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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Tech leaders are betting on nuclear power as a key source of clean energy in the next decade.</li><li>AI tech companies are building small nuclear fission plants to power their data centers.</li></ul>Tech executives are rallying around nuclear energy to fuel the demands of the AI revolution.From Amazon to Google, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-google-microsoft-openai-big-tech-investment-nuclear-ai-race-2024-10">tech giants at the forefront of the AI boom</a> are investing in companies building nuclear reactors and forming partnerships with energy providers to power their data centers.Many of these companies are generating energy through <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-atomic-bombs-nuclear-weapons-work-2023-8">nuclear fission,</a> which involves splitting atoms from elements like uranium and plutonium to release energy. It's cleaner than fossil fuels and more reliable than solar. But fission can release harmful radioactive waste that needs to be disposed of safely and mining uranium can have deleterious effects on the environment.The solution, in the view of a growing number of leaders in the tech industry, is nuclear fusion, which involves fusing the nuclei of two atoms to release energy. It's considered a safer method because it releases less radioactive waste and greenhouse gases.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-bill-gates-spends-fortune">Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates</a> distilled the differences between fission and fusion on a recent episode of the Possible podcast. Fission, he said, is "where you take the big atoms like uranium, and as they split, you get energy." Fusion occurs when "you take the small atoms, primarily hydrogen, and as you put them together, you release energy."Scientists have <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-nuclear-fusion-how-does-it-work-green-energy-breakthrough">proven that nuclear fusion</a> is feasible. Experiments at the National Ignition Facility in California over the last year, for instance, hit a milestone when they generated more energy than what was used. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-no-fusion-energy-power-plants-yet-how-2023-10">Fusion plants,</a> in theory, could produce almost 4 million times as much energy as burning coal or oil — without carbon emissions. However, there are still obstacles to it becoming a widespread energy source.Tritium, one of the hydrogen isotopes used in fusion reactions, is rare and expensive. It also has radioactive properties. Another challenge is that fusion requires extremely high temperatures, as high as the "center of the sun, millions of degrees," Gates said.AI tools are now helping to make fusion a reality. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, in which Gates is an investor, is on track to have a system for fusion in 10 years, he said."But at some point, fusion energy will be extremely cheap, and it doesn't have the same waste problems that fission does," he said.Gates, who is also an investor in another nuclear fusion company called Pacific Fusion — which launched in 2023 and announced a more than $900 million Series A funding round this month — believes supporting nuclear will help reduce clean energy costs."We, society as a whole, even though a lot more money is coming into it, we're still under-investing in fission and fusion, given that the value of cheap electricity specifically is so fundamental to society," he said.Venture firm General Catalyst led the funding round for Pacific Fusion, which included participation from Gates's climate solutions investment fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and individual investors like Citadel founder Ken Griffin, Stripe cofounder Patrick Collison, venture capitalist John Doerr, and Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft AI.Other veterans in the industry are betting on an even shorter timeline for fusion technology to become a reality.At TechCrunch Disrupt this week, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-vinod-khosla-fixing-ai-image-2024-10">venture capitalist Vinod Khosla</a> said, "I'll take a bet with anybody, five years from now, we won't be talking about whether fusion is real or not."He said he hopes that by then fusion will be proven as an economic possibility. "They're engineering all the systems to go directly into production without having to first prove the technology and then do the engineering," he said.

Investment is pouring in as the hype around nuclear fusion grows

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Bitcoin has rallied more than 60% in 2024, driven by January's <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/spot-bitcoin-etf-sec-approval-us-trading-btc-price-outlook-2024-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spot ETF approval</a> and the recent <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/bitcoin-halving-event-cryptocurrency-new-all-time-high-halvening-explained-2024-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">halving event</a>.</li><li>Developers have been working to add functionality to the bitcoin network, which could drive price upside.</li></ul><a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/btc-usd?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets&amp;utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Bitcoin</a> has achieved records this year thanks to two catalysts: January's <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/spot-bitcoin-etf-sec-approval-us-trading-btc-price-outlook-2024-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spot ETF approval</a>, and the recent <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/bitcoin-halving-event-cryptocurrency-new-all-time-high-halvening-explained-2024-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">halving event</a>. The red-hot crypto was up more than 60% year-to-date on Friday, trading about 6% off all-time highs reached in March.While both drivers are expected to keep <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-price-outlook-250000-etf-inflows-fx-reserves-crypto-gold-2024-3">pushing bitcoin's price higher</a>, they're now in the rear view, and investors are wondering where to look for more upside. According to analysts, there are plenty of ways bitcoin's price could continue to climb.Detailed below are four upcoming catalysts:<h3>1. Interest-rate cuts</h3>Investors are focused on the Federal Reserve's outlook for rate cuts, in anticipation that stocks could rally as a result. The same dynamic holds true for bitcoin, which has traded like a speculative asset that appreciates when borrowing costs are lower.In fact, 2021's ultra-low interest rates were largely what pushed <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/bitcoin-price-outlook-explained-cryptocurrency-record-high-interest-rates-fed-2024-3">bitcoin to a record that year</a>. The rally then reversed when the Fed started its monetary tightening campaign."In the first quarter, we had the halving coming in, but mostly we had this huge adoption of the ETFs. So as that gets priced in, now you're looking for what the Fed can do," Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNUV2cAtgT8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Bloomberg earlier this month</a>.Until short-term interest rates do decline, bitcoin will likely keep to a range of $55,000 to $73,000, he said.<h3>2. Shifting regulation</h3>At this point, the crypto community is also looking for coherence on the regulatory front, which has proven itself to be a frequent obstacle for bitcoin. For instance, the eventual approval of spot ETFs by the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-sec-has-not-approved-bitcoin-etfs-social-media-account-compromised-2024-01-09/#:~:text=The%20SEC%20has%20previously%20rejected,giving%20up%20their%20login%20credentials." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> was preceded by a loss in court.But legal sentiment around crypto seems to be adjusting. One future bitcoin catalyst could be the looming <a href="https://otter.ai/u/6Fd3ozMdb7ZjH4XrwRKt7cy_Sw8?tab=chat&amp;view=transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stablecoin bill</a>, Oppenheimer executive director Owen Lau told CNBC in early May. It could come as soon as this year.Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives just passed a wide-sweeping regulatory framework for the crypto industry, which is being hailed as a <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/22/us-house-approves-crypto-fit21-bill-with-wave-of-democratic-support/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">win for the sector</a>. Though its fate is unclear in the Senate, this would offer the cryptosphere clearer rules.<h3>3. November's election</h3>But real regulatory clarity will come after the presidential election, Novogratz said. He noted that Republican candidate Donald Trump has been a growing voice of support for the industry, in contrast to President Biden's policies.In a May note, Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick also said that a Trump victory would be broad positive for bitcoin. He added that increased worry around the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-debt-problem-explained-deficit-gdp-inflation-economy-interest-rates-2024-4">US deficit and debt trends</a> will also likely boost bitcoin, as investors will start seeking alternative investments. This could happen under both candidates, as neither has offered a plan on how to tackle government spending, Kendrick said.<h3>4. Expanded use</h3>While outlooks on bitcoin are changing, the cryptocurrency itself is undergoing a remake of sorts. According to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-19/bitcoin-developers-tout-programmability-as-the-catalyst-for-the-next-rally" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>, developers have been hard at work to add functionality to the bitcoin network. These efforts look to make the crypto more than just a speculative asset to hold and, with projects quickly coming online, could offer another catalyst.For instance, the recently-released Ordinals protocol allows users to store more than just bitcoin on the BTC blockchain, but start trading assets such as nonfungible tokens. Already, the Ordinals market saw daily trading volume reach $3.42 million in mid-May, Bitget Managing Director Gracy Chen <a href="https://x.com/GracyBitget/status/1658480160503656455">wrote on X</a>."The advent of Ordinals on Bitcoin in 2023, the subsequently created BRC-20 token standard, and now the Runes token standard, have helped drive interest in thinking of Bitcoin as a platform network, not just a monetary network," <a href="https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/crypto-and-blockchain-venture-capital-q1-2024/?utm_campaign=Galaxy%20Research%20Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8o3BCtHw7zuv09JKs8-dD7tN98imNcweu3HKYHX9wiyqnm77wPJulR3AwwzI3SozKCA6aNPOpFqFv_yI8VR525orK1aqZ3Om2qoV_bG_9EbTgo8L0&amp;_hsmi=305494511&amp;utm_content=305494511&amp;utm_source=hs_email" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Galaxy</a> wrote in a note. And now, such projects are attracting considerable attention from venture investors, it said.

4 catalysts that could drive bitcoin's next big rally

<keyword id="13654411" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="flipkart-ventures" source="Orion">Flipkart Ventures</keyword>, the $100 milion venture fund set up by <keyword id="6354742" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="flipkart" source="Orion">Flipkart</keyword>, on Thursday announced to invest in six early-stage tech startups as part of its accelerator programme. The six startups will receive an equity investment upto $500,000 from Flipkart and undergo 16-week mentorship under '<keyword id="14750758" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="leap-ahead" source="Orion">Leap Ahead</keyword>' programme. "Through this endeavor, we strive to be a catalyst in the growing startup community by continuing to expand our program each year and presenting growth opportunities to emerging entrepreneurs," said <keyword id="508911" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ravi-iyer" source="Orion">Ravi Iyer</keyword>, Senior Vice President and Head, Corporate Development. The startups cover areas such as robotics, AI and personalisation, data analytics, supply chain solutions, insuretech, metaverse applications, and more. These are Dopplr (metaverse), Livwell (insurtech) <keyword id="9061594" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="logisticsnow" source="Orion">LogisticsNow</keyword>, <keyword id="14750756" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="neuropixel" source="Orion">NeuroPixel</keyword>.AI, <keyword id="14750757" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rightbot-technologies-and-sellerapp" source="Orion">Rightbot Technologies and Sellerapp</keyword>. The startups will undergo the well-curated mentorship programme delivered through a customised curriculum, which has been designed by Bain &amp; Company. At the end of the programme, the startups will be able to present their ideas to potential investors and industry leaders on a 'Demo Day'. The Flipkart 'Leap Ahead' programme graduated its first cohort in July 2021 with eight startups that successfully pitched their ideas to investors and raised further funding. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/realme-9i-5g-vs-redmi-note-11-mobile-phone-comparison-of-price-and-features/slidelist/93636165.cms">Realme 9i 5G vs Redmi Note 11 – price, specs and features compared</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/new-maruti-suzuki-alto-k10-brings-premium-suv-features-in-a-compact-car/slidelist/93636927.cms">New Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 brings premium SUV features in a compact car</a>

Flipkart Ventures invests in 6 early-stage tech startups

<ul><li>In an interview with Business Insider, Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma of <keyword id="3189966" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Venture-Catalysts">Venture Catalysts</keyword> spoke about policies the new government can bring about for <keyword id="6362513" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="startups">startups</keyword>. </li><li><keyword id="6406536" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Angel-Tax">Angel tax</keyword> has been one of the most hotly debated issues, and Sharma believes tax incentives will encourage <keyword id="1848628" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="angel-investments">angel investments</keyword>.</li><li>Sharma believes that in India, private incubators too need to be given incentives</li></ul>One of the biggest debates in the Indian startup ecosystem has been angel tax. From pleas to removal of the tax to outrage over issued notices, startups in India along with angel investors have pleaded to the government for better policies ahead of the upcoming budget on July 5. In February, the Indian government came up with a decision regarding angel tax. The exemption for angel tax for shares issued or proposed was hiked to an aggregate limit of ₹25 crore from ₹10 crore. However, that is not enough. As the new government begins work, investors and entrepreneurs are once again hopeful for better, encouraging policies. In an interview with Business Insider, Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma, co-founder &amp; president, Venture Catalysts spoke about policies that the Indian government needs to bring about. Venture Catalysts, as an integrated incubator based out of Mumbai. It provides investment of $500,000 to $1 million per startup with incubation support for one year. “People are talking about removing angel tax but just doing that is not okay. We need to incentivise angel investors, like is the case in some other countries. This policy needs to go in that direction,” said Sharma. He further explained that with startups, especially in the early stages, being a risky asset, it’s a difficult investment to make. “Tax rebates need to be given to angel investors to encourage them to invest. The government can define who can be an angel investor,” he said. In fact, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is already working on the definition of accredited investors, who could be given tax incentives for investments. Another factor that boosts startups is incubation. Sharma believes that in India, private incubators too need to be given incentives. He cites the example of the US and China, where successful incubators and accelerators are the private ones. “Infrastructure costs are high to set up an incubator. In India, there are so many government-funded incubators coming up but the outcome is limited then. Private incubators should be encouraged either with land benefits to set up or tax incentives,” he said. He further said that India doesn’t even need a startup ministry, what it needs are fundamental changes. The <keyword id="6360789" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Modi-government">Modi government</keyword> has come back to power with a resounding majority in the Parliament, including the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/bjp-may-win-majority-seats-in-the-upper-house-of-indias-parliament/articleshow/69511804.cms">Rajya Sabha</a>. This will give the seemingly “pro-startup government” an opportunity to show that it is serious about promoting entrepreneurship in the country. And the upcoming Budget may be the ideal opportunity. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/angel-tax-startup-definition-changed-exemption-up-to-25-crore/articleshow/68063050.cms">Indian government finally comes to a decision on Angel Tax, changes definition of startups</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/income-tax-department-freezes-bank-accounts-of-babygogo-travelkhana-over-angel-tax-issue/articleshow/67904786.cms">Two Indian startups say the government broke their faith by raiding their bank accounts</a>

The government can be an 'angel' if it replaces tax with incentives, explains a startup groomer

<ul class="summary-list"><li>More than 110 venture capital firms have signed a statement in support of Silicon Valley Bank.</li><li>SVB was shut down by regulators on Friday after its losses on bond sales sparked a bank run.</li></ul>Venture capital firms are expressing their support for the fallen Silicon Valley Bank, which US regulators shut down on Friday."Silicon Valley Bank has been a trusted and long-time partner to the venture capital industry and our founders," a joint statement from more than 110 firms reads."In the event that SVB were to be purchased and appropriately capitalized, we would be strongly supportive and encourage our portfolio companies to resume their banking relationship with them," it continues.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/svb-failure-what-the-hell-happened-2023-3">US regulators shut down SVB</a> after a significant chunk of the bank's customer base — including startups and venture capital firms — sought to withdraw funds in the wake of the bank's plunging stock price, following its announcement that it had sold $21 billion in bond investments at a loss. SVB served nearly half of all US venture-backed companies, <a href="https://www.svb.com/venture-funded" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to its website</a>, and its failure has had a resounding impact in the startup world. Some <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/startups-silicon-valley-bank-worried-wont-pay-employees-next-week-2023-3">startups that held SVB accounts are now at risk of missing payroll</a> for their employees.Hemant Taneja, the CEO of the VC firm General Catalyst, which <a href="https://twitter.com/htaneja/status/1634391256028839936?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">led the effort to organize support for SVB</a>, tweeted the statement on Friday evening. Taneja said in his tweet that several VCs had met to discuss the effects of SVB's failure on their industry. Alongside General Catalyst, 12 other firms signed the initial statement, including Accel, Greylock, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Upfront Ventures."It is important to collaborate around a consistent approach that we hope can maintain business continuity for our companies and keep an important institution for the industry viable," Taneja said in a statement to Insider. "Everyone understands that we have a role to play in trying to calm the situation. Panic wasn't the way to handle it. It's important to pause and think about all stakeholders before making decisions - this is core to our responsible innovation mindset."The number of signatories to the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/13h84RV5MXZpImXxelaYOcI6B5OUwjL1H4ERxW7EjTGQ/edit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joint statement in support of SVB</a> has grown to more than 110 firms, including Cowboy Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Floodgate, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Primary, and SoftBank."Good to show strong cross firm support for the bank that has supported us for decades," Nihal Mehta, the cofounder of Eniac Ventures, which signed the statement, told Insider. The VC industry's show of support for SVB is in marked contrast to the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/svb-silicon-valley-bank-startups-worry-run-pull-accounts-2023-3">panic among investors and startups as SVB's troubles became apparent</a>. Some VC firms, including Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and Union Square Ventures, advised their portfolio companies to pull the bulk of their funds out of the bank.Those reactions in turn drew rebukes from other VCs, especially following <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-silicon-valley-bank-imploded-2023-3">SVB's implosion</a>. Mark Suster, a partner at Upfront Ventures, and Brad Svrluga, the cofounder of Primary, whose firms signed the joint statement of support, publicly admonished their fellow investors.

More than 110 VC firms, led by General Catalyst, are banding together in support of Silicon Valley Bank

<ul><li><keyword id="3189966" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Venture-Catalysts">Venture Catalysts</keyword> has launched a new fund called 9Unicorns of ₹300 crores.</li><li>The fund will invest in 100 startups every year with a focus on startups in the segments of Electric Vehicles, mobility, Augmented Reality VR, AI and ML, fintech, retail &amp; FMCG.</li><li>It will invest ₹60 lakh for 5% equity in the initial stage.</li></ul>Mumbai-based incubator and fund Venture Catalysts announced a new fund called 9Unicorns with an outlay of ₹300 crores. The 9Unicorns fund claims to be the first ‘accelerator VC’ in India, and aims to invest in 100 startups every year. The fund will focus on early stage startups from segments such as electric vehicles, mobility, augmented reality VR, AI and machine learning, fintech, retail and FMCG. The fund hopes to identify the next set of unicorns and help them grow. India is home to over 600 accelerators. Yet, it is much lower than that of China and the US, which have over 32,000 and 20,000 accelerators respectively. The fund will mentor startups and help them grow faster, as a part of a 13-week programme. If a startup shows promise, it will invest ₹60 lakh for 5% equity and could follow up with a round of ₹3-5 crore going ahead. “9Unicorns Fund will revive idea stage funding in India,” said Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma, Co-Founder and Managing Director, 9Unicorns. “The startups from the fund will benefit from ready access to business angels, Venture Catalyst’s corporate community of over 4,500 members. They will also be able to access markets across 26 cities across the world as well as tier-II, III and IV cities in India to build a large customer base quickly,” he added.

Venture Catalysts launches a ₹300 crore ‘idea stage’ fund to net next unicorns

New Delhi, Bollywood actor <keyword id="15261" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sonu-Sood">Sonu Sood</keyword> would be moderating a start-up show that aims to empower Indian start-ups. Kuberan's House has announced its upcoming entrepreneurship-themed show which will source, streamline and showcase innovative start-up <keyword id="123401" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ideas">ideas</keyword> from across India. The platform will help the entrepreneurs to get the <keyword id="6355120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="investment">investment</keyword> from the best panel of investors and <keyword id="110345" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Venture-capitalists">venture capitalists</keyword>, converting most of them into <keyword id="10425600" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="successful-business-ventures">successful business ventures</keyword>. All the aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators can pitch their business ideas and venture models on the platform, which will be screened by professional screening experts and the best of them will get to pitch to the most powerful panel of investors and persuade them to invest money in their business. This platform is an attempt to simplify the process of an idea getting a startup funded and making it into invigorating Primetime content for the audience. Sharing his thoughts, Sanjeev K Kumar, CEO and Co-founder of Kuberan's House said; "Our endeavor is to provide a platform, be a mediator, and act as a catalyst for the entrepreneurs as well as the investors. Kuberan's House also organises various events where it strives to offer a funding platform for Indian businesses. We believe that an idea can come from anywhere, anyone, at any time, so there is no age boundary for the participation on our platform." This initiative will finally translate into a huge TV show that will consist of a panel of eight big investors and 60 final shortlisted entrepreneurs out of all the applicants. Ram Gowda, MD, and Co-founder, Kuberan's House said; "There are a number of start-up forums across India but none showcase and inspire other start-ups and Kuberan's House is the first of its kind to come with this idea which brings closed-door investment negotiations to every drawing-room across India. He further mentioned that the investments can go from ₹50 Lakhs 10 Crore based on the startup idea. This is a platform for the investors as well to engage with promising creative entrepreneurs and invest in the right kind of businesses" SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/dos-and-donts-during-solar-eclipse-surya-grahan/articleshow/76436997.cms">The do’s and don’ts of a Solar Eclipse — here what you need to know to protect yourself</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/solar-eclipse-december-2020-time-date-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/79697355.cms">The total solar eclipse and its 'diamond rings' won't be visible in India on December 14</a>

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood to moderate new startup show

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Investors at JetBlue Ventures, Mighty Capital, and other VC firms shared their favorite podcasts.</li><li>They include "All-In" with Chamath Palihapitiya and "The Future of Everything" by the WSJ.</li></ul>Global venture-capital funding in 2022 may have <a href="https://www.cbinsights.com/research-state-of-venture?utm_campaign=marketing_state-venture_2022-07&amp;campaignid=17130804447&amp;adgroupid=137057131835&amp;utm_term=venture%20capital%20slowdown&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_content=adwords-reports-quarterly-annual-reports&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-1684919686729&amp;hsa_grp=137057131835&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_mt=e&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;hsa_ad=610211246529&amp;hsa_acc=5728918340&amp;hsa_kw=venture%20capital%20slowdown&amp;hsa_cam=17130804447&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw3qGYBhBSEiwAcnTRLkGjbBXo9pQ9StzEkoAmJNP6qyrlitI9FHW1DcBuaftyueWz6eCwMhoCMqkQAvD_BwE">dipped 35%</a> from 2021, according to a report by analytics company CB Insights, but <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vc-startup-investors-ramp-up-deals-after-summer-slowdown-2022-9">VCs are still eager to make deals</a>. It's a tough market right now, though, and investors need reliable insights, news, and information to spot opportunities and avoid making the wrong moves. Podcasts can help. Here are 11 great options, recommended by VCs, founders, CEOs, and other industry insiders.<h2>1. 'The Full Ratchet' with Nick Moran</h2>Steve Taub, the managing director of investments at <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=63c19fa7232821203b57cc2b&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fjetblue-ventures%2F">JetBlue Ventures</a>, JetBlue Airways' VC firm that's invested in startups like <a href="https://www.jobyaviation.com/">Joby</a> and <a href="https://flyrlabs.com/">Flyr Labs</a>, said he likes "<a href="https://fullratchet.net/">The Full Ratchet</a>" because it "demystifies" the VC world. The podcast's host, Nick Moran — the founder and general partner of <a href="http://newstack.vc/">New Stack Ventures</a> — has interviewed VCs and startup founders like <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/118-economic-theory-in-venture-capital-part-1-mark-suster/id888084300?i=1000378448924">Mark Suster</a>, <a href="https://fullratchet.net/135-dispelling-conventional-wisdom-in-vc-part-1-eric-paley/">Eric Paley</a>, and <a href="https://fullratchet.net/ep30-the-dark-side-of-vc-predatory-investor-practices-joanne-wilson/">Joanne Wilson</a> on how they build great companies."Moran often has interesting guest interviews, and I like the short 'investor stories' about lessons learned and unusual situations," Taub said. "I like that they're brief so I can listen to them when I don't have time for a full interview." <h2>2. 'Catalyst' with Shayle Kann </h2>Taub is also a fan of "<a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/podcasts/catalyst-with-shayle-kann">Catalyst</a>," which interviews investors, researchers, and executives knowledgeable about the world of climate tech. While this isn't a strictly VC-focused podcast, the host, Shayle Kann, is a partner at <a href="https://www.energyimpactpartners.com/">Energy Impact Partners</a> and leads EIP's investments at the frontier of climate tech, so the show covers timely topics in the climate-tech space.Taub told Insider he listens to "Catalyst" because the threat of climate change — and humanity's response to it — is among the defining issues of the 21st century. "It will shape almost every aspect of our society and economy, so it's creating enormous opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurs," Taub said. "I think Kann does a great job of finding people with interesting ideas in the space, and he teases out the real challenges they need to overcome to be successful, so it's not just cheerleading."<h2>3. 'The Twenty Minute VC' with Harry Stebbings</h2><a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=63c19fa7232821203b57cc2b&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fandrewger%2F">Andrew Gershfeld</a>, a partner at the Boston-based investment fund <a href="https://flintcap.com/">Flint Capital</a> — whose investments include the unicorns <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/socure">Socure</a> (valued at $4.5 billion) and <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/walkme">WalkMe</a> (valued at $2.5 billion at IPO) — is a fan of "<a href="https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/">The Twenty Minute VC</a>" podcast. "Permanent lack of time in an investor's life makes you very picky when it comes to podcasts," he told Insider. "I find the '20VC' podcast very useful and insightful. Listening to how other VCs speak about themselves and how entrepreneurs describe the VCs they work with helped me understand how to differentiate our firm from the crowd." Gershfeld said the host, Harry Stebbings, asks high fliers from successful VC firms — including <a href="https://twitter.com/wquist">Will Quist,</a> a partner at <a href="https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com/">Slow Ventures</a>, and <a href="https://contrary.com/blog/welcoming-kyle-harrison">Kyle Harrison</a>, a general partner at <a href="https://contrary.com/">Contrary</a> — how they forged investment scenarios to achieve big goals and what's impacted their leadership approach. "The main thing about the VC world is building relationships, and Harry is an example of a great networker," Gershfeld said. "He's a self-made VC professional who turned from a VC fan in his teens into a full-fledged investor who manages over <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vc-lerer-hippeau-hosting-summit-for-gen-z-tech-startup-2021-7">$140 million</a>."<h2>4. 'All-In' with Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg </h2>Gershfeld loves the podcast "<a href="https://www.allinpodcast.co/">All-In</a>" because so few podcasts cover "all major things of the week" — from economics and technology to politics and social agendas. He said the four hosts possess "unmatched experience" and knowledge about technology and the VC market. "Chamath Palihapitiya appears to be one of the few investors who has gone from VC into hedge-fund management," Gershfeld said. "Jason Calacanis has more than two decades in tech. David Sacks has over 20 unicorns in his portfolio, including Airbnb, Facebook, SpaceX, Twitter, and Uber. And David Friedberg of Climate Corporation, one of the first 1,000 employees at Google, helped run Google's AdWords and worked with Larry Page, Google's cofounder."Gershfeld favorite segments include "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e100-reflecting-on-the-first-100-shows-fan-questions/id1502871393?i=1000582630529">Reflecting on the first 100 shows</a>," and "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e91-softbanks-%2421b-vision-fund-loss-signals-of/id1502871393?i=1000575944980">Softbank's $21B+ Vision Fund loss</a>."<h2>5. 'The Future of Everything' by The Wall Street Journal</h2>The WSJ's "<a href="https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything">The Future of Everything</a>" podcast is the top pick of Ryan Nelson, a partner at the early-stage venture studio and VC fund <a href="https://www.wearejobi.com/">Jobi</a> and the cofounder of Jobi Brands, which has helped build celebrity brands like Courteney Cox's home-care brand <a href="https://affiliate.insider.com?postID=63c19fa7232821203b57cc2b&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fhomecourt.co%2F">Homecourt</a> and Kate Hudson's wellness brand <a href="https://www.tobeinbloom.com/">Inbloom</a>. "I love this podcast for being very far-forward-looking and covering potential changes in technology that could dramatically alter our world," Nelson said. "Personally, I'm interested in how our lives and societal trends will evolve and be shaped by new inventions — or new applications of older technologies. "I think it's worthwhile to understand what types of opportunities to be on the lookout for in the near to medium term that are in line with these longer-term movements. By the time things are very obvious and in the mainstream, it can be too late to capitalize fully on the opportunity provided." <h2>6. 'Venture Unlocked' with Samir Kaji</h2>Jenny He — the founder and general partner of <a href="https://streaklinks.com/BNja_QseHqTfmoTefw6BSMbj/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.positionventures.com%2F">Position Ventures</a>, an early-stage venture fund backed by Bain Capital Ventures and Tiger Global that's invested in <a href="https://fractal.ai/">Fractal</a>, <a href="https://www.anrok.com/">Anrok</a>, and <a href="https://www.workwhilejobs.com/">WorkWhile</a> — said the <a href="https://www.allocate.co/">Allocate</a> CEO and founder Samir Kaji's "<a href="https://streaklinks.com/BNja_QouLnvoaZO00QsqsQtJ/https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fventure-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital%2Fid1535501313">Venture Unlocked</a>" podcast is "a must-listen for any emerging manager or anyone looking to get into venture capital."The podcast interviews fund managers from all walks of life to reveal their approach to venture, trends they're seeing in the market, and how they got started with their first fund, featuring interviews with established VCs as well as emerging managers on their first fund. One of He's favorite episodes is "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/776s-alexis-ohanian-on-the-new-era-of-vc/id1535501313?i=1000557512012">Alex Ohanian on the new era of VC</a>.""'Venture Unlocked' gives listeners unique access into the world of starting and scaling a venture-capital firm — as well as a rare glimpse into the LP perspective, which few people know the ins and outs of," He said. "As a first-time fund manager, it was valuable to hear from other fund managers on how they got started, as starting a fund is also a founder journey." <h2>7. 'Capital Allocators' with Ted Seides</h2>Ted Seides, an allocator and asset-management expert, hosts "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capital-allocators-inside-the-institutional/id1223764016">Capital Allocators — Inside the Institutional Investment Industry</a>," which <a href="http://www.scmoatti.com/">SC Moatti</a>, the founding managing partner of the San Francisco-based VC firm <a href="https://mighty.capital/">Mighty Capital</a>, a backer of Airbnb and Amplitude, said has "the most quality, in-depth discussions on how institutional investors select the VCs they invest in." "My favorite series of the show is their manager interviews, where an endowment will invite one of the venture funds they invested in — great nuggets on what makes VCs get excited about deals," Moatti added.<h2>8. 'Masters of Scale' with Reid Hoffman</h2>Chenxi Wang, the founder and general partner of the Silicon Valley-based venture fund <a href="http://www.raincapital.vc/">Rain Capital</a> and a former executive at Intel and Forrester, is a fan of the "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ro/podcast/masters-of-scale/id1227971746">Masters of Scale</a>" podcast, where the LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman proves unconventional theories about how businesses scale and interviews top CEOs."As a general partner of a venture fund, I don't have a lot of time, but I can always learn something valuable from Reid's conversations with leaders who have scaled a massively successful business," Wang said. "In my opinion, building a successful startup is 30% about the idea and 70% about the ability to scale up the operation. Scaling a business is about building repeatable motions, establishing meaningful business metrics, and responding to evolving market conditions. The 'Masters of Scale' podcast hits on those aspects really well, and I recommend all founders listen to this podcast and make it a regular resource."<h2>9. 'What Is Money?' with Robert Breedlove</h2>Nathan Montone, the cofounder and CEO of <a href="https://www.m31.capital/">M31 Capital Management</a>, a global investment firm focused exclusively on crypto assets and blockchain technology, and an early backer and advisor to Helium, lists "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400">What Is Money?</a>" with Robert Breedlove, a former hedge-fund manager and philosopher in the bitcoin space, as one of his favorite podcasts and the best starting point for anyone looking for a "first principles understanding" of monetary technologies."'What Is Money?' takes deep philosophical dives into the importance of bitcoin through historical, political, technical, and spiritual lenses," Montone said. "BTC is the single-most important asset in the world, and that podcast gets to the heart of why that is."<h2>10. 'Origins' by Notation</h2>Jenny Rooke, the managing director of <a href="http://www.genoavc.com/">Genoa Ventures</a>, a VC investing in early-stage companies like <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/intabio">Intabio</a> and <a href="https://intervenn.com/">InterVenn</a> in the biology and tech sectors, said "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/origins-a-podcast-about-limited-partners-created-by/id1111792048">Origin,</a>" a podcast created by Alex Lines and Nick Chirls, partners at the VC firm <a href="https://notation.vc/">Notation Capital</a>, is "excellent" for providing the LP perspective. "The Notation Capital hosts ask LPs the questions that are on general partners' minds, such as how LPs think about allocating to new and emerging managers, tips and guidance for communicating well with LPs, and the LP view on markets and trends that need to be reflected in a manager's evolving strategy in order to stay current and succeed," Rooke said.<h2>11. 'Built to Sell Radio' with John Warrillow</h2>"<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/built-to-sell-radio/id1018988393">Built to Sell Radio</a>" airs weekly and features an entrepreneur who's recently sold their business to share why they sold it, focusing on their mistakes and victories along the way."Host John Warrillow is a thought leader in his own right, focused on creating and maximizing business value on the customer side and on the exit side," SC Moatti said. "A great show to hear stories about entrepreneurs who made it all the way, with stories of entrepreneurs selling their businesses," Moatti added. "So many lessons that can be applied to early-stage startups, because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter how much money you raise, it's all about the exit and being able to land that plane."

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Indian <keyword id="6362513" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Startups">startups</keyword> are facing a tough time and entrepreneurs are finding it hard to secure investments. Several startups had to fold up their operations due to lack of funds. Almost 30 startups funded by either angel investors or VC firms have, reportedly, closed down since the turn of the year, while around 11 ventures had to shut shops within just two months. 
 
High cash burn rate and failure to secure more funds have been the most prominent reasons quoted by these startups for discontinuing operations. 
 
The investment numbers seem to corroborate with the slowdown in funding. The total funding into Indian tech startups for the first half of 2016 was around $2.1 billion, a decline of nearly 40 percent from $3.5 billion when compared to 2015. 
 
Moreover, according to a joint study conducted by KPMG and CB Insights, the total amount of funds injected into the country’s start-ups has decreased by a steady 24 percent per quarter since Q3 2015. 
 
Industry experts have attributed this decline to the decreasing investor confidence in the Indian startup ecosystem, which seems to be in hot water owing to faulty unit economics and unsustainable business models followed by many ventures. 
 
While there is a tangible decrease in startup investments in terms of the total value of deals, the number of deals conducted has gone up substantially since the turn of the year. 
 
Indian ventures closed 307 investments in Q1 2016, marking an increase of 108% over the number of deals completed in Q1 2015. So if the number of investment deals is increasing, why is there such a sharp decline in the overall funding amount? 
 
This apparently baffling trend is not as mystifying as it seems, especially when considered that the same timeframe has also seen a sharp rise in angel and seed investments in India. Startups across the country have raised nearly Rs 113.6 crore in angel investments through 69 deals so far in 2016. The value of angel investments has grown by about 62% over the previous year, while the deal volume has also demonstrated a concomitant growth of 47%. 
 
A major part of this growth is due to an increased involvement of the country’s HNI segment as angel investors to start-ups. Indian tech ventures, owing to their potential and disruptive impact, have emerged as a highly viable asset class for investments. Several initiatives, such as ‘Start Up India, Stand Up India’, rolled out by central and state governments to foster entrepreneurship in the country have also made investments into upcoming ventures more attractive for potential investors. This has resulted in nearly 100 percent growth in the number of private investors and investment firms operational in the country over the past one year, thereby giving a massive boost to the Indian early-stage investment landscape. 
 
However, despite the growth witnessed by early-stage investments, several fast-growing start-ups often struggle to secure VC funding needed to unlock the next phase of their growth. This is mostly because start-ups don’t realise that greater amounts of risk capital involved makes VC funding a completely different ballgame from an angel or seed investment. Moreover, with the market renewing its focus on profitability and sustainable unit economics in lieu of hyper growth, traction and aggressive scale, most venture capital firms are now raising the bar of what it takes for start-ups to secure funds. This, in addition to the negligible help available to guide start-ups about VC investments, causes most ventures to find the transition tough. 
 This is what makes the rise in the number of structured investment platforms, such as <keyword id="3189966" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Venture-Catalysts">Venture Catalysts</keyword>, in the country good news for the Indian entrepreneurial community. By focussing on innovation and technology, these platforms have been providing highly personalised, end-to-end solutions to various issues faced by emerging start-ups across the country. Be it investments, access to mentorship, or better networking and business opportunities, new-age ventures have been benefitting from the advent of such start-up enablers, growth facilitators and innovation platforms. 
 
The writing on the wall is clear: investors, be it at early-stage or VC, are increasingly averse to make heavy capital investments into overvalued ventures. In such a measured funding environment, start-ups which focus on sustainable growth, robust unit economics and profitability are the ones who will eventually emerge as winners with investors. 
 
(The article is authored by Dr Apoorv Ranjan Sharma, Co-Founder &amp; President, Venture Catalysts) 
 
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<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/andre-iguodala-steph-curry-comment-peers-jealous-2019-6">Andre Iguodala, the former Golden State Warrior and three-time NBA champion</a>, joined <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-ventures-plans-to-boost-its-return-on-its-investments-2019-8">Comcast Ventures' Catalyst Fund</a> as a venture partner in February.</li><li>Together with Fatima Husain, Iguodala is helping lead Comcast's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/venture-capital-diversity-morgan-stanley-rising-star-megan-holston-alexander-2019-10">initiative to invest in diverse founders</a> that are commonly overlooked by traditional VCs.</li><li>Iguodala previously invested in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-slack-dropbox-remote-work-coronavirus-analyst-2020-2">Zoom</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-silicon-valley-loves-allbirds-shoes-2017-9">Allbirds</a> as an angel investor, but told Business Insider he felt ready to begin investing full-time from Miami, where he is still playing with the Heat.</li><li>Although he also thinks there's a lot of opportunity for consumer-facing startups, Iguodala said he is most excited about backing<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/venture-capitalists-vc-startups-success-year-2020-1"> enterprise and subscription-based companies</a>, a strategy that other VCs are just now catching up to.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/prime?module=article&amp;area=summary">Click here for more BI Prime stories</a>.</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/andre-iguodala-steph-curry-comment-peers-jealous-2019-6">Andre Iguodala</a> is the latest NBA champion to join the growing roster of athletes turned venture investors.The former Golden State Warrior - and current Miami Heat star - officially joined <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-ventures-plans-to-boost-its-return-on-its-investments-2019-8">Comcast Ventures as a venture partner</a> in February after dabbling in angel investing for several years. He is helping lead Catalyst Fund, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/venture-capital-diversity-morgan-stanley-rising-star-megan-holston-alexander-2019-10">corporate venture firm's diversity-focused initiative</a>, with former Airbnb manager and All Raise member Fatima Husain.Iguodala has joined the growing all-star team of current and former athletes who are using game-day payouts to invest in startups, the likes of which include Serena Williams, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James. Sports tech firm SeventySix Capital recently launched Athlete Venture Group, one of the first athlete-led funds around. Instead of storing their millions away, these athletes want to affect change in an industry that has historically been homogenous in its partners and the kinds of companies they back."I think it was a great opportunity, and it's something that really fits what I'm trying to do long term in terms of our goal and investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs," Iguodala told Business Insider. "We are investing in entrepreneurs that are from backgrounds that normally don't get the type of funding we are providing."That includes all types of underrepresented groups, Iguodala explained, including African American and female founders. He doesn't use a specific rubric for evaluating potential investments, because that's what has pushed these groups of founders out of traditional VC funding that sources deals from within traditional networks."You are looking for people with ambition, people whose companies fit what I look for when I'm trying to invest," Iguodala said.<h2>Going pro</h2>Prior to joining Comcast Ventures, Iguodala invested in roughly 40 startups as an angel investor. He backed <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-slack-dropbox-remote-work-coronavirus-analyst-2020-2">Zoom, the video conferencing startup</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-files-to-go-public-2019-3">just days before its blockbuster IPO</a>, and has written checks to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-silicon-valley-loves-allbirds-shoes-2017-9">sneaker startup Allbirds</a> and developer management tool PagerDuty."I wanted to make sure I was ready myself," Iguodala said of going from angel investing to a more formal role. "You don't want to step your foot into any arena where you haven't had a chance to make the mistakes myself. I had to prove to myself that I could do the job. I was building myself a track record."His track record is part of what made going pro so appealing, he said. With Comcast's seemingly unending resources, he can help young companies make it to the big times. Although Comcast Ventures has a varied portfolio, the corporate venture firm tends to look at media and communications infrastructure startups, as a matter of expertise. Iguodala wants to expand by adding more <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/venture-capitalists-vc-startups-success-year-2020-1">subscription-based enterprise startups to that list</a>, a born-again strategy that has traditional VCs obsessed after a slate of less-than-stellar consumer tech company IPOs."You are seeing a lot of the recent enterprise companies having a lot of success in helping move the S&amp;P over the last couple years in the tech space," Iguodala said. "Look at their multiples, with the subscriber economy and how important that space is."That includes everything from Zoom, of which Iguodala is a heavy user now that he's playing in Miami and remotely joining board meetings in California, to data security and artificial intelligence startups. He's looking in some of the hottest cities outside Silicon Valley, like Chicago and Atlanta, other investors have deemed "flyover country" but still have wells of talent. He is checking Slack and Microsoft Outlook between practice, and is making hustle his full-time gig."I can do everything on my phone," Iguodala said. "You don't realize how powerful the phone is until you see how impactful it is."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Evandro Rodrigues created his first video game at 14 and pushed into the <keyword id="11893898" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="crypto" source="Orion">crypto</keyword> world amid the pandemic.</li><li>Now 20 years old, he's set to launch a new <keyword id="12453019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="play-to-earn" source="Orion">play-to-earn</keyword> universe called House Game on Sunday.</li></ul>Twenty-year-old Evandro Rodrigues attributes his deep-dive into <keyword id="11901075" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nfts" source="Orion">NFTs</keyword> to three things.The Bored Ape Yacht Club — a series of "blue chip" digital collectibles he hopes to one day own one of. Beloved crypto influencer <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/gary-vaynerchuk-nft-market-valuations-gary-vee-friends-vaynermedia-2022-2">Gary Vee</a>. And his friends who hyped up blockchain technology.Those catalysts, he told Insider, caused him to go "all in" on on NFTs — which are digital collectibles minted on the blockchain — and invent <a href="https://medium.com/@housegamenft/house-game-whitepaper-8f8dc75e62a6">House Game</a>. In his play-to-earn universe, players can buy virtual houses and buildings, with each represented as unique NFTs that yield tokens and can be sold on the secondary market.But Rodrigues isn't new to gaming. The Boston entrepreneur created his first video game when he was 14 years old. Once the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, he started investing in little-known cryptocurrencies with money he made from his job at Target as well as income from a successful web project and allowance from his parents.The windfall from his crypto investments is powering his new venture creating the House Game, which he hopes will one day rival behemoths like <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/ethereum-axie-infinity-cryptocurrencies-tokens-slp-axs-markets-2021-8">Axie Infinity</a> and Decentraland.Rodrigues said he wanted to create an NFT collection that would be more useful than just becoming a Twitter profile picture. And he wanted the tokens in his game to outlast the initial hype and maintain their utility for the long-haul.Once it launches on Sunday, House Game will have 7,000 unique digital houses and 700 unique digital utility buildings that users can mint on the blockchain. According to the whitepaper, each piece of digital real estate will yield $CASH, which is the utility token players get by staking buildings and can burn to earn ethereum on a weekly basis. Upon launch, the game will have about 3,000 VIP players. On <a href="https://discord.com/channels/914243808017932321/945892862619422770">Discord</a>, though, the game already has 14,000 members. The "strong community," according to Rodrigues, who is a Christian, is thanks in part to his hard work and faith. The server even includes a daily Bible verse channel.After launching, Rodrigues said he and his team will continue working to add utility to allow players to do more with their NFTs and $CASH.The game is just the first piece in Rodrigues' push into the <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/nft-market-41-billion-nearing-fine-art-market-size-2022-1">world of NFTs</a>, a market that swelled to $41 billion in 2021. He said the market for digital collectibles has many gaps, and as a serial entrepreneur and long-time developer, he said he plans on "filling a lot of these gaps." NFTs, he said, are at the mere dawn of their capabilities."I really do believe, and we're not too far from it, but down the line, NFTs replacing documents, replacing titles, replacing all these things," he said. "The technology is really new, and right now it's mainly being used for art, but this is just the beginning. There's so much more utilization with NFTs, with blockchain."

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