Author: JDM

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GOAL: My goal is to find result driven people that like to share ideas and debate. You must be an accredited investor to join our private group. We have some amazing people (such as a Unicorn founder, accredited investor, and my best friend).

And now for some Cartoons and quotes that could lead to debate!

QUOTES (Made it easy on myself as source is Hubspot)

Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/quotes-about-change

1. ‘The measure of intelligence is the ability to change’ -Albert Einstein
2. ‘The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude’ -Oprah Winfrey
3. ‘Every day the clock resets. Your wins don’t matter. Your failures don’t matter. Don’t stress on what was, fight for what could be.’ -Sean Higgins
4. ‘Don’t let rejection create self-doubt. The founder of Starbucks was turned down by 217 of the 242 investors he initially spoke with.’ -Elizabeth Galbut
5. ‘Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.’ -Leo Tolstoy
6. ‘Play to your strengths. If you aren’t great at something, do more of what you’re great at.’ -Jason Lemkin
7. ‘Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.’ -Harriet Tubman

Every great team knows how to change and adapt based on their situation, like a pitcher changing the pitch, they’re going to throw on the mound, or an executive modifying the go-to-market strategy for a vertical. Whether in business or life, change takes time to get used to — and even the greats struggle to keep up. So, how can you be ready for change or even cause the change you want to see in your community, team, or life?

GOAL: My goal is to find result driven people that like to share ideas and debate. You must be an accredited investor to join our private group. We have some amazing people (such as a Unicorn founder, accredited investor, and my best friend).

Our goal is to find people that like to share ideas that are active in charity and investing. We even have a strategy to combine profitable investing with charity.

Today is Cryptocurrency / Blockchain has had $992 million capital invested during July 2022. A 61% decrease from June of 2022.

DATA DUMP

Ask H. Mesfin (not Mezfin) on linkedin about joining our group to get full data on Cryptocurrency / Blockchain. And now the teaser of data:

The company raised $150 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto on July 25, 2022, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at an estimated $2.15 billion. OAK, Superscrypt, Protagonist, Griffin Gaming Partners, A16z Cultural Leadership Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Multicoin Capital, Circle Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Apollo Global Management, ParaFi Capital, and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to accelerate the firm’s ventures into the Web3 space as it seeks to determine the demands of the market through collaboration with strategic partners.

The company raised $100 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by 1kx on July 12, 2022. Digital Currency Group, Gnosis, Blockchain.com, and 57 other investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to unlock digital asset management.

The company raised $90.00 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Summit Partners on July 19, 2022, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $350 million. Digital Currency Group, Fenwick & West, SkyVision Capital, Third Prime, Castle Island Ventures and Brevan Howard Asset Management also participated in the round.

The company raised $65 million through a combination of Series A-1, Series A-2, and Series A-3 venture funding in a deal led by Pantera Capital on July 27, 2022, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $935 million. Polygon, CoinDCX, Alchemy Ventures, RedBeard Ventures, Gaingels Network, Sound Media Ventures, Hard Yaka, Coingecko Ventures, Rainfall, Boost VC, Draper Associates, Mayfield (Private Equity), Gaingels, OKG Investment, Ei ventures, Stephen Gill, Jonathan Hung, Naval Ravikant, Meltem Demirors, Winslow Strong, Andrew Rosener, Spartan Group, Broadhaven Capital Partners, We3 syndicate, and Alt Tab Capital also participated in the round. The funds will be used to accelerate product innovation and grow the company’s partnerships in the web3 space.

The company raised $50 million of seed funding in a deal led by XSGames and Net Publishing on July 9, 2022. GXC, Aqura Home, Poseidon Games, Velvix, My Oaisis, and Taisys Technologies along with other undisclosed investors also participated in the round.

The company raised $32 million of Series A venture funding in a deal led by Animoca Brands on July 6, 2022. Wemade Entertainment, Samsung NEXT Ventures, and Krust Universe also participated in the round. The funds will be used to build foundational tools for community-driven gaming and player governance.

The company raised $30 million of Seed funding in a deal led by Andreessen Horowitz on July 13, 2022, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $90 million. Coinbase Ventures, A Capital and 21 other investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to develop a social networking protocol.

The company raised $30 million of angel funding from Mai Woo Min on July 9, 2022.

We are looking to connect with deep thinkers that are looking to change everything for the better via “innovation” and investing. Our members are active accredited investors, philanthropist, and true two-way street people!

FAST QUOTE: “If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.” – Clarence Darrow

 “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” —Theodore Levitt

“It’s easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago but will soon be out of date.” —Roger von Oech

“When all think alike, then no one is thinking.” —Walter Lippmann

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” —Alan Kay, computer scientist 

“There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” —Brené Brown

If facts conflict with a theory, either the theory must be changed or the facts. – Guest Who?

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. – Guest Who?

“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” – John Steinbeck

“It is the essence of genius to make use of the simplest ideas.” – Charles Peguy

“Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them.” —Alfred North Whitehead

the action or fact of complying with a wish or command.

“they must secure each other’s cooperation or compliance” Source: Google

GOAL: To find people that like to share ideas and take actions. And laugh a little (i.e. And now for some a fun Cartoon)!

Business / Productivity Software VC Deal Activity saw 3.37B capital invested in space during July 2022. A 34.5% decrease from June 2022.

GOAL: For people to share ideas and co-invest in deals to make a change in the world under a private group. We have one group with Unicorn Founder (former CEO) as well as other amazing people.

Now for data and cartoons as we like people that can laugh (other cartoons and data are available upon request for qualified investors and accredited investors).

DATADUMP (more information after apply to join our group)

The company raised $800 million of venture funding from Bestseller, Silver Lake, Sequoia Capital and Commonwealth Bank of Australia on July 11, 2022, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $5.9 billion. Mubadala Investment Company and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board also participated in the round.

The company raised EUR 530.97 million of Series C venture funding in a deal led by Target Global on June 1, 2021, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at EUR 1.92 billion. CreditEase and 28 other investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used for expanding into the US and Asia within the next two years while strengthening the company’s presence in its existing markets in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland. Recently, the company raised $400 million of Series D venture funding led by Mubadala Capital-Ventures & Invest ADEurazeo, and participted by Horizons Ventures and Target Global on July 12, 2022, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $4.1 billion. OMERS Ventures and LGT Capital Partners also participated in the round.

The company raised $220 million of Series C venture funding in a deal led by Tiger Global Management on July 27, 2022. GV, Insight Partners, Accel, and 6 other investors also participated in the round. The funds will be used to expand the capabilities of the company’s platform, toward supporting the developer ecosystem, onboard thousands of new developers, and support them in their buy-to-build journey while continuing to expand our global network of institutional partners.

The company raised GBP 165 million Series D venture funding from BNP Paribas and M&G Investments on July 6, 2022. The funds will be used in widening the company’s customer outreach to more businesses and improving on export financing services.

The company raised MYR 750 million of venture funding in a deal led by Lazada on July 25, 2022. Touch ‘n Go also participated in the round. The funds will be used to continue to expand in all areas of digital financial services and ensure that user base is served in an innovative and inclusive manner.

The company raised $122 million of Series B venture funding through the combination of debt and equity from MasterCard, Goldhouse Capital and the Asian Hustle network on July 21, 2022. Morgan Stanley and Hyphen Capital also participated in the round. A $100 million of debt financing in the form of a loan was provided by Silicon Valley Bank. The funds will be used to expand its credit product offerings including auto loans and mortgages with its innovative underwriting solutions.

The company is in talks to be acquired by Itaú Unibanco Holding (BVMF: ITUB3) for an undisclosed amount as of July 8, 2022. Also on July 8, 2022, the company raised BRL 493 million of venture funding from Itaú Unibanco Holding.

GOAL: To talk about a topic and share ideas! We are forming private mindshare groups with Unicorn CEOs (one is my best friend), Venture Capital dudes (know some amazing dudes), and other groups!

“ There will be bear markets about twice every 10 years and recessions about twice every 10 or 12 years but nobody has been able to predict them reliably. So the best thing to do is to buy when shares are thoroughly depressed and that means when other people are selling. ”  – Quest Who (not Warren Buffet, but sound longer version of his quote).

“Never make forecasts, especially about the future.” — Samuel Goldwyn

“The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that one of the horses must win.” — Joey Adams

“Never bend your rules to accommodate your guts.” — Naved Abdali

“Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” — John Maynard Keynes

“If you are shopping for common stocks, choose them the way you would buy groceries, not the way you would buy perfume.” — Benjamin Graham

The true investment challenge is to perform well in difficult times.” — Seth Klarman

“Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.” — Warren Buffett

“The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.” — Bernard Baruch

“One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.” — William Feather

“I know people who repeatedly jump from one guru to the next in search of the Holy Grail of trading. Of course, it doesn’t exist, but you need to know this fact to stop looking for it.” — Naved Abdali

“Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.” — Daniel Drew

“An investor without investment objectives is like a traveler without a destination.” — Ralph Seger

“If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stocks, not selling advice.” — Norman R. Augustine

“The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” — Philip Fisher

GOAL: To find people that like to share ideas that are accredited investors, self-direct IRA investors, or other investors. Today topic is mindshare group is DOA.

“Is the DOA idea more D.O.A. as the funding is not as strong as other spaces?” – JDM V202200811UTC1401

Only 128 deals this year with a total of more than $440 million.

DEFINE: Decentralized autonomous organizations, more commonly referred to by the abbreviation DAOs, are organizations that use smart contracts maintained on blockchains to govern interactions between users, group incentives and outputs, and membership conditions. DAOs represent a departure from traditional hierarchical organizations in that control and decision making need not be highly centralized, and decisions among group members are largely facilitated via governance token ownership and voting. DAOs have been created for a variety of purposes such as crowdfunding, gaming, and investment, each channeling the ethos that participation and ownership should be democratized.

Here is a D.O.A. joke as could not find any industry jokes on this space!

Should you want more information contact H. Mesfin on LinkedIn about getting an interview by JD Morris or other members of the team.