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Kyle WestawayHelping startup founders and operators scale smarter.
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Founder Fridays No. 214
Happy Friday!
This Fall we’re refreshing the funding data look. The idea is to make the data a little more fresh and readable for you. Let me know what you think of the new look.
Now onto the September funding data.
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Founder Fridays No. 213
Happy Friday!
Here’s my September playlist. Cheers!
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A New Breed of Unicorn
Companies are reaching unicorn status quicker than ever. The median new unicorn is no...
Founder Fridays No. 212
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Disney’s Three Business Models
In 1984 Disney was worth more broken up than whole, with film and TV earning about $2M against roughly $250M from p...
Founder Fridays No. 211
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Fundraising Season Is Open
Your pitch isn’t the only thing deciding if you raise — the calendar is quietly working against or...
Founder Friday No. 210
Happy Friday! Welcome to the month September.
Check out the the August 2026 venture capital funding data from AngelList.
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Kyle Westaway is a startup attorney. For over 15 years he’s helped early-stage founders scale their companies smarter. He's the author of Profit & Purpose and writes about entrepreneurship for Forbes.
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