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Sustainable startup growth and venture capital

The Equity Kicker

However severe our current situation is, I’m sure there will be plenty of short term negatives, including more job losses, company failures and down rounds. We need a new disruptive capitalism that is designed for a much more mature internet market, one that can bring founders, investors, and employees together.

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

VC Cafe

A combination of competition for top talent and an effort to bring employees back to the office drove startups in Israel to throw extravagant parties and all-inclusive retreats abroad. The press took notice, especially since just a few months later startups were laying off employees en-masse to cut costs. Team, product, market.

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

VC Cafe

With over 1,000 global unicorns (and about 1.5 new unicorns created each day), startups may find themselves raising down rounds as they struggle to justify previous valuations. As layoffs in Israeli startups ramp up, a new resource for affected employees. As an example, here are 34 new unicorns minted in May 2022.

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Market Truths

thebarefootvc

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As someone who invested through the 2001 and 2008 crashes I can assure you that down rounds and fire sales are not fun for anyone involved. and the Nasdaq (which includes Apple, Google, Intel and other tech stalwarts) gained 4.2%.

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Market Truths

thebarefootvc

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As someone who invested through the 2001 and 2008 crashes I can assure you that down rounds and fire sales are not fun for anyone involved. and the Nasdaq (which includes Apple, Google, Intel and other tech stalwarts) gained 4.2%.

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Market Truths

thebarefootvc

After a tumultuous week in global markets, today the US stock market ended higher on the session. As someone who invested through the 2001 and 2008 crashes I can assure you that down rounds and fire sales are not fun for anyone involved. and the Nasdaq (which includes Apple, Google, Intel and other tech stalwarts) gained 4.2%.

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London and Tel Aviv unicorn alumni produce most startups

VC Cafe

On a high level, the report found that “ of the more than 300 VC-backed unicorns in the region, 203 have fuelled more than 1,000 (1,018) new tech-enabled startups, with former employees becoming founders “ In terms of hubs, UK and Israel have produced the highest numbers of unicorns outside of US and China.

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