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Sid Mookerji

Sid Mookerji

Temperature Check: What's Driving Startup Valuations In 2024?

Temperature Check: What's Driving Startup Valuations In 2024?

In a perfect world, founders and investors would always agree on what a startup should be valued at. But as founders out there know all too well, this isn't perfect a perfect world. And that is particularly true for startup valuations. More than most other startup metrics and

Temperature Check: Angel Investing In 2023

Temperature Check: Angel Investing In 2023

It was a rough year for a lot of established startups. Nearly 20% of all startups raised money at a lower valuation than they had in previous rounds. In 2021, that number was 5%. Those so-called ‘down rounds’ sent shock waves through the tech ecosystem, while many startups layoff

Temperature Check: Retail Tech & Ecommerce in 2023 and Beyond

Temperature Check: Retail Tech & Ecommerce in 2023 and Beyond

2023 was a painful year for a good portion of the startup world. Early stage startups were rattled by Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse in March. Big Tech firms and later-stage scale ups saw massive layoffs in the early months of the year, while inflation and economic uncertainty halted

New Venture Fund, Accelerator Silicon Road Searches For Retail Tech Gold In Atlanta

Could Atlanta be the final stop on the silk road of success for retail tech startups? As a region strong in fintech, payments, and marketing technology, many of the pieces already exist to drive the next level of brick-and-mortar retail (which, despite apocalyptic projections, is far from dead)

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