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Ventures News

• Crypto compliance startup Chainalysis raises funding from MUFG, Sozo Ventures
  
  New York-based cryptocurrency compliance startup Chainalysis has raised $6 million in funding from Japanese financial group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and venture capital firm Sozo Ventures, the company said on Tuesday.
  Reuters.  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:06:30 -0400.
• TransCanada eyes joint ventures, sales to fund Keystone XL
  
  Canadian pipeline operator TransCanada Corp said on Thursday it is eyeing joint ventures and asset sales, among other options, to finance the construction of its $8 billion Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
  Reuters.  Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:08:06 -0400.
• DrayNow Raises $5 Million in Series A Financing from Comcast Ventures and Osage Venture Partners
  
  PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#intermodal--DrayNow, the first real-time marketplace transforming the Intermodal freight industry, completes its Series A funding of $5M led by Comcast Ventures.
  Business Wire.  Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:00:00 UTC.
• Ventures Named For Founders Tend To Prosper But May Dissuade Financiers
  
  Firms named for their founders tend to be more profitable but grow more slowly than other businesses, which might explain why ventures with outside financing tend not to be named for entrepreneurs, researchers suggest.
  By Dinah Wisenberg Brin, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:51:00 -0400.
• Initial coin offerings are flooding the market but they're overvalued: Crypto investor Brian Kelly
  
  ICOs are flooding the crypto market. But Brian Kelly says the ventures may not be as hot as they used to be.
  CNBC.  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 01:39 GMT.
• Are Seasonal Businesses Sustainable?
  
  Seasonal businesses can seem even riskier than the typical startup, but entrepreneurs can make these ventures successful if they keep three financial keys in mind.
  By Serenity Gibbons, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 12 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0400.
• Alstom signs $3 billion agreement with GE to exit energy joint ventures
  
  The three joint ventures, in grid, nuclear and renewable assets, were created as part of Alstom's 12.35 billion euro sale of its energy business to General Electric in 2015. ...
  Yahoo.  Thu, 10 May 2018 03:46:54 -0400.
• Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen's venture capital group is on a fintech tear
  
  Point72 Ventures started two years ago to look for opportunities in the world of financial startups
  CNBC.  Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:21 GMT.
• Elon Musk: Starting SpaceX and Tesla were 'the dumbest things to do'
  
  SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave the ventures a less than 10 percent chance of succeeding, and people told him he was crazy.
  Yahoo.  Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:51:00 -0400.

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