Olivia Strobl
Olivia comes to KingsCrowd with a background in venture capital and technology. She spent time at Glasswing Ventures, an AI-focused venture fund in Boston, before joining the KingsCrowd team. There she helped develop machine learning algorithms for the opportunity qualification of preseed and seed-stage startup companies. Prior to her time at Glasswing, Olivia worked in a lab studying the neural correlates of attention. She holds a degree in Neuroscience from Wellesley College.
Startups Keep Coming Back to Crowdfunding
The Value of a Defensible Hardware Product
In this Chart of the Week, the relationship between defensibility and funding is examined for hardware/CPG startups.
A Clear Difference Between Early Stage and Growth Stage
When comparing the average valuation of early stage and growth stage companies, a clear difference emerges.
Med-X on Self-Managed 2021
The products are sold through major retail and healthcare distributors. The flagship product lines of Med-X include Nature-Cide and Thermal-Aid.…
Valuation: $102,217,405
Min Investment: $420
Industry: Consumer Products, Goods & Services
Proven on Issuance 2021
The company creates personalized skincare products using a Skin Genome Quiz™. The results take into account lifestyle, environment, and other…
Valuation: $171,922,311 Min Investment: $990 Industry: Beauty & Personal Care
How Much Is Defensibility Worth?
Many seasoned investors and venture capitalists point to competitive differentiators -- i.e., what makes a startup’s product better than competing…
Announcing Ratings for Regulation A Deals
KingsCrowd is expanding its numerical ratings to cover Regulation A deals in the online startup investing ecosystem.
The Impact of a Regulation Update
We examine the impact of the increased raise limit for Regulation Crowdfunding raises in this Chart of the Week.
The Most Popular Platforms in KingsCrowd Portfolios
Looking at the breakdown of investments tracked in KingsCrowd portfolios reveals a key divide between Republic and StartEngine.