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VCs plan invite-only meeting to promote direct listings
Venture capital's call for more direct listings is growing louder with a group of big-name investors and tech company executives expected to attend a private, invite-only "symposium" on the matter next month at a hotel in San Francisco. [ Axios ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our
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Splunk Launches $150M Splunk Ventures
Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a data platform to investigate, monitor, analyze and act on data at any scale, launched Splunk Ventures and two inaugural funds. The new vehicles are:
– a $100m Innovation Fund investing in early stage companies that harnesses the power of data to change the world, and
– a $50m Social Impact Fund that invests in organizations using data for the good of society. In addition to funding, Splunk Ventures provides portfolio companies with go-to-market support, access to the company’s technology and engagement with leaders. [ finsmes ] Checkout
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Venture-capital firm to invest in more Minnesota startups after raising $30 million
In the past few years, venture-capital firm Matchstick Ventures has invested in a number of Minnesota startups through its initial $5 million fund. Now, the firm, with offices in Minneapolis and St. Paul, plans to bankroll even more early-stage companies in Minnesota and the surrounding region after closing on raising money for a second fund of $30 million aimed at underserved regions. [ Star Tibune ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Venture Capital Is the New Buzz Word for Australia Pension Funds
When Julio Ribeiro began tapping venture capital firms last year for his Sydney-based medical technology startup, he feared it would be a hard slog. Instead, Inventia raised A$10 million ($6.8 million) in a matter of months and ended up turning some U.S. investors away. [ Bloomberg ] Checkout
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Some of the biggest names in tech and startups are among 2600 businesses joining today’s climate change strike
Tech unicorns Atlassian and Canva, along with leading startups Car Next Door, Future Super, Koala, Linktree and Sendle are among more than 2600 Australian businesses backing today’s student-led climate change strike under the Not Business As Usual coalition in an remarkable groundswell of business support. Millions of children worldwide are expected to take part in the global climate strike ahead of the UN Climate Action summit, taking their inspiration from the
Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg. [ Startup Daily ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Clearbanc Co-Founder: Using A.I. ‘Takes Out the Gender Bias’ When Funding Entrepreneurs
Italian e-commerce business Cortilia has raised €8.5 million to expand its farm-to-table style grocery delivery service. The Series B round is funded by leading food and agtech investor Five Seasons Ventures and the largest VC fund in Italy, Indaco Ventures. [ Tech.eu ] Checkout 15K+
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Hard Times in Silicon Valley? Not for the Payments Start-Up Stripe
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Ladies, Meet The P&G Executive Who Wants to Accelerate Your Startup
The world's foremost consumer marketer is shopping for new innovations. And at the top of the must-have list is high potential startups led by women. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), a company renowned for building billion-dollar brands with global reach, is making a savvy move to pay its profits forward. P&G is investing its resources and expertise in early-stage female-led companies. [ Forbes ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Blockchain consulting firm allegedly extorted crypto start-up with threats to hijack its initial coin offering
A New York blockchain consulting firm allegedly extorted a Seattle crypto start-up with threats to hijack its initial coin offering, in a case announced Wednesday by the Eastern District of New York prosecutor. [ CNBC ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Startups still love Slack but big companies are bailing
Nearly 60 percent of startups pay for Slack’s workplace communications software, according to new data from Kruze Consulting, an accounting firm that analyzed anonymized spending of its nearly 200 venture capital-funded startups. That percentage has declined slightly from last quarter but is still much higher than its competitor Microsoft’s similar software. [ Vox ] Checkout 15K+ Venture Capital Data on our platform.
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Justin Kan + Jason Lemkin: "Things VCs Say ..."
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Jared Friedman - Advice for Hard-tech and Biotech Founders
YC Partner Jared Friedman covers hard-tech companies and why founders should consider starting one. He also covers a couple of the most common problems hard-tech companies face and how to solve them, with examples from seven YC companies.
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Carolynn Levy - Modern Startup Financing
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