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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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The Startups and Investors Bringing Voice Tech to Healthcare

Dream It

Its initial use cases target pharma companies to enable the creation of voice and chatbot products to improve sales reps’ performance, complement their medical science liaisons, and support clinical trial sites and investigators. The Echo-integrated product enables them to alert staff in a hands-free way if they fall or have an emergency.

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Gust

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. misses an opportunity. Securities Regulation.

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JOBS Act Title III and Crowdfunding: What We Know So Far

Onevest

Garnishing media attention since before 2012, the JOBS Act's Title III is among the most important landmarks in the history of modern crowdsourcing. It significantly broadens investment opportunities and a startup’s potential to raise capital through only a few legislative provisions. So why the hold up?

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Wavemaker Impact announces first close of debut fund at $13m

AsiaTechDaily

Choo Heng Tong, the Executive Vice President for New Ventures and Innovation, EDB, said delivering sustainability goals is now more pressing as it also presents an opportunity for collaboration across the ecosystem to build and scale climate tech ventures.

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Singapore’s Utu Secures $33 M, Expands Reach with CardsPal Acquisition in Tax-Free Shopping Sector

AsiaTechDaily

While customers typically reclaim VAT through operators like Planet or Global Blue, who provide partial refunds, Utu seizes the opportunity to address this issue and offer a more comprehensive solution. He developed a tax refund business that eventually became Global Blue after selling it in 2012.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. Participants have the opportunity to receive prizes reaching $40,000. The pitch takes 90 seconds and participants have the opportunity to win prizes totaling $10,000.

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