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Celebrating 2022 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. In 2022, ACA's first formal DEI Task Force worked throughout the year to build on the momentum of 2021.

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How African startups raised venture capital in 2022

TechCrunch

Investors believe the market correction, which caught up with the continent in the second half of 2022, will spiral into this year. Despite the challenges that emerged in the second half of the year, 2022 was another year of growth for Africa in terms of total funding raised, number of deals and number of investors involved.

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Layoffs spell opportunity for some fintech startups

TechCrunch

Collective , an all-in-one back-office finance platform for the self-employed, which has raised over $28 million in funding, is hiring for five roles across engineering, marketing and member services (tax, accounting). Stay tuned, and please feel free to share with anyone looking for a new opportunity!

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Why Early Valuations Might Surge in 2022

Tomasz Tunguz

Instead of late-stage opportunities, they’ll be focusing on early-stage venture in 2022. Across Series A to Series E rounds in the US, hedge funds participated in 63% of startup financings worth more than $200B in 2021. Amidst this gloomy backdrop, The Information published a story on hedge funds' strategy shift.

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Is JPMorgan turning a corner on climate finance?

TechCrunch

Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, the bank has financed more than $430 billion worth of fossil fuel projects, according to the most recent Banking on Climate Chaos report , far exceeding its peers. billion, and the total fell only slightly in 2022. It’s also a great opportunity for startup founders.”

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BarbAIrians at the Gate: The Financial Opportunity of AI

Andreessen Horowitz

Popularized by Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert, the invention wasn’t all that complicated: issue bonds with very high interest rates and correspondingly high risk, and use that capital to finance the wholesale acquisition of mismanaged, inefficient, and sclerotic companies. billion, against almost $2.8

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Dispatch from Bangalore, end of 2022 edition

TechCrunch

Swaroop made a case that as more Indians come online, opportunities will emerge in food delivery, automotive aftermarket, warehousing, road freight, and social commerce among many other marketplace areas. Many venture investors are now increasingly chasing opportunities to back banks instead.