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New Pick: A Sustainable Solution to Agriculture’s Salty Soil Problem
By Vin Narayanan on December 1, 2022
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Senior Investment Research Analyst Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau. Moonshot companies are tricky to evaluate. By definition, moonshots are bold, audacious, innovative attempts to solve massive problems. And if the solution is successful, it can be immensely profitable for investors and beneficial for society. Moonshots are also incredibly risky. Such innovative solutions are difficult to build. And it often takes a long time…
Crypto Insider: FTX News Goes From Bad to Worse
By Early Investing on November 28, 2022
The bad news about FTX just keeps coming. Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, told CNBC he is still trying to lock down a multibillion-dollar deal to bail out his bankrupt crypto exchange — a deal that seems highly unlikely to happen given SBF’s tarnished reputation. And we recently found…
FTX and the Crypto Regulations Still to Come
By Vin Narayanan on November 21, 2022
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks in the crypto market as it tries to sort through the fallout of crypto exchange FTX filing for bankruptcy. For a more detailed account of how it happened, please read this update I wrote…
New Pick: Automation That Brings 3PLs Into the 21st Century
By Andy Gordon on November 17, 2022
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Analyst Teddy Lyons. My colleague Teddy Lyons recently moved into a new apartment. Once he unpacked, he realized that there were a dozen additional items that he needed to order…
Startup Insider: HEVO Breaks Into New Territory
By Early Investing on November 14, 2022
When we first recommended HEVO to First Stage Investor members in April, we were impressed by the company’s wireless charging technology for electric vehicles. A driver simply lines up their car with a pad on the ground that syncs…
Barrow’s Intense Bounces Back From COVID-19 Troubles
By Teddy Lyons on November 10, 2022
We recommended Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur back in 2016. Barrow’s is a Brooklyn-based producer of premium handmade ginger liqueur. We recently caught up with CEO Josh Morton to learn more about the company’s progress and future plans. Back in 2019, the…
Crypto Insider: Linking the Present and the Future
By Early Investing on November 7, 2022
As early investors, we often find ourselves looking to the future. We want to find the next revolutionary crypto project or startup — the companies that will change the world as we know it. But sometimes the world isn’t ready for those changes. As a result,…
New Pick: A Remarkable Brand Reinvigorating the Energy Drink Space
By Vin Narayanan on November 3, 2022
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Analyst Teddy Lyons. When you evaluate consumer packaged goods (CPG) startup investment opportunities, you need to focus on three critical components: Traction Brand Team.
Startup Insider: A Spooky Startup With a Devilishly Good Idea
By Early Investing on October 31, 2022
It’s Halloween! Which means the First Stage Investor team is getting into the spooky spirit. We recently learned that there’s a startup that’s perfect for spooky season. Chilling is a media production company that helps independent creators…
Crypto Insider: The Wild World of Celebrity Crypto Endorsements
By Early Investing on October 27, 2022
Do you keep up with the Kardashians? Well, we don’t, either. But there has been an interesting development in the crypto world that’s related to the famous family. Earlier this month, the SEC charged Kim Kardashian for endorsing a…
New Pick: The Best of the Oracle Blockchains
By Vin Narayanan on October 24, 2022
I say or write “timing the market is a fool’s errand”™ so often I’ve started trademarking it. It’s almost impossible to predict the bottom of any market. And crypto markets are much more difficult to predict than others. The crypto markets have been stuck in neutral for extended…
New Pick: Breast Cancer Screening Tech That Saves Lives
By Andy Gordon on October 20, 2022
Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Associate Inez Sanjaya. The first time I learned that mammograms were incredibly painful was the first time Cecily got one after we got married. I guess this is something mothers…
Startup Insider: Gryphon Sees Supercharged Sales Growth
By Early Investing on October 17, 2022
When we first recommended Gryphon in 2018, we were impressed by the company’s innovative product and excellent team. The company makes arguably the most secure and functional wireless internet router on the market. The Gryphon router uses artificial intelligence and machine learning technology…
New Pick: Durable, Efficient and Sustainable Tires That the Mining Industry Loves
By Andy Gordon on October 6, 2022
The first Ford car was sold on July 23, 1903 — a little before my time. Over the years, cars and trucks have become faster, sleeker and safer. But the vehicle my grandfather drove in the 1920s… the one my father drove in the 1940s… and what I…
Startup Insider: Air Travel Innovations Take Off
By Early Investing on October 3, 2022
In December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful flight with a self-propelled craft. And while airplanes have become much more advanced since that first flight, their engines haven’t actually changed much since the 1960s. That’s a big problem. Aviation emissions are one of…
New Pick: Taking Interoperability to a New Level
By Vin Narayanan on September 29, 2022
In bear markets, people tend to fixate on bitcoin and ethereum when it comes to crypto. And for good reason. If bitcoin and ethereum are falling, the crypto markets are likely following their lead. But if you look beyond bitcoin and ethereum, it’s possible to find…