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Closing the gender gap in angel investing

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Nov 18, 2024
How women-owned companies are getting vital seed funding.
20 years ago, women-led companies represented only about 3% of all the companies that got this funding, said Loretta McCarthy. "Fast forward to 2023, that number has grown to about 45%."
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How to get noticed by angel investors

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 18, 2024
A veteran angel investor shares how she evaluates potential investment opportunities.
"We’re on the bleeding edge of technology and markets, and some are going to work and some are going to fail. So you have to get comfortable with that," said Deb Kemper at Golden Seeds Venture Fund.
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Funding for climate tech startups is waning. Much of it's moving to AI.

by Amy Scott and Sarah Leeson
Nov 11, 2024
Investing in AI has been an easy pitch this year, while the capital-intensive nature of green energy startups has put off some funders.
Funding for startups focused on climate change has suffered a chill, partly because of the costs of building out solutions.
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As Magnificent Seven stocks dip, smaller companies have taken up the mantle

by Kristin Schwab and Sarah Leeson
Aug 5, 2024
The companies that could profit the most from a potential Fed rate cut aren't Big Tech companies, so investors are shifting their focus.
With Big Tech companies stumbling in recent earnings, the hundreds of smaller companies in the S&P 500 have sprung to life.
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Bazooka Candy's CEO on the brand's sweet athlete investment deal

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Jun 7, 2024
DK Metcalf of the Seattle Seahawks may soon be coming to Bazookaverse comics.
Following Bazooka Candy Brands' acquisition by private equity Apax Partners in October 2023, the candy maker received an infusion of cash from major athletes.
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First GE, now DuPont. Corporate deconglomeration is having a moment.

by Daniel Ackerman
May 23, 2024
DuPont said it will split into three companies focused on water, electronics and chemicals. Investors and antitrust officials may be watching.
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The number of publicly traded companies in the U.S. is in decline. Here's why that matters.

by Daniel Ackerman
May 13, 2024
When fewer companies are public, it limits our understanding of what’s happening in the economy.
The number of publicly listed companies has been nearly halved since the '90s.
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As companies mature, they change the metrics they disclose to investors

by Henry Epp
Apr 19, 2024
Netflix will stop disclosing subscriber numbers next year. Companies revising what measures they use to indicate performance is nothing new.
For companies like Netflix, subscriber numbers aren’t the whole story anymore, says Matteo Arena at Marquette University. “There might be other ways to increase the revenue and profits outside just simply increasing subscribers.”
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Corporate bonds are in demand amid optimism and declining yields

by Justin Ho
Jan 30, 2024
Many investors see big companies as healthy and want to get into the market before the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.
January has been a busy month in the corporate bond market, driven in part by expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
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Uber finally makes a profit off ride-sharing

by Matt Levin
Aug 1, 2023
Investors stuck with the company even when it was losing money, because they knew it had wormed its way into our everyday lives.
Uber became a verb before it became profitable.
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