IT総合 Deal Dive: Futureverse is a metaverse company that might actually get it
Startups that look to improve an industry’s outdated infrastructure are definitely welcome in sectors like financi...
Rebecca Szkutak
IT総合 IT総合 That’s capitalism, baby
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behi...
IT総合 Early-stage SaaS startups grow the same with or without VC dollars
The role of venture capital is to help startups achieve growth and scale beyond what they could on their own. But does t...
IT総合 8 VCs say they are still bullish on SAFE rounds, but it’s not 2021 anymore
SAFE rounds, or simple agreements for future equity, have been around since Y Combinator invented them a decade ago. But...
IT総合 Fintech valuations have fallen. Where do they go from here?
With the market having changed dramatically since the heyday of 2021’s venture funding boom, fintech valuations have lar...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Backing a founder again after they’ve spun out from their acquirer
It’s not often that a venture capital firm gets to back a startup again after it has exited — especially one that ...
IT総合 The bittersweet tale of two seed markets
Venture funding has been declining since the first quarter of 2022. But that trend has largely spared the seed stage unt...
IT総合 Suffolk Technologies looks to be more than a CVC by not really being one at all
Suffolk Technologies wants to have its cake and eat it, too.
Corporate VCs and traditional investors help startups in di...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Startups can still raise capital — even if it’s for a good cause
When venture funding started to slow in 2022, many feared that investors would retreat to where they were comfortable: S...
IT総合 Farmers use tech too with Charles Baron from Farmers Business Network
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups.
This week Becca and Dom are joined by Charles Baro...
IT総合 The remote work startups that will last aren’t actually remote work startups
Back in 2020 when the pandemic forced people to work from home, entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to build tools to fuel ...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Betting on the sports betting market
If you live in a state where online sports betting is legal, companies like FanDuel, Caesars Sportsbook and DraftKings d...
IT総合 Fund of funds are starting to play a different role for venture LPs
Fund of funds (FoF) were created to serve as a bridge for LPs to get access to managers they couldn’t back otherwi...
IT総合 Level wants to back your fund — and your portfolio companies too
In 2023, funds of funds (FoFs) are on track to raise the smallest amount of money this year in more than a decade. At th...
IT総合 Still, sparkling, or made from the air? with Reuben Vollmer and Tyler Breton from Spout
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups.
This week Becca and Dom are joined by the founders...
IT総合 There are signs that it will be a hot secondaries summer
One of the main reasons we have yet to see a meaningful recovery in late-stage deal activity is the lack of consensus ar...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Caraway shows what else digital health can do
Access to healthcare has long been an issue in the U.S., but the sheer magnitude of the problem became apparent during t...
IT総合 Insight cutting its fundraising target isn’t reason to panic
The late-stage market is truly whacked. But it’s not only the startups who are suffering.
Insight Partners, a double-dip...
IT総合 Building a map of the U.S. healthcare system with Web Sun from Komodo Health
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups.
This week Becca and Dom are joined by Web Sun, the...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Maybe venture debt works for asset managers after all
Blackstone last August was looking to put $2 billion toward lending to startups and tech companies, according to The Inf...
IT総合 How two founders approach building ethical AI startups in health care
The speed at which AI companies are evolving is making a lot of people nervous. That’s because moving fast could lead to...
IT総合 Mitigating AI biases in healthcare with Amy Brown from Authenticx
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups.
This week Becca and Dom are joined by Amy Brown, t...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Finally, a startup building a network for those who could benefit the most
The tech industry has tried hard to address its diversity problem, but hiring talent from different backgrounds is only ...
IT総合 What are Series A VCs looking for? Many seed investors aren’t so sure anymore
Long gone are the days where a startup could raise a Series A round based on vibes and the networks of its seed investor...
IT総合 Atlanta investors are bullish on where the city’s startup scene is headed
Atlanta’s venture scene is growing. To give you a look at the market’s strengths and areas of improvement, ...
IT総合 Curing physician burnout with Eli Ben-Joseph from Regard
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups.
This week Becca and Dom are joined by Eli Ben-Jose...
IT総合 Deal Dive: Doing venture math on the non-alcoholic spirits industry
Hangovers suck. Especially so for those who felt pressured to drink the alcohol that inevitably caused the hangover to b...
IT総合 Private lenders won’t fill the venture debt gap left by SVB
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank left a small but noticeable hole in the venture debt market that private lenders don...
IT総合 Many startups are built off research, so why don’t more scientists become founders?
Many founders start their companies because they’re looking to build a career around finding a solution to a probl...
IT総合 The academic to founder pipeline with Dr. Stacy Blain from Concarlo Therapeutics
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups.
This week Becca and Dom are joined by Stacy Blain,...