MicroVentures Blog
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A startup may raise additional capital between larger financing rounds for a variety of reasons. A bridge round can give a company more time to reach key milestones before its next financing, but in some cases…
For much of the last decade, growth was often the metric that mattered most to venture investors, sometimes even ahead of profitability, burn rate, or a…
When stock markets drop sharply, venture capital fundraising can suddenly slow down, even though the startups and venture funds themselves haven’t changed. This counterintuitive pattern is…
Robots are no longer confined to factory floors. They are moving into warehouses, hospitals, and even sidewalks, and investor attention has followed. As capital flows into…
When a startup announces a funding round, the investor list may include familiar names like traditional venture capital firms and angel investors. In some cases, it…
The largest technology companies are spending more on artificial intelligence (AI) than on almost anything else in their history, yet they are buying very few of…
For much of the past century, going public was seen as a natural milestone for a growing company. In recent years, however, many companies have chosen…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the dominant theme in public markets for several years, but the names driving most of those returns are concentrated in a…
For decades, nuclear energy was written off as yesterday's technology. Too expensive, too risky, too politically fraught. But walk through any climate tech incubator or venture…
An acquisition can be a significant exit opportunity for private investors, but the headline purchase price does not always tell the whole story. In some deals,…
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