Venture

Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe Contributor Lyubov Guk is one of the founders of Blue Lake VC. She supports budding international founders working in the UK Robyn Klingler-Vidra Contributor Robyn Klingler-Vidra is associate dean of global engagement and associate professor of entrepreneurship and sustainability at King’s Business School. After facilitating more than 300 business hours for immigrant entrepreneurs … Read more

The Economy of South Korea model has relied for decades on export-driven manufacturing operated by family-owned giants. A 2015 report from McKinsey outlined how the country would need small businesses to drive an innovative model in preparation for the next phase of economic growth. “The key to fostering such innovation is a vibrant startup community. … Read more

Mexican fintech firm Kapital seized another round of capital, $20 million in Series A and $45 million in a debt facility, less than a year after securing an $8.6 million seed round. Founded by Rene Saul and Fernando Sandoval in 2020, the company started after the pair sold their previous company and wanted to build … Read more

Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit can wait an entire shift for breast milk to thaw so they can prepare bottles for their hungry patients. This can result in hospitals spending millions of dollars in labor each year and nurses unable to provide patient care. BBy is out to get what CEO Dr. Vansh … Read more

In recent years, there has been no shortage of startups offering lines of credit to low bank account holders. Most talk about their mission to help people get credit, which is noble, but they also extend credit because – let’s face it – lending money is lucrative. Now a startup founded by Stanford graduate James … Read more

On the backside of pretty strong earnings reports and valuations, public cybersecurity companies are outperforming the broader technology segment. Still, funding for cybersecurity startups has leveled off. The Exchange examines startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on Acutely.info+ or get The Exchange’s newsletter every Saturday. It’s an interesting issue worth thinking about for … Read more

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the startup business, where we unravel the numbers and nuances behind the headlines. This is our performance on Wednesday, where we limit ourselves to one person, think about their work and unpack the rest. Today on the podcast we have Jeff Richardsan investor of GGV who … Read more

The $79 Billion Sneakers (or “sneakers”, to our readers in the UK) the industry has spawned a lucrative resale market, expected to reach $30 billion by the end of the decade — up from $5 billion by 2020. Some have even called sneakers an alternative asset class, an investable product that can be bought and … Read more

DouxMatok, a food technology company whose first product is a sugar-based sugar reduction solution called Incredo Sugar, takes a nod to that and changes its company name to Incredo. Incredo’s technology binds real cane or beet sugar with traces of a natural carrier that can reduce the amount of sugar in foods by 30% to … Read more

It was in the 2021 pandemic era that we reported on the launch of Moonfire, at the time a $60 million “Fund I” seed-stage “data-driven” VC aimed at the new world of remote work and remote pitching . The new $115 million fundraiser (“Fund II”) plans to continue what it calls its “data-driven” approach. Since … Read more

Landing pages are one of the first places startups experiment and fine-tune their messaging, but if you don’t constantly iterate, you’re leaving money on the table In his latest column, growth marketing expert Jonathan Martinez identifies multiple conversion rate optimization (CRO) experiments and explains how “efforts can be streamlined so that you can… have a … Read more

Have you ever eaten at Cava? i have notbut fans of the fast-casual restaurant chain that serves Mediterranean cuisine were quick to explain the company on Twitter after it recently filed a Form S-1 for its IPO. “It’s chipotle for 30+ people who feel they should eat more fiber,” joked Neeraj Agrawal, a resident of … Read more