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The State of Gaming in 2022

VC Cafe

billion people globally that play games in 2022. The global games and services market is forecast to reach $188 billion in 2022, a 1.2% Investment bank Drake Star Partners published a report on the gaming investment and M&A activity in the first half of 2022. Mobile games earned $41.2bn globally during H1 2022.

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Make The Most Of Your Next VC Pitch By Doing These 10 Things

YoungUpstarts

by Lu Zhang, founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund. The market for our product was global, and we had unique advantages in terms of our product and how we distributed it to customers. She is also an elite member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and was nominated as a World Economic Forum Davos 2018 Young Global Leader.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

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The Creator Economy is rising, but challenges abound

VC Cafe

On one hand, it’s never been easier to reach a global audience, but on the other, it’s extremely hard to cut through the noise. Copyright, or the lack thereof – it’s hard for creators to prevent illegal distribution of their IP. ” Eric Feng. Take Twitch for example.

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How Can FinTech Industry Successfully Navigate the Complex Web of Cybersecurity

The Startup Magazine

According to another Allied Market Research report, global FinTech will be worth $698.48 Rising client demand for e-financing, a surge in FinTech implementation in banks and other institutions, and increased internet usage in everyday life are all factors driving the global rise of the FinTech industry. billion by 2030.

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Walmart’s Been On A Buying Spree. Which Company Could It Acquire Next?

Up and Running

Furthermore, Jet.com recently rolled out its own private label brand, Uniquely J, meant to target “higher-income, urban customers” (as Walmart put it on its Q3’2017 earnings call) and partnered with luxury department store Lord and Taylor to display its merchandise on Walmart’s website. Crew’s Madewell brand.

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East meets West: Why Chinese app developers are targeting US smartphone owners

The Next Web

Distribution and cashflow pose challenges in China. Jenny Lee, a partner at venture capital firm GGV Capital which has a presence in both the US and China, also observes that in the US, the willingness to pay for an app is pretty high — especially for a utility tool, which is what CooTek’s TouchPal X Keyboard essentially is.

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