Venture Capital investment in retail fintech rebounded in Q2, according to a new report from PitchBook. Their Q2 2024 Retail Fintech Report shows deal value for this sector coming in at $4.5 billion for the quarter, an...more
The cross-border payments market is expected to boom in 2025. Data compiled by Statista shows that in 2023, the total value of cross-border payments was $190.1 trillion. That is predicted to hit $290.2 trillion by 2030, with...more
8/22/2024
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Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
North America ,
Payment Systems ,
Startups ,
Transparency ,
Venture Capital
Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top Public investors have become more discerning about Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Instead of chasing speculative high-growth stories, they are leaning towards...more
8/19/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
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Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Market Volatility ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital
Artificial Intelligence (AI) visual media is having a moment, with PitchBook reporting that “startups are raising record sums to bring AI-generated visuals to enterprise clients.” This subset of generative AI saw VC funding...more
6/21/2024
/ Advertising ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Data Security ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Marketing ,
Real Estate Market ,
Retailers ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
Everyone is watching to see when venture fundraising will rebound. There has been much speculation surrounding when it will bounce back, and PitchBook is is now predicting it could be 2028 before we see a real recovery in...more
With the first quarter of 2024 behind us, analysts are now taking a look at the dealmaking landscape so far this year. CB Insights has released their State of Venture Q1’24 report, showing a “mixed bag” for VC dealmaking to...more
Most startup founders will tell you that securing funding in 2023 was challenging, to say the least. Due to many contributing factors, venture capital investors pulled back on investments and became much more strategic...more
1/29/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Debt Instruments ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Interest Rates ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
Startups ,
Supply Chain ,
Venture Capital
It’s no secret that startup founders have faced a difficult past two years. Beginning in 2022, we saw valuations slide, and funding became much harder to secure. That has, of course, continued into 2023. So, what will 2024...more
We all know funding for startups has been in short supply over the past year, but a recent PitchBook article points to a large drop in active venture capital investors in the US. They define active investors as those who have...more
Pitchbook recently released deal-level data looking at how investor-friendly or startup-friendly the current capital raising environment is. Their VC Dealmaking Indicator looks at various factors to create indicator values –...more
We recently co-hosted an NACD “Private Company Compliance” webinar on the issues that directors of private companies should care about. In this episode, we focused on the increasing importance of supervising the...more
11/14/2023
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Business Litigation ,
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Investors ,
Misrepresentation ,
Nasdaq ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital
Originally published in Genetic Engineering News on October 10, 2023. Reprinted with permission. The biotechnology sector has long been characterized by its constant innovation, rapid technological progress, and unyielding...more
10/24/2023
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Biotechnology ,
Collaboration ,
CRISPR ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Innovation ,
Licensing Rules ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Scientific Research ,
Tax Credits ,
Venture Capital
In our ever-changing technological environment, artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to exert its influence on numerous sectors, revolutionizing our approach to work. As businesses and organizations worldwide adopt...more
10/12/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Biotechnology ,
Compliance ,
Confidential Information ,
Discrimination ,
Due Diligence ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Misrepresentation ,
New Guidance ,
Patents ,
Personal Data ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Startups ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Transparency ,
Venture Capital
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has signed a bill that mandates venture capitalists to report the diversity of the founding members of businesses they invest in, making the first state to require venture capital firms to...more
10/11/2023
/ Data Collection ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
First Amendment ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Investment ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Startups ,
Transparency ,
Venture Capital ,
Women-Owned Businesses
To say it has been a tough time to be a startup founder over the past two years is an understatement. We all know that venture capital funding has been down, valuations are down, interest rates are up, and the predicted...more
Venture capital (VC) funding is the lifeblood that propels many early-stage startups from mere concepts to industry disruptors. Securing VC investment is no easy feat, especially in today’s economic climate. To stand out in...more
Much has been said about the return of M&A in 2023, and while there are deals happening, it is not the boom that many expected. But could all that change in 2024? Is this year setting the stage for a return to more deals...more
History is often written by reference to “before” and “after.” In this blog, we posit that “before” refers to the “bull market” that ended in January 2022, and “after” refers to everything that – happened, is happening, and...more
CB Insights has released their State of Digital Health Report for Q1 2023, and there is finally some good news to report. After four quarters of declines in funding in the digital health space, global digital health funding...more
Despite belt-tightening in IT budgets across enterprises, software-as-a-service (SaaS) continues to experience sustained growth. As companies continue to embrace digitalization and cloud-based solutions, the Enterprise SaaS...more
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank on March 10 and 12, 2023, respectively, sent shockwaves through the venture capital, entrepreneur, technology innovation, and life sciences communities, as well as those...more
Today, technology is advancing at an incredible speed, and we are seeing things that once seemed to be left to science fiction. When we have these periods of significant technological advancement, investors take notice. So,...more
We have talked a lot about valuations over the past few months, as many startups have seen their valuations drop due to a myriad of issues on a global scale. Pitchbook has released its 2022 US VC Valuations Report, and the...more
We have all heard the Rolling Stones classic, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and in 2023, the song has new meaning for startup founders. Pitchbook recently released their analysis of the current imbalance between the...more
As we project ourselves forward in 2023, amidst the clouds, a bright spot for optimism is burning brightly for early stage, deep tech startup companies and investors. It’s no surprise that last year we saw a decrease in...more