StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. Brianna Ellison. It concludes with a Pitch Showcase awarding at least $25,000 in prize money. How do we bridge this gap?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

I would say the past few years have been more of an anomaly, and we are getting back to a more sustainable pace. We are seeing a lot of companies looking to raise money and have continued to spend time building relationships with impressive entrepreneurs. billion in Europe thus far in 2022, 40% more than a year earlier, reports say).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

When I suggested that the downturn in the public markets might give startups a chance to focus on finding product-market fit instead of chasing growth, he gave me a personal market correction: Recessions or downturns are always the hardest times to build businesses, always, for the entrepreneurs, for VCs, for everyone involved. Gupta said.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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. By Q4, for every dollar of available capital there were 1.4x We Warned You!

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