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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

TechCrunch

Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. I spoke with Sopoong chief executive Max Sang-Yeop Han , a serial entrepreneur who joined Sopoong in 2016 and acquired the firm in 2019, to learn about the VC’s plans.

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Founderpath secures $145M in debt and equity to help B2B SaaS startup founders avoid dilution

TechCrunch

Founder Nathan Latka experienced firsthand the painful process of giving up too much of a stake in a startup he’d founded years ago — an experience, he says, ultimately led him to start Founderpath. The firm has deployed over $60 million in capital to 130 SaaS founders since launching in January 2020, according to Latka.

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How May Ph.D. Startup Founders Build for the Long term?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

the ‘deep tech startup’ search query is reaching one peak after another on Google Trends. Media attention and fresh capital, however, may lead to deep tech becoming a meme, rather than a useful concept. Something similar happened with artificial intelligence (AI) when every startup became an AI startup. . % How May Ph.D.

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Preparing Your Startup for the Next M&A Wave

Revolution

According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. When deal-making slows, VC dollars typically favor the perceived market leader, starving other venture-backed businesses in the same space of capital. How can you avoid this unnecessary fate?

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. There are many times when being overly capitalized before you’re ready is a negative. Availability of Capital.

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Don’t worry about VC’s returns if you can exit your startup early

TechCrunch

If you’ve been watching the recent wave of shows on disgraced startups (from Theranos to WeWork), you might be under the impression that startup founders have no sense of responsibility. In VC Land, 1 > 10. Letting people down is never pleasant, but that’s how it can feel to sell a startup early.

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WJR Business Beat: Hot Regional Startups To Watch In 2022 (Episode 338)

StartupNation

How the Midwest Startup and Tech Scene Boomed in 2021. It’s 2022 and already local VCs, angel investors, startup founders, incubators and accelerators, and more are pushing hard to make their startups go. Now this company raised over $40 million in funding since they launched in 2014. 2, Guardhat.

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