Venture Capital Cross @ VCCross.com – 5/28/2023 – – As traditional funding sources dry up, private companies are seeking alternatives to raise capital. Also, a growing number of small businesses are also turning to VC portals, which typically include Crowdfunding, as a means to attract capital. Small mom and pop businesses are sometimes referred to as “Main[…]
From: zerohedge Musk’s Brain Implant Startup Receives FDA Approval For Human Tests | ZeroHedge Elon Musk’s brain-implant startup received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to conduct clinical trials of its experimental device in humans. “We are excited to share that we have received the FDA’s approval to launch our first-in-human clinical study!” Neuralink[…]
PreIPOSwap.com — Charlotte, NC — 4/30/2023 — Venture Capital can trace it’s roots back to the stockholding companies of the 17th and 16th centuries when entrepreneurs and adventurers alike raised large sums to navigate the world and open trade corridors. No bigger failure in Venture Funding can be compared to the sinking of the Titanic. […]
From Tech Crunch s many private companies try to avoid raising capital in the current market, it’s become significantly harder to figure out what companies are actually worth. But a market that’s traditionally even less transparent than venture is providing clues. The secondary market, where investors can buy and sell existing stakes in a startup or fund, offers[…]
From Crunchbase News: Last month saw some big deals roll in, including the second-biggest of the year to date. However, the month significantly slowed — especially in terms of monster deals — as it wore on. That could well be due to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse having at least some short-term effects on fundraising. That will[…]
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[…]