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INFLATION, DISINFLATION, THEN DEFLATION? * In our view: INFLATION has peaked. The US and Europe are in RECESSION. Oil prices will be back below 80 by the end of 2022. Commodity prices have seen their highs. WE do not believe the...
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Space – The Opportunity
For the first time in history, space is economically accessible to commercial industries. Private investment in space technologies over the last 15 years has led to a new wave of excitement and opportunity in the last frontier. Reduced launch costs...
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The ongoing debacle of crypto exchange FTX has the potential to create unprecedented economic vicissitudes as the company’s cash crunch pokes holes throughout FTX investors/lenders balance sheets & force an existential threat to the broader crypto market.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/technology/cryptocurrency-binance-ftx.html
The rise of GP-leds have accounted for 42% of 2022 secondary transactions as VC’s & the broader PE industry transact GP-leds to retain high-performing portco’s, create LP liquidity optionality, & crystalize carry on unrealized gains #VentureCapital #onward https://www.industryventures.com/insight/gp-led-secondaries/
WHEN DOES FED 🏛 PIVOT? 🤔
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VCs continue to invest into Space startups in 2022 with $6.2B YTD, in line with last year’s annual figure. Notably, the number of space deals in 2022 has slowed to 112 YTD vs 192 in 2021, suggesting a larger avg round size & fewer deals #space #startups
Space tech aims for the stars with VC's continued funding | PitchBook
The race to monetize space is showing no signs of slowing down as global space-tech startups raise more than $6 billion from venture capital in 2022.
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Fed surveys didn't turn negative until Dec '07, one reason why FOMC thought the economy was doing fine. This year, been negative for months already.
The pandemic started a new age of tech no longer reliant on the Bay Area. Migration from San Francisco and Silicon Valley will lead to a new, decentralized landscape for VCs & entrepreneurs that increases access to better outcomes in the startup landscape.
Silicon Valley‘s Share of Startup Deals Drops Below 20% for First Time
The decline comes as entrepreneurs and investors increasingly set up shop outside the tech mecca.
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