Custom Comparables, Powering Your Private Company Valuation Analyses
By Zachary Hickey
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November 25, 2019
Custom Comparables is a powerful new feature available on the Cyndx platform that displays select valuation...
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PRNewswire: Cyndx Launches Projected 2 Raise to Predict Which Private Firms May Need Capital
By Zachary Hickey
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November 7, 2019
Predictive Algorithm Gives Investors Head Start on New Opportunities More Than 6200 Private Companies Are Projected...
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Cyndx Launches Projected2Raise to Predict Which Private Firms May Need Capital
By Zachary Hickey
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November 4, 2019
Projected2Raise Cyndx recently integrated a new AI-driven feature called “Projected to Raise” into Cyndx Finder. Projected2Raise...
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Canva Alternatives: Graphic Design made accessible
By Zachary Hickey
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October 22, 2019
After raising an additional $85M in capital, Canva, the Australian-based design tool platform, has increased its...
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Cyndx Index: The world is on fire: who is investing in renewable energy?
By Zachary Hickey
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September 23, 2019
Last week’s attacks on Saudi Arabia oil facilities sparked the biggest jump ever in Brent crude futures and hand-wringing about fallout...
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Snapchat alternatives
By Zachary Hickey
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August 7, 2019
Snap (NYSE: SNAP) has been quite rocky. As a technology company, it initially grew to fame...
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On-demand Tutoring
By Zachary Hickey
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July 29, 2019
The phrase "The Uber for X" has become synonymous for the on-demand industry. This viral term...
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5G and Entertainment
By Zachary Hickey
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July 24, 2019
Following yesterday's blog about the impact of 5G on IoT, it seems extremely relevant to expand...
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5G and IoT
By Zachary Hickey
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July 23, 2019
The internet of things is a hot topic, fueled in part by recent and continuous developments...
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Edutainment
By Zachary Hickey
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July 22, 2019
Digital learning and education technology has been booming recently, with firms planning . A new trend,...
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Netflix alternatives
By Zachary Hickey
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July 18, 2019
On-demand content has boomed in recent years. Video on demand (VOD) has perturbed the media industry,...
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Top 4 tips when reaching out to investors
By Zachary Hickey
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July 16, 2019
Raising capital is often both exciting and frustrating. Usually, the capital raise process begins with a...
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A brief Nintendo history
By Zachary Hickey
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July 11, 2019
Nintendo, the Japanese multinational electronics company, announced earlier the redesigned Switch, called Switch Lite, that is...
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Alternative Meat Market
By Zachary Hickey
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July 1, 2019
Global sustainability, and most specifically food sustainability, has been increasingly spoken about in the last several...
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Clean Tech Industry
By Zachary Hickey
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June 24, 2019
Clean technology is the sector of products and services that reduce negative environmental impacts through...
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Amazon’s Twitch acquired Social Network Bebo
By Zachary Hickey
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June 19, 2019
Big Tech firms are increasingly penetrating many industries, hoping to either disrupt traditional protocol or ameliorate...
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Brex and the Corporate Financing Market
By Zachary Hickey
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June 12, 2019
Brex, the self-proclaimed "Smartest card in the Room", has recently raised another $100M of capital, only...
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Beyond Meat and The Sustainable Food Market
By Zachary Hickey
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June 10, 2019
With recent trends indicating the global food market is north of $12 trillion, coupled with global...
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Food-Delivery Market
By Zachary Hickey
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June 5, 2019
Uber, after tactically capitalizing on its penetration in the shared-economy market, swiftly moved into food-delivery -...
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Machine Learning Market
By Zachary Hickey
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May 28, 2019
In response to a recent Forbes' article on 25 Machine Learning startups to watch in 2019,...
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Advanced Search
By Zachary Hickey
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May 22, 2019
Welcome to Advanced Search! Cyndx has just introduced precision-driven concept search and advanced search to...
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Digital and E-Learning
By Zachary Hickey
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May 15, 2019
Market Overview The days of pencil, paper, and books are coming to an end, it seems,...
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Mindfulness
By Zachary Hickey
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May 13, 2019
Sector Analysis Mindfulness, an act of focusing on the self and self-awareness, is rapidly gaining...
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Cannabis Market Overview
By Zachary Hickey
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May 1, 2019
Sector Analysis On April 30, 2019, Investopedia published an article "Predicting The Future for 5...
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Payments and Mobile
By Zachary Hickey
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May 1, 2019
Sector Analysis As developing worlds gain access to technology more readily, individuals will also need...
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Cyndx 3.0 Makes it Even Easier to Quickly Find the Next Unicorn
By Zachary Hickey
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May 1, 2019
Cyndx, the leading investment search and discovery tool, today announced the launch of Cyndx 3.0 to incorporate precision...
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Cyndx CEO discusses IPO market for Lyft, Pinterest, and Zoom
By Zachary Hickey
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April 18, 2019
Cyndx CEO, Jim McVeigh, joined Liz Claman on Fox Business News to discuss the current IPO...
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Farming and Blockchain
By Zachary Hickey
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April 10, 2019
Sector Analysis Agricultural traditions occupy a stronghold globally, and as the world faces food shortages...
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AR and Retail
By Zachary Hickey
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April 3, 2019
Apple’s ARKIT and Google’s ARCore augmented reality have made retail enhanced AR experiences a reality. Brands...
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What Investors Should Expect from a Lyft IPO
By Zachary Hickey
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March 29, 2019
In light of the expected wave of tech IPOs in the coming months, Cyndx CEO Jim...
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Increasing Data Protection of Your Investment Portfolio
By Zachary Hickey
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March 27, 2019
In an era where financial transactions are being done online and the majority of banking has...
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Health and Wearables
By Zachary Hickey
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March 26, 2019
About the Sector Wearables are becoming increasingly popular with more Apple Watches and Fitbits being released...
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Google: Breaking into a $140bn Industry
By Zachary Hickey
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March 20, 2019
Tech behemoths such as Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft dominate a wide variety of markets. Now, in...
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Sports and Analytics
By Zachary Hickey
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March 20, 2019
As the competitive level of professional sport increases and there is more on the line for...
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Charity and Cryptocurrency
By Zachary Hickey
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March 20, 2019
Humanitarian efforts using cryptocurrency have becoming increasingly popular and are allowing for simple and efficient transmission...
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VR and Gaming
By Zachary Hickey
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March 13, 2019
For those who cannot physically be at a sports stadium or live event, VR offers access...
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SXSW Pitch Finalists 2019
By Zachary Hickey
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March 10, 2019
After a whirlwind weekend, the SXSW Pitch event 2019 culminated in an award ceremony highlighting the...
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AI + Advertising
By Zachary Hickey
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March 6, 2019
As the digital realm continues to dominate and attract a greater share of advertising revenues, so...
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Cyndx Insights: Sustainable Energy & Biotech
By Zachary Hickey
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March 6, 2019
Renewable and sustainable energy are at the forefront of global discussion as the resources for traditional...
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Cyndx Insights: 5G and Hardware
By Zachary Hickey
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February 27, 2019
The term 5G has been inundating newsfeeds and articles recently, with many network providers in a...
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Cyndx Insights: Alooma
By Zachary Hickey
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February 20, 2019
In response to Google's announcement on the intention to acquire Alooma, we wondered who...
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Hostway / Hosting.com Merger
By Zachary Hickey
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February 20, 2019
On January 8, 2019, Hostway and HOSTING announced their merger, combining to create a larger cloud-service...
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In the Spotlight: Techstars Music Accelerator
By Zachary Hickey
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February 13, 2019
Sunday night's Grammy's brought together some of the most talented artists of the 21st century. Just...
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Automated Delivery Industry
By Zachary Hickey
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February 12, 2019
In light of Softbank's recent investment of $940M into Robo-Delivery startup, Nuro, it can be seen...
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Cyndx Insights: Slack and Confidential IPOs
By Zachary Hickey
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February 6, 2019
SEC Confidential Filings For companies with less than $1 Billion in annual revenue, confidential IPOs afford...
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Cyndx Company Spotlight: Facebook
By Zachary Hickey
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February 6, 2019
Facebook: Cyndx Company Spotlight When Mark Zuckerberg launched the social network "The Facebook" in Harvard's dormitories...
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Cyndx Trends: 5G, AI, and the Cloud
By Zachary Hickey
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January 21, 2019
Recently, IBM and Vodafone agreed to launch a joint venture valued at $550 million to boost...
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Netflix: Cyndx Company Spotlight
By Zachary Hickey
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January 21, 2019
In the spotlight for Cyndx this week is the frontrunner in new-age media services: Netflix. Here...
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10 Year Challenge: Stock Returns
By Zachary Hickey
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January 21, 2019
Sweeping across Facebook as the newest viral media campaign, the 10 year challenge has captured the...
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Cyndx Congratulates Finalists Selected in SXSW Pitch
By Zachary Hickey
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January 10, 2019
We would like to publicly congratulate all 50 finalists chosen to compete in this year's SXSW Pitch...
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Media and Advertising Could Be Rocked by some Big Deals in 2019 – Business Insider
By Zachary Hickey
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December 18, 2018
Cyndx CEO shares insights on how small players can compete in current markets Learn more about...
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Avochato – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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December 10, 2018
Avochato, a business communications software company, recently announced a $5M Series A funding round led by...
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Utilizing Data to Connect Investors and Opportunities
By Zachary Hickey
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December 3, 2018
Cyndx CEO discusses the benefits for traditional banking in harnessing big data Listen to Cyndx CEO @James...
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Disruption of Traditional Investment Banking Model & M&A Outlook – Yahoo Finance
By Zachary Hickey
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November 30, 2018
Cyndx CEO discusses the utility of AI to empower M&A activities Watch our CEO, James McVeigh,...
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Waterline Data – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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November 29, 2018
Waterline Data, a data management and cataloguing service, has recently raised $14.5 million in a series C...
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Cyndx to Sponsor Eleventh SXSW Pitch Event – PR Newswire
By Zachary Hickey
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November 15, 2018
Cyndx CEO will judge entertainment and content category of the 2019 SXSW Pitch Event Cyndx,...
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Knotel – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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October 31, 2018
Knotel, a flexible office space operator founded in New York in 2015, has recently raised corporate...
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Allbirds – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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October 11, 2018
Allbirds, a environmentally-focused woolen shoe manufacturer, has recently raised $50million in a series C financing, led by...
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Maven – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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September 27, 2018
Maven, a digital clinic that connects women to health-care services, has recently raised $27million in a series...
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Shift – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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September 20, 2018
Shift Technologies, an online marketplace for used cars, was founded in 2013 in San Francisco with...
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SHINE – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Wendy Canady
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September 11, 2018
Shine, a “bank” startup for freelance workers in France founded in 2017, has recently raised $9.3...
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Mejuri – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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September 6, 2018
Mejuri, a Canadian fine jewelry company, has recently raised a C$5M ($3.8M) series A round led by Felix Capital. Several co-investors included Real Ventures, Incite Ventures, and Dash Ventures.
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Planday – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Kirk Gale
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August 30, 2018
Planday, an employee scheduling platform based in Copenhagen and founded in 2013, has recently raised a €35M Series C round led by SEB Private Equity.
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DoorDash – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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August 23, 2018
Doordash, a restaurant-delivery as a service firm, has recently raised a $250M series E round led by Coatue Management and Digital Sky Technologies. With this new injection of capital...
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The Virtual and Augmented Reality Market
By Zachary Hickey
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August 21, 2018
Introduction & Definitions While virtual and augmented reality’s spectacular capabilities have drawn the attention of technology...
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Mydream+ – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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August 14, 2018
Mydream+, a tech-focused office-space service brand founded in Beijing in 2015, has recently raised $120M series C round...
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Cyndx Finder: Discover the World of Private Companies
By Zachary Hickey
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August 9, 2018
Cyndx Finder modernizes and streamlines company research and sourcing by providing access to the global universe...
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Waldo – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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August 7, 2018
Waldo Waldo, the British contact lens subscription service, recently received a $5M investment led by ProFounders...
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The (Machine) Learning Curve: Understanding Artificial Intelligence and its Applications
By Zachary Hickey
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August 3, 2018
“[Artificial Intelligence] is poised to transform business in ways we’ve not seen since the impact...
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23andMe – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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July 30, 2018
23andMe, the genetics-to-customer as a service company, recently received a $300M equity investment from GlaxoSmithKline. The...
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ClassPass – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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July 27, 2018
ClassPass, the gym-class subscription as a service, recently raised an $85M series D round led jointly...
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Brightpearl – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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July 26, 2018
Brightpearl, an omnichannel retail enablement software founded in the UK in 2007, has recently raised a $15M growth round led by Cipio Partners. With this new injection of capital, the total funding for Brightpearl grows to $54.5M.
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Fastly – Cyndx Finder Analysis
By Zachary Hickey
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July 19, 2018
Fastly Fastly, a content delivery network (CDN) system founded in San Francisco in 2011, has recently...
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Cyndx Announces Investment by Rakuten Capital
By Zachary Hickey
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June 12, 2018
Funding to accelerate product development and support global expansion NEW YORK, NY – Cyndx Holdings LLC...
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CyndX named one of the most influential FinTech companies of 2018
By Zachary Hickey
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May 25, 2018
CyndX: An Influential FinTech Company of 2018 Financial Technology (FinTech) describes the use of innovative technologies,...
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Recommended Due Diligence: What to Prepare for Investors
By Zachary Hickey
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May 17, 2018
Preparing for Due Diligence . When you plan to raise capital from investors, you should be...
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60 Second Elevator Pitch: Breakdown
By Zachary Hickey
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May 4, 2018
. A typical elevator pitch takes around 60 seconds to deliver. Now you can learn how...
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Value your startup like a Venture Capital Firm: The VC Method
By Zachary Hickey
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April 20, 2018
How do we define value when it comes to a startup? Whether you are looking to...
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What Investors are looking for in a Growth Stage Company
By Zachary Hickey
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April 9, 2018
Investors are curious but busy individuals. Daily, they receive hundreds of e-mails, cold calls, and pitches...
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Content Essentials of Pitch Decks
By Zachary Hickey
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April 1, 2018
Preparation is key when trying to raise capital. Not only do investors prefer working with companies...
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Seed vs. Series A: which to consider for your capital raise
By Zachary Hickey
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March 27, 2018
Financing rounds come in all shapes, sizes, and letters. Each raise has its own characteristics and...
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What are convertible notes (and why investors love them)
By Zachary Hickey
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March 22, 2018
When you are looking to raise capital, a lot of options are available with a lot...
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Equity vs Debt: which is best to finance your business?
By Zachary Hickey
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March 20, 2018
Figuring out how to finance your business is an important consideration with major consequences. For startups...
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Understanding your Company’s Burn Rate
By Zachary Hickey
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March 15, 2018
Raising capital is difficult, even for the most experienced of entrepreneurs. However to achieve the growth and scale that is needed to amplify business operations, raising capital is critical to offset burn rate.
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Cap Tables 101: Managing your Startup’s Cap Table
By Zachary Hickey
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March 9, 2018
Picture this: It’s the summer of 2017. You decide to open up an ice-cream store, selling...
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