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Boston-area startups are on pace to overtake NYC venture totals
Joanna Glasner In the interest of rivalry, we are also showing how the Massachusetts startup ecosystem compares to New York over the past five years.
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Enterprise software investments may be tepid now, but theyre poised to engage
Logan Bartlett Have we reached “peak software”? Recent data from PitchBook shows that venture investing in software companies has plateaued: The amount of VC money invested in these companies — $32 billion last year — remained roughly constant over the last four years. The actual number of venture-backed software investments, mostly for business-focused companies, has […]
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Investing in frontier technology is (and isnt) cleantech all over again
Shahin Farshchi I was fortunate to start my venture career at a fund specializing in funding “Frontier” technology companies. Real-estate was white hot, banks were practically giving away money, and VCs were hungry to fund hot startups. Fast forward a decade, after investors scored their wins in online lending, cloud storage, and on-demand, I find […]