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A theory about the current IPO market

TechCrunch

Namely, certain elements of the venture capital community who would prefer to keep all outsized gains in their own pockets. And the late-stage venture capital markets, along with the changing value of tech stocks and the huge boom in consumer (retail) investing. But, no matter. Let’s talk about it.

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Flora poised to bloom as sustainable brand marketplace launches this year

TechCrunch

Kaya was also in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, focused on consumer retail M&A. The company is among a small group of e-commerce aggregators, including OpenStore , that recently received venture capital funding amid a not-so-good year for this industry.

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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.

I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing. I was researching consumer focused funds, building and fixing brands, and talking to just about every consumer minded investor I could find.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. But it was an attractive time to enter because the successful internet companies were scaling and in need of capital.

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Bangladesh agritech startup iFarmer raises $2.1m in IDLC-led funding

AsiaTechDaily

million Series Pre-A round of financing led by IDLC Ventures, the VC arm of IDLC Finance—one of Bangladesh’s largest non-banking financial institutions. New York-based Millville Opportunities, and Startup Bangladesh Limited, the flagship venture capital fund of the Bangladesh Government’s ICT Ministry, also participated in the round.

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Building a creator-focused OS

TechCrunch

The startup has raised a little over $15 million to date, per Crunchbase data , but came back into our minds thanks to the launch of a deal with the Dollar Tree company , a consumer retailer that has around one zillion stores in America. UiPath, SPACs, and a neat venture capital round. More when we have it.