Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the honeymoon period between founders and investors.
Companies
- Trucking is big business, hence the need for Transfix, an online freight marketplace. (forbes.com)
- Uber is boring now. (qz.com)
Flyover country
- Where the Rise of the Rest fund has invested one year in. (venturebeat.com)
- Some health tech companies in 'flyover country' that are getting some attention. (observer.com)
Fintech
- Interfacing with your bank account has become a huge space for fintech. (bloomberg.com)
- Zack Miller talks with Jeffrey Berman of Camber Creek on 'proptech.' (tearsheet.co)
IPOs
- Big 2019 IPOs will create a whole new class of angel investors. (ft.com)
- Palantir is becoming somewhat more conventional in its approach as an IPO nears. (bloomberg.com)
VC
- The VCs who are waiting for the market to cool off in 2019. (nytimes.com)
- Why private equity became so enamored of late stage tech, largely software, companies. (ftalphaville.ft.com)
- Alphabet ($GOOGL) has brought in outside funding for its life sciences unit. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Angels
- On the benefits of doing a post-mortem on your investments, not just for tax purposes. (avc.com)
- Small investors, often angels, are not getting enough information, i.e. transparency, from startup management. (pointsandfigures.com)
