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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. The Funding Problem.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. Often times when companies raise “bridge” financing (this is money from internal investors. Invidi is based in New York and founded in 2000. We spoke briefly about why.

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20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

And while there’s a long way to go in terms of workplace equality, women entrepreneurs are making their mark on their industries and communities now more than ever. In contrast to her future success in finance, Kelly Peeler’s early start as an entrepreneur began with flipping refurbished furniture at the age of 11.

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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

Gust

The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media. In 2000, the SEC adopted Regulation FD in response to growing concerns regarding “ selective disclosure.” What could be wrong with more transparency?

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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Incredibuild gets $140M to speed up games and other software development with distributed processing tech

TechCrunch

This round of financing is the first substantial outside investment made in the company since it was picked up by private equity firm Fortissimo in 2018. As you can see here , Incredibuild is not available to punters in easy-to-understand tiers: you need to get in touch with the company to sign up.

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Incredibuild powers up with $35M to boost its distributed, faster approach to games and software development

TechCrunch

The company has picked up $35 million in a Series B round of funding — money that it will be using for product development, as well as to strengthen its ecosystem with more investment into community, developer relations and cloud programs across more markets. “The idea of crypto has been looked at,” Shachar said.