Facebook Just Spent Up to $1 Billion to Buy One Small Startup. Here's What We Can Learn

You are receiving this email as a part of your subscription to The Startup Investor. To remove your email from this list, unsubscribe here.   Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Facebook Just Spent Up to $1 Billion to Buy One Small Startup. Here's What We Can Learn. Dear Startup Investor, This morning, as I was preparing to sit down and write to you, I was struck by some breaking news from startup-land. Yesterday, Facebook made a stunning acquisition of a small tech startup based in the U.S. in a deal that's reportedly worth up to $1 billion. That's billion, with a 'B!' That startup is CTRL-labs - a 'neural interface' startup that's spent the past four years working to develop a device that allows you to control your smartphone... with your mind. Facebook plans to incorporate CTRL-labs into its artificial intelligence and virtual reality research branch, known as Facebook Reality Labs. When a company as large and influential as Facebook makes a high-profile acquisition like this, you can bet that it turns heads in Silicon Valley and beyond. As an angel investor, my ears perk up whenever I hear of a big tech buyout like this. And here's why: other 'supergiants' - the Amazons, Googles, and other tech behemoths of the world - may start looking to catch up, so to speak. That leaves a lot of opportunity for other startups in this space to get gobbled up for hundreds of millions of dollars... or more. Think about it... CTRL-labs' earliest investors are now sitting on more than a 90X return in just four years. That could happen to anyone who invests in startups before they go public. Facebook's big acquisition signals an investor trend towards startups that aim to use the power of technology to change the way we interact with our world. That includes those studying virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, blockchain tech, and much more. In other words, this is the perfect time to invest in startups that pursue goals falling under this umbrella. Right now, I have the names of three startups that are doing just that. Like the tiny company that's changing the way parents find the best childcare. Or the startup using artificial intelligence to revolutionize online shopping. Or the web platform that uses proprietary tech to make home décor smarter. These are all early-stage companies that could be bought out by a tech giant at any time - and they're still accepting investors. Just click here to learn more Until next time, Neil Trending The Biggest Winners ALWAYS Follow This Advice How to turn potential failures around... and keep more of your hard-earned cash. Click here to learn more. What WeWork's Changing Exit Strategy Means for Angel Investors WeWork's turbulent plans to IPO are changing fast. So who's going to make money, and who's losing out? Click here to learn more. Stay Connected Please do not reply to this email. It was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. You are receiving this e-mail at phanphuongthanh89.822152@blogger.com, as part of your subscription to The Startup Investor. To remove your email from this list: Unsubscribe here. To cancel, or for any other questions or requests, please contact our Customer Service team: Online Phone: 866-310-1498 (North America) 410-501-5876 (International) Mail: The Startup Investor| Attn: Member Services | 1125 N Charles Street | Baltimore, MD 21201 Fax: 410-713-4352 Our Customer Service team is available Monday - Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM ET. © 2019 Angels & Entrepreneurs, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Nothing in this email should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. This Newsletter may only be used pursuant to the subscription agreement and any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including on the world wide web), in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of: Angels & Entrepreneurs, LLC. 1125 N Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201. Website | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions