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Dropbox, Snapchat, Lyft, Pinterest, Bloom Energy, Instacart, Cloudera, Palantir, and Spotify. All nine of these companies are on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list for 2016, and all…
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Dropbox, Snapchat, Lyft, Pinterest, Bloom Energy, Instacart, Cloudera, Palantir, and Spotify. All nine of these companies are on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list for 2016, and all…
Two-time MicroVentures portfolio company Geekatoo recently announced that it is merging with a competitor – HelloTech, based in Los Angeles. Both companies provide in-home tech support…
Many investors are diversifying their portfolios by adding private equity to their investment mix. Platforms like MicroVentures are facilitating this direction by providing investors access to…
If you follow financial news at all, you’ve probably seen stories on the “markups” and “markdowns” of the value of various private companies by different mutual…
With Title III of the JOBS Act finally going into effect, easier access to equity crowdfunding is just around the corner. The significance of Title III…
With Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) finally going into effect May 16, it’s time for startups to take notice –…
In the course of our due diligence work here at MicroVentures, we see a lot of financials, and we know that individual components of a company’s…
There are a number of well-known qualities that make an entrepreneur successful – things like intelligence, creativity, ownership, confidence, and integrity. Those traits will take anyone…
A global analysis of Q1 VC funding published this week by KPMG and CB Insights has confirmed what industry experts have been reporting all along –…
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