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Convertible instruments held steady in Q1 2025, but the terms are shifting in favor of investors. Interest rates on convertible notes rose by 200 to 300 basis points, and discount rates climbed as high as 10.5 percentage...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - In Q1 2024, food tech startup funding fell by 50%, while AI startups captured 70% of venture capital investments....more
Food Venture Financing - Trends Lever VC announced that it completed a first close of $50 million for a new fund dedicated to early stage agrifoodtech startups....more
CPG Corporate Venture and Private Equity Fund - This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is BRF S.A....more
A group of creative people has an idea about something people want and will pay for. But they don't have the capital to bring their idea to life and market it. They're just scrappy innovators...more
Plantible, a functional protein emerging brand, announced that it raised $30 million in its Series B round. Elicit Plant, an agritech startup that develops biosolutions for broadacre crops, announced that it raised 45...more
Duckhorn Portfolio, a luxury wine company, announced that it was being acquired by Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, for $1.95 billion in a cash transaction. Moët Hennessy, the luxury wine and...more
3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels: Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next...more
The two most common exemptions from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”) utilized by private funds are under Section 3(c)(7) and Section 3(c)(1). Funds that do not qualify for an exemption under...more
Key insights from Laura Tadvalkar - On recent advancements toward human health: “We’re seeing the incredible impact of GLP-1 drugs not only for weight loss and diabetes, but across multiple disease areas, including...more
Provided that they meet certain criteria, venture capital funds are not required to be registered as an “investment company” by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940...more
You’re a foreign angel investor or venture fund looking to invest in start-ups located in the United States and are wondering: What are the differences in terms that I can expect? What other considerations should I know...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - - ByHeart, an infant nutrition company, has secured $95 million in financing to support its U.S. commercial launch and innovation pipeline. - Pepper, an eCommerce platform designed to be...more
The video game industry is brimming with innovation, competition, and transformative technological advancements. As we look at the current state of this vibrant sector, it is evident there are both challenges and...more
What are they? A letter agreement between a portfolio company and an investing venture capital fund which provides the venture capital fund with certain “management rights” that allow it to substantially participate in, or...more
There is increasing chatter in the startup and investor space surrounding venture debt. It is not at all surprising that as the availability of ready capital has contracted considerably over the past two years, debt and...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - - Ripple Foods, a plant-based milk foodtech company, announced that it raised $49 million in its recent funding round. - PitchBook's recent Q3 2023 Foodtech report found that although...more
Loan and bond issuance by borrowers/issuers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LatAm) in international debt markets dropped significantly over the first nine months of 2023. But after a slow start, momentum is beginning to...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Verqor, an agrifintech startup in Mexico that offers farmers credit for agriculture, announced that it raised $7.5 million in funding....more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Nongshim, a South Korean food and beverage company, announced that it is investing $7.4 million in developing foodtech startups and technologies....more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Campbell Soup announced that it plans to acquire Sovos Brands for $2.7 billion. The deal is Campbell's largest acquisition since 2018. Livekindly Collective, a New York-based plant-based...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - - Coca-Cola announced that it has partnered with eight bottling companies to launch a $137.7 million VC fund focused on investments in sustainability companies. - Agthia Group PJSC, a...more
Food Venture Financing Trends - DouxMatok, a foodtech company that develops sugar reduction products, announced that it raised $30 million in its Series C round....more
Food Venture Financing Trends - Momofuku Goods, a pantry essential brand, announced that it raised $17.5 million in its Series A round. The company plans to use the funds to increase its product offerings as well as scale...more
Our survey analyzed the terms of 169 venture financings closed in the fourth quarter of 2022 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The Q4 2022 data is consistent with what we would have expected. The terms are...more