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Don’t Look Backwards In Startup Investing

By Andy Gordon on June 10, 2021

Over the past five years, the top 25 venture capital (VC) firms invested in around 1,600 early-stage startups.  According to CB Insights, the sectors with the biggest increase in investments from VCs are fintech, enterprise software, enterprise analytics, pharmaceuticals, consumer apps, renewable energy and media. The sectors that have seen the biggest decrease are consumer on-demand, sales and marketing software, direct to consumer, digital health and cloud storage products. …

Mailbag: Learn From Venture Capital Investors’ Mistakes

By Early Investing on September 29, 2019

In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team tackles startup investing tips and lessons learned from the WeWork IPO debacle.
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team talks Silicon Valley investments and equity crowdfunding portals.
2019 is set to be a record year for venture capital-backed IPO raises.