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The Funding Puzzle: Piecing Together Resources for Start-up Success

The company also offers AR sunglasses that dock with a smartphone for the consumer market. Power Diamond Systems received JPY 100.0M (~$0.7M) in seed funding from Waseda University Venture Capital. The startup conducts research and development of diamond semiconductors for power electronics, with the aim of commercializing ultra-compact and high-efficiency inverter modules based on diamond transistors. A spin out from Waseda University founded in 2022, it is based in Tokyo, Japan. Morse Micro added AUD $30.0M (~$20.1M) to its Series B funding with investment from TelstraSuper, HESTA, Hostplus, NGS Super, and UniSuper, bringing its Series B total to AUD $170.0M…

The Financial Puzzle: Piecing Together Start-up Financing

Please do not reach out to the Office of Investments directly; they will only meet with qualified startups referred by the Polsky Center. The Polsky Center team will only advance promising companies meeting the following requirements. This may be successful if you’re working with other startup companies in a similar to yours situation. Although these terms are often used interchangeably, angel investors differ from VCs. Do startups need funding? Money for Business or Product Development The most common reasons startups fail are running out of cash or failing to raise capital. As such, having the capital to invest in driving…

The Funding Puzzle: Piecing Together Resources for Start-up Success

Electric Last Mile Solutions, an electric vehicle start-up that went public in June 2021, said last month that it would liquidate its assets. Over the last decade, various blips in the market have led to predictions that tech was in a bubble that would soon burst. Each time, tech bounced back even stronger, and more money poured in. What is a well funded startup? Unicorn / Unicorn Status – Well-funded startups that are privately owned and valued at over one billion dollars. When a company hits this valuation, they are said to have achieved Unicorn Status. Decacorns – a company…