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SD Venture Funding Tops $1.9B in 2017; and Q4 Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

million into 61 companies during the last three months of 2017, according to Venture Monitor data released Tuesday. The strength of fourth-quarter deals, lifted by a $125 million financing in November for the molecular diagnostics company Progenity, brought total venture investments in San Diego to nearly $1.92

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Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Bitcoin looks like Chamath took it public via a SPAC. — Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) June 18, 2022.

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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. Last year 300,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 70,000 startup deals. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment.

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Could Facebook’s Crypto Break Financial System? Congress Airs Fears

Xconomy

In late 2017, a federal watchdog unit assigned a working group to keep an eye on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and to sound an alert if those alternate currencies showed signs of becoming a risk to the stability of the US financial system. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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San Diego VC Funding Hits $547.2M in Q1; Ideaya Leads Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

million into 37 startup companies throughout San Diego County during the first three months of 2018, maintaining roughly the same level of venture funding seen in recent quarters, according to the Venture Monitor Report. The amount of capital invested in the San Diego area was up slightly from the $541.2

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VC Funding Surges in Fewer Deals in Third Quarter, and Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

“More dollars, fewer deals” has been a prevailing trend in venture funding over the past couple of years, and it was evident again in the three months that ended September 30, according to the latest Venture Monitor report. Venture firms invested $21.5

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Expectations Rise on Q1 Surge in Venture Funding; and Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

companies during the first three months of 2018—marking the strongest single quarter in at least a dozen years, according to the Venture Monitor Report released today by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). billion that VCs invested in the first quarter of 2017. billion into U.S.