That Was The Week

Bonfire of the Unicorns


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Contents

  • Editorial: Bonfire of the Unicorns

  • Essays of the Week

    • Historical Futurism

    • Venture Capital and the Retail Investor

    • Raising a fund in a downturn

    • Fundraising in Confusing Times

    • Fundraising is Hard - Fund of Fund Fundraising is Harder

    • Unicorns Hobbled Amid VC Pullbacks

    • The Unicorn Fire Sales Ahead

    • Hopin, the struggling virtual conference unicorn, sells events and engagement units to RingCentral

    • Reset & Rethink – Assessing Venture Capital with Gené Teare of Crunchbase

    • Video of the Week

      • LK-99 - Room Temperature Super Conductor

      • AI of the Week

        • SEC Proposes New Conflict of Interest Regime for Predictive Technology

        • Where Will AI Have the Biggest Impact? Healthcare.

        • News Of the Week

          • State of Private Markets: Q2 2023

          • Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment Down 54%

          • Coatue Raises $331 Million for Early-Stage Fund, 34% Below Target

          • Alphabet Stands Out in a Trio of Unimpressive Earnings

          • Meta Posts Strong Q2 Results as Facebook Crosses 3B Monthly Active Users

          • AngelList expands into private equity with the acquisition of fintech startup Nova

          • Venture Capital Firm Sequoia Cuts Crypto Fund by 66%

          • Volkswagen takes 5% stake in XPeng as part of Chinese EV deal

          • Tuesday Capital, a Silicon Valley firm that moved to Austin during the pandemic, captures $31M for its newest seed-stage fund

          • Startup of the Week

            • LK-99

            • Tweet of the Week

              • Stripes New CFO

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