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Australia’s Avarni raises $3m to speed up decarbonization efforts

AsiaTechDaily

Register Australian carbon management startup Avarni raised $3 million to streamline the future of carbon management in a funding round led by deep tech venture firm Main Sequence. The funding round was also participated by Vulpes Ventures and Common Sense Ventures, Avarni said in a statement.

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Should Founders Still Raise in an Economic Downturn?

Dream It

If the investors don’t seem to be on board at the end of your pitch, ask them what milestones they would like to see you achieve to get them to write you a check in the future. In general, companies can expect to come out of accelerators at half the valuation they would otherwise have in favorable economic environments.

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

TechCrunch

May originally announced an initial closing of an $83 million Series C in January , which was led by Mirai Creation Fund II and included Tokio Marine, Toyota Tsusho, Bridgestone Americas , as well as returning investors like Toyota Ventures and LG Technology Ventures. Together, they bring May’s total funding to $194 million.

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The Equity Seller’s Bubble of 2021 Part 2 • 2022 From a Startup Equity Seller’s to an Equity Buyer’s Market

Angel Capital Association

2022: The Aftermath In 2022 war, inflation, rising interest rates and a tougher economic environment–one not buoyed by historically low interest rates–brought an end to the long-term bull market in assets (the “everything bubble”), including startup capital. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset? Higher litigation risks.

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Daily Crunch: Game developer bans 6,700 cheaters and publishes their usernames

TechCrunch

And we have five more for you: Board already : Vinod Khosla’s advice for top VCs is to not sit on their founders’ boards , Natasha M reports. The risk of branding : Natasha M digs into the oh-so-biased branding risk in venture capital. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the winner is announced!