Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

The world is a big place, and companies wishing to invest have many domestic and foreign options. based companies invested in Germany in some way in 2021, almost matching the pre-pandemic total. Excluding sources of investments may alter the way a startup builds and shapes its culture. For example, 1,806 U.S.-based

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The next EO Impact Day is Wednesday, 15 December 2021. Recent years have seen promising work in the sustainable investment space, but greenwashing remains all too common. Pajani has set out to demonstrate that investing sustainably doesn’t have to mean sacrificing profit. The next EO Impact Day takes place on 15 December 2021.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 24, 2023

In 2021, the U.S. Cybersecurity practitioners no longer wonder if they … The post Investing in Cygnvs appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Cyber incidents have reached a crisis level over the past decade. saw 1,862 data compromises , affecting nearly 300 million people (a nearly 100% increase from five years ago).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We're seeing a lot of folks push their capital into just a few squares on the betting table. One way or another, the result is going to be notable. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Feels like it was just yesterday that we were talking about the digital marketing trends to look out for in 2021. What did marketers learn in 2021? Go through any list of marketing predictions for 2021. So, what marketing lessons did 2021 teach us? Can you believe that we’re about to say hello to 2022?

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 15, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Investors and entrepreneurs from the Pacific Northwest and around the world will reunite in Portland and online May 4-6 for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing! Whether someone is just starting or advanced in their investing acumen, there will be something for everyone,” said Jackson.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Strategic investment fund BankTech Ventures invests in companies that are developing innovative technologies that enhance the ability of community banks to serve their customers. The Fund just announced their investment commitment of $13.5 as of December 31, 2022, according to the FDIC.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

69% of Gen Z watch anime and half of Netflix’s 222M subscribers watched anime in 2021, with total anime watch time growing 20% annually. Anime as a media category has exploded in reach and cultural influence around the world.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

In last year’s recap of the Israeli cybersecurity ecosystem, we anticipated that the record-breaking rounds of 2020 and marked-up valuations would continue in 2021, but upon collecting and assessing this past year’s data, we were taken aback by the magnitude. Israeli cybersecurity startups in 2021 raised a stunning $8.84

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StartupNation

AUGUST 2, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses venture capital investment, which was at a record high throughout the first half of 2021 and is experiencing greater gains through all stages in North America, according to Crunchbase. That’s topped only by March 2021, which saw more than $54 billion in venture capital investment.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2021

My big question for 2021, and the one that is on every startup’s mind, is how will a cataclysmic event such as a global pandemic show up in post-pandemic innovation? Lowering friction feels like the mantra with which we all need to enter 2021. Attending CES 2021? How artificial intelligence will be used in 2021.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

No matter what slice of the mobility market you’ve claimed as your own — AVs, EVs, data mining, AI, dockless scooters, robotics or the batteries that will charge and change the world — you won’t find a better place to showcase your extraordinary tech and talent than TC Sessions: Mobility 2021. TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 takes place June 9.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

Post-money valuations were inflated by market expectations in 2021, but they were also inflated by the underlying mechanics of the valuation model itself. The miracle year of 2021. For founders, employees and VCs alike, 2021 must’ve seemed like a miracle year. versus 471 a year earlier.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you’d like to invest the same way that fintech influencers, including Austin Hankwitz , WOLF Financial , Breyanna Nava and Patrick Meng do, Follow can help you do that. Social investing is not a new concept. However, he “felt like it was a problem worth solving” if it helped connect a new segment of younger people to investing.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Brighteye Ventures’ analysis showed that VC investments in European edtech had breached $1 billion in a calendar year for the first time, even without GoStudent’s mega-round, with six months left to go. Edtech deal flow in 2021 looks set to match or even outpace 2020 levels, per the report: At $9.4

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Not surprisingly, 2021 saw a boom in edtech investment across a spectra of investors. Indeed, edtech investment in 2020 and 2021 equaled the amount raised during the entire 2014-2019 period. Our 2021 funding report , released today, highlights key global growth and activity metrics in edtech with a focus on Europe.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Investment in fintech is surging back following a brief but notable drop during the COVID pandemic. As a result, countries worldwide are seeing a large influx of capital for fintech ventures, and both investment totals and deal counts in the fintech space are increasing rapidly. Singapore’s fintech investment surges forward.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 28, 2021

The immersive, multi-week ACA Angel University is virtual , too, and will start on May 17 – and you’ll save if you sign up during your ACA 2021 – The Summit of Angel Investing registration. Experience an all-new way to celebrate angel investing and the power of company support!

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StartupNation

JANUARY 26, 2021

We spoke with several entrepreneurs and thought leaders about their own business goals for 2021, in the hopes of inspiring fellow entrepreneurs to move forward with actionable goals for the year: Deliver experiences, not just products. Our 2021 resolution is growing our social media presence. Chris Vaughn). Benjamin Smith).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

African tech took center stage in 2021. The number of deals in 2021 grew 73% year-on-year from 244 deals in 2020. In 2021, fintech startups got 63% of the continent’s total investments. The Big Deal : African fintech startups received 53% of the total VC funding in 2021; it was 49% in 2020. The Big Deal : $4.33

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 27, 2023

Register The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (headed by Minister Park Bo-gyun) conducted an investment briefing on July 24, focused on attracting investment from the UAE sovereign wealth fund for content industries, including games , dramas, and webtoons.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The EU will invest €13.5 In 2021, exports reached $6.9 from a year earlier and brought in more than $6 billion in revenue, more than $542 million the revenue generated in 2021. The experts are predicting the Ukrainian economy will bounce back and that the investment made today will bring dividends for years to come.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

When we penned the intro for this piece last year , little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. 2021 also largely lacked the kind of blockbuster crashes we saw last year, courtesy of names like Quibi and Essential. Abundant Robotics (2016-2021).

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 24, 2023

Register Mark & Company, led by CEO Kyungpyo Hong, has announced the establishment and management of a new venture investment fund in partnership with Yoonmin Creative Investment Foundation, chaired by Minseop Sung. 1, launched in July 2021.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2022

Community investment clubs are nothing new, but a renewed interest in decentralization and the glittering — albeit now hungover — allure of getting in at the ground level of a rocket-ship venture has created a new wave of efforts around group investing. Individualism is out. Collectivism is in vogue.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

Work software is seeing significant investments from VCs, reflecting the continued trend toward digital transformation and remote work. million in 2021 to $35 million in 2022. VCs still think work software is a wise investment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Now we are staring down the end of 2020 and looking toward what we all hope is a better, safer 2021. Will a VC want to drive an hour through Bay Area traffic for an in-person status update meeting on their latest investment? What will this new year bring? We’ll interact through a mix of the old and the new.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The former commercial chief (Product, Sales and Marketing) at PayPal, he now leads fintech investing at Matrix Partners, where he also invests in consumer marketplaces and enterprise software. Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity in 2021. Private markets followed public markets in making 2021 a record-setting year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 takes place September 21-23, and we’re here to call out just some of the awesome content we have scheduled over three very busy days. You gotta pay to play: Buy your pass to Disrupt 2021 here and open a door to opportunity. You gotta pay to play: Buy your pass to Disrupt 2021 here and open a door to opportunity.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Here are my predictions for 2021. The merry retail investors using Robinhood bolster the passive investment wave, and their market-shaping forces sustain stratospheric multiples in the public markets. 2021 could be even better, particularly since fundraising momentum is now a global phenomenon.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. 2021 was a year filled with more opportunities for angels to interact and learn.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Multi-asset social investment network and Robinhood competitor eToro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gatsby — a fintech startup which also aimed to go head to head against Robinhood — for $50 million in a cash and common stock deal. The company first filed for regulatory approval in December of 2021.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 19, 2022

In 2021, many YC founders led their companies to achieve outstanding results, and we are honored to be part of these companies’ history. billion in 2021, per Crunchbase data , with more than 17,000 startups around the world raising funding at seed. Of course, YC itself remained remote during 2021, as did all of our programs.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Last year was a big year for these leaders—even if the VC funding numbers don’t show it—and we’re excited to see what these entrepreneurs do in 2021. The Midwest’s top female founders to watch in 2021. On season 11 of “Shark Tank,” she won a $750,000 investment from Lori Greiner and Mark Cuban. global Muslims.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 31, 2023

Register Vuihoc , an ed-tech platform catering to K-12 Vietnamese students, recently secured a significant US$6 million investment in a Series A funding round led by TNB Aura. Amidst the fluctuations in the world economy, Vietnam’s EdTech sector remains an attractive destination for solid investments.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Lenskart has signed a definitive agreement to raise $500 million from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, they said Wednesday, at the height of the market slump as the Indian eyewear retailer bulks up its offerings and scales to international markets. The investment, an extension to last year’s round, helps the startup retain its $4.5

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Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2021

First Data Engineer at YC : YC Continuity is hiring our first Data Engineer to help us identify promising investment opportunities using data. Research Associate : YC Continuity is seeking a Research Associate to evaluate investment opportunities, lead market research, and help our portfolio companies grow. Learn more. Learn more.

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