Startup - Mark Kalin

Investment

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬?

Nowadays, we are keener on looking at startups’ 409a valuations. 𝐀 𝟒𝟎𝟗𝐀 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (𝐅𝐌𝐕) of the common

May 29, 2023

WEB3 FUNDING (May)

$339M+ was raised across 34 funding rounds in Web3. Finally, we are witnessing an uptick in funding after three weeks of capital inflow below $200M in

May 22, 2023

Blockchain

𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝟑’𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬

According to Crunchbase: – Polychain Capital led the way in 2022 with 30 rounds led or co-led (in 2021 the company did 32 rounds), – Pantera

March 22, 2023

Startup

Last Week’s Biggest Funding Rounds

1. OpenAI, $10B, artificial intelligence: The deal had been rumored for weeks but was finally made official. Microsoft confirmed it has agreed to a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment” into OpenAI, the

January 30, 2023

Innovation

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟕 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐕𝐂/𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝

1. IPO markets will remain sluggish,2. Expect more M&A as companies go bargain shopping,3. Cybersecurity valuations will come back to Earth,4. Fintech will remain hot,5.

January 16, 2023