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Darren Wall

Darren Wall is Senior Director of Marketing at Fundz, where he turns complex go-to-market ideas into practical playbooks for founders and revenue teams. A prolific contributor to the Fundz blog, he writes on branding, fintech security, B2B SaaS growth, and startup finance—always with a bias for clear frameworks and measurable outcomes.

By Darren Wall

• Nov 8, 2025 5:52:14 AM •

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Where Smart Capital Moved: Inside the Fundz November 1–7, 2025 Deal Snapshot

For the 7-day period from November 1–7, 2025, Fundz tracked a concentrated wave of funding across information technology, manufacturing, health care, biotechnology, aerospace, artificial intelligence,...

By Darren Wall

• Oct 11, 2025 6:01:42 AM •

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California AI Funding Week-in-Review: $148.5M Across 5 Rounds (Oct 1–7, 2025)

The first week of October was a quietly strong start for California’s AI scene. Five companies pulled in $148.5M. It is not the flashiest headline, but the details matter: deals were spread across the...

By Darren Wall

• Oct 10, 2025 9:26:04 AM •

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What Crypto Startup VCs Are Searching for in 2025: Trends, Metrics and Red Flags

With crypto markets back on the upswing in 2025, venture capital is back streaming into blockchain-enabled startups. But the VC expectations have matured and founders must learn the new rules to thriv...

By Darren Wall

• Oct 1, 2025 8:46:04 AM •

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Instant Gratification Tech: How Apps Deliver Immediate Rewards

Your brain processes rewards in just 13 milliseconds. That's faster than you can snap your fingers. And app developers? They've figured out exactly how to exploit this quirk of human psychology.

By Darren Wall

• Oct 1, 2025 6:12:56 AM •

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How to Create a Financial Forecast That Attracts Investors

Crafting a financial forecast investors will take seriously isn’t simple, and that’s not an issue in isolation. The downside is that you need to do more than simply plug numbers into a spreadsheet.

By Darren Wall

• Sep 8, 2025 6:36:21 AM •

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Content as an Asset Class: Treating Business Content Like Capital

Founders and executives often treat content as a line item in the marketing budget, something to fund quarterly and measure in clicks or impressions. But in reality, content functions more like capita...

By Darren Wall

• Aug 22, 2025 1:00:57 PM •

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SEO Performance: The Missing Metric in the Majority of VC Valuations

It’s common for venture capitalists to focus on market size, product potential, team size, burn rate, and revenue growth when they assess startups. But these numbers alone may not be able to tell how ...

By Darren Wall

• Jul 9, 2025 7:45:46 AM •

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Beyond Capital: How Strategic VCs Help Startups Scale Smarter

In today’s startup ecosystem, capital is increasingly commoditised. With more funds available and term sheets flying faster than ever, founders aren’t just asking “How much can we raise?”—they’re aski...

By Darren Wall

• Jun 18, 2025 5:43:09 AM •

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How AI is Transforming SaaS Startups: Trends Investors Should Watch

In 2025, AI is transforming the way SaaS startups operate, enabling investors to identify more attractive opportunities. AI is assisting these companies with new ideas, better management and improved ...

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