Coalition Capital

Time to accelerate 🏎️ We’ve raised $15M in a fresh round of funding and are excited to announce partnerships with Bolt and Hawk! 🎉 With this new funding, we’re continuing to accelerate our ability to meet the more complex needs and increased scale of our newest customers. One such example of this is Bolt: an industry-leading fintech who is continuing to transform online checkouts by beginning to offer financial services to consumers ⚡ Synctera continues to make it simpler for companies of all sizes to provide banking and financial services to their end-users, in a way that protects everyone involved. Our new partnership with Hawk, a leader in AI-driven fraud detection and AML solutions, provides our customers and bank partners with the best-in-class tools they need to create a safe and secure financial ecosystem. Learn more about this announcement and what it means for the future of Synctera in the article below from our CEO and co-founder, Peter Hazlehurst 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gpY5EeVF

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A Secondhand Opportunity: How brands are reaching revenue and sustainability goals through circularity https://lnkd.in/eieXrYXy

🔮 @Tom Tunguz's 2025 predictions: • IPO market rips: ServiceTitan's success sparks demand for high-growth software • Google surges in AI: Climbing OpenRouter rankings • Voice becomes dominant interface: Speech models on-device revolutionize interaction • US VC investment steady: $210-230B, but VC fundraising up 20% • Modern Data Stack consolidation: $3B+ M&A expected • First $100M ARR company with <30 employees emerges • US web3 engineering population grows 25% • Data center spending by hyperscalers tops $125B • Stablecoin supply increases 50% to $300B • Observability, SIEM, and BI converge on single data lake Which prediction excites you most? #2025Predictions #TechTrends #VCInsights https://lnkd.in/ehMS4Zc2

🚀 AI in 2024-2025: Insights from a year in the trenches by Nikunj K. . Key predictions: • Agents evolve beyond demos to enterprise-grade task completion • Massive enterprise buying opportunity for AI-native apps • Untapped potential in customer experience design and "boring" verticals • Robotics surge driven by labor shortages and tech advancements • Personalization to revolutionize UI/UX Exciting trends: • Vertical integration key for app companies • Shift from monolithic apps to focused apps with shared identity • Infrastructure needed for non-human identities • Products bridging thought to application will thrive Which trend excites you most? #AITrends #FutureOfTech #InnovationInsights https://lnkd.in/e34sqaa8

🔮 Sapphire Ventures' top 10 AI predictions for 2025:  1. AI-native apps lead funding momentum  2. More AI-native companies hit $50M ARR  3. AI exits increase, M&As trump IPOs  4. Models improve across multiple dimensions  5. Agents show promise, impact varies  6. DoD doubles down on AI  7. AI-generated content surges, video rises  8. Outcome-based AI pricing slow to ramp  9. AI: Major security threat and solution 10. AI regulation moves slowly without crisis Which prediction excites or concerns you most? #AITrends2025 #TechPredictions https://lnkd.in/eJy2kNq4

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🚀 Generative AI is revolutionizing healthcare! Obvious Ventures highlights 3 key areas of transformation: • Administrative: AI tackles $1 trillion in costs, saving doctors 25% of time spent on paperwork • Analytics: AI predicts health risks earlier, potentially reducing cardiac events by 25%. • Clinical Care: AI improves diagnostic accuracy, addressing 7.4 million annual ER misdiagnoses Exciting innovations in language-based workflows, multimodal models, and clinical augmentation are on the horizon. The future of healthcare looks brighter with AI! #AIinHealthcare #HealthTech #FutureofMedicine https://lnkd.in/eqBwZznA

💼 Layoffs are never easy, but doing them the right way can make all the difference. Key advice from Blossom Street Ventures: 1. Cut deep, cut once: Avoid multiple rounds to preserve morale and trust. 2. Be transparent: Share financials, projections, and the path forward with remaining employees. 3. Handle with care: Let employees go one-on-one if possible; group layoffs only when necessary. 4. Severance with purpose: Use severance agreements to protect the company and ensure smooth transitions. 5. Support the team that stays: Reassure them, communicate openly, and consider offering additional stock options. Layoffs are tough, but clear communication and empathy can help rebuild trust and culture. #Leadership #StartupTips #LayoffsDoneRight https://lnkd.in/eHxBn6rF

🚀 Exciting new research on future of marketplaces! Key insights: • Marketplaces still have strong potential despite recent investor skepticism • Public markets reward marketplaces even with pre-IPO inefficiencies • Service-based marketplaces often outperform product-based ones holding inventory • Some consumer value propositions can only be delivered at scale through marketplaces #MarketplaceTrends #TechInvestment #StartupInsights https://lnkd.in/e29rRqus