Rebecca Szkutak

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Investor interest in SpaceX appears immune to Musk’s meddling

Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter sent Tesla’s stock price on a roller coaster this year as its value corre...
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More investors, more problems

Amid 2021’s record-breaking funding activity, it wasn’t uncommon to see startups raise rounds composed of nu...
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Augmenting creativity with Alice Albrecht from re:collect

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca caught up with Alice A...
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Trusting your gut microbiome with Cheryl Sew Hoy from Tiny Health

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week, Cheryl Sew Hoy, the founder of Tiny Hea...
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OK, now. Now we’re going to see more startups acquire other startups

Back in June, I predicted that we would see an uptick in startups acquiring other startups this year. At the time, the v...
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There are a lot of reasons to be excited about Canada’s venture market

Canada’s venture market isn’t immune from the global market downturn, but unlike the U.S. — where everything...
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Fintech unicorn valuations have fallen hard in 2022

Fintech was hot in 2021, but looking back on it … maybe too hot? The sector exploded last year, seeing record investment...
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Starting the tampon revolution with Valentina Milanova

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week the show kicks off a new season and welc...
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Startup valuations are declining — but not consistently

While this year’s stock market decline was swift, it was also widespread, with very few companies escaping the dow...
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Move over, operators — consultants are the new nontraditional VC

Operating experience has become a buzzword over the last few years as venture capitalists pump up their resumes in a que...
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Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments

When Female Invest launched in 2019, it did so with the goal of creating a community where women who wanted to invest in...
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A wave of late-stage startups quietly marked down their valuations in Q3

Many startups are overvalued. But because they are also well-stocked with cash, they haven’t had to raise new fund...
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A love letter to micro funds, the backbone and future of venture capital

While the Sequoias and the Andreessen Horowitzes of the world continue to swell in size, their influence on venture capi...
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Fund of funds Sweetwood Ventures bets big on VC’s smallest funds

Despite legacy venture capital firms continuing to raise bigger and bigger funds, LPs may have more luck focusing on the...
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Global venture funding plateaued in October, with valuations likely to blame

After a particularly slow summer, the mood in venture capital seemed to change with the season come Labor Day. By the en...
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Nearly 80% of venture funds raised in just two states as US LPs retreat to the coasts

Venture capital funds in the United States raised more dry powder in the first three quarters of this year than they did...
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Amid record dry powder, VCs are determined to fund anything but you

If you had to sum up the 2022 venture capital market in one word, that word could be contradictions. Venture funds have ...
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It’s not a rug pull if it’s an accident

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behi...
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Colorado-based SpringTime Ventures pivots its focus for new $25 million fund

There are a lot of changes afoot for SpringTime Ventures as it looks to deploy its freshly closed second fund. For one, ...
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Peloton co-founder John Foley is a rug guy now

John Foley clearly didn’t take (ahem) a brake after leaving Peloton. The former co-founder and CEO of the connecte...
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3 founders discuss how to navigate the nuances of early-stage fundraising

Fundraising isn’t a monolithic event but rather a series of meetings and pleasantries, each with their own vibe and nuan...
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Why Q3’s median valuations actually make perfect sense

Valuations have been top of mind for the entire venture industry this year as many VCs try to navigate their overvalued ...
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CVCs maintain stake in one-quarter of deals despite overall venture pullback

Last year’s record-breaking venture funding totals were fueled by crossover investors ranging from hedge funds to ...
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Q3 data reminds us that venture debt is not a Hail Mary

Venture debt was never meant to be used to bail a company out of financial trouble. And yet, when venture capitalists st...
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6 investors share where they draw the line when it comes to ethical issues

The venture capital industry doesn’t have the best track record when you’re talking about ethics. Like most ...
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The Muse buys Fairygodboss as roll-up acquisitions come to VC

Not every startup can reach its full potential — or survive — on its own. Venture capital puts a lot of emphasis on star...
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Could corporates be good matchmakers for startups and VCs?

Cloudflare last week announced a $1.25 billion funding program for startups that build on its software, Cloudflare Worke...
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Convective Capital’s $35 million answer to the increasing threat of wildfires

Wildfires have become an ever-increasing threat as houses are built closer together and the growing impacts of climate c...
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Startups and VCs are increasingly embracing the federal government. Here’s why

On paper, the federal government looks like an ideal customer for an enterprise startup: Its seemingly endless budget do...
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Yeah, no, most VCs still don’t really care about your path to profitability

“Growth at all costs” was fuel to 2021’s funding fire as venture capitalists poured money into startups spending o...
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