startups

Startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Discover Debuts $36 Million Fund for Startups Focused on Financial Health
Discover Debuts $36 Million Fund for Startups Focused on Financial Health
June 13, 2023  |  Investments

Discover Bank has launched a fund to support startups working to improve people’s financial health. The $36 million Discover Financial Health Improvement Fund will back...

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Voima Closes $97 Million Science-Based Venture Fund for Tech Startups
Voima Closes $97 Million Science-Based Venture Fund for Tech Startups
June 13, 2023  |  Investments

Finland’s Voima Ventures has closed a $97 million fund to support deep tech firms. The fund will back Nordic and Baltic early-stage companies focused on...

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Insight Partners Slows Dealmaking Amid Tech Funding ‘Bloodbath’
Insight Partners Slows Dealmaking Amid Tech Funding ‘Bloodbath’
June 13, 2023  |  Investments

Insight Partners has reportedly lowered the $20 billion goal for its latest fund as tech valuations continue slumping. The venture capital fund has raised just...

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Finding The Digital Economy’s Product Market FIT
Finding The Digital Economy’s Product Market FIT
June 12, 2023  |  Connected Economy

I was recently asked for my advice on a new B2B network aimed at solving a big problem for a segment of small business sellers....

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How FreeWater Gives Away Its Product and Still Makes Money
How FreeWater Gives Away Its Product and Still Makes Money
June 10, 2023  |  Retail

Water should be free — so why do we pay to drink it? That’s the question that’s being asked by Austin-based startup FreeWater as it...

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Report: Startups Feeling the Effects of Tougher Fundraising Environment
Report: Startups Feeling the Effects of Tougher Fundraising Environment
June 09, 2023  |  Startups

Startups are reportedly feeling the effects of a tougher fundraising environment. Some are closing down their operations, selling more quickly and for less money than...

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Isomer Capital Closes $268 Million Fund for European Tech Startups
Isomer Capital Closes $268 Million Fund for European Tech Startups
June 05, 2023  |  Investments

Isomer Capital has closed a new 250 million euro (about $268 million) fund to support European tech startups. The announcement comes as Isomer Capital founder...

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Talis Capital Announces First Closing of $175 Million Fund
Talis Capital Announces First Closing of $175 Million Fund
May 30, 2023  |  Investments

Talis Capital has announced the first closing of its $175 million fund. With this fund, which is its third fund and its largest to date,...

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Report: Agricultural Startups Face Fallow Funding Field
Report: Agricultural Startups Face Fallow Funding Field
May 25, 2023  |  Startups

The world’s farming startups are reportedly facing problems both high-tech and low-tech. As The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (May 25), these companies — some...

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