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The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Image source: Getty Images Where do most people find the money for their startup? Tap into crowdfunding Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter or IndieGoGo offer a modern twist on raising capital. No wonder entrepreneurs refer to them as angels. All are great options. In short, your business needs to show potential for growth.
This is going to be BIG.
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Just as an additional disclosure, these are my thoughts, not that of First Round Capital, my employer. Every investor and entrepreneur knows there is something scary about the current startup economy. At the same time, we're seeing new sources of capital come online and some firms getting a refresh.
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This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
A lot of people have talked about the need for NYC to have a PayPal--a multi-billion dollar exit that scattered on the rest of the community a bunch of experienced startup talent that scaled a company over time, as well as a host of new angel investors. It may seem like an anti entrepreneurial argument, but it's not.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 1, 2010
Here’s my best attempt to shed some light on the most common misconceptions about building a company here in NYC: Misconception #1: There’s no money in NYC for startups… and the money that’s here isn’t smart or experienced money. You know what—it’s supposed to work like that! I was there, too. Do you have a Bose radio at home?
FinSMEs
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Prior Labs, a Freiburg, Germany-based AI startup developing foundation models for spreadsheets and databases, raised 9M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Balderton Capital along with XTX Ventures, Hector Foundation, Atlantic Labs, and Galion.exe.
FinSMEs
JUNE 28, 2024
EvolutionaryScale, a NYC-based artificial intelligence powered biology startup, raised $142m in seed funding. The round was led by Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross and Lux Capital, with participation from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, as well as angel investors.
FinSMEs
AUGUST 19, 2024
Photon Health, a New York City-based electronic prescription startup, raised $9m in funding.
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