Katie Roof

California

Venture Capital Reporter at Bloomberg Technology

Roof, like the Fiddler. Venture capital reporter for Bloomberg @technology. LA again via SF and NYC. [email protected] Opinions are my own

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OpenAI Jony Ive Deal Notches New Record for Growing Startup M&A

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Katie Roof

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OpenAI Jony Ive Deal Sets Record as Startup M&A Gets Bigger

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Katie Roof

Sam Altman(Bloomberg) -- Venture-backed startups are staying private for longer — and growing so much bigger — that they’re starting to be major acquirers of other startups, using their highly valued stock as currency. OpenAI set a new record for a venture-backed acquisition by a private buyer this week when it agreed to buy famous hardware designer Jony Ive’s company, io, for $6.5 billion, according to data provider CB Insights.
Strong IPOs Spur Hope for Silicon Valley Startups: Tech In Depth

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Katie Roof

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Katie Roof and Kate Clark report on the light at the end of the tunnel for Silicon Valley tech startups after a few recent successful debuts in the public markets. AI megaproject: OpenAI is helping G42, an AI company backed by the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund, build a massive data center under its “Stargate” brand in Abu Dhabi.
Surge of Successful Tech IPOs Gives Hope to Silicon Valley Startups

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Katie Roof |Kate Clark

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Katie Roof and Kate Clark report on the light at the end of the tunnel for Silicon Valley tech startups after a few recent successful debuts in the public markets. AI megaproject: OpenAI is helping G42, an AI company backed by the United Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund, build a massive data center under its “Stargate” brand in Abu Dhabi.
It’s never been harder to make it in venture capital

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Kate Clark |Katie Roof

By Kate Clark and Katie Roof, BloombergThere’s a crisis brewing for the next generation of venture capitalists. While Silicon Valley heavyweights like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are still able to bring in big checks, up-and-coming VCs are finding fundraising increasingly difficult. Hundreds of small firms — which make up the majority of the VC industry — are struggling to raise money in the current market.
New Venture Capital Firms Are Struggling to Fundraise

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kate Clark |Katie Roof

There’s a crisis brewing for the next generation of venture capitalists. While Silicon Valley heavyweights like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are still able to bring in big checks, up-and-coming VCs are finding fundraising increasingly difficult. Hundreds of small firms — which make up the majority of the VC industry — are struggling to raise money in the current market.
New Venture Capital Firms Are Struggling to Fundraise

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kate Clark |Katie Roof

There’s a crisis brewing for the next generation of venture capitalists. While Silicon Valley heavyweights like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz are still able to bring in big checks, up-and-coming VCs are finding fundraising increasingly difficult. Hundreds of small firms — which make up the majority of the VC industry — are struggling to raise money in the current market.
Chatbot Arena group goes from academic project at UC Berkeley to $600 million startup

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Rachel Metz |Katie Roof

By Rachel Metz and Katie Roof, BloombergChatbot Arena started as an academic project, where researchers and students at the University of California at Berkeley worked to evaluate the capacity of artificial intelligence tools. Now, the group has spun out into a new company, called LMArena, that’s raised $100 million in seed funding from a slate of A-list investors.
It’s Never Been Harder to Make It in Venture Capital

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Kate Clark |Katie Roof

Attendees work on a laptop computers during the Google I/O Annual Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Google Inc. has successfully wooed developers to build applications for smartphones and tablets based on its Android mobile software. (Bloomberg) -- There’s a crisis brewing for the next generation of venture capitalists.
Group Behind Chatbot Arena Raises Funds for $600 Million Startup (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Rachel Metz |Katie Roof

Chatbot Arena started as an academic project, where researchers and students at the University of California at Berkeley worked to evaluate the capacity of artificial intelligence tools. Now, the group has spun out into a new company, called LMArena, that’s raised $100 million in seed funding from a slate of A-list investors.