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Crypto Venture Funding Hits Low in Q3 2023

While early-stage crypto companies may still find willing investors, late-stage tech investors have largely exited the space. The crypto industry, which once thrived on investor exuberance and rapid growth, has recently hit a rough patch as venture funding for crypto startups in the third quarter of this year plunged to its lowest level since 2020. According to data from research firm PitchBook, Venture Capitalists (VCs) invested just $2 billion in crypto space during the quarter, marking...

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Sequoia Capital Navigates Market Challenges with Reduction of Cryptocurrency and Ecosystem Funds

CoinspeakerSequoia Capital Navigates Market Challenges with Reduction of Cryptocurrency and Ecosystem Funds A noteworthy aspect of Sequoia Capital's approach is the strategic shift towards supporting younger startups, diverting attention from larger companies. Sequoia Capital Navigates Market Challenges with Reduction of Cryptocurrency and Ecosystem Funds

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Sequoia Capital Announces Upcoming Split amid Growing Brand Confusion and Other Reasons

The move will help each business to build teams that have an intimate understanding of their local networks and industries. Venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital has revealed its plans to split up into three distinct businesses. According to the announcement, the new businesses will focus on serving the United States, China, and the Asian markets, albeit separately. Sequoia Capital Cites Reasons for Upcoming Split Sequoia announced plans for the three-way split on Tuesday, sharing...

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Story of Melanie Perkins: $3.2 Billion Business from Teenage Dream

You have probably heard of an Australian online design platform Canva and even used it to create graphic designs. But have you known that Canva’s founder Melanie Perkins is one of the youngest female CEOs that leads a $3.2 billion business? Here we are going to tell you the story of Melanie Perkins’ success and show how a dream cherished in high school can come true and totally change one’s life.Melanie Perkins was born in Australia. While attending Sacred Heart College, she started her first...

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How a Harvard Dropout Created ‘Amazon of South Korea’

While it may sound like a story out of the movies or motivational books that many people read today, the story of Bom Kim who is the founder of Coupang, a $9 billion electronic commerce company has been inspiring through an through. Coupang has been described by many to be South Korea’s “Amazon”, an appellation that hasn’t been accorded to any other company; at least not yet. Coupang has been one of those companies that have had a history of disruption and reinvention which has helped make it...

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Bank of America Shuts Down PayPal ex-Executive’s Account

An ex Paypal official complained that Bank of America has notified him of shutting down his account soon without any explanation given. Actually, the bank did say it “carefully reviewed his banking relationship”, whatever that supposed to mean. Former Paypal’s CFO Roleof Botha said he was utterly surprised when he saw the notification about closing down his account. And, not just that, Bank of America was so kind so it gave Botha 30 days to “take his money and run”.After being a customer of...

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Neo Banking Solution Startup Juno Raises $3 Million in Financing Round

Juno is a new banking solution organization that focuses on redistributed assets decentralized in nature and based on distributed ledger systems and blockchain technology. Recently, it has managed to raise $3 million in seed funding from investors. The firm is said to attract the attention of high profile firms including Polychain Capital and Sequoia Capitals’ Surge. Juno is expected to become available to a few markets this year but it will further expand next year with a fresh new approach...

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Sequoia-Backed Band Protocol Enters DeFi With Ether-Denominated Binary Options

Photo: Band Protocol / MediumBand Protocol, Sequoia-backed data management company, has launched the mainnet of its decentralized trading app. The news follows Band Protocol’s announcement about going live on Ethereum mainnet.2/ Another key highlight today is the launch of BitSwing Mainnet, which represents a perfect example of dApps made possible with $BAND oracle.?Available now on: https://t.co/I5Phc78KEb— Band Protocol (@BandProtocol) September 30, 2019Features of BitSwingCalled BitSwing,...

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