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Take Five – how shut are the venture markets right now?

VC Cafe

According to new research by Pitchbook , the trickle down effect has already started in seed and series A startups with round sizes and valuations shrinking in size compared to 2021. But recently those round sizes and valuations have tumbled to about $10 million and $50 million, respectively, he said. Lemkin #????????????

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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

The top quartile has distributed 2.03x (vs. 1.68) and the median fund now has distributed 1.27X (vs. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. Based on that metric, the top quartile fund has now distributed 2.03X after 12 years. 2 years ago).

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4 In Demand Products During This Time Of Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

So, what are the in demand products during this time of pandemic that both budding and seasoned entrepreneurs may want to consider manufacturing or distributing? estimates in their recent report that medical products will have a very high global market valuation, crossing 30 billion US dollars by 2026. These are some of those: 1.

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Understanding Virtual Data Rooms And Their Significance Today

YoungUpstarts

Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). The switch from PDRs to VDRs resulted in deal cycles and increased valuations. These cloud based software programs are connected and operated on extranet. percent between 2009 and 2014.

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The Quantum Technology Ecosystem – Explained

Steve Blank

In the last six months quantum computing companies IonQ , D-Wave and Rigetti went public at valuations close to a billion and half dollars. A quantum network’s value comes from its ability to distribute entanglement. Quantum Cryptography/Quantum Key Distribution. Over a $1 billion of it going to Quantum computing companies.

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Cloud Tools: Useful PDF Forms For Business and Education

The Startup Magazine

When fillable PDF forms are distributed, they are automatically checked by Acrobat. To communicate effectively, businesses, teachers and students will most likely need an opportunity to view, edit, and share PDFs in the cloud. The post Cloud Tools: Useful PDF Forms For Business and Education appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Seed Stage Firms are Dead, Long Live Micro VCs

Genuine VC

Of course CapEx has been transformed into OpEx via changes in the tech infrastructure layer (open source, virtualization & cloud computing, offshoring, etc.). That’s no secret.