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How Early Investors Can Profit From the Unicorn Explosion
Unicorns used to be a rare breed. Not anymore. When Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures first coined the term “unicorn” — referring to startups worth $1 billion or more — in 2013, she identified 39 unicorns. The vast majority were valued below $5 billion. Apart from Facebook, the average was $3.6 billion. And 27 of them were based in the…
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New Pick: Healthy, High-Quality Snacks You Can Feel Good About
Deal Details Startup: Ayoba Security type: Crowd SAFE* Discount: 15% Valuation (cap): $7 million Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: August 21, 2021 Note: Ayoba’s raise deadline is right around the corner, so if you’re interested in investing, make sure you get in by Saturday, August 21. Once upon a time, items such as backpacks, sandals, sunglasses, mattresses…
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Inflation Pushes Bitcoin Higher
It was a very nice week for crypto. Bitcoin is up 9% over the last week, while ethereum is up 12.9%, according to CoinMarketCap data. Ethereum jumped on its implementation of EIP-1559, a network upgrade that burns a portion of miner fees and reduces supply. Collectible non-fungible tokens are also driving a massive surge in usage. In my view, bitcoin…
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New Pick: Connecting Developers and Companies at an Explosive Rate
Upstack — the outstanding company I’m presenting to you today — finds, vets and provides companies with software developers from all over the world. It makes money from charging its clients an hourly rate that is about 37% more than the rate it pays its developers. Its timing is absolutely spot-on. Remote work is on the upswing. And the availability…
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Envisioning a Better System for Women’s Health
As the senior editor at both KingsCrowd and Early Investing, I do a lot of reading, editing and research on startups. At KingsCrowd, I edit dozens of analyst reports on a regular basis. These reports provide detailed analysis of different startups, including the company’s market opportunity, financial performance, risk factors and more. The reports also explain the overall rating the…
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Gold and Bitcoin Are Critical Inflation Hedges
The entire U.S. stock market is currently valued at around $53.9 trillion. That’s all the companies on the NYSE, Nasdaq and OTC markets combined. During the 2008 global financial crisis, the whole stock market was valued at just $11.4 trillion. The market capitalization is up almost five times in 13 years. The U.S. stock market is tremendously large, accounting for…
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New Pick: A Better, Fresher Take on Indoor Gardens
Modgarden produces elegantly designed modular gardens so that people can grow fresh produce in their homes. It has garnered awards and a growing number of believers since its founding in 2015. And CEO and founder Aamar Khwaja feels great about what he’s doing. But just as importantly, he feels great… period. That wasn’t the case that long ago. In fact,…
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Startup Insider: Reimagining the Private Markets
Scott Kupor is one of the sharpest minds in venture capital. He’s the managing partner of Andreessen Horowitz and the author of Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It. Kupor testified before Congress earlier this year that regular, everyday investors like you should have more access to startups in their later stages of development —…
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New Pick: A Mouthwatering Startup With Irresistible Potential
There’s nothing more American than a comeback story. Rocky. Rudy. The Karate Kid. The business landscape is filled with successful comeback journeys. Walt Disney failed several times — and even went bankrupt once — before building the Disney empire. When Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976, it struggled. For 22 years, the company rarely found sustained success. Apple…
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Why CPG Startups Cost More Than Pharma Startups
Editor’s note: Our friends at KingsCrowd produce a ton of data on startups. This week, they created a fascinating chart (see below) exploring the relationship between product type and funding stage. We’re sharing this chart with you because it provides useful insights that can help you assess a startup’s valuation. We hope you enjoy it. To read their full analysis,…
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Startup Insider: Filling the Biopharma Funding Gap
There’s a funding gap in medical research known as the “valley of death.” When research begins, it’s funded by government grants and nonprofits. But drug research and development is very time-intensive. It typically takes around 10 years to bring a drug to market — and nine out of 10 drugs fail before that point. So the money dries up. And…
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How to Help the Crypto Community
Crypto is bouncing a bit today, but bitcoin’s price is stuck in a pretty tight range between $32,000 and $35,000. Just as an exercise, let’s take a quick look at one of crypto’s potential short-term headwinds. The primary risk is regulatory. We’ve seen what China did by essentially shutting down all crypto mining in the country. It caused a massive…
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This Data and Analytics Startup Is a Good Bet
If Warren Buffett reads this week’s startup investment recommendation, he might crack a smile. For years, we’ve poked fun at the Berkshire Hathaway CEO and his right-hand man Charlie Munger for their positions on bitcoin and missing out on the tech boom. But we poke fun because we both respect and love them. They’re an odd couple. Munger loves Zoom…
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How Congress Is Trying to Regulate Big Tech
Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft are under assault. If Congress succeeds in its all-out war against these tech giants, you will have to rethink how you invest in tech startups. If you’re surprised by this news, I don’t blame you. The mainstream press has done a terrible job of covering the substance of the legislation Congress is trying to…
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How to Evaluate Deep Tech Startups
When you’re vetting tech startups, it’s not enough to simply note their sectors. Identifying a startup’s sector is merely the first step. You need to ask yourself what kind of tech has you intrigued. Is it a frontier technology company? Frontier technology has been described as the intersection where radical forward thinking and real-world implementation meet. And yes, that’s open…
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Startup Eyes Cannabis Industry’s Growing Software Problem
Cannabis use has been exploding across the country. But it’s a disjointed market. Cannabis operators rely on software programs for their team communications, distribution, compliance documentation and more. And these programs are a tangled mess with no cross-communication. Operators typically spend $5,000-to-$7,000 a month on a half-dozen or more single-purpose programs. There’s a huge need for a cannabis Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)…