PreIPOSwap.com — 4/3/2023 — New York, NY — 2023 has been a dramatic year for the VC industry. Last year, in 2022, public markets experienced a significant correction which spilled over into private markets. Many professional investors such as funds, were seeing great bargains in public equities and so diverted attention there. Also, simply due[…]
From Crunchbase News When a hurricane in Florida and a virus in California killed a promising lettuce bounty late in 2022 and earlier this year, some hobbyists turned to indoor farms to supply their winter fuel of hearty salads. Indoor farming is something venture firms have deemed the future of agriculture. Armed with temperature control, hydroponics and[…]
From: zerohedge Substack is initiating a crowdsourcing funding round, allowing writers to invest as little as $100 in the company. On Tuesday morning, the startup emailed writers about the investment opportunity. The development comes amidst a freeze in venture capital funding markets, which followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. “Today, we’re starting a process[…]
From: zerohedge Leading venture capital players are predicting a “mass extinction event” for early- and mid-stage startups that will make the global fiscal collapse in 2008 “look quaint” by comparison. According to Globest, a new survey has found that 81% of early-stage startups are facing a failure in 2023 because–as of the end of October–they[…]
From Progressive Grocer: visit to Bethlehem, Pa., farm reveals how company is at the forefront of changing how produce is grown and shipped Bridget Goldschmidt Managing Editor The Bowery Operating System meticulously keeps track of a multitude of plant cultivars at different phases of growth. At New York-based Bowery Farming, they believe in continuous improvement of[…]
PreIPOSwap.com 2/25/2023 — New York, NY — We hear the term ‘sustainable’ being thrown around a lot with so many hidden meanings, implications, and innuendo it can be confusing. Let’s cut to the chase. Sustainability means rugged, flexible, and long term – that means a business model that doesn’t deplete natural resources, and that can[…]
From: zerohedge Fundraising By Venture-Capital Firms Tumbles To Near Decade Low Amid ‘Tech-Wreck’ | ZeroHedge Fundraising by venture-capital (VC) firms plunged to a nine-year low in the fourth quarter as rising market volatility, geopolitical uncertainty, and higher inflation spooked investors, according to WSJ. Preqin Ltd., a firm that tracks venture-fund data, released a new report that[…]
From Crunchbase News: The Securities and Exchange Commission and venture capitalists have traditionally lived in two different worlds, but if a new rule from the regulatory agency advances, VCs could find their world under increased scrutiny. Nearly a year ago, the SEC started looking at adding regulations around how private investors — think private equity firms, hedge funds, some[…]
From Crunchbase Startup stock options mean something different in 2023. Many unicorns are staying private for around eight to 10 years while enjoying household name status with public companies like Amazon and Microsoft. Search less. Close more. Some of the highest-valued startups on the The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, including Stripe, Shein and ByteDance, have been around as private companies for longer than a decade. As[…]
From: zerohedge ‘PayPal Peril’: Twitter Prepping For Payments, Could Include Bitcoin | ZeroHedge Elon Musk is going head to head with his old company PayPal as Twitter gears up to become an online payments business. Twitter is prepping for payments, and bitcoin might be in the mix. According to a Financial Times report, Elon is[…]