IT総合 Form Bio says now is the time to launch — despite cooling software sales
As companies aim to cut costs and reel in spending amid uncertain macroeconomic conditions, Form Bio thinks it is actual...
Rebecca Szkutak
IT総合 IT総合 It’s unclear what will happen in VC in Q4, but it definitely won’t be boring
Venture capital has been on a roller coaster this year. It came into 2022 riding the wave of the strongest year for vent...
IT総合 How a pivot helped HopSkipDrive emerge successful in a sector where many failed
Joanna McFarland got the idea for HopSkipDrive in 2014 because she needed a solution to a problem that many working pare...
IT総合 Q1 performance data shows maturing VC fund vintages aren’t doomed
It can be hard to tell how venture capital firms are doing. Sometimes it’s easier after a big exit, like FigmaR...
IT総合 Emerging managers should take advantage of the slower fundraising market by courting LPs
It can be hard for emerging venture managers to get on institutional investors’ radars. Many LPs already have long...
IT総合 VC fundraising gets weird as autumn nears
The first half of 2022 broke fundraising records at VC firms, but at the same time, pretty much everyone we spoke to exp...
IT総合 Countdown Capital raises $15 million to back the next industrial revolution
In a time when most VCs are acting more cautiously and placing focus on companies with a quick path to profitability, Co...
IT総合 Have you marked down your portfolio yet? You are running out of time to hide
To mark down your portfolio or not mark down your portfolio? That is a question many venture capitalists are grappling w...
IT総合 Some institutional LPs have started pulling back from VC, but most won’t
This year will likely be a sore spot for venture returns. While we haven’t seen drastic down rounds or sensational...
IT総合 Kli Capital transitions from family office to institutional VC for $50 million Fund III
When Elias Davis joined Kli Capital in 2018 it was your average family office headed up by a former tech entrepreneur lo...
IT総合 Email will be with us until the universe dies, so these startups are working to make it better
Ah, email. Why did you send my friend’s birthday party invite to my spam folder? Why do you make it so easy to arc...
IT総合 Canada’s seed market set a record in Q2. Why is the US starting to retract?
The earliest stages of venture investing are the most insulated from macroeconomic conditions. When the public market di...
IT総合 FDA decision to allow over-the-counter hearing loss technology will be a catalyst for innovation
The hearing loss market has long been dominated by a handful of legacy players with little incentive to innovate due to ...
IT総合 Israel’s venture slowdown lags due to ecosystem’s founder mentality
While the impact of macro market conditions on the global venture ecosystem has dominated headlines and conversations si...
IT総合 As companies fight to retain talent, employee benefits startups might escape cost cuts
How will employee benefits startups fare when their corporate customers start slashing costs as the market goes downhill...
IT総合 LPs are abandoning the US Midwest this year (and it doesn’t make sense)
Venture funds based in the U.S. saw record fundraising in the first half of this year, but some regions saw little to no...
IT総合 Upper90’s strategy of cutting checks with credit and equity may be more relevant than ever
When Billy Libby and Seamless co-founder Jason Finger launched Upper90 in 2018, they wanted to solve a problem: founders...
IT総合 6 first-time funds see an advantage in entering a downturn without a large portfolio
Who will fare better in the current venture downturn?
Will it be the legacy investors with years of experience amassed t...
IT総合 Ulta Beauty launches a fund, showcasing the resilience of corporate venture capital
Over the past few years, corporate venture capital investors have solidified their stature as a reliable source of VC fu...
IT総合 US startups seeking funds shouldn’t overlook financing from the government
What’s the difference between a startup and a small business? Semantics, mostly. As many startups find themselves ...
IT総合 US Southeast surges ahead as other regions see VC funding decline
It seems everything is doom and gloom in the U.S. venture market, between startup layoffs and declining venture deal cou...
IT総合 Every startup wants an extension round, but there aren’t enough to go around
As venture funding continues to slow, founders are scrambling to extend their runways, regardless of how much cash they ...
IT総合 Record VC fundraising isn’t necessarily good news for first-time fund managers
VC firms are holding on to their checkbooks as the investment market slows to a crawl, but fund managers are taking adva...
IT総合 The next decade for healthtech may look a lot like the last decade for fintech
After the 2008 financial crisis, a new slate of regulations aimed at protecting consumers and businesses opened the floo...
IT総合 Canvas Medical, ‘the Tesla of EMRs,’ raises a $24 million Series B round
When Andrew Hines started Canvas Medical in 2015 he couldn’t have predicted that telehealth would go from niche to...
IT総合 Battle of the bridge: Startups struggle to secure runway financing
Despite the venture capital asset class sitting on historic levels of dry powder, many investors aren’t deploying ...
IT総合 Conscience VC raises oversubscribed fund for consumer companies rooted in science
Ariana Thacker likes to say that science was her first love and startups were her second. Now, she gets to combine the t...
IT総合 Equity crowdfunding appears immune to market volatility, on track for its best year yet
Equity crowdfunding — or community raises, as the fundraising platforms involved prefer to call it — has grown steadily ...
IT総合 A second wave of consumer BNPL startups is taking the model to new markets
The buy now, pay later (BNPL) market, estimated to be worth $120 billion in 2021, has grown significantly over the last ...
IT総合 Deal terms look different in a downturn. Here’s what to watch out for
The last decade has been pretty friendly to startup founders at the deal table. Term sheets got shorter and deals became...