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Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School

This is going to be BIG.

More and more startups are getting built without relying on University research--because hard technology is rarely the barrier to innovation these days. Student clubs can be very powerful connections into the startup and innovation world. Give them that and they'll decide on their own to be a founder. Kick the students out.

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Beach Point Closes Second CLO Totaling $397.44m

Private Equity Insights

Beach Point has been an active investor in leveraged loans since its inception in 2009. Read more Notion hits €300m for its fifth fund, but is unimpressed by big rounds into Generative AI startups When it first appeared on the scene around ten years ago, Notion Capital was poised to take.

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Blackstone, JPMorgan, Marlin, and New Mountain Back $3bn Merger of Virgin Pulse & HealthComp

Private Equity Insights

Marlin and New Mountain are both active investors in healthcare. Blackstone and Morgan Health also have several active investments in employer-sponsored care. Fresno, Calif.-based based HealthComp operates a benefits and analytics platform, and was first backed by New Mountain in 2020.

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Convertible? Equity? What kind of coin should you use to scratch off a lottery ticket?

This is going to be BIG.

Seed investors trip over themselves to get a look at the latest YCombinator deals and the entreprenuers in the hottest companies are in the drivers seat on terms. Unfortunately, that’s really not the case for most startups. They may have unlimited tolerance for pricing, but you don’t have unlimited resources as a startup.

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Increased M&A activity reinforces Israeli expertise and innovation in cybersecurity

Insight Partners

The Israeli tech ecosystem is one of the most resilient and innovative startup communities in the world. At Insight Partners, we’ve been privileged to take part in this phenomenon over the years as an active investor in more than 20 Israeli cybersecurity companies.