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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. By definition?—?I’m

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Aqua Cultured Foods Raises $2.1M

HPA

HPA participated in the round, which included participation from other investors including Supply Change Capital, Aera VC, Sustainable Food Ventures, Hanfield Venture Partners, Lifely VC, Conscience VC, Kingfisher Capital, Big Idea Ventures, among others. Food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods announced a $2.1M Pre-Seed Round.

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Startup Fundraising that Meets Investor Expectations

American Entrepreneurship

That includes angel investors, venture capitalists, and institutional funders associated with various stages of a startup’s growth. Venture capitalists (VC) typically seek businesses experiencing rapid growth and that meet their specific investment profile. A funded venture’s success is tied to the people running it.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

There was no strategic goal to build venture backed startup companies, but yet at least three companies in her community got VC investment last year. Yet, you can''t just hire me to be your local community VC. These folks could become clients, funders, or good places to connect and work over the long term.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: CEO pregnancy checklist, decision-tree planning, reassessing valuations

TechCrunch

After the success of startups like Airbnb and smart-home players like Google, Amazon and Samsung, investors are “searching for good ideas and quality execution,” according to Jake Fingert and Lionel Foster of VC firm Camber Creek. ” Buy a TechCrunch+ membership before July 4, 2022 and save 50% on an annual subscription.

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Riot prepares your team against highly sophisticated cyberattacks

TechCrunch

Base10 , a San Francisco-based VC firm that previously invested in flagship startup names like Figma , Notion and CircleCI , led today’s funding round. Some of Riot’s existing investors also put more money on the table, such as Y Combinator, Funders Club and Founders Future. But it feels like things are accelerating.

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"Money is Local, Impact is Global" for Angel Investing

Onevest

By Michael "Luni" Libes In the traditional world of early stage, Angel and VC investing, money is local. Studies show that over 80% of funding at Angel groups and Series A VCs goes to businesses in the same city/region as the funders. Over in the impact investing space, this rule is not true. Register Here.