Startup Catalyst

JUNE 21, 2018

On Tuesday we visited Radi8 at Huckletree Shoreditch to learn about accelerated market entry into Europe, before heading to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) at RocketSpace to learn about their innovation programs. We rounded out the day with some local guests at dinner at The Swan in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Snap’s in-house Yellow accelerator program, which invests in startups, has debuted its fifth batch of investments. The company invests $150,000 in each Yellow startup for an equity stake as part of the accelerator program, which first launched in 2018.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

The AB InBev program, called the 100+ Accelerator , launched in 2018 with the goal to solve supply chain challenges in water stewardship, the circular economy, sustainable agriculture and climate action, the company said. How to get into a startup accelerator. Applications for the latest cohort will be due by May 31, 2021.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The funding will be spent to further accelerate its business and market expansion and to help optimize the development of PlayMining. Founded in 2018, the company provides dynamic financing solutions to high-growth and capital-intensive businesses. A separate Web3 partnership was also signed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. MyEO DealExchange was formally approved as a MyEO Premier Group in August 2018. So that’s what I did. Two months later, we hosted our first conference.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In 2018, Leslie Feinzaig , the founder of Female Founders Alliance , launched a free, equity-free accelerator for women called Ready, Set, Raise. This year, as funding for female founders drops to 2017 levels , Feinzaig realized why accelerators, hers included, might not work for women as well as they work for men: demo day.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

The Family co-founder and CEO Alice Zagury announced in a blog post that the French startup accelerator is suing Oussama Ammar for multiple claims — breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery. In 2018, Ammar was given a four-month suspended sentence for a separate case. Entrepreneurs know this well.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It is now also the new home for Tim Draper’s newest initiative to help support early-stage founders: Draper Startup House Accelerator Program. As founder of the famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm known as Draper Fisher Jurvetson, or DFJ, Draper in 2018 introduced the Startup House concept.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2017

Brad Stevens is an EO Atlanta member, Chair of that chapter’s Accelerator program, and founder and CEO of Outsource Access , which helps companies grow by providing highly skilled virtual assistants. Here, he shares his experience and insights for growing Atlanta’s Accelerator program. We transitioned to a quarterly membership cycle.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

The company’s IPO documentation details a business that did more than merely accelerate its growth in 2020, and more specifically, during the COVID-19 era. In Kaltura’s defense, the company’s growth accelerated to 24% in the year, so its self-reported numbers were mostly fair. And the company had grown 16.6%

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Following a Covid-driven boost, the popular AllTrails resource for hikers, bikers, climbers, and anyone else who enjoys the outdoors, announced today it’s raised $150 million from the growth fund of global private equity firm Permira to further accelerate its business.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

’s Seraphim Capital , the country’s only space tech accelerator, has released details of its newest cohort as part of its Space Camp programme, timed with the end of World Space Week last week. Raised so far: Undisclosed amount / seed from ICE71 Accelerate, 25 June 2020. ” Kinnami. ” Vector Photonics.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Data compiled by CB Insights shows a global acceleration in the number of dollars venture capitalists are putting to work around the globe as 2020 chews through its second half. Asia’s result was its best since at least Q4 2018, as far back as our dataset goes. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) Program is the flagship accelerator program for international startups looking to enter the competitive Asian market. The accelerator program ends with top startups getting additional financial incentives and the possibility of doing business in Korea. were chosen from the pool of applications.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

In 2018, Impact Hub King’s Cross kicked off an incubation program for UK-based social entrepreneurs aiming to combat the key challenges in our urban food systems. The post Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities appeared first on Impact Hub. Photo: Sutton Community Farm. Feeding the City.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Marina is delighted to introduce a new member of her chapter, Brandan Ranaldi—a former GSEA competitor and EO Accelerator—who is now one of the youngest members in EO. We then welcomed him into an EO Accelerator class. Meet Brandan Ranaldi, a 23-year-old student entrepreneur. Here is his story. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

With this, APX, which launched in 2018 , is now able to deploy up to €500,000 in pre-Series A seed funding per company. In addition to the new funding, APX also today announced that it is doing away with its 100-day accelerator program and instead opting for a long-term commitment to its companies, including participation in future rounds.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

The firm acquired a Netherlands-based drone company, Terra Inspectioneering , in 2018 and invested in Belgium’s drone company Unifly in 2016. . The funds will also be used to acquire companies in those regions, said Seki, who did not disclose the company’s valuation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

More from Alex Wilhelm : DoorDash has grown incredibly rapidly, scaling its revenues from $291 million in 2018 to $885 million in 2019. The California state legislature was passing laws, meanwhile, that directly targeted its gig-economy labor model. Then the pandemic hit. billion in the same period of 2020.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 19, 2022

With encouragement from friends and family, in March 2018, I founded Covert Results, a private investigations and security company. From day one, I set a goal to get into EO Nashville’s business accelerator program, Catalyst , which is similar to EO Accelerator in other cities. It was time to retire and start a new venture.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Founded by Brendan Playford and Cate Rung , Pngme started primarily as a lending platform in 2018. It further reflects the continued customer growth from banks, fintechs, credit bureaus and microfinance banks in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Playford, who grew up in the U.K., came to East Africa in 2007 to work on philanthropic biofield projects.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

“Teaming up with Bending Spoons will [accelerate] the delivery of improvements across our teams, professional, personal and free offerings.” August 2018 saw an exodus of top execs, including Evernote’s chief technical officer, chief financial officer, chief product officer and head of HR.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ’s Accelerator program empowers early-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow and master their businesses. Attendees at the inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference in 2018. Did you conduct any practice sessions?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2018, Y Combinator released its first mega list of the top companies valued at $150 million or more that have gone through the accelerator. Yet, as the accelerator points out, “it’s the most commonly available metric to compare companies in the startup world.”. Case in point: No African company made the list in 2018.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The funding round will help Glife in accelerating its commercial plans, including the launch of a digital marketplace for the F&B sector and strengthening its operational capabilities within Indonesia, according to the announcement.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 23, 2023

The automotive startup is developing data transport and acceleration technology for automobile networks that support autonomous driving and electrical vehicles (EV). We’re excited to invest in Ethernovia to accelerate the transformation of automotive,” said Kokron. having recently completed a $64 million A-round.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The company has gone on record with TechCrunch that there are lots of reasons for the gap, and when it promoted COO Amir Movafaghi to CEO in 2018, it was the first in a series of steps that it took to right the ship. Doshi was CEO from inception until 2018 when he moved to become chairman of the board.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Established in 2018, Soho.com.au Soho is planning a more extensive Series B round in 2024, aiming to accelerate its presence not only across Australia but also in other markets. has quickly become a prominent player in the real estate industry, facilitating connections between property owners, agents, and potential buyers or renters.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

First, a little context: Substack’s first known external capital came in January 2018 via the Y Combinator startup accelerator. From there, the startup’s ability to raise new funds quickly accelerated, with Andreessen Horowitz leading Substack’s $15.3

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I am at once proud of and awed by Jonathan, whose dual-track passion for the future of food and the future of Appalachia has brought him to tears more than once since we first invested in early 2018. AppHarvest raised its first round of institutional capital from our Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and others in January 2018.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 26, 2023

We are excited to be part of Shift4Good, which we believe, will accelerate the drive for sustainable mobility through its strong ecosystem. ConfortDelGro’s investment in Shift4Good was made through its $100 million venture capital fund, which closed in 2018.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 16, 2023

Starting in 2018, Woofies awarded its first three franchises in Northern Virginia in 2019 and launched its in-house professional grooming school, Woofie’s Accelerated Grooming School (WAGS). Amy Addington is the co-founder of Woofie’s Pet Ventures, LLC, a multi-million dollar animal services company.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2022

If you thought that the recent venture capital market was tough, let me tell you about 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. From that point, we’ve seen a slowdown accelerate into what some consider a downturn. With the first week of December under our belts, we’re not too far away from the end of the year.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The team works extremely closely with portfolio founders through its venture program that provides execution focused support across business functions including marketing, growth hacking, tokenomics, fundraising, and more to accelerate and drive success. The successful close of BFF Fund II marks a milestone for Blockchain Founders Fund.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 19, 2023

million to fund its mission to accelerate financial inclusion and strengthen the neo-rural bank ecosystem in Indonesia, especially outside the Greater Jakarta area. Both companies are involved in the fintech industry and have a mission to accelerate financial inclusion in Indonesia. The post Komunal secures $8.5m

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 3, 2023

Andrei Grachev, the Managing Partner at DWF Labs, said, “We believe this strategic partnership will accelerate Alchemy Pay’s growth in Korea, providing more opportunities for businesses and consumers to embrace the benefits of digital assets and web3 technologies.”

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With the new funding, REDEX aims to accelerate the global transition toward renewable energy. REDEX Group, established in 2018, is one of the early players in the (RECs) sector in Asia. “REDEX is well positioned as the leading marketplace for I-RECs, which will enable renewable energy markets in many parts of the world.

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