"十四五"期间，苏州深入推进新型工业化，全面实施"苏州智造"强基提质工程，加快构建由10个重点产 业集群和30条重点产业链组成的"1030"现代产业体系。目前，苏州已形成电子信息、高端装备、新材料 3个万亿级产业，11个千亿级产业，6个国家先进制造业集群，较上一个五年实现跨越式增长。 实体经济的茁壮成长，离不开金融活水的浇灌——在苏州产业升级的背后，是全周期资本体系的强力赋 能。近年来，苏州已然成为母基金和创投发展的热土、VC/PE（风险投资/私募股权投资）首选的落地 城市之一。针对企业不同发展阶段的需求，苏州从企业初期成果转化的天使轮投资，到成长期、成熟期 扶优扶强的不同轮次投资，构建了融合"国资-社会"多元主体、横跨"国际-国内"双循环的全周期全链条 资本支持体系。 作为管理超千亿元基金规模的苏州老牌股权投资机构，元禾控股至今已直接投资培育上市公司119家， 投资周期达十年以上的企业有205家。陪伴企业一路成长为独当一面的上市公司后，元禾控股如今又与 纳芯微、信达生物、亚盛医药、苏州旭创等被投企业共同设立产业基金，深度布局产业链，形成了"投 资-成长-反哺"的共赢生态。 新华财经上海12月25日电 （谷青 ...

The excitement for the European startup market was hard to ignore at the annual Slush conference in Helsinki last month. But the actual data on the state of the region’s venture market shows a different reality. The upshot: The European market has not recovered from the global venture capital reset that occurred in 2022 and 2023. But there is evidence it is on the cusp of a turnaround, including Klarna’s recent exit and the region’s homegrown AI startups garnering attention from local investors and beyon ...

Core Insights - The article introduces Karandeep Kumar as a new contributing analyst for Seeking Alpha, highlighting his diverse professional background in technology, marketing, and creative industries, which provides a unique perspective on evaluating companies [2]. Group 1: Analyst Background - The analyst possesses a Master's in Business Administration and emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying reasons behind a company's business model, beyond just numerical data [2]. - The investment strategy combines value and growth, inspired by Benjamin Graham's principles and venture capital approaches, focusing on undervalued companies and those with hidden potential [2]. Group 2: Research Philosophy - The analyst dedicates significant time to reading quarterly and annual reports, particularly the fine print that may be overlooked by others, to gain deeper insights into company health [2]. - The goal of writing for Seeking Alpha is to share research and analysis to assist investors in making informed decisions [2].

Welcome to Market Catalyst. I'm Inspire. We're 30 minutes into the US trading day.Let's get to the three market catalysts we're watching this hour. First up, consumer confidence data crossing the wire. Find out how consumers are feeling this holiday season after November's reading was the second lowest since the pandemic.Plus, the top restaurant stocks heading into 2026. We'll take a look at the names that are best positioned to weather the ongoing affordability crisis. And the outlook for venture capital, ...

Whoever gets more momentum ends up winning. And so a big role of a VC is to kind of help you get that momentum. So, oh, I raised money from the best VC.Therefore, [music] like smart engineers, they'll join my company and not their company. So, then I have better engineers and I have better product. Then I [music] pick up more customers and then I have more money and I get raised the next round faster and [music] away I go.And not tell you when. ...

I think we see four IPOs backloaded next year. SpaceX goes out first. Canva comes out of nowhere second.Data Bricks does it in the back half of the year because it's just time. Anthropic does it at the end of the year. Open AAI probably should have gone first, but it's burning too much.There's no ceiling on venture, which changes all the math and calculations. We haven't missed the boat because what agents can do, we just started. If unemployment ratches up even two or three points, regardless of the reason ...

The IPO window open once again which could offer relief for some limited partners who have been strapped for quite some time for liquidity over the past decade as more companies stay private for longer. Joining us right now is Haninada uh co-founder of Acme Capital. He has backed the likes of Alibaba, DraftKings, SoFi and so many other companies through multiple venture capital cycles.But this has been a particularly unique one in terms of just the length with which these companies have remained private. Wh ...

口述史《深圳创投》真实讲述了深圳创投25年来的激荡岁月。 深圳商报首席记者 谢惠茜 文/图 12月20日，以"高起点，大格局，再出发"为主题的深圳创投行业25周年大会在"深铁TOD天空之城"举行。这 场行业盛会，汇聚了政府部门负责人、高校院所专家、创投机构领军者、明星企业创始人等各界代表，共绘 未来发展蓝图。会上透露，如今深圳创投行业管理的资本已超过万亿元，累计支持1.4万家企业，8000余个产 业项目，培育了1500多家专精特新企业、近600家上市公司。 面向未来，靳海涛提出四项关键建议：一是深化对创投价值的理解，明确其支持颠覆性创新、容忍失败的核 心作用；二是充分认可本土创投通过投资产生的乘数效应，建议在管理人选聘、税收优化及引导基金奖励兑 现等方面给予实质性政策倾斜；三是在"投早投小投未来"与建设"耐心资本"生态上发挥表率，呼吁放宽基金 存续期、优化考核并大力发展S基金市场；四是加快推进香蜜湖国际创投大厦建设，打造集聚行业力量的物 理载体与城市名片。 其中，口述史《深圳创投》正式亮相。据介绍，作为记录行业发展历程的重要文献，口述史汇聚了25年来众 多行业先行者的亲身经历与智慧沉淀，生动还原了深圳创投从萌 ...

In the beachside city of El Segundo a bevy of startups are surfing on a rising tide of venture capital. They share one animating principle: a desire to wrench industrial supremacy back from China https://t.co/N8uo8Druo6 ...

Picking the right start-up company to partner with can be a challenge, even for seasoned investors with years of experience. On this episode of Financial Freestyle, host Ross Mac speaks with Atlas Berry, the founder and general partner of Mission One Capital, about what it takes to spot a company with potential before it grows into a behemoth. Atlas discusses the latest trends in business, what makes a good pitch, and what's next for the future of his fund. Listen and subscribe to Financial Freestyle on App ...