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The Changing Venture Landscape

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The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. 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?

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Revolutionary Pison® Sensor Technology Gains Strategic Investment from Samsung Ventures

American Entrepreneurship

The company announced it has received a strategic equity investment from Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures). This investment highlights Samsung Ventures commitment to future healthcare technology and recognizes Pisons potential in neurocognitive assessment and tracking capabilities.

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Why Venture Capital is So Much More Compelling Now

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It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” This year an associate from Upfront Ventures – Glenn Poppe – helped me pull together more information about how our industry is changing.

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The Future of Corporate Venture Capital

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How has corporate venture capital changed? In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital upstarts – taking advantage of disruptive technologies from AI to IoT – reshape the economy and the corporate pecking order. The post The Future of Corporate Venture Capital appeared first on 500 Startups.

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

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Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures A question I often hear is “how is Upfront changing given the current market?” What do you do with a $650 million platform?

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How to Build a Successful and Diverse Venture Capital Portfolio Without Really Trying

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After checking out The Information's "open dataset" on diversity in venture capital , I felt pretty disappointed. I went back and calculated the number of companies in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures portfolio who have at least one founder who is female, from an underrepresented minority group, or LGBT.

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Disruptive Technology Startups Selected for Morgan Stanley’s Inclusive Ventures Lab

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25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.