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Today was my first day at Bloomberg in New York. Working here has been a dream of mine for many years. I will be leading a team of reporters in the Credit Americas division, covering structured finance, ESG, LatAm & Canadian credit markets and investment-grade new issuances. <GO>
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Hi! I wrote about 's new funding round that values it at $800 mln and how it illustrates the sharp contrast between the crypto VC climate now vs. just over a year ago. Thanks to CEO for chatting. Read the full story 👇🏾
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New from and me: From PayPal to Facebook, Silicon Valley has long been obsessed with the idea of company "mafias." Now, with nearly $40Bn in startup value created from ex-Square staffers, it seems like there's a new mafia in town.
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Agree with , breakfasts are underrated. 2023 is the year when soberness will be a factor in making it to 2026 as a VC or founder.
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Founders and VCs, what sort of events would you prefer to attend in 2023?
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Thanks for hosting the NYC quarterly Partner2Partner Breakfast. If you a VC partner or principle and interested in attending or hosting a quarterly Partner2Partner Breakfast in NYC, the Bay area, San Francisco, LA, Boston, Chicago or Austin, please DM or email us.
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📢 Our latest PitchBook Benchmarks are now available, with data through Q2 2022 & preliminary quarterly returns from Q3 2022. 💡 While #VC & #PE returns took a negative turn, Real Assets and Real Estate funds have been a bright spot for returns so far. pitchb.co/fGEa4q
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New equity just dropped 🎙⬇️
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Alpha Partners’ Managing Partner Steve Brotman said a lack of investor discipline in recent years and a slowing economy will lead to a culling of venture-backed startups
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Thanks for hosting the NYC quarterly Partner2Partner Breakfast. If you a VC partner or principle and interested in attending or hosting a quarterly Partner2Partner Breakfast in NYC, the Bay area, San Francisco, LA, Boston, Chicago or Austin, please DM or email us.
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🙌 Please join us in welcoming our newest member, Greater Colorado Venture Fund.
We look forward to working together to advance policies that foster #entrepreneurial activity & #investment across the country.
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Sequoia has announced a new $195 million fund for seed-stage startups.
news.crunchbase.com/venture/sequoi
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Today, we’re excited to announce our 5th dedicated seed fund to support the next generation of early-stage founders in the US & Europe.
From Apple and Airbnb to Nubank and Stripe, we've always partnered with outlier founders early & for the long term.
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It's day 1 of #wef23, and our first daily podcast of the week is live. Hear from , , , Cathy Li, Joseph Tawadros and James Tawadros on what to expect.
weforum.org/agenda/2023/01
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Goldman Sachs's asset-management arm raised $15.2 billion to make junior debt investments in companies backed by private equity, the latest pool targeting mezzanine financing
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Financial services remained the leading sector for venture investment in 2022 despite an overall pullback in VC funding and shockwaves in the crypto industry. And fintech is expected to remain strong in 2023.
bit.ly/3vCm0pR
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Excited to share this interview by with on Alpha's take on what happened in the venture ecosystem over the past few years and what to expect in '23.
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Alpha Partners’ Steve Brotman says that infusing artificial intelligence in a startup’s operations will provide a key differentiating factor for investors this year
wsj.com/articles/alpha
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The valuation peak has passed, but the dealmaking continues. That’s the recurrent theme lately for acquirers of venture-backed companies.
news.crunchbase.com/ma/molekule-ar
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Alpha Partners’ Managing Partner Steve Brotman said a lack of investor discipline in recent years and a slowing economy will lead to a culling of venture-backed startups
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✈ Earlier this week, the NVCA team traveled to San Francisco to gather #healthcare #investors for an evening of drinks and conversation in partnership with event partners and . 👏
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Alpha Partners’ Steve Brotman says that infusing artificial intelligence in a startup’s operations will provide a key differentiating factor for investors this year
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Pittsburgh is an AI powerhouse. As more VCs get interested in that category, it could prove to be a catalyst for the emerging ecosystem.
If you want to hear more about Pittsburgh's tech scene, check out today's episode of where they let me come on and nerd out🧠💰
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Pittsburgh's AI expertise may give rise to an already growing startup market tcrn.ch/3irtGZm by @rebecca_szkutak
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Excited to share this interview by with on Alpha's take on what happened in the venture ecosystem over the past few years and what to expect in '23.
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Alpha Partners’ Steve Brotman says that infusing artificial intelligence in a startup’s operations will provide a key differentiating factor for investors this year
wsj.com/articles/alpha
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Catch our CEO, on the 's “How to Be a CEO” podcast. He's breaking down how we're building a carbon-free future for transportation and why "management with optimism" is essential during crisis. 🌎🛴🚲
🎧⬇️Listen here:
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EIG Global Energy Partners is one of the few private-equity firms still investing billions of dollars in traditional-energy assets, including LNG plants in Australia
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💡Presenting the Q4 2022 - NVCA Venture Monitor report w/support from , & . Takeaways include:
1️⃣Exit activity, late-stage dealmaking 📉
2️⃣Fundraising values hit new record 📈
🔎Dive into the data and download now 👉 ow.ly/uzFK50Mp8Te
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Register now to hear Partner, of Alpha Partners on "Being a Data-Driven Investor in 2023" hosted by & sponsored by Affinity
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Happy Holidays from The Alpha Family! Read what we've been up to here-> shorturl.at/pGMT0
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Happy Holidays from The Alpha Family! Read what we've been up to here-> shorturl.at/pGMT0
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Happy Holidays from The Alpha Family! Read what we've been up to here-> shorturl.at/pGMT0
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Is it a #bearmarket or a crisis? 🤔 According to , Partner & Co-Founder at #VC growth fund , it's neither. Instead, he defines this period as a down cycle. Listen to Brian's #interview with at TOMORROW 👉 bit.ly/3ENjAZE
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Check out client of , a #growthequity firm that works with 800+ #venturecapital firms to help them fund their #prorata rights, in this podcast.
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@bsmiga, co-founding Partner at @alphaptrs, joins @IvanZeljkovic for a brief #interview at @WebSummit 2022. He discusses how a new breed of micro-niche-focused #venturecapital firms has achieved great results 
Listen to the #podcast HERE bit.ly/3W2xnTP
Listen to the #podcast HERE bit.ly/3W2xnTP
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, co-founding Partner at , joins for a brief #interview at 2022. He discusses how a new breed of micro-niche-focused #venturecapital firms has achieved great results 🙌 Listen to the #podcast HERE 👉 bit.ly/3W2xnTP
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Fifth Wall Ventures raised the largest-ever venture fund focused on real-estate technology companies
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In this piece, Socure’s explains that the government needs to focus on #privacy and #datasharing to ensure the most accurate #identity proofing possible, which will lead to less #fraud and more #equity.
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Congrats to our own Jason Vita for a well-deserved promotion to VP of #BusinessDevelopment. We can’t wait to see what you’ll accomplish in the role! 🏆
🔎 Learn more about Jason and the value he adds to the #venture ecosystem through his #leadership 👇
nvca.org/about-us/staff
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Biotech investors from Avalon Ventures, a venture firm formed in 1983, have formed their own firm and raised a life-sciences-only fund
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Private lender Sixth Street led a $2.6bn private loan with a club of other direct lenders in Thoma Bravo’s $8bn Coupa Software takeover.
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