この2021年は注目のスタートアップがシリコンヴァレーを中心に次々に誕生し、しかも莫大な資金を調達したことが話題になった。ヘッジファンドやプライヴェートエクイティといった「非従来型」の投資家が参入してきたことが大きな要因だが、これはバブルなのか、それとも今後も定着する“本物”の流れなのか。
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The investment manager of the future
What does an investment management firm look like when it’s redesigned based on first principles and based on the true “jobs to be done” of an investment manager?
Katie Haun is splitting off from a16z to launch her own crypto fund
Katie Haun, who co-led Andreessen Horowitz’s $2.2 billion crypto fund, is splitting off from the firm and taking a number of colleagues with her — including operating partner Rachael Horwitz — to start a new crypto-centric fund, Axios reports. Haun joined the firm in 2018 after a career as a federal prosecutor for the Justice […]
8 disappointing investor archetypes: How founders can stop falling for them
In the spirit of helping founders look beyond the promises of value, let’s delve into some common archetypes of investor relationships that founders experience post-investment.
ThreeFlow raises $45 million to scale its employee benefits placement software
ThreeFlow, which provides software for insurance brokers selling employee benefits, announced today that it raised $45 million in Series B funding. New investor Accel led the round alongside existing investors Emergence Capital, Equal Ventures, and First Trust Capital Partners. The Chicago-based company, formerly known as WatchTower, raised $8 million for its Series A round in […]
Vauban, an AngelList-like platform for VCs and angels to run and raise funds, closes $6.3m
It’s always been a slight puzzle why AngelList never really properly took off in Europe, especially when, a few years ago, there was such a dearth of funding options for poorly served European startups. But the reasons are fairly simple when you look at them. For starters, the US tech industry boomed in the last […]
スタートアップへの投資が加速、ユニコーン企業の数が爆発的に増えている
ユニコーンとみなされる評価額に達する企業の数が爆発的に増えている。今年になって過去に例がない規模の資金がスタートアップに投じられており、その評価額を驚異的なスピードで押し上げているからだ。この状態を“小さな泡”と指摘する声もあるが、その流れが減速する気配は見えていない。
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Lessons from founders raising their first round in a bull market
In a bull market, it’s especially hard to understand people and their value systems. The pandemic does not help us engage, understand culture nor help build a human connection.
Private equity is ready to take MSP consolidation to the next level
Recent sales processes have attracted as many as 30-40 private equity bidders, and these firms are looking over their shoulder, as interest in MSP acquisitions rises among other buyers.
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