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News September 30, 2020

RoadRunner Recycling inflates $10M Series C financing to recycle even more

RoadRunner Recycling, a company providing tech-powered solutions for commercial waste recycling which helps businesses lower recurring costs for diverting waste from landfills, founded in 2014 and based in Northeastern US (HQ in Pittsburgh) with around 190 employees as of September 2020, has rounded Series C financing in the amount of $10M from Valo Ventures and Avery Dennison, in addition to the original Series C of $28.6M, reaching $84.1M of the total investment in the startup from 9 investors. The money generated will be spent to expand end-to-end waste and recycling management services, to at least 10 new markets across the US.

Interviews September 30, 2020

Mitra Lohrasbpour (South Park Commons): There is no time or space to waste on people that are a drain on our happiness

News September 29, 2020

Blueboard engaged $9.3M Series A investment to develop new rewards and incentives options for its platform

Analytics September 28, 2020

Measuring VC success: Success/Strategy Similarity Index

Interviews September 28, 2020

Marcelo Astrachan (Darwin Capital): You should define what are your business objectives, what are you looking for, what are your interests, and based on that you restrict what you should read

Interviews September 25, 2020

Jean Sini (Partech): We like to see Series A companies with traction.

News September 23, 2020

Alloy identifies $40M Series B investment Round to hire more customers

News September 22, 2020

Observe.AI raised $54M Series B investment for further growth

Interviews September 22, 2020

Samuel Harrison (Blockchain.com Ventures): Our fund is focused on blockchain technology and our purpose is to figure out which sectors are going to use blockchain fast enough to make a good financial return for investment

Interviews September 21, 2020

Stephen Socolof (Tech Council Ventures): We love to partner with corporates on developing new venture opportunities!

Interviews September 18, 2020

Scott Lanphere: (TLNT Holdings): The advantage of investing is that you can switch industries if you want just by changing your investment focus

News September 17, 2020

Ouster grabbed $42M from Series B financing to fund product development and worldwide sales acceleration

Interviews September 17, 2020

Alejandro Gonzalez (Redwood Ventures): a rule that should be in a mind of every entrepreneur - do not raise capital if you don't like accountability

Interviews September 16, 2020

Dr. Carlos S. Baradello (ALAYA Capital Partners): You have to strike a balance between being a dreamer and a doer

Analytics September 15, 2020

Cross-border investments: to do or not to do

Interviews September 14, 2020

Mark Linao (AET Fund): We're focused on investing in the future of entertainment - Gaming, Interactive content, and things like that in Media.

Interviews September 11, 2020

Itamar Novick (Recursive Ventures): As a founder, you should think long and hard whether you want to build a business or build a VC backable startup

Interviews September 10, 2020

Remy de Tonnac (ETF Partners): You must identify in your network 1-2 well-intended people who know and like you, who understand your business and have no conflict of interest.

Interviews September 9, 2020

Amitabh Sinha (ah! Ventures): If you're looking to be a really successful startup founder, and this may seem strange, I would say read fantasy. It gives you one thing – impossible is a state of mind. It's not a fun

News September 8, 2020

NeuroPace hauled in $67M to execute its commercial strategy

Interviews September 8, 2020

Kartik Desai (Asha Impact): VCs look for disruptive innovation that can be delivered profitably with reliable execution

Interviews September 7, 2020

Jeffrey Stewart (Global Public Offering Fund): It's important to have advisors who are going to disagree with your thoughts, but that you respect. The key here is a respect

Interviews September 4, 2020

Ravi Belani (The Alchemist Accelerator): We are looking for distinctive teams

Interviews September 3, 2020

Niklas Hebborn (Freigeist Capital): Have a big vision and look for investors with smart money

Interviews September 2, 2020

Juan Arango (Keiretsu Forum Rockies): We review absolutely everything and can do due diligence on whatever you throw at us