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22/08/2022

Nickel is the primary component in Lithium-ion batteries. As the demand for electric vehicles, phones, and other battery-powered devices grows, so too does the demand for raw metals and minerals like Nickel and Lithium, which is expected to grow by 575% by 2028.

19/08/2022

Cannabis sales could climb to $72 billion by 2030 if optimistic projections come to pass that would see 96% of the U.S. passing legalization efforts, either for recreational or medical.

17/08/2022

U.S. Cannabis sales is already an enormous industry, supplying half a million jobs in the U.S. and billions in sales, but the homegrower market is often overlooked and has the potential to be a major industry, as well.

15/08/2022

Klarna led fundraising for Fintech start-ups in July, however VC funding was still significantly down compared to July 2021 when more than $13 billion was invested into fintech startups.

12/08/2022

With a market size of $40b in 2021, the expected growth of the Metaverse is expected to be substantial, mostly due to the rising focus on converging digital and physical worlds as companies transition and adopt the platform.

10/08/2022

The Swiss Federal Council justified the legalization of medical cannabis in the country by stating that the demand for authorizations has increased in recent years. This entailed a considerable administrative burden and slowed down medical treatment.

Soon, Swiss residents will be able to more easily get medically prescribed cannabis and export to other countries and companies.

01/08/2022

The report, which was issued last year by Data Bridge Market Research, predicts that the psychedelic drug industry will grow by 16.8% CAGR annually.
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30/07/2022

If legalization efforts around the world continue to gain momentum, this number could grow even larger.
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28/07/2022

Thailand's recent legalization of cannabis has sparked a debate in Asia Pacific countries, including even some of the most strict countries, like Indonesia, that could lead to a broader deregulation in the region.

26/07/2022

The number of people employed in the cannabis industry jumped by 33% in the last year alone.

The economic momentum behind cannabis is growing as the U.S. industry is now approaching a job force of half a million people.

23/07/2022

Climate technology has long had large institutional support and private venture capital backing, but momentum is growing for the sector as the technology matures and a wider audience of investors are beginning to invest into the space.

22/07/2022

The alternative protein industry raised $5 billion in 2021—60 percent more than the $3.1 billion raised in 2020.

20/07/2022

30% of all-time invested capital into plant-based foods occurred just in 2021.

18/07/2022

The global plant-based meat market size is projected to reach USD $24.8 billion by 2030.

16/07/2022

2021 set a new record for venture capital investments in the United States. In 2021, the value of venture capital investments in the U.S. amounted to approximately USD $330 billion, nearly twice as much as the previous year.

15/07/2022

The total market capitalization of Web 2.0 Metaverse companies was USD $14.8 trillion in October 2021. For gaming / eSports and Facebook (Meta), this figure sits much lower at $1.98 trillion and $0.90 trillion.

13/07/2022

The global AR market is expected to grow in the coming years to more than 1.7 billion users, with a projected market capitalization of close to $300 billion in value. by 2024.

11/07/2022

Matthew Ball is the managing partner of EpyllionCo, a venture partner at Makers Fund, the world’s largest gaming venture fund by AUM, a co-founder of Ball Metaverse Research, previously head of Strategy for Amazon Studios and author of "The Metaverse and how it will revolutionize everything."

08/07/2022

91% of Americans want cannabis legalized in one form or another and it already is in 37 states plus Washington D.C.

Canada's legalization has largely been a success. It's time for the U.S. to re-evaluate it's position on a national level.

07/07/2022

The last 4 years have seen tremendous growth and investment into the Biotech space.

In 2020, the biotech industry was worth approximately $458 billion. The industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.4% and grow to a market size of $727.1 billion by 2025.

06/07/2022

The large, over-subscribed raise is even more impressive considering the additional $2.25B that Sequoia Capital intends to raise this month for two U.S growth funds with a focus on mature private companies and earlier-stage startups.

Sequoia Capital has made 90 investments through the first half of the year—ahead of its pace last year when it made 84 deals through the first six months.

30/06/2022

In the past month, Andreessen Horowitz announced their new $4.5B Web3 focused investment fund while Binance committed $500M with their latest Web3 focused fund.

28/06/2022

34 new unicorn companies were created in May accounting for $57 billion in value and $8.3 billion in equity funding raised, bringing the total number of unicorn start-ups above 1,300 for the first time ever.

Altogether, these startups are valued at $4.6 trillion and have raised $770 billion.

25/06/2022

Seed funding remains up 11% over the last year, despite a broader market slowdown in VC funding.

Global venture funding in May 2022 reached $39 billion, down 20% from May 2021.

23/06/2022

The a16Z VC fund (Games Fund One) will invest in three key areas: game studios, community-focused consumer applications, and gaming infrastructure providers.

22/06/2022

Crypto early investor and star of Dragon's Den and Shark Tank, Kevin O'Leary remains bullish on the long term prospects for crypto.

21/06/2022

Demand for EV batteries is anticipated to increase tenfold by 2030. This has lead to upstream demand for precious metals like Lithium, Cobalt, and Nickel.

20/06/2022

The projections from KPMG reveal when analysts expect electric vehicles to surpass combustion engines in sales for the first time ever.

Global electric vehicle sales are expected to surpass combustion engines by 2040.

18/06/2022

2021 saw a massive growth to private and public funding for companies pursuing therapeutic psychedelic treatments and pharmaceuticals, twice the amount of 2020.

17/06/2022

Electric vehicle sales are expected to grow by an impressive CAGR of 20.6%, growing to a market size approaching $1 trillion by 2028.

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