More than 40 investors share their top predictions for 2024
If I had to characterize 2023, I’d say it was the year of the great venture divide. Many aspects of venture didn’t follow one trend, but instead saw the emergence …
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What VCs are looking for in the next wave of cybersecurity startups
Casber Wang is a partner at Sapphire Ventures, where he focuses primarily on security, enterprise infrastructure, and data and analytics. In cybersecurity, AI often stands for “already implemented.” Security vendors …
A strong foundation can help raise early-stage capital
As valuations come down, now more than ever, founders “need to prove their company is built to last with long-term profitability and scalability in mind,” writes Russ Heddleston, CEO of …
Proposed new rule: All AI output must rhyme
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I know I usually lead Startups Weekly with my own column (and I did write …
Thank god a startup is tackling bed bugs
Bugs can be, well, pests. They can cause serious damage inside homes and buildings, and can also wreak havoc outdoors on crops and plants. The amount of chaos and calamity …
A first look at nine new IndieBio NY companies that will present to VCs next month
It was pure coincidence, but months before the pandemic took hold around the world, IndieBio — a startup accelerator devoted to startups using biology to solve large problems — expanded …
Blood, Guns, and Broken Scooters: Inside the Chaotic Rise and Fall of Bird
In a minivan with the rear seats ripped out, John is chasing one of his 250 electric scooters down a California highway. He finds it 10 miles away, hiding in …
OurCrowd makes the first 8 investments from its Israel Resilience Fund
Israeli investment platform OurCrowd today announced that it now has $13 million in capital commitments for its $50 million Israel Resilience Fund, a fund the organization launched shortly after the …
4 Mistakes in Fundraising That Startup Founders Can’t Afford
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The vast majority of startups come up against the issue of conducting a fundraising round at least once in their existence. It …
Black British founders are down but not out
Black founders in the UK are also seeing the impact of venture’s winter year. Black founders in the United Kingdom raised only 0.95% of all venture investment allocated in the …