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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

Jonathan Bragdon , its CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50,000-$300,000 in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2x revenues in 12-24 months. I wanted [a term for] something similar (between debt and equity) but on an extremely small scale.”.

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Systemiq secures $70 million to fund early-stage climate tech founders

TechCrunch

Systemiq’s past deals include climate data company Jupiter , shipping data firm Nautilus Labs (whose co-founder later launched Bedrock ) and ESG-focused investing startup OpenInvest. Morgan , the world’s top funder of fossil fuels. . Last year, OpenInvest sold to J.P.

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AngelList just closed a $25M fund to back startups based on hiring velocity

TechCrunch

AngelList has quietly landed $25 million for the AngelList Early Stage Quant Fund, a new investment vehicle that plans $250,000 checks into over 100 companies. “If you think about quant investing in venture, there’s a lot of understanding around the metrics that drive SaaS startup success, particularly B2B startup SaaS,” he said.

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Nuview emerges from stealth with plans to map the Earth using lidar

TechCrunch

Graumann, an Earth observation (EO) industry veteran who was most recently consulting for EO companies and startups with his company TerraMetric, said he repeatedly heard from customers who wanted to fuse their dataset with lidar data. Graumann said the idea for the company “struck [him] like a thunderbolt.”

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

There’s also been tremendous growth when it comes to dollars invested in female-founded companies. One 2018 study found that, during investment pitches, female entrepreneurs are more likely to be asked “prevention” questions, or those related to safety and potential risks and losses.

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Jitx wants to change the way engineers design circuit boards using code

TechCrunch

The startup began as a design consultancy helping companies design circuit boards, but they discovered this way of bringing more automation to the design process and began building the solution they have today, originally for themselves, before making it into a product. The $12 million investment closed last year. Image Credits: Jitx.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. But how do you do that? .

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