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Our Rise of the On-Demand Economy webinar recording & presentation is now available. An insane amount of data & insight into how on-demand startups are affecting incumbents in grocery, shipping, hotels and more. Go read it.
On with the show...
11 early-stage Brazilian tech startups to watch
Brazil's tech ecosystem has continued to mature, drawing high-profile investors including Rocket Internet and Tiger Global.
Uber has raised nearly as much funding as all other US on-demand startups combined
Uber completely dwarfs the rest of the pack competing for a piece of the on-demand economy.
Funding to global event and ticket startups hits high on the back of 2 big deals
Investors are placing big bets on marketplaces for event and movie tickets, including US-based SeatGeek and Chinese movie ticket-purchase app, Weiying.
Disrupting Procter & Gamble: Startups targeting the consumer packaged goods industry
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble is under attack from a number of specialized startups. Here are the consumer goods startups unbundling P&G's brand portfolio.
Tencent, Alibaba play huge roles funding US mobile gaming startups
Asian corporations are pumping hundreds of millions into US mobile gaming. China's Tencent has backed Pocket Gems, Playdots, and Plain Vanilla Games, among others.
Some payments startups are speeding through funding rounds
Five of the fastest-moving early-stage payments startups needed less than 250 days after their Seed rounds to raise Series A financing.
The anatomy of healthcare startups: 69 startups that could change your life (literally)
Venture capital-backed healthcare startups are addressing diseases and conditions affecting virtually every part of the human body.
The growing pre-seed opportunity in VC financing
2015 is on pace for the fewest VC-backed Seed rounds under $1M in the past four years. A new crop of pre-seed funds could pick up the slack.
Forget billion dollar funding rounds: Companies that raised a billion dollars or more in a single round
More billion-dollar funding rounds including AirBnB and Didi Kuaidi this month. Here are 7 others.
Raising your seed round from top VCs? We've got some good news and bad news
The good news — you have a much higher shot of raising a Series A. But if the smart money doesn't participate, you might be damaged goods.
Affectionately yours,
Anand
@asanwal
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