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NextView Ventures closes its fourth fund with $89 million

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NextView Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital fund, has raised an $89.6 The NextView Ventures team did not immediately respond to request for comment. In April, NextView launched a virtual accelerator for startups to build a more robust pipeline for deal flow. Local accelerators provide a boon to area startups.

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Corporations are scrambling to get into the venture game

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The venture capital boom of 2021 was not built from merely traditional VC money. A host of other capital sources played a role in the global trend , from new methods of disbursing angel and seed capital to crossover funds pouring into late-stage startups. How quickly is corporate venture capital investment accelerating?

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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

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In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. This trifecta serves as a catalyst for accelerated growth and long-term viability.

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Booz Allen Hamilton launches $100M corporate venture arm focused on early-stage startups

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Booz Allen Hamilton, the Virginia-based, defense-focused IT consulting firm, today announced the launch of a corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, that will initially put $100 million toward “strategic” defensive and offensive technologies. In the U.S.,

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India’s HealthPlix raises $22M to accelerate growth and enhance healthcare delivery

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Founded in 2017, the startup has already empowered more than 10,000 doctors who treat 2.5% The Series C round, led by Avataar Venture Partners and SIG Venture Capital, is divided into $20 million raise against equity and $2 million in debt. of the country’s entire population using the proprietary software.

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As Gaming Flourishes, Scopely Accelerates Growth with New Round of Funding

Revolution

Mobile gaming in particular is accelerating rapidly as our time spent on smartphones increases alongside our desire to find activities that break up the monotony of quarantine life. Like with e-commerce, telehealth, and other tech-driven sectors accelerated by the pandemic, the rise in the gaming sector is widely assumed to stick.

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

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Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., marking its highest level since 2017. There’s a cottage industry of folks figuring out how to stack tax credits from the inflation Reduction Act to accelerate sustainable initiatives. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S,