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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). Across more than 10 years we have kept the size of our Seed investments between $2–3.5 Nick is an alum of UC Berkeley and Wharton, worked at Warby Parker and then most recently at the venerable LA-based Seed Fund, Crosscut.

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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

— Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) June 18, 2022. — Molly White (@molly0xFFF) June 16, 2022. Molecule , a platform where DAOs can back medical research projects, secured $13 million in seed funding led by Northpond Ventures. I think it’s a technology that is now wrapping all asset classes,” Dorman said.

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Six Tech Startups to Look Out For in 2023

Tech.Co

We've scoured the startup scene to find out which budding businesses have made big waves in 2022 — and whose growth is showing no signs of slowing down. The Palo Alto-based company uses emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology to tackle pressing questions in cancer care. Wander's apex came in 2022, however.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup. million in funding from Rebecca Minkoff and other unnamed investors. The program, called The EduCator Incubator, planned to seed 25 to 40 “emerging video creators” with $25,000 to $75,000 in seed funding.

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Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

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The industry has obviously changed enormously in 2022 but in many ways it feels like a “return to normal” that we have seen many times in our industry. Obviously the funding environment has changed considerably in 2022 but as early-stage investors our daily jobs stay largely unchanged.

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MEDU takes in $4M to develop reusable personal protective equipment

TechCrunch LA

To figure out those 50 washes, embedded near-field communication (NFC) technology in the garments are tracked in real time and healthcare practitioners are informed via a mobile app how many times a gown has been washed. The funding gives the company fuel to grow as it expands into the U.S. Tamara Chayo, CEO of MEDU.

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