Elections and Deals According to research by Crunchbase, venture funding appears to follow a similar pattern to the Presidential Election Cycle Theory. Election and pos…
Promising, Promises, Promissary...the 'magic' ingredients list While the names of startups and award amounts change weekly in this column, the transactional details rem…
AI, the shiny new thing AI is exciting, the possibilities are endless, and VCs are enthralled with the shiny new tool. This is so much so that, according to CB Insights…
About those valuations... In finance, determining net worth is based on numerous factors such as balance sheets, P&L statements, bank records, credit reports, etc.…
Other pockets It's no surprise that 2024 is shaping up to be one of the slowest years for deal activity—way down compared to before the COVID-19 years. While U.S. start…
Big Tech on Banking Much is changing for Big Tech as companies turn to the startup ecosystem to solve pain points like payments, instant transfers, and more. Week after…
Instant Satisfaction Nothing is better than the instant satisfaction of receiving money due to us when we request it. We no longer need to wait for our bank to clear pe…
How much is too much, and how big is too big? Money moving makes the news in VCs, startups, and big tech. That's what this column is about: tracking awards. However, as…
Early to AI, early to rise The case uses for AI are endless, translating into actual cost savings. Recently, Amazon's President and CEO, Andy Jassy, gave Amazon Q, thei…
If you build it, they will come. Many startups could win the game if it were as simple as building a baseball diamond in a cornfield. But first, they must open themselv…
A battle to the end.... As the summer heat continues, deals reveal competitors are battling to fund startups or embed themselves in a move to stay competitive. "While…
Round and round it goes, when it'll stop, nobody knows... Series funding continues for mid to late-stage startups with proven records. Meanwhile, smaller awards with mo…