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Should Founders Still Raise in an Economic Downturn?

Dream It

Jason sat down with Steve Barsh , Managing Partner of Dreamit, to give founders relevant downturn strategies. In fact, Jason started investing during the financial crisis. Jason answers critical questions for founders, including: How can your company ensure survival? Your primary job as a founder is to save the business.

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Singapore’s Sunrate Receives Investment from Prosperity7 Ventures and SoftBank Ventures Asia in Series D-1 Funding

AsiaTechDaily

The funding was led by Prosperity7 Ventures, a growth fund associated with Aramco Ventures, and included additional investment from SoftBank Ventures Asia. Mr. Paul Meng, the co-founder of Sunrate, expressed his appreciation for the investments made by new and existing prestigious investors.

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YC’s $500,000 Standard Deal

Y Combinator

When a company is accepted into the YC batch program, we now invest a total of $500,000. We still invest $125,000 for 7% and now also invest an additional $375,000 on an uncapped safe with an MFN 1. This sum will enable founders to focus on launching, building, and scaling their company.

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I’ve worked with hundreds of unicorns: Here’s what founders and executives need to focus on

TechCrunch

Having helped build a startup and gone under the hood with many unicorns over the past few decades, I’ve seen how some of the best founders and executives position their companies in times of stress to flourish on the other side, whether through a successful IPO, SPAC exit or just stable growth.

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Elevate Your Startup’s Future with 4 Financial Forecasting Game-Changers

Entrepreneurs' Organization

For instance, if the forecast indicates a rapid growth trajectory, a startup can confidently invest in hiring or research and development, knowing that the resources will be available. For example, startups with well-prepared forecasts are better equipped to manage through challenging economic environments.

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Zennström calls the end of high-valuations era, says founders and VCs must remove stigma of downrounds

TechCrunch

As the world moves into economic head-winds and geopolitical uncertainty, European founders must get used to taking tough decisions to ensure the survival of their startups. Technology investment in Q3 is around 30% down on the same period in 2021. In this environment a lower valuation is no reflection on you.

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Mayfield’s Arvind Gupta discusses startup fundraising during a downturn

TechCrunch

Between his roles as co-leader of Mayfield Fund’s engineering biology practice and founder at IndieBio, Arvind Gupta reviewed approximately 470 startup pitches last year. “In 10 days, I can do the primary research and work with the founders to come to a conclusion there. For a larger Series A check.

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