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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? What Has Changed in Financing? even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. Of course we can’t.

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Financial concierge startup Zeni banks $34M to show SMBs their finances in real time

TechCrunch

Zeni , a Palo Alto fintech company providing real-time financial services data to venture-backed startups, raised $34 million in Series B funding led by Elevation Capital. As part of the investment, Ravi Adusumalli, founder and managing partner at Elevation Capital, will join Zeni’s board. million in a combined seed and Series A round.

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“Sanzo is at its best when we serve as a bridge across cultures for both AAPI and non-AAPI.” CEO Sandro Roco on building a beverage startup, what to avoid in influencer deals, & protecting the brand.

Hunter Walk

Watching the boom/bust cycle of DTC brands that were running on just the sugar high of venture dollars has given me even more appreciation for those who, yes, require investment capital along the way, but are playing the long game. Sandro Roco: I had the idea for Sanzo in 2018. Here are Five Questions with Sandro.

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Venture capital undermines human rights

TechCrunch

The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. There is a startling lack of diversity within the venture capital sector. We all live in a world shaped by venture capital. Unfortunately, this is true of the broader venture capital sector as well.

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Metropolis’ AI Platform Transforms Parking Experiences, Backed by $1.8 Billion in Financing

American Entrepreneurship

“Metropolis has developed a new growth buyout model, demonstrating how innovation and technology can evolve legacy industries for the 21st century,” said Tony Minella, Co-Founder and President of E ldridge Industries , an existing investor in Metropolis that led the recent financing transaction. The financing included $1.05

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Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

Both Sides of the Table

We believe this consistency in leadership and intuition for where the markets were going in the heady days of 2019–2021 helped us to stay sane in a world that momentarily seemed to have lost its mind and since we have new capital to deploy in the years ahead perhaps I can offer some insights into where we think value will be derived.

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Creating agents of change in El Salvador with sustainable wearable art

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

a Suriano, 2018 YLAI Fellow. “It Growing up in El Salvador, I was able to go to Bentley College in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduate with a degree in corporate finance and accounting. By Jewelle Saunders. Everyone deserves to have equal opportunities, rights, and benefits,” says Marí?a I always knew I was born to be an entrepreneur.