Healthcare Employment ‘Matchmaker’ ShiftKey Raises $300M, Valued At $2B
ShiftKey, a Dallas-based scheduling platform for the health care industry, announced on Wednesday it raised $300 million at a well-over $2 billion valuation led by health care-focused private investment firm Lorient Capital. ShiftKey is tackling a labor shortage that is crippling … Continue reading Healthcare Employment ‘Matchmaker’ ShiftKey Raises $300M, Valued At $2B
Venture To Cybersecurity Drops By A Third
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
5 Non-Obvious Lessons Learned From The Year In Tech
Even putting aside the collapse of the economy, the crypto winter, the lack of venture activity, and all of the ways the world is in chaos and crisis, a lot happened in tech in 2022, much of it not particularly … Continue reading 5 Non-Obvious Lessons Learned From The Year In Tech
A Letter To The Founder Who Has Yet To Raise Their First Big Round
Dear founder, Your job is the same as it’s always been for founders at this stage. The only difference is that you have to actually achieve the validation required from investors early on. You have to do the hard work … Continue reading A Letter To The Founder Who Has Yet To Raise Their First Big Round
Truly Terrible SPACs Trade At Lower Lows At Year End
For anyone looking to evaporate a large pile of money, the past year has presented abundant options. Of those, one of the faster and more effective methods involved investing in tech companies going public via SPAC. As we’ve documented several … Continue reading Truly Terrible SPACs Trade At Lower Lows At Year End
My thoughts on current Emerging Unicorn Board (12/17/22)
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 Drops 44% as Early Stage Weakens
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’s $170M Raise Proves The Value Of AI In Market Research
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
Techstars And Gaingels Lead The Way As Giant VCs Pull Back in a Chilly Market
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
The Season To Buy An Enterprise Software Company For Billions
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
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