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TLDR: – VCs have low expectations for IPOs but see a rebound in M&A. – Optimism about lower interest rates and growing interest from private equity investors and better-capitalized companies is driving

TLDR: Rainbow Shines With $12 Million in Funding Rainbow, a general underwriter building tailored small business insurance products, has raised $12 million in seed funding with participation from several venture capital firms

TLDR: – Venture-capital backed startups are mostly concentrated in the software industry, leaving other sectors with minimal investment. – This lack of investment in important sectors means fewer new companies and ideas,

TLDR: Venture-capital backed startups tend to focus on software industries, leaving other sectors underfunded. Fifty Years, a venture capital firm, has created an “Opportunity Ratio” to measure the level of investment in

TLDR: – Venture-capital backed startups are heavily concentrated in the software industry, leaving other sectors with little investment. – Large industries lacking venture-capital funds must rely on existing firms or slow-growing startups

A venture capital firm called Fifty Years has analyzed the industries that receive the most and least investment relative to their size. They found that venture capital-backed startups mostly focus on software,

TLDR: – US startup funding dropped by nearly 30% in 2023, reaching $170.6 billion, according to PitchBook data. – The decline in funding is attributed to valuation resets

TLDR: This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition discusses the importance of venture capital in starting a business. The Jacksonville Venture Competition, an early-stage funding competition and conference, is scheduled for March 12-13

TLDR: Oregon startups saw a significant decline in venture capital investment in 2023, with funding dropping by more than half compared to the previous year. This is the second consecutive year that

TLDR: Venture capital funding for African tech startups faced challenges in 2023, with many startups experiencing closures and layoffs. However, this difficult period has highlighted the need for startups to focus on