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Columbus dominated Midwest startup growth in 2018

Venture Beat 23 Jan 2019

The continued growth of Root, Beam Dental, and Olive has also been a win for the city’s largest VC fund, Drive Capital ... “There wasn’t really a large venture fund here [before Drive],” Olive CEO and cofounder Sean Lane told VentureBeat ... The firm’s raised two funds so far, at $250 million and $300 million respectively....

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Four new unicorns push up VC inflows to a record $8 billion in 2018

Moneycontrol 23 Jan 2019

The global VC investments stood at $254 billion in 2018, a massive jump from $174.6 billion in the previous year ... With significant investments during the last quarter, venture capital (VC) fund inflows into the country sniffing at $8 billion in 2018, says an industry report....

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VCs give us their predictions for startups and tech in Southeast Asia in 2019

Crunch 23 Jan 2019

We are seeing the emergence of more institutional funds from North Asia ... More channels to raise Series B/C, early-stage companies find fundraising more challenging — We have seen a number of VC funds raising or already raised growth funds, this means that there are now more channels for Series A or B companies to raise growth rounds....

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Cinemark and SPACES Embrace the Future of Entertainment with Multi-Sensory Virtual Reality Experience in San Jose

Market Watch 23 Jan 2019

Cinemark Holdings, Inc ... View the full release here ... SPACES has raised over $10M from Comcast Ventures; Songcheng Performance Co.; Match VC; Boost VC; Canyon Creek Capital; Colopl VR Fund; GREE Inc.; Kai Huang; Sinovation Fund; The Venture Reality Fund; and Youku Global Media Fund and CRCM VC, and has a $30M partnership with Songcheng Performance Co....

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With $3 dog food and diaper wipes, Brandless builds out an Amazon alternative

Fast Company 23 Jan 2019

advertisement ... [Photo ... Last summer, Brandless got a whopping $240 million from Japanese VC fund SoftBank Group which valued Brandless at over half a billion dollars. The company had already received $51 million, in three rounds, from funds like NEA and Redpoint, as well as individuals like NBA stars Steph Curry and Nick Young ... advertisement....

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The man who founded Silicon Valley cult-favorite Soylent has a new startup - and it's aimed at smokers who want to quit

The Times of India 23 Jan 2019

Since graduating from the hub last year with $150,000 in seed funds, the Lucy team has raised $5 million in venture funding from backers including health-tech VC firm Refactor Capital and Greycroft, whose portfolio includes Axios and Venmo....

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The man who founded Silicon Valley cult-favorite Soylent has a new startup — and it's aimed at smokers who want to quit

Business Insider 23 Jan 2019

But one loose cigarette eventually led to several ... There's one big difference. it's addictive ... Since graduating from the hub last year with $150,000 in seed funds, the Lucy team has raised $5 million in venture funding from backers including health-tech VC firm Refactor Capital and Greycroft, whose portfolio includes Axios and Venmo ... ....

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Startups are yet to unlock the funding pool closest to home in Africa’s biggest economy

Quartz 22 Jan 2019

But just as consistently, much of the funding raised by Nigerian startups has come from Silicon Valley-based and European venture capital (VC) firms ... Victor Asemota, Africa partner at Alta Global Ventures, a US-based VC firm, also suggests these HNIs are more comfortable investing ......

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Battery Storage, Smart Grid and Energy Efficiency Companies Bring in $2.8 Billion in VC Funding ...

Environmental Leader 22 Jan 2019

In 2018, VC funding into battery storage companies increased by 19% to $850 million in 49 deals compared to $714 million raised in 30 deals in 2017. Total corporate funding, including debt and public market financing, increased to $1.3 billion in 2018 compared to Read more... ... ....

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UK startup veteran and investor Wendy Tan White joins Google X as Vice President

Crunch 22 Jan 2019

Wendy Tan White, a veteran of the U.K ... According to sources, Tan White was approached by Google late last year, as she weighed up a number of other options, including raising a VC fund of her own dedicated to “deep tech” ... I understand she’ll be reporting directly Astro Teller, the head of X ... venture capital fund ... ....

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India has over 40,000 drones, but where are they really?

The Times of India 22 Jan 2019

At this stage, Singh believes that Indian drone startup sector is still very small and needs extreme support from the government – which could come in in the form of a drone VC fund, more pilot projects, skill development programs, financial support for working capital, and ......

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Industrial tech may not be sexy, but VCs are loving it

Venture Beat 22 Jan 2019

Due to the boring nature of some of these industrial verticals and the complexity of the value chain, venture-related events tend to get lost within our traditional VC news channels. But entrepreneurs (and VCs willing to fund them) are waking up to the potential rewards of gaining access to these markets. Just how active is the sector now? ... Above....

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Ripple Price Analysis: XRP “Hostile Takeover” Rumor Quashed

NewsBTC 22 Jan 2019

Note that, this move can flop and as a $14-billion-dollar Silicon Valley behemoth, weaned off VC funds and controlled by a determined company, Ripple, ready to defend its turf, we doubt if this can happen ... However, should Valor Foundation raise enough funds and cause an XRP death ......