VC firm IVP slows its roll, paying for weed is hard, supply chain issues solved, and more - November 10, 2022

November 10, 2022 [VC firm IVP cools investment pace]( Similar to its other venture colleagues, storied VC firm IVP has significantly slowed its investment pace from that of last year’s heated market. We dive into their deals. [As new states legalize cannabis, industry payments still hard]( While using marijuana may have gotten a little easier for Maryland and Missouri thanks to the midterm elections, paying for it still remains a headache for both customers and sellers. [Tackling supply chain issues requires better tech and fresh ideas]( Guest author Lakhveer Singh Jajj, founder and CEO of Toronto-based Moselle, argues that with data collection and user-friendly dashboards to keep tabs on the supply chain, entrepreneurs will be liberated to focus on new products and channels. [Deal numbers still low for October’s active investors]( Last year at this time, plenty of firms were inking 20 or more deals in a month to fund U.S.-based startups. Not so much this October, when only Y Combinator and Alumni Ventures hit double digits. We look at who spent what last month. [Meet October’s new unicorns]( Check out the 14 companies that joined [The Crunchbase Unicorn Board]( in October while late-stage funding plummets worldwide. Financial services led the way with three new unicorns, followed by Web3 and artificial intelligence startups. [Web3 Weekly: FTX stunner shakes up crypto market]( Crypto already has seen its share of tumult this year, but things hit a whole new level this week with Binance’s announcement of its intent to buy FTX.com. This surprise deal only proves that everything can change fast in crypto. [‘Not New York City’ startup stock on the rise]( At Crunchbase News, we regularly analyze the geographic distribution of startup funding across states and major metro areas. This time around, however, we’re focusing on a region often left out because it is neither a state nor a city. Yep. We are talking about Not New York City, which begins, for our purposes, from just outside commuting distance from Manhattan. It extends west all the way to Buffalo and north all the way to the Canadian border. [Enhance Your Sales Team’s Prospecting]( [Crunchbase Enterprise is an all-in-one prospecting solution. Download this product overview sheet to learn how to close more deals without the headache.]( [Download Now]( Crunchbase Pro: Searches and Lists Name Type Entries [Payment companies recently funded]( Companies 685 [Investments from Alphabet and subsidiaries]( Funding Rounds 1401 [Funds raised in 2018]( Funds 6568 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [Check out our Crunchbase solutions here]( – prospecting tools made for everyone Recent Investments [Humana]( [$1.2B]( / [Post-IPO Debt]( Humana creates innovative solutions and resources that help people with their healthcare needs. Categories: Health Care • Health Insurance • Insurance • Venture Capital Founders: [David A. Jones, Sr.]( [Wendell Cherry]( [Sarbacane]( [$110M]( / [Private Equity Round]( Sarbacane is a marketing company that focuses on email marketing, sms marketing, and automation. Categories: Advertising • Contact Management • Digital Marketing • Email Marketing • Information Technology Founders: [Mathieu Tarnus]( Investors: [EMZ Partners]( (Lead) [Xanadu]( [$100M]( / [Series C]( Xanadu provides hardware, software, applications, and simulators for quantum computing. Categories: Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Hardware • Quantum Computing • Software Founders: [Christian Weedbrook]( Investors: [Georgian]( (Lead), [Alumni Ventures]( [BDC Venture Capital]( [+ 7 more]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Ramp]( $70M / [Series B]( [Korelya Capital]( [Keka HR]( $57M / [Series A]( [Westbridge Capital]( [Beekeeper]( $50M / [Series C]( - [MyTraffic]( 30M EUR / [Series B]( [AXA Venture Partners]( [BC Platforms]( 20M CHF / [Private Equity Round]( [Jolt Capital]( [Bayer]( $12M / [Grant]( [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]( [Antavo]( 10M EUR / [Series A]( [Euroventures]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [Lee Container]( Pending acquisition by [Greif]( for $300M #{Rails.configuration.daily.cb_url} Discover innovative companies and the people behind them. [Follow Us on Crunchbase]( [View Jobs on LinkedIn]( [Follow Us on Twitter]( [Like Us on Facebook]( 564 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104 © 2022 Crunchbase Inc. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Unsubscribe]( from Crunchbase Daily.