Adrian Johnson

TLDR: Westbound Equity Partners launches $100M fund to support Black, Latin, and diversity-driven startups. Firm aims to invest in underrepresented founders to build diverse early-stage companies that serve their communities. Something new

TLDR: Finnish VCs raised €507M in 2023 despite struggles in the startup market. Foreign investments in Finnish startups decreased by 58% while domestic investments only decreased by 17%. Finnish venture capital firms

TLDR: Key Points: Active investors have yet to reach pre-peak levels in startup funding Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is leading as the most-active venture investor in Q1 More than two years after global

TLDR: VCs should create inclusive communities to support underrepresented founders. They can share resources, partner with experts, and provide access to services to help founders succeed. In the article “How Can VCs

TLDR: – European venture funding reached $11.8 billion in Q1 2024 – Early-stage funding outpaced late-stage funding In the first quarter of 2024, European startups received $11.8 billion in venture funding, slightly

TLDR: San Francisco startups faced a slow first quarter, with Anthropic being the only bright spot. Despite a jumbo-sized round raised by Anthropic, funding for city-based companies fell significantly. San Francisco startups

TLDR: Key Points: Funding food waste solutions can be challenging due to the mish-mash of industries at varying lifecycle stages. Maturing and scalable models make the food waste sector increasingly investable. The

TLDR: Most promising AI startups are trending towards having fewer employees New entrants on the AI 50 list have smaller headcounts Last year’s predictions about the AI revolution seem to be coming

TLDR: Barcelona-based Factorial secures €74.5 million Go-To-Market investment from General Catalyst to preserve equity and fuel growth. Factorial, an HR management platform for SMBs, secures €74.5 million investment from General Catalyst. The

TLDR: DC venture capital deals totaled $813 million in Q1 2024 Deal count in the region was the lowest in a decade In the first quarter of 2024, DC’s venture capital scene