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The State of Gaming in 2022

VC Cafe

Private financing market continued to see strong deal activity with $3.6B in total financings in Q2, surpassing Q1 total through 169 deals. The merger of Unity and Ironsource (a $4.4 Over half of financing deals in gaming went to blockchain gaming companies in H1 2022. Gaming M&A in H1 2022.

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Startup Survival Guide: Mitigating Legal Risks and Criminal Challenges

The Startup Magazine

It’s also imperative to conduct regular audits of your IP assets and keep them up-to-date. Drafting a robust IP strategy with legal counsel at an early stage will help prevent problems down the road while setting clear expectations for employees about appropriate behavior regarding confidential information & data sharing practices.

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5 Strategies For Business Growth Many People Forget

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, Facebook added WhatsApp as a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service to enhance the self-sustaining growth their social media platform before any downturn. Further, acquisition offers other advantages such as easier financing, instant economies of scale, and new market penetration.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part V

Gust

As we conclude our convertible note financing series, there are assorted terms commonly seen in term sheets and deal documents that are worth touching on briefly. The Note Purchase Agreement and Convertible Promissory Note are essential documents for any convertible note financing. merger or acquisition).

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3 Ways to Grow Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

If you own the IP on a particular technology or information product, then you can create licensing agreements for other businesses to sell your product for you. 3 Mergers, Partnerships and Acquisitions. However, many banking institutions refuse to finance small business operations because of their risk profile. Wrapping Up.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

“Carriers are moving rapidly to IP-based mobile backhaul, and Wintegra’s product offering is uniquely positioned to enable this packet transition and breakthrough the bandwidth bottlenecks faced in mobile networks,&# said Greg Lang, president and chief executive officer of PMC-Sierra.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

More and more VCs have deals in their portfolios that have long outlasted their investment value, and more and more VCs are seeking to unload these deals, at a loss, as reverse merger vehicles. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. 49% of Small Business Owners Use Smar.