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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

They also have a separate $300 million fund focused on bricks-n-mortar consumer retail. Richard started as a principal and over a few years built a strong track record under Bob Davis and was promoted. Highland has been around for 22 years currently investing the 8 th fund which is $400 million.

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The Fantastical, Stupendous, Wonkariffic Tale of How Ample Hills Creamery Raised a $4 Million Venture Capital Round

This is going to be BIG.

At GM, I actually got onto the buyout co-investment team that worked on AMF, the bowling company--so I know more about the retail economics of bowling than most people and I still have a bowling pin deal toy in my apartment.

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Balance raises $56M to tip the one-click checkout scales in favor of B2B merchants

TechCrunch

There are many companies bringing one-click checkout to the direct-to-consumer marketplace, but few are developing similar tools for the business-to-business marketplace. B2B payment volume is five times the size of business-to-consumer retail payments, yet much of those payments are not being done online.

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Asian investment specialist Fullerton raises $100m first close for Thai PE strategy

AsiaTechDaily

The strategy may target sectors such as consumer retail, food industries, industrial and advanced manufacturing, education, information and tech, healthcare and medical services, financial and business services.

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This new app is helping Gen Z invest in cars, food, video games and other ‘themes’

TechCrunch

Other themes include So Glamorous, which includes companies selling apparel, luxury goods and other consumer retail products such as handbags, shoes and jewelry and The Open Road, which includes – you guessed it – companies involved in the development of self-driving cars, electric vehicles and their components and materials. .

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A theory about the current IPO market

TechCrunch

And the late-stage venture capital markets, along with the changing value of tech stocks and the huge boom in consumer (retail) investing. TechCrunch has covered the IPO window as closely as we can over the last few years.

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StartupNation Radio: Shark Tank Tips and Success Stories

StartupNation

To purchase Makeup Junkie Bags, visit the official website at makeupjunkiebags.com , or if you’re a retailer, apply to become a wholesale retailer here.