I am pretty sure many people have seen this MainStreet promotion on either LinkedIn or Twitter recently. By plugging into startups’ payroll systems, MainStreet matches startups with eligible tax ...
1. What’s embedded financing and how does it work?
Embedded financing is the seamless integration of financial services (such as credit products) into a traditionally non-financial service/product/platform or app (the ...
On my last working day of 2020, I recalled an interesting discussion that I had with my friends recently and reflected on myself about what type of person I ...
2020 is the year of ambiguity, uncertainty, and anxiety. Investors are being very cautious when making decisions, as no one knows where the world is heading to. However, it ...
Why SMEs
After many years of development, the consumer tech space has been saturated, and it’s rare to find consumer-facing startups that have the potential as what Facebook or TikTok ...
As an early-stage VC investor, we source 1,000s of startups and review 1,000s of decks every year. To "bet" on the early-stage startups, which are often very risky, we ...
Once being an architect, I am always passionate about maps as they can tell many interesting stories. Google Maps has always been a powerful tool to conduct site, landscape, ...
Startups are extremely vulnerable in the current COVID-19 crisis. However, some of them may struggle a lot, while others might suffer less or even see many opportunities.
As expected, the ...
Driven by curiosity, I wanted to know where the top VCs invested into in the AI space. Over the past year, frankly speaking, our team has not seen a ...
Yesterday, I was reading an article shared by Kai from Sequoia China on the latest trends of consumer behaviors as well as the B2C investment opportunities.
One thing that resonates with me ...
When I first joined Plug and Play Ventures, I realized that we would usually source startups from several common databases - PitchBook, CBInsights, Crunchbase, Angellist, Start-up Nation Finder, and ...
