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Beyond Meat prices its public offering

TechCrunch LA

Beyond Meat , the meat replacement company whose packages of Beyond Burgers line grocery store aisles across America, has priced its initial public offering. Another winner from the Beyond Meat public offering is the corporate investment arm of Tyson Foods. The meat processor and marketer invested in Beyond Meat back in 2016.

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10 Tips To Ensure That Your New Venture Is Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors don’t invest in services startups. Here are some pragmatic tips on how to make your startup more scalable and investable: If you need investors, start with a scalable idea. These are more likely scalable and investable. Just because all your buddies think an idea is cool, that doesn’t mean it is scalable.

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Veritone Sets Estimated IPO Pricing Range

socalTECH

Veritone is backed by Newport Coast Investments and Acacia Research; Chad Steelberg and his brother, Ryan Steelberg, own the majority of the company. billion price tag. READ MORE>>.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). But they are also a tax on your time with portfolio companies, looking for new investments, running your shop and honestly they are a tax on your family life. We can afford to do that.”

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

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Financing with grants, not equity or debt

Berkonomics

I was chairman of a company that, for twelve years never took a dollar of outside investment. If you can finance your enterprise through grants rather than equity or debt, you retain control and when it is time to sell your interest in the business, a lower sales price will create a higher return on your personal investment.

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Rivian Pulls In Another $2.5 Billion

socalTECH

Rowe Price Associates Inc., along with Third Point, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Dragoneer Investment Group and Coatue. The funding brings the company's total raised to an astounding $10.5 The new funding came from Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund, D1 Capital Partners, Ford Motor and T. Rivian is led by CEO RJ Scaringe.