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VC pace is picking up, messy earnings results, and Startup Tip of the Week: How startups land…

by MPD
This post is by MPD from @MPD - Medium

VC pace is picking up, messy earnings results, and Startup Tip of the Week: How startups land partnerships Part 2

Here’s what’s covered on this week’s pod:

  • Startup Tip of the Week: How startups land partnerships Part 2
  • Messy corporate earnings results
  • Is the January bump in the economy the start of a trend?
  • A lack of mega rounds
  • The aftermath of January’s job data

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*DISCLAIMER*

Interplay Family Office LLC (“Interplay”) is registered as an investment adviser with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Registration of an investment adviser does not imply any level of skill or training. Information about the qualifications and business practices of Interplay is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov._ Interplay only transacts business in states where it is properly registered or is excluded or exempted from registration requirements. Offering of asset management services through Interplay is pursuant to an investment advisory agreement. The views expressed in this podcast/vodcast are subject to change based on market and other conditions. The podcast/vodcast may contain certain statements that may be deemed forward looking statements. Please note that any such statements are not guarantees of any future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. Any projections, market outlooks, or estimates are based upon certain assumptions and should not be construed as indicative of actual events (Read more...)

The power of partnerships for startups, Q1 tech earnings, surprise January jobs data + interview…

by MPD
This post is by MPD from @MPD - Medium

The power of partnerships for startups, Q1 tech earnings, surprise January jobs data + interview with Tomer Biger of Noble about embedded finance

On this week’s episode I interview Tomer Biger (Co-Founder & CEO of Noble) about his company and the embedded finance space they operate in + we cover the following topics:

  • Startup Tip of the Week: The power of partnerships and how to choose the right/best partners
  • Surprise January jobs data and what it means for the US economy
  • The FED’s latest actions
  • US China relations
  • Q1 corporate tech earnings

Links:

Listen via your preferred platform here.

*DISCLAIMER*

Interplay Family Office LLC (“Interplay”) is registered as an investment adviser with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Registration of an investment adviser does not imply any level of skill or training. Information about the qualifications and business practices of Interplay is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov._ Interplay only transacts business in states where it is properly registered or is excluded or exempted from registration requirements. Offering of asset management services through Interplay is pursuant to an investment advisory agreement. The views expressed in this podcast/vodcast are subject to change based on market and other conditions. The podcast/vodcast may contain certain statements that may be deemed forward looking statements. Please note that any such statements are not guarantees of any future performance and actual results or developments may (Read more...)

2021 Taiwan Startup Investment Scene Report

by Jaclyn Robinson

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. The author is an expert in their field and we are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog.

Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc.

Taiwan is seeing an increase in the number of startups entering the market and more capital pouring in. The country has also seen tremendous growth in the health tech, energy tech and electronics industries. Powered by Crunchbase data and other sources, the latest Taiwan Startup Investment Scene Report analyzes investment trends in Taiwan over the past few years, in addition to comparing trends seen in Taiwan to those experienced by global counterparts.

Note: The following data was compiled near the end of 2021, and the report covers the full years of 2015 to 2020.

 

The current startup investment scene in Taiwan

Taiwan is a growing startup ecosystem with more investment deals happening every year. From 2015 to 2020, 1,421 early-stage investment deals were done, totaling over $4.05 billion invested.

bar chart with the total amount of money invested in startups per year
 

In 2020, 310 investments were completed. Compared to 2019, which saw 355 investments, that’s a drop of 12.68%, mainly due to COVID-19 impacting the market and affecting investment deals. However, Taiwan saw an all-time high in investment in 2020, with a total amount of $873 million invested—a 25.04% increase compared to 2019’s $698 million. This increase (Read more...)

How to Foster Climate Innovation in the European Union

by Jaclyn Robinson

This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. The author is an expert in their field and a Crunchbase user. We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog.

Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and the opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect official views or opinions of Crunchbase, Inc. 

Tackling climate change is at the heart of current policy debates, especially in the EU, and climate innovations form an integral part. 

The European Investment Bank and Crunchbase teamed up to publish “How to foster climate innovation in the European Union,” a report that assesses obstacles faced by climate innovators, in addition to the impact of financing and policy measures. So far, data limitations hampered a more extensive understanding of these topics. In addition, existing firm-level data focus mostly on established firms, thereby underrepresenting young firms.

This report fills some of the gaps by relying on a new data source, the EIB Online Survey on Climate Innovations, which asked firms specifically about their different climate innovations, the motivations and barriers, and their views on current regulatory frameworks. 

The starting point of our data collection effort was the Crunchbase database and the Bureau van Dijk Orbis database. Over 1,600 firms participated in the survey, giving us a unique opportunity to compare established firms with young startups and scale-ups.

Line graph detailing the number of startups in the energy and sustainability sector over time
 

Environmental innovation and firm performance are linked

The report shows there is a strong link between environmental innovation and firm (Read more...)