Venture capital in cybersecurity hit a record high in 2021 — like it did in many industries — but last year could not come close to matching those peak times. Funding to cybersecurity startups dropped by a third in 2022, … Continue reading Venture To Cybersecurity Drops By A Third
Emerging Unicorn Board Emerging Unicorns include private companies with known valuations of $500 million or more but less than $1 billion. A startup achieves this status by first demonstrating its ability to provide value in the form of a product … Continue reading My thoughts on current Emerging Unicorn Board (12/17/22)
European venture funding for third-quarter 2022 continues to fall, sliding to its lowest point in nearly two years as early-stage investment shows clear signs of weakness. Funding for the third quarter in Europe totaled $16 billion, down 44% year over … Continue reading European Venture Funding Drops 44% as Early Stage Weakens
Zappi, a London-based consumer insights startup, announced on Tuesday it raised $170 million in growth capital from Sumeru Equity Partners and other undisclosed co-investors to make pre-launch data easier to access. The company’s AI-powered consumer insights platform is meant to help marketers … Continue reading Zappi’s $170M Raise Proves The Value Of AI In Market Research
The current state of the market seems to have frozen the wallets of some big-named VC firms that went big last year. In November 2021, Tiger Global made 25 deals. Last month that number dropped to five. Similarly, General Catalyst took part in 19 … Continue reading Techstars And Gaingels Lead The Way As Giant VCs Pull Back in a Chilly Market
Software private equity investors like to think of themselves as deal hunters, adept at picking out undervalued companies that, with a bit of restructuring, could exit in a few years at much higher valuations. Of course, not every deal works … Continue reading The Season To Buy An Enterprise Software Company For Billions
India crashes So which countries in the region led to these numbers? While nearly every major country saw their numbers fall, India took one of the most pronounced declines. Startups in the country raised only $2.9 billion in Q3, compared … Continue reading Asia, the Second Largest Unicorn Hub, sees VC Funding Plummeting, led by India
The latest numbers appear less alarming when looking across a two-year time horizon, rather than solely comparing to 2021’s record-breaking tallies. By historical standards, funding totals are still pretty high. Early- and seed-stage dealmaking, for instance, is actually above 2020 … Continue reading North American Startup Funding Shrank Over 50% In Q3, Led By Late-Stage Declines
1. Aspen Power, $350M, clean energy: The biggest round of the month was led by private equity giant Carlyle Group, which invested $350 million for a majority stake in renewable energy developer Aspen Power. The Dallas-based clean energy provider is looking to buy … Continue reading The 10 Biggest Rounds Of November: Aspen Powers Up With $350M; DispatchHealth Raises Big For In-Home Care
As tech companies slash their workforces and tighten their 2023 budgets, employers that once embraced shiny new perks to attract and retain talent are taking a second look at their benefit offerings. Following suit, startups that made employer benefits their bread-and-butter business … Continue reading Telehealth Startups Pivot (Yet Again) As Employer Benefits Get Reevaluated In Layoff-Looming Economy
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