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Regenerative Finance (ReFi)

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Our interest in web3 which started back in 2011 was also grounded in the idea that new forms of funding are necessary to finance innovation and creative work. And that is why Regenerative Finance (aka ReFI) is so interesting to me. That has led to all sorts of interesting projects which are too numerous to mention here.

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Making Sense of the Stock Market Drops in Relation to Venture Financing

Both Sides of the Table

Some evidence is already present. It will make follow-on financings much harder and people will have to consider whether or not to do inside rounds. I have to assume other investors feel the way I do. At least later stage investors. This could have an impact on later-stage valuations.

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How to Configure Your Startup Team

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And the folks at Startup Grind have been kind enough to invite me to present this morning in Mountain View on the topic. Equally – a great VP Finance can be leveraged well to take on finance, legal, HR and much of the operational tasks. I’d love to hear your view on the presentation. figure out roles.

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Nigeria’s Decagon raises millions to finance and train software engineers

TechCrunch

million seed round and a student loan financing facility of $25 million from Nigerian financial institution Sterling Bank. Youth unemployment in the country is at a staggering 50%, and while tech has presented an avenue to create jobs, supply isn’t catching up with demand. Today, Decagon is announcing its $1.5 Canada, the U.K.,

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MYbank showcases digital solutions for SME financing at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2023

AsiaTechDaily

The showcased solutions included Tomtit for rural finance, Goose for supply chain finance, and Lark for automated credit line management. These solutions were specifically designed to assist SMEs in overcoming financing barriers and enhance the accessibility of financial services for MYbank’s 50 million SME clients.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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Note the full presentation deck with additional slides can be found on SlideShare here or you can simply scroll through it at the bottom of this post.]. The “big boom” in startup financing started around March 2009?—?more Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.”

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Leave Your White Guy Behind

This is going to be BIG.

I wasn't present at the event, but I heard about it and found this tweet that separately referenced the comment: To the brave black woman who asked what to do when ppl tell her to get a white man as the face of her org,Im so sorry for @Bethenny 's answer — Marah Lidey (@marahml) April 9, 2016. I'm not your finance bro.

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