Startups Weekly: Mixed messages from venture capital

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week brought us mixed messages. A fresh IPO filing, but a bleak outlook for exits overall. New funding rounds, but founders frustrated over lack of capital. And in the midst of it all, some VCs are still finding ways to create liquidity and raising funding for more bullish times. Most interesting startup stories from the week Image Credits:David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Images In a week of contrasts, startups exhibited both confidence and insecurity, and even second-time founders weren’t spared from struggles. Fearless or not: Design software company Figma filed its confidential paperwork for an IPO, ignoring the fears that made both Klarna and StubHub pause their IPO plans this month following the stock market crash triggered by tariff announcements. Figma, however, isn’t worry-free: It sent a cease-and-desist letter ... Read full article.