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Bill Gates wants Western countries to eat “synthetic meat”; Meatable has raised $47 million to make it

TechCrunch LA

Indeed, two of the best funded companies in the lab-grown meat market hail from The Netherlands, where Mosa Meat is being challenged by a newer upstart, Meatable , which just announced $47 million in new financing. Early Stage is the premier ‘how-to’ event for startup entrepreneurs and investors.

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The Perfect Pithy And Productive Investor Pitch

InfoChachkie

Entrepreneurs seeking funding should emulate Addie''s efficient and focused pursuit of perfection. When securing funding, entrepreneurs must balance the desire for perfection with the urgent need to ensure the process is efficient. When seeking the perfect pitch, in baseball and in the startup world, less is a lot more.

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Want To Be A TechStar? Read Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson’s New Book: Venture Deals

InfoChachkie

I concluded that it is an effective tool for leveling the playing field between sophisticated investors and emerging entrepreneurs. I have subsequently recommended the book to number of students as well as emerging entrepreneurs, all of whom expressed positive feedback. . We decided to do it in a way that was accessible.”.

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Interview with Bong Koh, LifeCrowd

socalTECH

We break it down by a number of vertical categories, including Indulgent--all about food, wine, and alcohol; Active--outdoor athletic endeavors; and Creative, which is arts and crafts. Finally, we have an Eclectic category, which are interesting activities which don't fit into any of those other buckets.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

Both Sides of the Table

I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs. Jody didn’t exactly have an easy time fund raising because he’s not one of the prototypical Silicon Valley funded entrepreneurs.

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Latest Data Show Venture Capital Industry on Pins and Needles

Xconomy

The direct implication of larger round sizes is to provide companies with greater runway, but this flies in the face of the capital efficiency mantra, something venture capitalists shouted from mountaintops when we were in a more challenging fundraising environment. Interestingly, the top-10 funds closed on $6.1 The projected $43.2

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Interview with Sean Rad, Founder, Ad.ly

socalTECH

Sean Rad: It is targeted, and an advertiser can find a user based on a variety of parameters, ranging from the category that the publisher is in, and some analysis around their account. Let's talk a bit about your funding--can you talk a little bit about how your funding came about? Sean Rad: They're paid per-tweet.