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In-Depth Insights 🔍
Why a Private Secondary Marketplace Will Never Work. “I’ve been working on the startup liquidity problem for almost a decade and spent $150M trying to solve it. After a lost decade, I have concluded that building a secondary private marketplace is an intractable problem that can’t be solved” 🤔 [Henry Ward, CEO at Carta]
How to Raise Your First Fund. A tactical playbook to kickstart your investing journey and set you up for success 💼 [Mario Gabriele]
VCs are selling shares of hot AI companies like Anthropic and xAI to small investors in a wild SPV market 🔥 [Tech Crunch]
How Experienced Venture Capitalists Analyze Startup Financials. Despite claims to the contrary, creating startup financials is an essential part of the fundraising process 📊 [Aram Attar]
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Growth continues to flatten, but not for all segments. For many companies, May was the slowest month in the last four years. However, certain ARR and ARPA segments saw improvements 💫 [Sofia Faustino, ChartMogul]
In 2024, many Y Combinator startups only want tiny seed rounds — but there’s a catch. The terms they want are repelling many institutional seed VCs 🛑 [Tech Crunch]
The Portion Of US VC Funding That Went To Female Founders Hit A New Peak In 2023, Thanks To Massive AI Deals 👩💼 [crunchbase news]
Forbes has released its 2024 Midas List, the ranking of the world’s top venture capitalists 🏆 [Forbes]
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Interesting Reports 📊
Building tomorrow’s workforce: Upskilling and reskilling in the age of AI 👩💻 [Code First Girls]
The Pre-Seed Round Defined: How to Succeed as an Early-Stage Startup 🌱[DocSend]
Recently Launched Funds 💸
Cisco Investments, the global corporate venture investment arm of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), launched a $1B AI investment fund to bolster the startup ecosystem and expand the development of secure and reliable AI solutions
WndrCo, a NYC-based multi-stage holding company and technology investment firm, announced the closing of its new Seed and Venture funds, totalling over $460M in new capital
Hakluyt Capital, the London, UK-based investment arm of Hakluyt – the global strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors – has announced the final close of its first investment fund, exceeding its target raise of $50M
Iron Nation Reaches $20M Target to Support Israeli Startups Amid Ongoing Conflict
IDC Network and Arena Investors Launch US$200M IDC Arena Credit Ventures
Hottest Deals 💥
Fibe, India's leading Fintech, has raised USD 90 million in a Series E round led by TR Capital, Trifecta Capital and Amara Partners
ITM, a Munich, Germany-based radiopharmaceutical biotech company, raised €188M in funding.
restor3d, a Durham, NC-based company specializing in 3D printed, personalized orthopedic implants, raised $70M in funding.
Frore Systems, a San Jose, CA-based thermal technology company for electronic and consumer devices, raised $80M in Series C funding