biotech Moderna is developing experimental cancer vaccines.The leading coronavirus vaccine candidate just got up to $483 million in additional funding from the US government.The cash will pay for future trials to see if the vaccine works in humans, as well as for simultaneously ramping up production of the vaccine. "This allows us to go full speed and very aggressively," CEO Stephane Bancel told Business Insider in a Thursday video interview, saying the vaccine program will now go "as fast as humanly possible."The upstart biotech Moderna developed the vaccine candidate in record time using its technology platform called messenger RNA. The new technology has yet to produce an approved vaccine, but has shown promise in its potential to quickly respond to new viruses. The first human

The International Monetary Fund is so downbeat about Australia it has downgraded its growth forecasts for 2019 - expecting it to do even worse than Greece which has debt problems.

Speaking to the Israel Folau saga on Monday evening, Project Host Aly said he struggled to fathom the purpose of removing the GoFundMe page.

She was seen storming the runways of the French capital as she walked for Miu Miu during the recently-concluded Paris Fashion Week.

Hedge-fund billionaire Julian Robertson received a total of $1.2 million NZ ($800,000 USD) from the New Zealand government to pay employees at his luxury resorts.Not unlike the Paycheck Protection Program that helps American businesses affected by the coronavirus crisis, New Zealand's wage subsidy has been hit by allegations of fraud and favoring large businesses. Robertson has amassed a $4.4 billion fortune running hedge fund Tiger Management.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.A billionaire former hedge-fund manager took hundreds of thousands of dollars from New Zealand's government to pay the staff at the luxury resorts he owns there, data from New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development shows.Julian Robertson's luxury resorts and golf courses received more than $1.2 million

The National Lottery has announced £355million of funding to over 1,300 elite athletes across the four year Olympiad ahead of Rio 2016.

Investing app Robinhood just announced a $280 million Series F at a $8.3 billion valuation.Previous investor Sequoia Capital led the round, with participating from NEA, Ribbit Capital, 9Yards Capital, and Unusual Ventures.Robinhood has added three million funded accounts since the start of the year. Investors continue to pour money at rising valuations into Robinhood despite the popular investing app facing multiple outages on some of the most volatile trading days in market history earlier this year.The fintech nabbed $280 million in Series F funding at an $8.3 billion valuation in a round led by previous investor Sequoia Capital. NEA, Ribbit Capital, 9Yards Capital, and Unusual Ventures also participated in the round. Robinhood's most recent round comes after a $323 million Series E in July