TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Established in 2006, JotForm allows customizable data collection for enhanced lead generation, survey distribution, payment collections and more. I started my company, JotForm , in 2006. Aytekin Tank. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Aytekin Tank is the founder of JotForm , an online form builder.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On the other hand, SV Investment, founded in 2006, has an extensive portfolio of over 220 companies and a strong presence in South Korea and on the global stage. Melisa Irene, a Partner at East Ventures, shared that the company currently has an Asset Under Management (AUM) valued at $1 billion.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 11, 2022

Since its inception in 2006, Qiming has demonstrated its ability to deliver consistently strong venture capital returns in China. Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, Seattle, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 27, 2023

In 2006, Andrew Wilkinson dropped out of Ryerson and immediately launched into his first venture, MetaLab. After graduating from Oak Bay High School in 2004, he won a place at Ryerson University studying journalism. Whether he ever had any serious intention of working in media, who knows?

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2019

Startups going public from 2006-2009 showed a median ROIC of 0.42. The era after 2006 and through the 2008 financial crisis was a different time to raise capital. The median revenue at IPO has increased from $55m in 2006 to $200m in 2018-2019. The chart above updates that analysis. In 2010, one venture dollar bought $1.24

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

And in 2006, we realized ‘Wow, this is now working. . “At that time, mRNA was not potent enough,” ?ahin ahin recalled. “It was just a weak molecule. But the idea was great, so we invested many years in an academic setting to improve that. Okay, it’s time to initiate a company’ ”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 21, 2023

In 2006, the magical day that all entrepreneurs dream of had arrived! The kids sang, danced and laughed their way through chores with an ease and openness most Westerners long for. What rings true to me about this impact story is Bruce’s trajectory as an entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In 2004, Samuel co-founded Crackle, an internet video platform acquired by Sony for $65 million in 2006. Freestyle led the seed rounds in Airtable, Patreon, BetterUp, Narvar and Snapdocs. Earlier in his career, he founded Spinner, the first internet radio service, which AOL acquired for $320 million in 1999.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

BT said the investment, which is its first major third-party investment in cybersecurity since 2006, reflected its plans to grow rapidly in the sector.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

and globally, VC activity in 2022 is well on track to exceed a long-term trend that started in 2006 for total amount invested. This narrative falls short when you consider data that goes back beyond 2021. In the U.S. More volatility.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2006 I started using Facebook and most of my friends & colleagues thought I was strange. They thought it was like MySpace and why did I need a MySpace page? In 2007 I started using Twitter and most of my friends & colleagues wondered why people would care what I ate for lunch. In 2008 I started VC blogging.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

Since 2006, the firm has grown from $75 million to $3 billion in capital commitments and partnered with more than 250 portfolio companies, including Acorns, Arthur AI, Branch, Bumble, Fetch, Flutterwave, HealthVerity, Icertis, Scopely, Semrush, and Yeahka.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2019

I was intrigued when I learned about a game-changing technology in 2006: the manufacture of fabric from recycled plastic bottles. That’s why I started my company, Vision Textiles, in 1998, with a commitment to operate with sustainability at the forefront.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Founded in 2006, the gaming company ran as a startup until 2016 when it was acquired by South Korea’s Netmarble Games for a reported $700 million to $800 million. The company also has studios and offices in Montreal, San Francisco, Charlottetown, Austin and Los Angeles — alongside its headquarters in Vancouver.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I built a 3,000 person tech networking organization in NYC back in 2006 and was one of the first 100 members of the NY Tech Meetup back in 2005 so I’ve participated in a lot of these conversations. Today, we would add places like Miami and Salt Lake City to that age old debate.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As it stands, 2006-founded Northmill is available in Sweden, Norway and Finland, where it competes with incumbent banks with physical branches and the likes of Lunar, Revolut and Klarna (which operates as a bank in its home country of Sweden, and Germany). Next stop, Norway.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

When TechCrunch last covered Kaltura’s financial results , we noted that the company founded in 2006 had raised just north of $166 million, crossed the $100 million ARR mark, and was, per its own reporting, “profitable on an EBITDA.” For now we’ll focus on Kaltura. Let’s get into it.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

23andMe, founded in 2006 by CEO Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza, has raised a total of just under $900 million to date, including an $85 million Series F round announced last December. billion, close to the total cited by an earlier report detailing the talks leading up to this deal. 23andMe raises $82.5 million in new funding.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Since 2006, Labeaud has been a sought after thought leader. She’s reached thousands with her messages of marketing, entrepreneurship and leadership. Labeaud’s distinctive point of view is a direct result of a life filled with harrowing challenges which has produced present day triumph.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

Launched in 2006, Course Hero was somewhat allergic to venture capital until recent. He went on to say that the layoff was done to meet the needs of the “rapidly evolving” sector and that it was “absolutely necessary” for the future of the company. After launching, the company waited eight years to raise a $15 million Series A.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2019

I was a sous chef on the show “Iron Chef America” in 2006, so I had a taste of what it’s like to compete on the Food Network. She saw that “Chopped” was looking for chefs in the Fort Worth/Dallas area. She applied for me—and then told me about it! We got an email the next day arranging a Skype interview with producers.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

” Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, Seattle, Boston, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently, Qiming Venture Partners manages eleven US Dollar funds and seven RMB funds with $9.4 billion in capital raised.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money.

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Feedough

APRIL 6, 2021

A couple wrote a blog, chronicling adventures in different Walmarts throughout the United States in 2006. For instance, Sony’s campaign promoting its PSP console took quite an ugly turn in 2006 after it was brought to light that the enthusiastic fan videos were made by a paid actor. Blackberry.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Before founding Virtual Internships, Nivern and co-founder Edward Holroyd Pearce launched CRCC Asia in 2006 to help students get internships in Asia, growing the business to more than 10,000 students.

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Feedough

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Change in The Top Management: In 2006, Jorma Ollila was replaced by Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo as CEO. “We were spending more time-fighting politics than doing design,” said Alastair Curtis, Nokia’s chief designer from 2006 to 2009. Frank Nuovo, former vice-president, and chief designer left the company in 2006.

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Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Here are the trends in venture capital financings from 2006 through 2010 – the number of seed stage deals funded and total investment by region in millions of dollars. . All Seed-VC. Silicon Valley. New England. Southern California*. Northwest. . $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Investment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

The launch company was founded in 2006, and is led by founder Peter Beck. Rocket Lab, which got its start in New Zealand, and which still launches rockets there with its HQ now shifted to LA, will have a pro forma enterprise value of $4.1 At close, existing Rocket Lab shareholders will retain 82% of the total equity in the combined company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

2006 / Surprise! But in 2006, I found my peer group by joining the Entrepreneurs Organization —and it was a game-changer. Jill Nelson joined EO in 2006. What happens when employees feel valued and part of a greater effort? Other business owners are going through the same challenges that we are. I certainly did.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Slava Rubin co-founded Indiegogo in 2006 and, as CEO for more than a decade, led the organization to become one of the world’s largest crowdfunding platforms with more than $1 billion distributed worldwide. Investments include Figma, Lambda School (now Bloom Institute of Technology) and HelloSign.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 10, 2022

Since its inception in 2006, the firm’s programs have expanded worldwide to include a presence in over 20 locations globally, giving startups the necessary resources to succeed in Silicon Valley and beyond.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

One defining moment in her early life as an internet creator was when Google bought YouTube in 2006. Since the early days of YouTube, McLoughlin has been a creator herself, so she’s seen the industry change from both creative and business perspectives. “Before 9 a.m.,

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In 2006, homeschooled teenager Bree Avery vlogged about her life under the username Lonelygirl15, chronicling her supposedly boring life. YouTube’s first viral scandal took place in what we believed was a 16-year-old girl’s bedroom.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Rich Wong joined Accel as a partner in 2006. He is a Rock Fellow at Harvard Business School and sits on the Entrepreneur Board at New York University. Tisch is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the New York University Law School. Rich Wong , partner at Accel.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 19, 2022

eCommerce platforms such as eBay (founded in 1995), Shopify (founded in 2006), , Big Commerce (founded in 2009) and more have been around for years. Selling online is not new. Of course all the social platforms are moving to make selling online even easier from within their platforms.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Launched in 2006, Pangyo Techno Valley has evolved across its three phases, fostering a collaborative ecosystem comprising businesses, support entities, and national government involvement. Frequently termed the “Silicon Valley of Korea”, Pangyo Techno Valley is garnering global interest.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Dioseve’s mission might sound like it comes out of science fiction, but it’s based on a scientific technique called induced pluripotent cells stem (iPS) cells, which was first developed in 2006.

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