IT総合 IT budgets should increase in 2024, but it still could be tough going for startups
What does it all mean for startups entering 2024? It means they have to prove their worth more than ever.
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IT総合 IT総合 Deal Dive: Training the workforce for the clean energy transition
Montamo hires and trains people to work in the clean energy transition with an emphasis on helping migrants build a new ...
IT総合 Crowdfunding a cleaner power solution for mobile businesses
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by James Wagoner...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Making the clean energy transition, well, cleaner
Nth Cycle is one of the few startups tackling the cleantech's carbon-heavy supply chain and building a cleaner infrastru...
IT総合 5 secondaries investors tell us what’s hot and what’s not heading into 2024
Secondary activity is expected to return to normal in 2024. Five investors tells us where they are interested and where ...
IT総合 Summer’s secondary surge didn’t last, but 2024 should be strong
Secondary activity was inconsistent this year, but if the IPO window opens back up in 2024, secondaries should return wi...
IT総合 Why does MasterClass work? with David Rogier from MasterClass
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by David Rogier,...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Betting on beauty fads is big business
RepeatMD recently raised a $50 million Series A round to serve the exploding med spa industry that is built on consumer ...
IT総合 Building for Medicaid’s regulatory moment with Neil Batlivala from Pair Team
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Neil Batlival...
IT総合 US emerging managers started their fundraising rebound in 2023
Fundraising is down across the board, but emerging managers were able to raise the same percentage of that funding total...
IT総合 Deal Dive: An AI application that isn’t just marginally better
Pippin Title uses AI to help its customers navigate the fragmented world of property titles into one digital space.
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IT総合 Will 2024 be a bounce-back year for startups?
Enterprise startups were hit hard in 2023, but VCs are a little more optimistic about their portfolio companies heading ...
IT総合 The time to triage is over
In 2024, extension rounds and bridge financings will go back to being few and far between as VCs refocus on new deals.
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IT総合 Deal Dive: BNPL expands beyond its roots — that’s a good thing
There is a growing group of startups looking to expand the BNPL model into other categories.
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IT総合 Getir is a sign of what’s to come in the M&A market in 2024
Many people, myself included, predicted a wave of startup acquisitions in 2023 as companies rooted in good ideas, but bu...
IT総合 Building digital infrastructure for developing countries with Nasrat Khalid from Aseel
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. On today’s episode, host Becca Szkutak is joined by...
IT総合 Deal Dive: AI’s not the only sector dodging the funding slowdown
Defense tech startups raised sizable rounds in 2023, which shows VCs are interested in the sector despite market conditi...
IT総合 BNPL is just another way of saying ‘debt’
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startup...
IT総合 Founders: It’s never too early to start planning for your succession
Exits are few and far between and founders are burnt out. Even if they don't have immediate plans to leave, planning for...
IT総合 What not to do when getting your grocery startup off the ground with Abhi Ramesh from Misfits Market
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Abhi Ramesh, ...
IT総合 Why startups should start preparing now for a potential founder breakup
Founders are inherently optimists, but they should plan for worst-case scenarios so they aren't blindsided if something ...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Bagels with a schmear of venture capital
Popup Bagels raised $8 million in venture capital this week. But why would a bagel store chain want such expensive capit...
IT総合 Adapting to the climate crisis with Jonas Torland from 7Analytics
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom talk about the seemingly en...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Tucker Carlson is a media startup founder — again
Tucker Carlson has raised $15 million for a new subscription-based entity. But he'll need more than name recognition for...
IT総合 Early-stage founders are optimistic about raising again — but not all of them
A January Ventures survey found that the fundraising market is starting to turn back in founder's favors but not all fou...
IT総合 RevRoad Capital raises $61 million for early-stage startups in Utah and beyond
RevRoad was started in 2017 as a venture services firm for startups in Utah. The organization offered a two-year program...
IT総合 How founders can cut through the noise and find events that are actually worth it
Founders get bombarded with invitations to events, and not all of them are worth it, but there are ways to figure out wh...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Why does General Catalyst want to buy a healthcare system?
Why would a VC firm want to own its own healthcare system? Why would it want that stress or such a costly asset when it ...
IT総合 Solar-powered everything with Giovanni Fili of Exeger
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Giovanni Fili...
IT総合 To attend or not to attend: We asked 52 founders whether events are useful or a waste of time
There are many founder-focused events but are they actually helpful or just a distraction? Founders need to strike a bal...