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Founders say VCs are increasingly demanding detailed data and visibility into their startups before considering a deal. But some in the industry say that for early stage startups, a reliance on data can create an illusion of certainty. Half a dozen early stage startup founders tell Insider that gone are the days when a good idea and flashy pitch deck were enough to close a deal. He described it as looking for "the golden playbook for investing in early stage startups." For his part Hasan says that when speaking to potential investors, he views an obsession with financials and data as a red flag.
Persons: Miguel Guerrero, Guerrero, He's, Fahad Hassan, Hasan, Keyvan Firouzi, Firouzi, Jason Calacanis, it's, Dorothee Grant, Avante Price, James Cham, Cham, Hassan Organizations: IRL, Activant, Stanford, Carta, Investors, Bloomberg Beta Locations: New York
The Biden administration's executive order restricting U.S. private equity and venture capital investments in Chinese technology finally landed on Wednesday. For U.S. tech investors who'd already grown wary of the budding cross-Pacific rivalry, the ruling is the clearest signal yet that the world's second-biggest economy is off limits. Biden is specifically targeting investments in technologies like semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligence on concern that China's advancements in those areas run counter to U.S. national security interests. U.S. investors have been steadily retreating from China due to a combination of a weakening economy and the fraught geopolitical environment. "Most investors want to avoid being seen as acting against U.S. national security interests."
Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, We've, Elena McGovern, Neil Shen helming, Eric Reiner, Adam Hickey, Mayer Brown, Steve Sarracino, that's, Activant, There's Organizations: Biden, Capstone, Chinese Communist Party, Sequoia Capital, Sequoia, Vine Ventures, Justice Department's, who's, U.S, Activant, Investors Locations: Belen , New Mexico, U.S, China, Sequoia China, Israel, Latin America, Germany, South Africa, The U.S, ByteDance
Vartana, a B2B sales and financing platform, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. The deal comes months after the company's $12 million Series A round in January. Vartana, a B2B sales and financing platform, has raised $20 million in a Series B round led by US investor Activant Capital. The funding round comes only a few months after its $12 million Series A round in January. Check out Vartana's Series B pitch deck below:
Persons: We've, Mayfield, Kella Organizations: Activant Capital, Motive, Activant Locations: San Francisco
98point6 has stopped providing virtual care and is focusing on licensing its care delivery platform. When 98point6 raised $20 million in September, it had no plans to sell its virtual care business, according to CEO Jay Burrell. Running the virtual care business took a lot more cash, though, and the digital health market was still tumbling. In March, 98point6 sold its virtual care business to Transcarent for $100 million. The fresh capital brings 98point6's total funding to $297 million, excluding the $100 million Transcarent deal, per the company.
Startup investors are increasingly warning of an apocalyptic scenario in the VC world — namely, the emergence of "zombie" VC firms that are struggling to raise their next fund. Life becomes harder for zombie firms in a higher interest rate environment, as it increases their borrowing costs. Investors expect this gloomy economic backdrop to create a horde of zombie funds that, no longer producing returns, instead focus on managing their existing portfolios — while preparing to eventually wind down. "There are definitely zombie VC firms out there. "We're going to see a lot more zombie venture capital firms this year," Steve Saraccino, founder of VC firm Activant Capital, told CNBC.
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRecession fears in U.S., Europe have changed the pace of capital deployment: Activant CapitalSteve Sarracino, founder and partner at Activant Capital, shares his outlook for 2023.
Flexport is acquiring fulfillment firm Deliverr from Shopify, the players announced last week. Deliverr, which was founded in 2017, aimed to give small sellers a leg up on Amazon. Here's the pitch deck Deliverr used to fundraise from backers including Flexport's Ryan Petersen. Karkaris's cofounder Harish Abbott will transfer to Flexport to oversee the transition reporting directly to Clark, when the deal closes. Here's the pitch deck Deliverr used to raise a $40 million Series C round from investors, including Activant Capital, 8VC, GLP, and Flexport founder Ryan Petersen.
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