Graphic: VectorMine/Shutterstock.com Custom Comparables is a powerful new feature available on the Cyndx platform that displays select valuation multiples for similar, publicly traded companies based on your search criteria. In one simple step, companies can be added, or removed, from your search criteria to dynamically adjust the relevant publicly-traded companies included in the analysis, thus,…
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PRNewswire: Cyndx Launches Projected 2 Raise to Predict Which Private Firms May Need Capital
Zachary Hickey
November 7, 2019
Graphic: puresolution/shutterstock.com Predictive Algorithm Gives Investors Head Start on New Opportunities More Than 6200 Private Companies Are Projected to Raise Capital Over Next 6 Months NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Cyndx, the leading investment search and discovery platform, today announced the launch of Projected2Raise (P2R), which identifies private firms likely to raise capital over the next…
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Cyndx Launches Projected2Raise to Predict Which Private Firms May Need Capital
Zachary Hickey
November 4, 2019
Graphic: dTosh/shutterstock.com Projected2Raise Cyndx recently integrated a new AI-driven feature called “Projected to Raise” into Cyndx Finder. Projected2Raise uses artificial intelligence to examine publicly available information to identify individual companies that are likely to raise capital in the next six months. Trained from hundreds of thousands of financing transactions and over 15 years of data,…
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Canva Alternatives: Graphic Design made accessible
Zachary Hickey
October 22, 2019
Graphic: puresolution/shutterstock.com After raising an additional $85M in capital, Canva, the Australian-based design tool platform, has increased its valuation to $3.2bn, up 28% in 5 months. Accessible to the masses, Canva leverages an easy-to-use interface and toolkit to make professional marketing collateral and social media material readily available to anyone, regardless of design skills or…
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Cyndx Index: The world is on fire: who is investing in renewable energy?
Zachary Hickey
September 23, 2019
Graphic: Vadim Sadovski / Shutterstock.com Last week’s attacks on Saudi Arabia oil facilities sparked the biggest jump ever in Brent crude futures and hand-wringing about fallout on the global economy. They also underlined the sad fact that the world isn’t doing enough to reduce fossil fuel dependence. Hundreds of thousands of young people from 150 countries took to the streets Friday for the Climate…
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Snapchat alternatives
Zachary Hickey
August 7, 2019
Graphic: areebarber/Shutterstock Snap (NYSE: SNAP) has been quite rocky. As a technology company, it initially grew to fame through Snapchat, an instant photo messaging service. From here, it grew to four products, Snapchat, Spectacles, Bitmoji, and Zenly. Snap stock is growing steadily from its record low ($4.82) in December 2018. Now, Snap has announced that…
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SpaceIQ
Zachary Hickey
August 1, 2019
SpaceIQ is a technology and software company that aims to improve efficiency in workplaces, by letting users manage space and real-estate. In recent light of WeWork’s acquisition of SpaceIQ, we wanted to know what the funding landscape and competitors in the workplace software sector looked like. To do this, we used Cyndx Finder to run…
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On-demand Tutoring
Zachary Hickey
July 29, 2019
Graphic: Visual Generation / Shutterstock The phrase “The Uber for X” has become synonymous for the on-demand industry. This viral term has been passed around to claim two things – the company operates with a similar business model to Uber (but in a different space), and the company could likely be influential in this sector…
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5G and Entertainment
Zachary Hickey
July 24, 2019
Graphic: TarikVision / Shutterstock Following yesterday’s blog about the impact of 5G on IoT, it seems extremely relevant to expand on the benefits of 5G to other sectors, primarily entertainment. Some of the most immediate effects of 5G will be seen in the media and entertainment space, unlocking new revenues currently limited by slow speeds,…
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5G and IoT
Zachary Hickey
July 23, 2019
The internet of things is a hot topic, fueled in part by recent and continuous developments with 5G and improved internet access. Not only will rural societies benefit positively from the improved coverage gained from 5G, but the technology will evolve and as 5G integrates with IoT, we will reach new heights and disrupt many…
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