PitchBook summarized VC trends of the first half of 2022, released data suggesting positive economic outcomes for some start-ups. Even with reported layoffs and weaker revenue growth at mature businesses, overall valuations have stayed in good shape, Pitchbook said. State of early stage VC: • QoQ early-stage valuations saw their first decline in ten quarters (as investors pull back) • Deal values are increasing (QoQ +19%, as start-ups try to keep sufficient runway) • Seed val

300 Companies That Could Be The Next Billion-Dollar Startups Crunchbase launched The Crunchbase Emerging Unicorn Board, a curated list of startups on the path to achieving billion-dollar valuations. Leading industries: financial services, commerce and shopping, and data and analytics are among the leading sectors for emerging unicorn companies. #unicorns

Unicorn births slowed in Q1’22 compared to Q4’21, coinciding with a 19% decline in funding QoQ. However, the number of new unicorns in Q1’22 was still more than triple 2020’s quarterly average. We see an opportunity here. Most start-ups should be able to weather a changing economic cycle given the mountain of cash available in private markets — record amount of dry powder. There are nearly 600 pre-IPO companies — a large market for investors to discover. With current discount

The key ingredient in Eat Just’s plant-based (mung-bean protein) egg approved by the EU! JUST Egg was first available in retail stores in 2019 and rapidly expanded its distribution to thousands of retailers in US, Canada, South Africa and China. The expansion of Just Egg into Europe came after strong domestic growth: ✅ Vegan egg sales skyrocketed 1,000% since 2018; ✅ Just Egg accounts for 99% of the US vegan egg sector. In Europe, sales of plant-based foods reached €3.6b in 2