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Since opening in May of 2021, Alabama’s crisis centers have helped thousands of Alabamians suffering from mental health or substance use, with demand for the centers continuing to skyrocket.

While Alabama Department of Mental Health Commissioner Kim Boswell has long advocated for additional crisis centers to cover the entire state, state lawmakers recently suggested a dedicated revenue stream should first be established before funding additional centers, citing future economic uncertainty.

Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Hazel Green, was among those lawmakers and expressed his hesitation to allocate new funds toward the construction of new crisis centers during a budget hearing at the State House. Reynolds chairs the House General Fund Committee.

“I sat with some of the mental health…

We are used to believing that success in the VC market depends on the fund scale. But recent research by Oliver Gottschalg, a professor of strategy at HEC Paris, found that small VC firms often achieve better results than venture giants. We’ve selected 5 relatively new individuals and companies worth keeping an eye on in the venture capital market in the new year.

Artem Sokolov and SKL.vc

Investor and serial entrepreneur, EY Entrepreneur Of the Year, Artem Sokolov has invested in 40+ tech companies for more than 10 years in the VC market. Among them are such successful exits as Asana, Coursera, Palantir, American Well, Lemonade, Digital Ocean, SoFi, and Auto1. His portfolio includes the following companies: Robinhood, Udemy, Payoneer, Docker, OpenWeb, NextDoor,…