The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup fundings for the week ending 10/17/20 featuring funding details for Fivestars, Osmind, Armory, and fifteen more roiunds you must know about.
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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 8/17/20
The notable startup fundings for the week ending 8/15/20 featuring funding details for Fanatics, Nurx, Omaze, and much much more.
#NYCtech Week in Review: 7/12/20-7/18/20
The busiest week on record for NYC startup activity since the pandemic hit! NYC Tech News for the week ending 7/18 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC Tech events including news for Medly Pharmacy, Crisp, Ergatta, and much more…
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 7/15/2020
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 7/15/2020 featuring funding details for The Browser Company, NS1, and much more. 8 companies funded!
Anatomy of an IPO
On Jan. 31, 2014, the 16 year-old dot-com darling Coupons.com filed for an IPO. To put this event in perspective, PayPal was founded in the same year. While PayPal filed for their $70 million IPO in 2002 and received an acquisition offer of $1.5 billion from eBay later that year, Coupons.com made the decision to […]
Customer Validation – Truth and Consequences For Startups
When startups fail to obtain evidence to support their assumption that customers will buy and use their product, their chances of failure sky-rocket. A lack of customer insight means you’re more likely to launch something that does not have the necessary product / market fit. It also means an investor will refuse to fund you, […]
Startups: Building, Pitching, Buyers and Fear
“Be a user of your own product. Make it better based on your own desires. But don’t trick yourself into thinking you are your user.” – Evan Williams, Co-Founder of Twitter The above statement by Evan Williams is neither new nor rocket science. Startup gurus have long been driving home the importance of […]