#venturecapital
#Cryptocurrencies #DeFi #GameFi #NFT #venturecapital Cointelegraph Pitch Room launched, bridging promising projects to quality investors: Cointelegraph presents Pitch Room, a new stage in the effort to boost innovation in the crypto space, dedicated to investors interested in deal flow. Pitch Room opens doors for promising startups in the Web3 space, exploring new markets and building solutions with the potential to disrupt the industry. Investors can view a one-page… https://btcnews.biz/cryptocurrencies/cointelegraph-pitch-room-launched-bridging-promising-projects-to-quality-investors/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Targeted Genetic Nanoparticle Company Gains $25M in Seed Funds
A developer of #nanoscale #lipid particles for delivering #genomic therapies to specific #cells and #tissue, spun-off from academic labs, is raising $25 million in seed #funds.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44867
#News #Science #Business #Biotechnology #Nanotechnology #Chemistry #DNA #mRNA #Engineering #University #GeneTherapy #Finance #SeedRound #VentureCapital
Cointelegraph Pitch Room launched, bridging promising projects to quality investors - Cointelegraph presents Pitch Room, where innovation meets opportu... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/cointelegraph-pitch-room-launched-bridging-promising-projects-to-quality-investors #venturecapital #gamefi #defi #nft
The AI Boom Is Pulling Tech Entrepreneurs Back to San Francisco - Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to mis... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/technology/ai-san-francisco-tech-industry.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #sanfrancisco(calif) #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #ycombinator #hackathons #start-ups
Sequoia Capital announces three-way split to separate China business - One of the world’s largest venture capital firms, Sequoia Capital... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/sequoia-capital-announces-three-way-split-to-separate-china-business #cryptocurrencies #venturecapital #europeanunion #unitedstates #fintech #china
What's your tech: Challenging the Stereotypes, Building an Ecosystem for Women in IP https://whatsyourtech.ca/2023/06/05/challenging-the-stereotypes-building-an-ecosystem-for-women-in-ip/ #gaming #tech #intellectualproperty #CanadianInnovation #CanadianBusiness #venturecapital #technology #Trending #Featured #Canada #IP #VC
Apple Is Stepping Into the Metaverse. Will Anyone Care? - Interest in the futuristic, immersive digital world is fading just as Apple plans to debu... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/technology/apple-metaverse-vr.html #virtualreality(computers) #computersandtheinternet #computerandvideogames #activisionblizzardinc #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #venturecapital #microsoftcorp #epicgames #gatesbill #appleinc
Apple Is Stepping Into the Metaverse. Will Anyone Care? - Interest in the futuristic, immersive digital world is fading just as Apple plans to debu... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/technology/apple-is-stepping-into-the-metaverse-will-anyone-care.html #virtualreality(computers) #computersandtheinternet #computerandvideogames #activisionblizzardinc #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #venturecapital #microsoftcorp #epicgames #gatesbill #appleinc
Here are some crazy AI numbers 🤯 you need to know about:
- 873 AI companies received VC investment in the first 4 months of 2023,
- Over $17 billion raised in 4 months 🤯 more than double 2022;
- $51 billion invested in AI by the end of 2023;
- Post-money AI valuations double from 2020 to 2023;
- 50 unicorns have been born since 2020;
- 5 851 AI companies received funding over the last 10 years;
- 7 companies have valuations over $5 billion;
#ai #venturecapital #funding
StepStone VC Raises $97M for Two Blockchain Funds - SEC filings show pooled investment figures for the two private equity funds. - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/31/stepstone-vc-raises-97m-for-two-blockchain-funds/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #privateequity #blockchain #exclusive #finance #funds #news
PayPal Ventures Leads $52M Round for Crypto Firm Magic - The startup offers non-custodial wallet infrastructure for an enterprise client list that... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/31/paypal-ventures-leads-52m-round-for-crypto-firm-magic/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #fundingrounds #finance #paypal #wallet #news
Crypto Infrastructure Firm Anoma Foundation Raises $25M - The Swiss non-profit oversees the Anoma blockchain architecture and the layer 1 blockchai... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/31/crypto-infrastructure-firm-anoma-foundation-raises-25m/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #fundingrounds #finance #layer1 #anoma #news
Venture Capital Firm Tribe Capital Targets $100M for Latest Crypto Fund: Sources - Tribe plans to make early-stage investments of $500,000-$3 million in layer 1 and 2 ecosy... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/31/venture-capital-firm-tribe-capital-targets-100m-for-latest-crypto-fund/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #tribecapital #exclusive #finance #funds #news
Web3 Payments Firm Transak Raises $20M - The startup offers on- and off-ramps that could make it easier for new users to interact ... - https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/05/30/web3-payments-firm-transak-raises-20m/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #fundingrounds #web3 #news
Elizabeth Holmes Set to Report to Prison Tuesday in Texas - The disgraced founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, who was convicted of fraud,... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/technology/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-prison.html #computersandtheinternet #holmeselizabeth(1984-) #prisonsandprisoners #fraudsandswindling #evanswilliambilly #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #tests(medical) #balwaniramesh #theranosinc #start-ups #blood
Sam Altman’s Crypto Project Worldcoin Raises $115M Led By Blockchain Capital - Other investors in the Series C round included Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/25/sam-altmans-crypto-project-worldcoin-raises-115m-led-by-blockchain-capital/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #toolsforhumanity #venturecapital #fundingrounds #worldcoin #finance #news
Reid Hoffman Is Praising the Virtues of AI - Few are as involved in so many different artificial intelligence efforts as Mr. Hoffman, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/technology/reid-hoffman-artificial-intelligence.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #siliconvalley(calif) #hoffmanreidgarrett #boardsofdirectors #entrepreneurship #greylockpartners #inflectionaiinc #venturecapital #microsoftcorp #innovation #openailabs #start-ups
RT @UCLATDG: Do not miss the #VentureCapital Panel tomorrow at 1pm with Moderator Josh Green, National Venture Capital Association. #LABEST2023
Panelists:
Anurag Agarwal, @OUP_VC
Michael Fritz, McKool Smith
Sean Harper, Westlake Village BioPartners
D.A. Wallach, Time BioVentures https://t.co/HhvvisQaEW
Dispersion Capital Opens $40M Fund for Web3 Infrastructure - The fund was founded by Patrick Chang, an active angel investor in the crypto industry. - https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/05/24/dispersion-capital-opens-40m-fund-for-web3-infrastructure/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #funds #web3 #news
Vivo busca diversificar atividades investindo em startups
#VentureCapital #TelefônicaVivo #Smartphones #ServiçosFinanceiros #Negócios #Manchete #ForbesMoney
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Dispersion Capital launches $40M venture fund to ‘bring Web3 to the masses’ - The firm aims to fund startups building infrastructure for Web3 and othe... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/dispersion-capital-launches-40m-venture-fund-to-bring-web3-to-the-masses #venturecapital #funding #web3
Lab to Develop New Bio-Based Sustainable Materials
A venture #investment fund and #university #bioengineering center are creating a #laboratory to design more #sustainable alternative #materials to help address the #climate crisis.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44820
#News #Science #Business #Collaboration #ClimateCrisis #Biotechnology #SyntheticBiology #Engineering #VentureCapital #Chemistry
LabDAO Raises $3.6M to Decentralize Drug Discovery - The project also launched its new PLEX client that eases the burden of resource-intensive... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/23/labdao-raises-36m-to-decentralize-drug-discovery/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #fundingrounds #exclusive #finance #news #dao
BandLab Raises Another $25 Million, Now Valued at $425 Million
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/pro/bandlab-raises-25-million-valued-425-million/
I thought life under #capitalism was bad a generation ago when "planned obsolescence" replaced "built to last", but now products and services don't even have to work in the first place, they just need to give a venture capitalist or hedge fund manager enough #FOMO to buy you out.
#plannedobsolescence #venturecapital #venturecapitalists #vc #vcfirms #hedgefunds
“To #Uber's credit, they have been a wildly innovative company, inventing many new ways to make the pile of shit bigger and the pony more plausible” 💩
“#Uber won't ever recoup, but that's OK. The investors and execs made vast fortunes” 😡
“the burgeoning ‘secondary market’ for managers' shares has turned investors and managers into co-conspirators in the Venture Predation bezzle” https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/19/fake-it-till-you-make-it/ #ChicagoSchool #predatorypricing #venturecapital #lyft #wework #bird
Infographic – U-Turn on A.I. Venture Funds in Q1
Both the total #investment dollars and number of #venture deals in Q1 2023 are the lowest single quarter totals for #AI since 2019.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44811
#News #Science #Business #Finance #VentureCapital #Infographic #StartUps #Entrepreneurs #ArtificialIntelligence #SiliconValley #Technology
Viele Menschen begegnen der #Digitalisierung mit Misstrauen, weil sie Informatik mit Silicon Valley BigTech gleichsetzen. Das kann ich gut nachvollziehen, viele kennen ja nichts anderes.
Das Problem ist nicht Technologie sondern Konzerne, Geschäftsmodelle und Datenkapitalismus.
Ein Wechsel vom Paradigma Gewinnmaximierung für Konzerne hin zu Nutzenmaximierung für Menschen wäre sinnvoll. Dann könnte IT soviel gutes bewirken.
#VentureCapital #startup #facebook #zoom #ai #ki #instagram #tiktok
Timely paper on "Venture Predation" where #venturecapital funds market capture through predatory pricing, so far with much success and without the need to pay back the subsidy. Current #law is ineffective at preserving #competition. #economics
What African Fintech Startups Can Teach Silicon Valley About Longevity
Check it out! 👇
https://hbr.org/2023/05/what-african-fintech-startups-can-teach-silicon-valley-about-longevity
#DigitalArticle #VentureCapital #Fundraising #StartUps #Entrepreneurship
While judges continue to hit the snooze-bar on any awakening to this phenomenon, a new kind of predator has emerged, using a new kind of predation: the #VenturePredator, a predatory company backed by #VentureCapital funds, who make lots of high-risk bets they must cash out in ten years or less, ideally for a 100x+ return.
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Singaporean family office to set up digital bank in Bahrain - Whampoa Group started its digital asset arm in 2021 and has inves... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/singaporean-family-office-to-set-up-digital-bank-in-bahrain #cryptocurrencies #venturecapital #digitalasset #banking
Brain-Computer Device Company Gains $33M in Early Funds
A company creating brain-computer interface devices to help people with disabling communications impairments is raising $33 million in its first venture round.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44802
#News #Science #Business #BrainComputerInterface #MedicalDevice #Neurons #Implant #Disability #Engineering #Finance #VentureCapital
Fahrenheit Consortium is Lead Bidder in Bankruptcy Auction for Celsius Assets - The assets include a loan portfolio, mining rigs and infrastrsucture and cryptocurrency w... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/05/17/fahrenheit-consortium-is-lead-bidder-in-bankruptcy-auction-for-celsius-assets/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #bankruptcy #terawulf #algorand #celsius #policy #news
Airstack Raises Over $7M for AI-Backed Web3 Developer Platform - The pre-seed funding extension was led by Superscrypt, and Polygon was a prior investor. - https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/05/17/airstack-raises-over-7m-for-ai-backed-web3-developer-platform/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #artificialintelligence #venturecapital #fundingrounds #exclusive #web3 #news
Coinbase CEO's Start-Up NewLimit Raises $40 Million to Increase Human Lifespan - NewLimit, a startup co-founded by crypto exchange giant Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, has... - https://cryptonews.com/news/coinbase-ceos-start-up-newlimit-raises-40-million-to-increase-human-lifespan.htm #brianarmstrong #venturecapital #altcoinnews #investment #coinbase
@Aikiwomannc 🥥 Christina, please let me know if you need some #VentureCapital for your #BusinessSquirrel idea. Pretty sure you've got a winner there. 🥥
Bitcoin Miner Cormint Raises $30M Series A to Build Texas Data Center - Executives of Nasdaq-listed semiconductor firm Silicon Laboratories participated in the r... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/16/bitcoin-miner-cormint-raises-30m-series-a-to-build-texas-data-center/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #bitcoinmining #miningcenters #fundingrounds #finance #texas #news
Peter Thiel Backs Bitcoin Startup River in $35M Round - The Series B round for the Bitcoin financial services provider was led by Kingsway Capita... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/16/peter-thiel-backs-bitcoin-startup-river-in-35m-round/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #venturecapital #fundingrounds #peterthiel #finance #bitcoin #news
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital-Linked Startup Auradine Raises $81M - The Bitcoin miner backed the web infrastructure startup, and CEO Fred Thiel sits on the b... - https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/05/16/bitcoin-miner-marathon-digital-linked-startup-auradine-raises-81m/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #marathondigital #venturecapital #fundingrounds #finance #news
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #A105DC Tail: #N165SL
Owner: #NextgenPartners
Aircraft: #Piaggio P-180 Avanti II
2023/05/16 07:51:45
#P180 #VentureCapital #Aaaaaaaanditsgone #PusherProp https://nextgenpartners.org/
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Scaling up #Finance and aligning with realistic pathways is essential. See a possible financial allocation scenario below (top bar) versus the ratios currently by #philanthropy, #VentureCapital, and the #USA through the #IRA. (Not shown on the graph: The amount of finance is not nearly enough yet.)
Polygon Co-Founder Launches Web3 Fellowship Program - Sandeep Nailwal and his venture capital arm Symbolic Capital will invest $50,000 on a new... - https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2023/05/15/polygon-co-founder-launches-web3-fellowship-program/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #sandeepnailwal #venturecapital #technology #funding #news #web3
Infographic – Climate Start-Ups Still Gaining Venture Funds
Despite a sharp downturn in #venture dollars from 2021, new #climate and #weather forecasting companies continue to attract #investments at historically high rates.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44787
#News #Science #Business #ClimateCrisis #Analytics #ArtificialIntelligence #Algorithms #Forecasts #Finance #VentureCapital
Venture Investment in Crypto Drops to New Low: Report - Despite a gloomy outlook for venture capital, some segments of the crypto market a... - https://dailycoin.com/venture-investment-in-crypto-drops-to-new-low/ #zzzeditorspicks #venturecapital #zz_popular #pitchbook #adoption #zz_index #zz_top #report
Defending a venture-capital funded startup is never the hill you want to die on.
#vc #ventureCapital #startups #SiliconValley #BigTech #surveillance #capitalism
Rehypothecation May Be Common in Traditional Finance, but It Will Never Work With Bitcoin - Applying rehypothecation onto bitcoin or crypto ignores the fundamental essence of these ... - https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/05/10/rehypothecation-may-be-common-in-traditional-finance-but-it-will-never-work-with-bitcoin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines #consensusmagazine #venturecapital #cryptolending #collateral #opinion #lending #bitcoin
Next was a short talk by Luca Enriques on #VentureCapital and European #law at the University of Cambridge. Beyond an intro to VC funding contracts, Enriques also examines why the regulatory environment in Europe may be impeding investment in #startups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYQduvHRpc8 (6/7)
A deep dive on Andreessen Horowitz's latest "State of Crypto" report. In short: they want people to keep buying crypto, and are not above publishing blatant falsehoods to convince them to do so.
The report itself is 60 pages long, so this is a long one.
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/andreessen-horowitzs-state-of-crypto
@itzzenxx @fdroidorg Sadly I don't have #VentureCapital that would make this feasile...
Infographic – Psychedelics Funding Coming Down
Technology intelligence company CB Insights says this week that #psychedelic #therapies and services are generating little interest among venture #investors this year, with only nine deals totaling $21 million.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44763
#News #Science #Business #MentalHealth #Chemistry #Finance #Investment #VentureCapital #Infographic
The 22nd annual Midas List is now live!
In a year of precious few IPOs or new mega unicorn rounds, the #ForbesMidas ranking of the world's top 100 venture capitalists features the return of a familiar face at the top, alongside 7 true newcomers.
Biotech to Design Disease-Blocking Drugs, Gains $75M
A new company that says it can stop disease-causing #proteins from forming in #cells began public operations today, and is raising $75 million in its first venture round.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44745
#News #Science #Business #Biotechnology #Biochemistry #ProteinSynthesis #Ribosome #Microfluidics #Engineering #Finance #VentureCapital
@atomicpoet In the venture capital game, the sell out happens at the very start when you accept venture capital.
#vc #ventureCapital #SiliconValley #SurveillanceCapitalism #BigTech
Venture Capital Group to Boost Climate Actions
A venture #investor #coalition in the U.S. and Europe announced plans to reach net zero #emissions by 2030 and help start-up companies quickly achieve their zero emissions goals.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44721
#News #Science #Business #Climate #ClimateCrisis #NetZero #GreenhouseGases #Finance #VentureCapital #Accounting #UK #StartUp #SupplyChain
@kouett WTF?
There's no benefit in using #Blockchain for almost all stuff when there's better stuff for decades - even if we want to #decentralize anything.
Also #Runonflux isn't decentralized but just another " #ManagedBlockchain " owned and operated by a single, very centralized entity - just like what other grifters like #ubirch do...
It's just like #Hedera #Hashgraph / #HBAR: A #scam to fleece #VentureCapital money...
New Funds to Invest in Digital Health Start-Ups
A venture capital company supporting developers of #digital technologies in #health care says it raised $460 million to invest in early-stage digital health businesses.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44694
#News #Science #Business #VentureCapital #Finance #HealthCare #DigitalHealth #StartUps #SiliconValley #ArtificialIntelligence #ClinicalTrials
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Actually, #SpaceX raised $1.7 billion at the time, at a valuation of 127 billion.
That valuation is very different from market capitalization of a stock exchange traded company like Bell Canada.
#Stock #Exchanges are not perfect when it comes to finding the correct #price. But #VentureCapital funding rounds are outright terrible at pricing.
Also, the total funding that SpaceX has obtained is in the single digit billion. That pales in comparison to #Bell #Canada 's total investment.
Venture Capitalists, the class of people who decide what we build for the future, are embracing Gulf oil bonesaw money now that easy money is gone.
https://www.ft.com/content/567ca518-b138-4273-bfe6-0712ef31e01d
"Dealing with nations such as Saudi Arabia is the “Faustian bargain these firms have made by scaling up”, the partner added. ... “Venture capital went from being the Hermès Birkin bag of investing to Target.” "
We need better options for funding what we build next. VCs should not have a monopoly on that.
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Cancer Cell Therapy Biotech Launches, Raises $10M
A start-up company with a process for harvesting large quantities of #cells that infiltrate and kill solid #tumors is raising $10 million in seed venture funds.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44683
#News #Science #Business #Cancer #Biotechnology #Engineering #CellTherapy #Lymphocyte #Finance #VentureCapital #SeedFunds #StartUp #Magnetic #Microfluidics #Nanotechnology
Infographic – Q1 2023 Venture Funds Hunker Down
While #venture #investment dollars worldwide edged higher in the first three months of 2023, the number of deals continued to slide from the previous quarter.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44674
#News #Science #Business #Finance #VentureCapital #ArtificialIntelligence #Global #Infographic
Health, Tech Venture Investor Adds $850M Fund
A #venture capital company specializing in early-stage #investments in life science, #health, and #technology start-ups announced a new $850 million fund.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44670
#News #Science #Business #Finance #VentureCapital #SeedRound #SeriesA #LifeScience #FrontierTech #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning
Seaweed Biomaterials Start-Up Gains $5M in Early Funds
A new company creating #biomaterials for #agriculture and #consumer products from large #seaweed blooms is adding $5 million in its first venture #funding round.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44666
#News #Science #Business #Sargassum #Algae #Caribbean #Recycling #Sustainable #Materials #Agriculture #Cosmetics #Finance #VentureCapital
"Venture capital uses investor ownership to drive companies toward a quick, value-maximizing exit. Co-ops, in contrast, are designed to be owned by their participants rather than outside investors, prioritizing social value over the long term." https://www.colorado.edu/lab/medlab/2020/04/16/when-co-ops-and-venture-capital-meet
#startups #startup #saas #SolidarityEconomy #coop #workerowned #socialism #employeeowned #venturecapital #captialism #business
FFS, so it was an April Fool’s joke.
*smh* :)
Sadly, being disappointed in folks you believed in and trusted is a feeling I’m all too familiar with in tech. Didn’t really need to feel it again tonight.
On the bright side, says loads for Delta Chat if they feel confident enough to joke about it. So yay, I guess.
Remember this the next time it’s some other organisation and it isn’t a joke
Sources:
https://eldritch.cafe/@adalanerd/110125194225082714
https://chaos.social/@compl4xx/110125221341239213
https://delta.chat/en/help#how-are-delta-chat-developments-funded
https://ar.al/2019/11/29/the-future-of-internet-regulation-at-the-european-parliament/
#sources #deltaChat #NLNet #EU #publicFunding #ventureCapital #vc #enclosure
Dear @EU_Commission, I said this at the European Parliament but let me repeat it:
Public funding for tech should come with a stipulation that the organisations that take (our) public funds should not then be able to take venture capital (VC) and have private capital enclose what is built with that public funding.
Context: Delta Chat (@delta), which has received public funding from multiple #EU funds, #NLNet, etc. is reportedly now considering a VC offer.
Harvard grads, VC, IT charities and the World Bank are fixing education in Africa. Squeezing money out of some of the most impoverished areas in the world, what could go wrong?
https://theintercept.com/2023/03/23/bridge-schools-africa-kenya-education/
/HT @timnitGebru #BridgeInternationalAcademies #BIA #NicholasKristof #Davos #WorldBank #ChanZuckerbergEducation #GatesFrontier in #Africa, #Kenya
>Bernard's mother never got his sweater back.
The #VC believers are such cheapskates, disgusting! #VentureCapital
@Migueldeicaza this is (indirectly) the problem most #venturecapital groups have. Constant stream of ideas coming to them, limited resources to deploy and need to make razor sharp estimates of future returns on investment. You need to pitch your ideas to yourself :)
Infographic – Six Generative A.I. Applications
As our #infographic indicates, #generative A.I. can be applied in a range of industries, particularly in #design and #discovery functions.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44612
#News #Science #Business #Technology #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #Finance #VentureCapital
The #VentureCapitalist's dilemma - #MollyWhite
"Recent weeks have drawn a bold underline beneath what has been clear to many for a long time: that those controlling massive amounts of #capital and #power in our #society are not the smartest, or most level-headed, or most altruistic among us. #VentureCapital may be the best way to serve the interests of capital, but we need to consider alternative models that prioritize the interests of people."
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/the-venture-capitalists-dilemma
Start-Up Licenses Protein Therapy Tech, Raises $50M
A new company making #antibodies that degrade disease-causing #proteins on and outside cell surfaces is raising $50 million in its first #venture funding round.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44599
#News #Science #Business #SyntheticBiology #Enzymes #Chemistry #StartUp #University #Laboratory #Licensing #Finance #VentureCapital
Retrospective on a dying technology cycle, part 3: #VentureCapital and an economy on life support
With #mobile as an essential delivery vehicle, and #OpenSource and the #cloud as engines, we need to cover one more component of the last cycle:
Venture capital as the fuel.
"For all the talk of unbridled innovation, #venturecapital services only very specific types of #innovation: those that stand to produce large exits for investors, and with relatively low risk, regardless of whether the business itself holds much promise or provides any societal benefit." @molly0xfff on #SVB, #Signature, #Silvergate, #VC, #cryptocurrency #crypto #fraud & much more https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/the-venture-capitalists-dilemma?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1109312&post_id=109228894&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email
Infographic – A.I. Venture Funds Tick Up in Q4 2022
A new report on venture #funding for artificial intelligence start-ups shows global #investment dollars rose in the fourth quarter of 2022, the first increase in 18 months.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44587
#News #Science #Business #Finance #VentureCapital #ArtificialIntelligence #StartUp #Entrepreneurs #Statistics #Infographic
Post-Surgical Fluid Cancer Analytics Company Gains $8M
A start-up company developing liquid #biopsies for diagnosing #cancer by analyzing fluids drained from a patient after #surgery is raising $8 million in #seed funds.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44578
#News #Science #Business #LymphaticSystem #Diagnostics #Analytics #LymphFluid #LymphNodes #Sequencing #Engineering #University #Finance #SeedFunds #VentureCapital #Biotechnology
Looks like a fun romp down mobility memory lane…
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The Incredible Tantrum Venture Capitalists Threw Over Silicon Valley Bank
Remind me why, exactly, these guys have so much control over technological innovation?
#news #tech #technology #tech #VentureCapital #banking #SiliconValleyBank
brilliant Edward Ongweso (@bigblackjacobin@twitter) on #SVB, #Silvergate, & much more: "we should ask whether a system that subsidizes a bunch of well-connected, wealthy libertarians as they enrich one another with lottery tickets is truly the only way we can and should develop technology. I hope not." https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/silicon-valley-bank-rescue-venture-capital-calacanis-sacks-ackman-tantrum.html ht @hypervisible #venturecapital #fraud
Excellent column on the inherent risk of the current #VentureCapital approach to funding #Startups: the problems are more fundamental than #SVB failure or even the potential contagious run on other banks. https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-03-12/column-silicon-valley-bank-is-broken-because-silicon-valley-is-broken @brianmerchant https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-03-12/column-silicon-valley-bank-is-broken-because-silicon-valley-is-broken #banks #banking #tech #vc
Silicon Valley Bank shut down by US banking regulators
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1923229
#SiliconValleyBank #venturecapital #bigtech #finance #Policy #Tech
Two days after a surreal bank run amplified by social media began, founders' favorite bank has been shut down by the FDIC.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epvg8a/how-silicon-valleys-bank-imploded
#SiliconValleyBank #banks #theeconomy #venturecapital #SiliconValley
Little Tommy Tinder has burned down nearly every house he’s touched.
He always approaches with a neighbourly smile and a welcome cake.
He’s now heading towards your house.
Maybe this time it’ll be different. Who knows? The cake sure does look tasty…
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#ventureCapital #VC #SiliconValley #fediverse #mastodon #theCakeIsALie
@atomicpoet Firefox is not private by default, it is private by configuration. A very big difference. How big? It’s worth half a billion dollars a year to Google alone.
But yes, you’re right, Mozilla is the best you’re going to get under capitalism and Silicon Valley.
(And if we want better things, then we must think beyond that model and fund them from the common purse for the common good.)
@mammoth @mozilla @bart #vc #ventureCapital #mozilla #google #firefox #privacy #SiliconValley #funding
On my left, we have a tiny organic farm that produces vegetables.
On my right, we have a factory farm for livestock.
Tech folks: They look the same to me.
(Venture capital funded startups and the billion-and-trillion-dollar corporations they want to become—or be bought by—that make their money by exploiting you are not the same as independent app developers and tiny and small businesses and not-for-profits that just make/sell tools for people.)
@mammoth speaking as your investor, we actually prefer profit #VentureCapital
How is an app that's free-to-use supposed to make money? Where shall the money come from?
How about by harvesting your conversations and your private data and selling it to #BigData brokers and Google and Facebook? Without your consent? Without even telling you?
I'm not saying it will. I'm saying it might.
Also, there's the fear that this is only the beginning. Venture capitalists may try to take over all of #Mastodon. And then the whole of the #Fediverse (which, you may already know or not, is more than just Mastodon).
Psychoactive Drug Start-Up Raises $40M in Early Funds
A new company is underway developing #drugs to treat #PTSD and other disorders with #psychoactive compounds claimed to be safer than current #psychedelics.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44483
#News #Science #Business #StartUp #Entrepreneurs #Neuroscience #MentalHealth #MDMA #Methylone #ClinicalTrial #Finance #VentureCapital
@assaf * In the venture-capital-funded Silicon Valley model.
(Basically, it’s a con. Good to see folks openly admitting it.)
Bio-Electric Regeneration Company Adds $8M in Seed Funds
A start-up enterprise, spun-off from Tufts University labs, creating bio-electrical #treatments for #regenerating #limbs and #tissue, is raising $8 million in new #seed funds. https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44456
#News #Science #Business #StartUp #Biotechnology #BioElectric #RegenerativeMedicine #TissueEngineering #ComputationalBiology #Finance #VentureCapital #SeedFunds
After years of explosive growth, much of the tech world is notably less frothy than it was — which may mean a return to some more sustainable business practices.
The Upside of Venture Capital’s Slowdown
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/02/the-upside-of-venture-capitals-slowdown.html
Quantum, AI Systems Company Gains $500M in New Funds
A developer of #systems with #quantum computing and artificial intelligence as a service, initially for #security applications, is raising $500 million in new #venture funds.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44452
#News #Science #Business #QuantumComputing #QuantumMechanics #Physics #Software #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #SaaS #USAF #SBIR #Finance #VentureCapital
Global #venturecapital investment (VC) doubled from 2020 to 2021, & we need to be prepared for this rising asset class. A 12-day comprehensive VC training #programme by SMU Academy & Enterprise Singapore aims to ensure that. In-depth details in the article.https://fal.cn/3uJb7
https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=13209&cpage=2&unapproved=242817&moderation-hash=2f38b32ee9affbff5c97a1ac14f31ca8#comment-242817
Have we really gotten to a point where #ventureCapital is actively investing in #scientific #misinformation? Yes, the scientists involved are much at fault here for playing along with hyping a non-discovery as if it’s a step towards #quantumGravity. Quanta are as well responsible for very a sloppily executed coverage, with close-to-none due diligence done.
However it’s extremely hard to overlook the involvement of #Google in this as likely a very big (biggest?) investor in the endeavor.
Seizing upon an opportunity to intern at an overseas #venturecapital firm, SMU undergrad Adriel Tay immersed himself in the work & local culture – stepping out of his comfort zone with unexpected amusing twists & work adjustments. #SGSMUIIE #SMUExperience https://fal.cn/3uFWl