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Wing Venture Capital’s Fifth Annual Enterprise Tech 30 List

American Entrepreneurship

GenAI, Developer-and Data Stack-Focused Companies Dominate List as well as 80% of ET30 founders are Millennials Five years ago, Wing Venture Capital introduced their annual Enterprise Tech 30—a list of the most promising, private enterprise tech private companies across all stages of maturity. years median time since founding versus to 2.7

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Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M

TechCrunch

By way of example, the likes of Observe , Monte Carlo , Cribl , Manta , and Coralogix all raised substantial amounts of funding last year, while in the five short weeks of 2023 so far we’ve already seen two fledgling observability startups in the form of Metaplane and Chaos Genius announce $8.4 million and $3.3

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I’ve worked with hundreds of unicorns: Here’s what founders and executives need to focus on

TechCrunch

Empower operations to capitalize on better market conditions in the future. Companies are increasingly focused on running their businesses better during adverse market conditions so they can come out stronger when the economic environment improves. Empowering operations includes understanding and communicating relevant metrics.

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Three Learnings for Startups after Big Tech’s Q3 Earnings Beatdown

Entrepreneur's Handbook

1-Month Stock Return | S&P 500 Earnings Q3'22 Earnings Scoreboard In the last month, earnings expectations for 2023 have been revised down 2.3% Let me elaborate on that a bit; as an investor, I’m less enthused by companies looking to raise capital to generate more demand before having some market validation. for #Apple , 4.5%

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

TechCrunch

Attend the TechCrunch City Spotlight: Boston event on February 27, 2023. Boston by the numbers The chart below shows Boston fluctuating between third and fourth place in overall venture capital investment over the last several years, moving back and forth with the Los Angeles area startup scene. Greg Dracon, a partner at.406

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The Station: Restructuring ripples and the next investor darling of the EV era

TechCrunch

The Michigan-based autonomous ride-hail and shuttle startup raised $111 million in a Series C round that it says will help it get to driver-out operations in 2023. Xpeng Robotics , a bionic robot maker affiliated with Xpeng , raised $100 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital, at a time when venture investments are slowing in China.

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Proptech in Review: 3 investors explain why they’re bullish on tech that makes buildings greener

TechCrunch

We asked three venture capital firms investing at the intersection of proptech and climate tech about how a focus on reducing emissions can trim a building’s carbon footprint and offer new opportunities for returns. What is your investment thesis for proptech in 2023? This economic environment will continue to test a lot of companies.