Catching Up On Readings: VC Funding Q3 2021

This report from Crunchbase News analyzes the trends in global venture funding, which hit a peak of $160 billion in the third quarter of 2021. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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Catching Up On Readings: IPO Momentum

This feature from Nasdaq covers the strong IPO momentum in the first three quarters of the year 2021 so far wherein 560 companies have listed raising $136 billion. Q3 accounted for 147 listings raising over $29 billion. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Catching Up On Readings: Funding for Semiconductor Startups

This feature from Crunchbase News analyzes the trends in funding for semiconductor startups. Semiconductor companies have raised over $3.7 billion in 85 deals to date this year. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

548th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Lloyed Lobo, Boast.ai

Lloyed Lobo, Co-founder and President of Boast.ai, discusses his failures and eventual success building AI startups. Wonderful conversation.

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Catching Up On Readings: Cloud Marketplace Wars

This feature from CNBC looks at how Big Tech companies in recent months have been decreasing the amount of money they retain on their platforms. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Catching Up On Readings: Finfluencers

This feature from Bloomberg looks at how a young generation of influencers are translating finance concepts like passive investing or tax harvesting into digestible social media videos for millennials and Gen Z-ers. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Catching Up On Readings: Changing Venture Landscape

This feature by Mark Suster on Both Sides of the Table delves into the dynamics of the changing venture landscape over the past 20 years and provides an overview of where things are headed for venture capital in 2031. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.