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The 10x return is the golden rule of thumb for investors. While the obsession with this exact number might be the fodder for memes, the reality is on paper this number is something of a necessity given the inherent riskiness of the nature of technology investing.
TechCrunch
When it comes to big business, the numbers rarely lie, and the ones PitchBook and other sources have pulled together on the state of seed investing aren’t pretty. The total number of seed deals, funds raised and dollars invested in seed deals were all down in the 2015-2018 time frame, a period too long to be considered a correctable glitch.
Bloomberg
"Its partnership with British tech wizard Ocado will bring much-needed expertise to its online efforts."
Forbes
"One health-conscious brand aiming to reverse [poor nutrition] is Territory Foods, a meal delivery service dedicated to fueling corporations across its footprint with 'intentional eating.' Territory Food defines intentional eating as purposefully choosing foods that nourish and energize your body."
CNBC
"In a year marked by historic economic development deals and marred by a damaging trade war, Virginia lands at the top of CNBC’s 2019 ranking of America’s Top States for Business."
Tech Crunch
"Silicon Valley is obsessed with growth. And for digital health startups, that obsession is not only misguided, but dangerous."
NFX
"Market networks will produce a new class of unicorn companies and impact how millions of service professionals will work and earn their living."
Axios
"Two decades ago, consumers made a bargain — we traded our data in exchange for using 'free' sites like Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube and Twitter. Warner says he wants consumers to be more informed about the real value of what they give up in the form of, for example, location data, relationship status, data about the apps we use, our age, gender and lifestyle."
CNBC
"GE Ventures is looking for a buyer for its portfolio of more than 100 start-ups, according to people familiar with the matter, as parent company General Electric tries to orchestrate a turnaround and get its debt problem under control."
Food Navigator
"High profile brands such as Ripple and Beyond Meat have raised the profile of yellow peas in the meat and dairy alternative categories. But chickpea protein can give peas and other plant-based proteins a serious run for their money in both of these segments, claims Virginia-based Nutriati."
Morning Chalk Up
"Territory is a meal delivery company that uses creative local chefs and licensed nutritionists for clean eats that they drop off at your box or deliver to your doorstep."
FORBES
"The accelerator, which the M&M’s maker launched at the Natural Products Expo West 2019 in March, is designed to help food startups 'fast track growth and live their purpose to build a healthier and more sustainable future,' according to a prepared statement."
Eater DC
"At a time when demand for Eric Adjepong’s cooking has never been higher, it’s been nearly impossible for the average person to taste it. That has changed — at least for a few weeks — because the Top Chef star has collaborated with workout warrior-targeted delivery service Territory Foods to sell containers of roasted chicken jollof rice across in all of the company’s four markets."
CNBC
"A number of start-ups have already started selling CBD-infused food and drinks, but larger companies such as Mondelez and Coca-Cola are still sitting on the sidelines while federal health officials weigh new rules regulating the industry. [CEO Dirk] Van de Put predicted the ingredient will hit the mainstream food market in the “not-so-far future.”
Bloomberg
"Younger Americans voting with their feet are most heavily favoring moves to New Haven-Milford, Connecticut and Madison, Wisconsin, according to the National Association of Realtors."
TechCrunch
"With a new chief executive officer and $4 million in fresh funding from investors including the Los Angeles-based investment firm, Upfront Ventures, Territory Foods is poised for growth."
Ad Age
"Unilever, SC Johnson and P&G have been particularly aggressive buyers in recent years, all to heighten their appeal to millennial and Gen Z shoppers, who tend to care about avoiding synthetic ingredients and chemicals deemed hazardous. But while big CPG players largely dominate natural aisles of stores, their ownership of the products or the role they play in the natural-goods industry is often invisible to consumers."
Tech Crunch
"We’ve decided to step back from the breaking news for a minute to conduct a review of seed and early-stage funding trends over the last decade for U.S.-based companies."
Washington Biz Journal
"Territory, a prepared meal startup based in Alexandria, has brought in a former Amazon.com Inc. exec and industry heavy-hitter as its new CEO. Abigail Coleman previously served as the head of e-commerce and vice president of marketing and strategy at Amazon subsidiary Quidsi Inc."
