Thursdays at Abnormal Returns are all about startup and venture capital links. You can check out last week’s links including a look at whether ‘layoff spreadsheets’ work.
Quote of the Day
"There are not that many asset classes where the manager has a pool of long term locked up capital and the opportunity (and the right) to invest again and again in a company. This combination is possibly the most attractive aspect of the venture capital asset class."
(Fred Wilson)
Global
- How coronavirus is affecting hardware startups. (feld.com)
- At look at some second-tier venture capital markets. (news.crunchbase.com)
- Softbank is on all sides of a brutal price war in Latin America. (wsj.com)
- Anguilla is cashing in on startups' desire for a domain name ending in .ai. (nytimes.com)
Venture capital
- Andreessen Horowitz just announced a new $750 million life sciences fund. (techcrunch.com)
- Banks may soon be able to hold more of their assets in venture funds. (wsj.com)
- AngelList has introduced a new structure: 'rolling venture funds.' (angel.co)
- VCs have lost the thread when it comes to funding breakthrough technologies. (ft.com)
- Why athletes are increasingly getting involved in venture capital. (cnbc.com)
Companies
- Insurance pricing startup The Zebra is unique in that it discloses revenues. (news.crunchbase.com)
- Hinge Health is a digital-first physical therapy company with growing traction. (news.crunchbase.com)
- Kitopi is the latest 'cloud kitchen' company to attract big-time funding. (ft.com)
- Landing wants to make the process of renting an apartment turnkey. (news.crunchbase.com)
Big picture
- A link to Benedict Evans' presentation "Tech in 2020: Standing on the shoulders of giants." (ben-evans.com)
- The rise of private label has upended the CPG sector. (collaborativefund.com)
- What does the Casper IPO say about DTC? (axios.com)
- Why the ICE would be interested in buying eBay. (pointsandfigures.com)
- Sales models are different for challengers vs. incumbents. (tomtunguz.com)
