Early Stage Startups news and trends

CFO Tells of ‘3-Bucket’ Balancing Act at Healthcare Startup
B2B Payments // October 25, 2022

For the chief financial officer (CFO) of a small, early-stage startup, every day is different. Broadly speaking, though, the duties fall into three categories, Greater Good Health CFO Michael Grover told PYMNTS. There is the core financial process that helps teams understand the financials of...

JPMorgan Chase Offers Startups Chance At VC Fundraising
Startups // October 19, 2022

JPMorgan Chase will try and cater to startups with a new platform to connect founders with venture capital, according to Reuters. The platform will be called Capital Connect, and the bank told Reuters that it will focus on serving startups from their early stages. The...

Menlo Ventures Closes New Early Stage $450M Fund
Investments // May 22, 2017

Menlo Ventures, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm, closed a new $450 million venture capital fund aimed at investing in early stage companies focused in the consumer, enterprise and so-called frontier technologies markets. According to a report in TechCrunch, with the new fund, the VC has a total capital...

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Vera Equity Launches $20 Million Fund Focused on Early-Stage FinTechs

May 01, 2023
Vera Equity has launched with a $20 million fund focused on early-stage FinTech companies. The new venture capital (VC) firm has invested in 20 FinTech startups to date, Vera Equity said in a Monday (May 1) press release. The firm was co-founded by Michael Vaughan, former chief operating officer at Venmo; Jonathan Pomeranz, partner at […]

Menlo Ventures Closes New Early Stage $450M Fund

May 22, 2017
Menlo Ventures, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm, closed a new $450 million venture capital fund aimed at investing in early stage companies focused in the consumer, enterprise and so-called frontier...