UBI Global

MARCH 19, 2021

What you need to know about the next World Benchmark Study Since 2013, UBI Global has conducted the World Benchmark Study, an analysis of the impact and performance of hundreds of business incubators and accelerators from around the world.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 31, 2021

TEALS came to NYC in 2013 and has been helping kids learn computer science in NYC schools ever since. TEALS is a longstanding program supported by Microsoft where software engineers assist in computer science instruction in K12 schools. I have been blogging about and advocating TEALS for over eight years now.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that has been investing in crypto and web3 startups — across all stages — since 2013.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 12, 2023

But that’s what happened: My daughter was born in April 2013; my first gym opened in June 2013. You’re more adaptable than you think As a born planner, I never planned to have a baby and start a business at the same time.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. When she returned to Peru in 2013, she launched The Millennials Movement and began offering resources on volunteerism.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 25, 2012

This week, I thought about the holiday break and some things people could think about to have the kind of 2013 they want to have--more positive, more interesting, more authentic. I run a weekly newsletter of tech events in NYC where I throw in some other musings as well.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 21, 2024

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that has been investing in crypto and web3 startups — across all stages — since 2013.

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500

MARCH 18, 2020

I first met Flavio in 2013, when he co-invested alongside 500 Startups in Olist, one of Brazil’s largest online marketplaces–which recently raised a Series C round. Olist’s founder was in our San Francisco accelerator program, and in his next round of funding turned to Flavio, who was then president of Walmart.com in Brazil.

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UBI Global

JANUARY 9, 2020

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – UBI Global, an intelligence company and community founded in 2013 and located in Stockholm, Sweden, announced today that Fredrik Grufvisare has been appointed to the role of CEO. Ali Amin, Co-founder and former CEO of UBI Global, will remain with the organization as the Chief Commercial Officer.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Heidi Zak launched ThirdLove with Ra’el Cohen in 2013 with the (revolutionary) core belief: Every woman deserves to be comfortable and confident. In her interview on Wonder, she talks about racism in all of its forms, her experience as a black female founder and how she’s using her position to make a difference. Listen here.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

a16z crypto is a venture capital fund that has been investing in crypto and web3 startups — across all stages — since 2013.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 12, 2022

We at a16z started investing in bitcoin in 2013 , several years before we had a dedicated crypto fund. We have always been big believers in Bitcoin , its unique history and its foundational role in crypto. . It’s hard to … The post Investing in Lightspark appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

We discussed five trends in the seed market and the outlook for 2013. These are the five most important trends for 2013, in my view. Last night I spoke at the Enterprise Tech VC Panel. MicroVC Funds Have Doubled Their Assets.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Hunter Walk: You started at Instacart in 2013, just a year after it was founded, which obviously turned out to be an epic decision. Nilam Ganenthiran : The story of me joining Instacart in 2013, is actually rooted in an epic bad decision. Rafa runs Background Capital, and is one of the best partners for early company builders I know.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

2013 has proved to be a wild year. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products. So with the wild ride of 2013 I had thoughts about what made me thankful this year. I know your 2013 success will lead to more sustained travel in 2014. eCommerce was battered this year. I feel confident in our 2014 plans.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

That pattern tracks well with data from PwC, which found that 2,700 unique investors had backed 1,200 startups in its State of Climate Tech 2020 report covering the 2013-2019 period. The report found that only 10 firms out of 2,700 made four or more climate tech deals per year, on average, over the 2013-2019 period.

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UBI Global

JANUARY 9, 2020

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – UBI Global, an intelligence company and community founded in 2013 and located in Stockholm, Sweden, announced today that Fredrik Grufvisare has been appointed to the role of CEO. Ali Amin, Co-founder and former CEO of UBI Global, will remain with the organization as the Chief Commercial Officer.

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UBI Global

JANUARY 9, 2020

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – UBI Global, an intelligence company and community founded in 2013 and located in Stockholm, Sweden, announced today that Fredrik Grufvisare has been appointed to the role of CEO. Ali Amin, Co-founder and former CEO of UBI Global, will remain with the organization as the Chief Commercial Officer.

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UBI Global

JANUARY 9, 2020

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – UBI Global, an intelligence company and community founded in 2013 and located in Stockholm, Sweden, announced today that Fredrik Grufvisare has been appointed to the role of CEO. Ali Amin, Co-founder and former CEO of UBI Global, will remain with the organization as the Chief Commercial Officer.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 19, 2020

million in commissions, at current Bitcoin exchange rates…”, according to the September 2013 complaint, and involved 146,946 buyers and 3,877 vendors [link]. These figures are equivalent to roughly $1.2 billion in revenue and $79.8

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Resources Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse “‘It’s a canon event’ TikTok trend, explained” Chris Dixon’s blog at cdixon.org “ Come for the tool, stay for the network “ “ The next big thing starts out looking like a toy (..)

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

I first met and interviewed the DoorDash founders on Friday, April 26, 2013. Here’s one of my notes from June 24, 2013: “So far, nothing is working that well. But they kept trying new ideas, and finally on July 16, 2013 I noted: “Growing fast (up to about 35 orders/day from 19 two weeks ago).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 14, 2021

Dogecoin was initially introduced in late 2013 and 7 1/2 years later it has amassed a market cap of $43bn and is one of the most popular crypto assets in the world. I remember when a friend of mine told me five or six years ago that he had bought some Dogecoin. I thought “what is he doing?”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2024

In 2013, I joined EO and got to experience my first university event in Queenstown. I started my business during an economic downturn in 2009, shortly after emigrating to New Zealand from the UK with Emily, my wife. The event blew me away, and that started my 10+ years as an EO member.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 17, 2020

Crypto was helpful for me back in 2013 and 2014 when I was going through one of those periods. And the more the investment is of yourself, your time, your enthusiasm, the worse it is. I’ve gotten out of these periods of burnout by turning my attention to something else.

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500

MARCH 25, 2019

In 2013, I became an entrepreneur-in-residence and helped run the accelerator batches when 500 expanded to San Francisco. I was excited to join the ride. Over the next eight years, I grew with 500 as we scaled from a small group of passionate investors to the array of global-minded investors we are today.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 7, 2021

But that’s what happened: My daughter was born in April 2013; my first gym opened in June 2013. “As a born planner, I never planned to have a baby and start a business at the same time. After a two-week maternity leave, I started running staff meetings at my house while breastfeeding and figuring out the new baby routine.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In 2013, she sold her business and decided to get “more involved in governance”. Alongside that, she provided strategic advisory and founder coaching whilst serving on the executive committee of the NZ Audiological Society and the NZ Kindergartens Board.

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

By 2012, Blakely was named the youngest self-made female billionaire by Forbes , and in 2013, she was featured on Time magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people. Blakely continued to innovate within the shapewear industry while keeping the business entirely self-funded.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Founded in 2013, RVshare connects RV owners with people who want to rent an RV. Since 2013, the company has amassed a network of more than 100,000 recreational vehicles or trailers, ranging from deluxe motorhomes to camper vans to trailer attachments.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Founded in 2013, Dataiku is used by data scientists, but also designed for business analysts and other people with less technical backgrounds. New investors included Insight Partners, Eurazeo, Lightrock and Olivier Pomel, the chief executive of Datadog. Dataiku’s last round of funding was a $100 million Series D in 2020.

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Founders Coop

AUGUST 7, 2018

With Aviel’s announcement last week, and a new website up at Founder’s Co-op reflecting our new partnership, I thought it was a good time to revisit the themes from my 2013 keynote at the Geekwire Awards: Turtles and Flywheels. Seattle in 2013 was a different place.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 4, 2023

During the 2013-2014, median acquisition prices increased by 50% in less than a year, from $36m to $54m. This change in the exit market parallels a surge in acquihires in 2014 when corporate development departments began to acquire seed-stage companies for talent rather than waiting for Series A businesses.

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GCUC

MARCH 16, 2020

“Nothing, absolutely nothing, can replace face-to-face communication” —Liz Elam, 2013 on stage at GCUC We are going to face some hard months ahead as. The post 7 Reasons COVID-19 Will Not be the Downfall of Coworking appeared first on GCUC Community.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The company is 100% bootstrapped and Nathan has revealed every bit of his companies finances publicly since it was founded in 2013. ConvertKit now powers the audience for over 20,000 creators including Tim Ferriss and Gretchin Rubin. ConvertKit’s MRR is currently exactly $2,464,976 dollars as I can see publicly on their Baremetrics page.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

According to CrunchBase, Rigetti has raised just under $200 million in VC capital since it was founded in 2013. Supernova’s Michael Clifton will join the Rigetti board after the transaction closes.

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