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Nikola, Lucid latest EV SPACs trying to raise cash

Two EV manufacturers are seeking cash infusions this week to bring their delayed vehicles to market. Nikola, a Phoenix-based electric truck maker, said in a securities filing Tuesday that it […]




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A look at progress toward venture equity this Women’s Equality Day

Today is Women’s Equality Day, otherwise known as the day women were granted the right to vote. There’s nuance to the date, of course, as Indigenous women weren’t guaranteed that […]




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As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works

Before you raise money as a cash-strapped fledgling startup, it can feel like every problem you are experiencing would go away if you just had some money in the bank. […]




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From NDA to LOI: What really happens when your startup is being acquired?

Yair Snir Contributor Yair Snir is vice president and managing director of Dell Technologies Capital, leading venture investment activity in Europe and Israel. What does an an acquisition process look […]




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Fundraising in turbulent markets: Why we moved up our Series B

Mahyar Raissi Contributor No matter the stage your company is in, raising growth funding is stressful, unpredictable and enormously distracting from actually running the business. And it’s become even worse […]




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Every startup wants an extension round, but there aren’t enough to go around

As venture funding continues to slow, founders are scrambling to extend their runways, regardless of how much cash they already have in the bank. But the startups that need the […]




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Fundraising tips for early and midstage startups in 2022

Yamin Durrani Contributor The past couple of years were all about huge valuations and less about needing to prove peak operational efficiency across the entire business. Even if you didn’t […]




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It’s time to get technical with your cash flow

Lori Cashman Contributor Lori Cashman is a managing partner of Victress Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in high-growth companies meeting the needs of the evolving consumer market. […]




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As fundraising gets harder, founders should ask investors for a flat round

Matt Cohen Contributor Matt Cohen, founder and managing partner of Ripple Ventures, was the founding investor of Turnstyle Solutions, which was acquired by Yelp in 2017. More posts by this […]




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Founders Fund backs Pulley as it helps companies make better decisions about equity

When Yin Wu started Pulley, a cap table and equity management startup, back in 2019, she was out to compete with the likes of Carta. My colleague Connie Loizos spoke […]