August 19, 2024 Maternal healthcare sees a surge in venture capital Early-maternal healthcare investments in businesses like Mae and others ranging from clinics to specialists in fertility and nutrition counseling totaled $306.5 million in 2023, a 700% increase from $38.1 million in 2018. BY Reuters After working as a doula for 10 years, Kortny Feutardo … Continue reading Maternal healthcare sees a surge in venture capital
March 28, 2024 What venture capital and bootstrapping have in common This entrepreneur shows how founders can rethink their mindset to networking and raising capital. BY Nacho De Marco In 2009, my friend Paul and I decided to start a company. We’ve both worked as software developers and project leaders for large companies, and we … Continue reading What venture capital and bootstrapping have in common
By Rebecca Barker December 08, 2023 Meta: Facebook and Instagram’s parent company announced Purple Llama, a project that prioritizes safety tools and best practices amidst the AI renaissance and the risks coupled with it. Read: Announcing Purple Llama: Towards open trust and safety in the new world of generative AI Grok: The ever-controversial billionaire Elon … Continue reading Today’s top business headlines: Elon Musk’s AI venture, Shein IPO, and Meta’s Purple Llama announcement
By Chris Morris November 17, 2023 After a shockingly successful 2021 and a mixed 2022, the party seems to have truly come to an end for startups and venture capitalists in 2023. And while the doomsday economic scenarios many expected at the start of the year failed to materialize, the continued sense of malaise after … Continue reading Venture capital’s 2023 bloodbath, by the numbers
Terrence O’Brien @TerrenceOBrien I was definitely a little out of my element when I took on this review. I’m not really an arts and crafts kind of guy. Sure, I’ll do the occasional project with my four-year-old. I also like to make things (beer, music, small electronics) and generally have a pretty strong DIY … Continue reading The Cricut Venture is a $1,000 cutting machine for the most ambitious DIYers
By Lindy Segal December 08, 2022 After nearly three decades of pushing her body to its limits, Serena Williams is now focusing on recovery—quite literally. Following the tennis champ’s announcement in August that she is “evolving away” from the sport that made her a sports icon, today, Williams launches Will Perform, a line of topical … Continue reading Serena Williams’ new venture focuses on recovery
Low-Risk Participation Frameworks Democratize Venture Capital Markets, Bring Retail Investors Onboard Hatu Sheikh / 26 Aug 2022 The venture capital (VC) market is undoubtedly the backbone of the global startup ecosystem, helping thousands of entrepreneurs yearly. In 2021 alone, venture capitalists invested a record-breaking $ 621 billion in startups worldwide—a 111% increase from $ … Continue reading Low-Risk Participation Frameworks Democratize Venture Capital Markets, Bring Retail Investors Onboard
By Nate Berg June 17, 2022 Black-founded startups have seen record amounts of investment recently, with quarterly funding commitments nearing or even topping $1 billion. But according to new data from Crunchbase, VC funding has dropped significantly in the second quarter of 2022, down to just $324 million. Only 100 startups with a … Continue reading After a brief streak, venture capital has ditched Black startups
7 Modern Ways To Finance A Venture While in Retirement Due / 16 Jun 2022 For many Americans, retirement isn’t about white sand beaches, or sipping Pina Coladas in the sunshine. For a lot of older people, retirement isn’t about simply relaxing, but really challenging themselves — to push their boundaries. To trying new … Continue reading 7 Modern Ways To Finance A Venture While in Retirement
Taylor Ryan December 15, 2021 More and more startups are springing up across almost all industries every year as the internet continues to democratize the business environment. But as the number of startups increases, the more difficult it becomes for aspiring entrepreneurs to find suitable investors for their business ideas. Venture Capitalists (VCs) have available … Continue reading 8 Things Venture Capitalists Evaluate When Deciding to Invest in Your Startup
