Tag: VCs

Don’t believe the hype: Why skepticism is increasingly important for VCs

BlockchainApril 8, 2020

Startups have long lived by the mantra of ‘fake it till you make it’ and many are built on buzzwords and hype. For example, a...

How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

Private EquityApril 6, 2020

There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of...

How Startups Can Navigate the Change in Investment Climate Due to COVID-19

StartupsApril 6, 2020

With the rise in regulations and restrictions surrounding COVID-19, we’ve entered unprecedented times on a global scale. On our end, we hosted our...

Fund Flows to Crypto Companies Decline In 2019

BlockchainApril 6, 2020

New funds in crypto companies have declined significantly in recent years, but the impact was much larger in 2019. Last year, crypto companies...

VC Firms Are Still Open For Business. Just Assume It Takes 2x Longer and 2x Harder.

StartupsApril 5, 2020

Q: Which VC firms are still reviewing fundable deals during the Covid-19 quarantine?Almost every VC firm is reviewing deals. The question is what...

VC Firms Are Still Open For Business. Just Assume It Takes 2x Longer and Is 2x Harder.

StartupsApril 5, 2020

Q: Which VC firms are still reviewing fundable deals during the Covid-19 quarantine?Almost every VC firm is reviewing deals. The question is what...

Fintech in Extraordinary Times: Leadership and the Importance of Productivity

FintechApril 5, 2020

With a global pandemic reshaping the way we live and work, Finovate VP Greg Palmer and his Finovate Podcast turned to two...

Is This The Beginning of the End of the Bay Area as The Global HQ of SaaS?

StartupsApril 3, 2020

Things are so crazy right now, and beyond that, the pace of change is almost incomprehensible. Zoom has grown 20x in usage in a little more...

Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator Director on What DLT Startups Need to Succeed

BlockchainApril 1, 2020

The Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator — an incubator for early stage distributed ledger technology startups at the University of California, Berkeley — recently launched...

Survey Results: Coronavirus and the State of Banking Innovation

FintechMarch 30, 2020

Given the significant challenges we’re facing with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, INV Fintech and Bank Innovation conducted a brief survey from March 18th...