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Behind the Pick: A High-Performing DEX in a Brutal Bear Market

Last week, we added Osmosis (OSMO) to the Crypto Asset Strategies portfolio. It’s a decentralized exchange (DEX) for the Cosmos ecosystem. And it’s performing admirably in the middle of a brutal bear market.  Osmosis is a great way to gain additional exposure to Cosmos, which has consistently outperformed the market for more than two years at this point. But that’s not the only reason we like this…

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Startup Status Report: Genius Juice Takes a Shot at a New Product

By Early Investing on February 2, 2023

When we first recommended Genius Juice in May 2021, we were impressed by the company’s 100% organic coconut smoothies. They’re protein-rich, filling, nutritious, and tasty. Even better, Genius Juice smoothies contain “no dumb stuff” — as in, no added sugars, stabilizers, or other…

Crypto Insider: No-Code Tool for Creating NFTs Gains Traction on Shopify

By Early Investing on February 1, 2023

Exciting news for NFT fans and Avalanche (AVAX) holders: Shopify merchants can now sell Avalanche NFTs through their online stores without having to go through OpenSea. Thanks to Venly, a blockchain startup that created the Shopify NFT minting app, buyers can easily shop for NFTs on Shopify. They…
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Angel Insider: 2023 Expected to Be Record Year for the Secondary Market

By Early Investing on January 24, 2023

According to PitchBook, 2023 is expected to be a record year for the private equity secondary market. Secondary transactions — where investors buy and sell existing shares in private companies or funds — reached new highs in 2022 and hit $57 billion in…
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Crypto Monitor: Understanding Institutional DeFi

By Early Investing on January 20, 2023

You’ve likely heard of decentralized finance, or DeFi. Now get ready for… institutional DeFi! Institutional DeFi refers to large institutions using DeFi protocols to tokenize real-world assets with regulatory compliance and institutional-level controls for consumer protection.  Institutional DeFi comes with a lot of advantages — including…

The Early Investing Podcast: We Need More Transparent Private Markets

By Early Investing on January 18, 2023

The private markets have a transparency problem. Current regulations don’t require private companies to provide the same amount of information to investors as public companies are required to provide. And this is doing some real harm to investors.  How did we get here? And can things…
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Angel Insider: The Dangers of Disrupting the Auto Industry

By Early Investing on January 10, 2023

It’s a tough gig for electric automakers right now. Electric vehicle maker Rivian originally forecast it would produce 50,000 cars in 2022. Then it cut that production target in half to 25,000. And it still missed the target. Rivian produced 24,337 vehicles last year and…
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Startup Insider: What StartEngine’s SeedInvest Acquisition Means for Investors

By Early Investing on January 9, 2023

Some big news hit the crowdfunding world in late 2022: StartEngine announced its plans to acquire fellow crowdfunding platform SeedInvest. Circle, which acquired SeedInvest back in 2019, entered into an agreement to divest SeedInvest to StartEngine. StartEngine announced the news on…
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Behind the Pick: A DEX for the Ages

By Early Investing on January 6, 2023

GMX is the latest addition to the Crypto Asset Strategies portfolio. GMX is a rising star in the world of decentralized exchanges. In November, GMX surpassed Uniswap in terms of daily fees earned. And it has performed remarkably well during the…

The Early Investing Podcast: What We’d Like to See in 2023

By Early Investing on January 4, 2023

It’s a new year. And investors have a world of possibilities before them. We’re already facing some major challenges left over from 2022 — runaway inflation, a crypto bear market, and worsening climate change, to name a few. But that doesn’t mean 2023 will be a…
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Angel Insider: The Wisdom (and Worries) of Pivoting

By Early Investing on January 3, 2023

Pivoting — changing the core product, service, or fundamental direction of a business — is nothing new in the startup world. Startup founders pivot their companies all the time. Sometimes the pivot is straightforward, like switching from direct sales to a subscription-based revenue model. Other pivots can move…
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Crypto in 2022: The Good, the Bad and the Weird

By Early Investing on December 29, 2022

It’s been a crazy year for the crypto market. We saw high-profile scandals, bankruptcies, hacks and a lot of reduced crypto prices.  We also saw the Ethereum Merge go off without a hitch. We saw the Ukrainian government…

The Early Investing Podcast: Our Favorite Products of 2022

By Early Investing on December 21, 2022

2022 is almost at an end. And as we get ready to enter a new year, the Early Investing team is reflecting on all of the great startups and products we learned about this year.  From botanical non-alcoholic spirits to coffee alternatives…
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Different Ways to Give Back to Your Startup Investments

By Early Investing on December 13, 2022

It takes a lot for a startup to succeed. At minimum, it needs a good idea, a stellar team to bring that idea to life and money to make it all happen. Most startup founders need help with all of this. Investors provide money, of course.
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Crypto Monitor: BlockFi Goes Under, Blames FTX

By Early Investing on December 9, 2022

The ripple effects of the FTX collapse still aren’t over. Crypto lender BlockFi filed for bankruptcy on November 28. BlockFi had been relying on a $400 million line of credit from crypto exchange FTX — and we all know what happened to FTX. …
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Startup Insider: Inside Arka’s Commitment to Sustainability

By Early Investing on December 8, 2022

We recommended Arka to First Stage Investor members last month. We were very impressed with the way the company is bringing the packaging and shipping industry into the 21st century. Its software-as-a-service solution enables actual packaging management for third-party…