TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

If you thought the fourth quarter of 2022 felt slow when it came to investment activity in the fintech space, that’s because it was. But overall, while total fintech funding globally was down markedly last year compared to 2021, numbers were still higher than 2020. billion in 2022, marking a 35% drop from a record 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Unlike Klarna’s down round , the new valuation wasn’t determined by a VC firm willing to invest in the company. If Big VC Firm is willing to invest $100 million for a 25% stake of a startup, the startup is now worth four times this investment, or $400 million — at least on paper.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

While cybersecurity startups continue to attract funding (see: NetSPI’s $410 million growth round ), with investments in the sector totaling close to $4 billion in Q2 2022, the deal flow and size of deals are starting to dip, Crunchbase reported in July. According to Crunchbase data, VC-backed startups in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It needs a couple of successful exits, which in turn drives angel investing as entrepreneurs growing increasingly wealthy look to help new founders building companies reach their own goals. It requires accelerators and incubators and coworking spaces to help nurture early ideas, and it needs VC firms investing across stages.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Schulman added: “Over the past year, we made significant progress in strengthening and reshaping our company to address the challenging macro-economic environment…While we have made substantial progress in right-sizing our cost structure, and focused our resources on our core strategic priorities, we have more work to do.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

For Part 1 on The Equity Seller’s Bubble of 2021, click here to access the ACA Data Insights Archive. From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. Smaller VC fundraises?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts, read project documentation, studied the economics, written crypto profiles, and spent way too much time on Twitter. Currently, I’m blessed that my portfolio is near all-time highs and I’m up 600% from my initial investment. You can invest in smaller projects later. Trust me?—?you

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