AI in flavors to suit everyone's taste... Enterprise AI, genAI, Cognition AI, and whatever flavor of AI you prefer are out there or will be soon. Coding assistants, sur…
A High Bar... As Q2 2024 VC funding reports compile, one thing remains clear: the funding outlook and deal closings remain unchanged. While more deals close, the number…
A Hot mess The headlines about failure on MS systems (with 'flare') keep coming. Worldwide outages are exposing issues with software updates. But can updates create vul…
B.C., A.D., AI? In historical dating, keeping track of significant events on the evolutionary timeline has for centuries fallen into two categories: B.C. and A.D. A.D.…
A Different Game 2024 is shaping up to be a positive for startups, according to data provided by CB Insights on deals for the first half of the year: Venture funding…
Automation, AI, what comes next? There isn't any industry that AI isn't impacting; AI touches everything from vision exams to robotics, mental health, and neurological…
The British are coming! The British are coming! We're terribly sorry, but since this week's top 5 list includes two UK companies, we simply couldn't resist that opener.…
Bank VCs and Startups: A match made in ____? More and more banks are lending to startups- an action previously avoided in years gone by. But now, as bank legacy tech 'e…
A new player emerges... This week, the finance industry weighed in on the newest player in the game—the Texas Stock Exchange (this week's #1), a fully electronic nation…
Keeping an Eye on AI... A flurry of funding continues to flow into startups and those enhancing their products with 'AI infusion' to the tune of billions (yes, billions…
Reset. Everyone needs time to reflect and reset once in awhile. A recent report by Paddle found that founders are doing just that, which can make all the difference in…
What drives startup success? A great product, a solid go-to-market strategy, and a strong culture plant the seeds for a successful startup. But once those three things…
Flat, as a pancake VC deals are not going up or down—they are essentially flat 'as a pancake' month over month. Even AI isn't pushing deal activity along as predicted w…
How much VC capital is enough? When searching Google for "how much VC capital a startup needs to launch," Google displays "how much VC capital is enough." The Google r…
Sitting on the sidelines... Even with the hype around AI, VCs continue to sit out, waiting for better opportunities. Whether domestic or foreign, funding is near 2017 l…
Ah, the memories... VC funding continues downward, with deal activity reminiscent of 2017. One can speculate about Fintech rebounding again, as it did right after this…
Green means GO! Q1 '24 data is in, and late-stage startups attracted more VC funding than juniors. Spending is up (finally) while the deal count remains down. A lot of…
Stayin' in the lane Well-established VCs generally stay in their lane (fintech category), often knowing the directions from traveling to the same destination repeatedly…
ABC, 1-2-3, and everything in-between Pleasantly, VCs are funding series rounds and returning to add more money, as demonstrated in this week's deals. There are more se…
Capital is flowing, and the pace is slowing... Many funding deals are still happening, but at lower dollars, and M&A has slowed. And that may be a good thing. The…
Action sprinkled with advice... It's a new game for startups, with the days of multi-million funding deals over. Before opening their checkbooks, today's VCs expect sta…
Just say "AI"... 2024 is the year of AI, a year for startups to dabble in it and VCs to fund it as the world buzzes over it. The mention of AI makes a startup more desi…
Banks are betting (on AI) ... A shift is occurring, with banks betting on startups to deliver solutions ahead of their competition. Payments, blockchain, fintech, and w…
Ignite... Whatever the ignitor for deal activity is, the sparks are starting to fly. This time, things look a little different- seed, equity, and debt. But no doubt, st…