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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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 18, 2019

When USV invested in Coinbase in early 2013, our rationale was that digital currencies and digital assets (like Bitcoin and beyond) were a breakthrough technology, similar to TCP/IP, HTTP and SMTP. We believe Libra has the potential to be the catalyst that brings the entire cryptocurrency and cryptoasset market into the mainstream.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. We literally are a land in which people left their stable East Coast homes in search of opportunity and a chance to start fresh.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. 3) Accelerators. Right here. Many universities (e.g.,

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Gust

JUNE 29, 2014

As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. The Hype Cycle was a concept put forward by Gartner, Inc. Investors love this stage.

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Gust

JUNE 29, 2014

As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. The Hype Cycle was a concept put forward by Gartner, Inc. Investors love this stage.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Since launching in 2013, South African fintech Yoco has positioned itself as the go-to platform to access offline payments among merchants in the country. “But the pandemic, which had a devastating effect on so many businesses that relied on in-person trade, accelerated the need for businesses to accept payments online.”

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

That’s why in this article, you’ll get a comprehensive look at the startups using voice technology to make healthcare better, along with some of the VC’s and accelerators that are backing them. In 2017, Medscape surveyed more than 14,000 physicians and found that 51% of them reported burnout, up from the 40% in 2013.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As continentally confined Americans look for domestic vacation options that won’t expose them to too much risk of infection from the pandemic that’s still raging across the country, the RV rental company RVshare has raised more than $100 million to capitalize on its historic opportunity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 14, 2017

In this special interview, EO South Australia’s DAVID BARTHOLOMEUSZ , a longtime member leader and EO Accelerator trailblazer, opens up about his PoL journey, finding his purpose as a leader and giving back to get ahead. Seeing an opportunity, I would buy ice blocks on hot days and sell them in the yard at a premium.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

Each year since 2013, EO recognizes one outstanding member who embodies the heart and soul of volunteerism, and who paves the way for others to follow, through its EO Global Citizen of the Year Award. How has your work on EO’s Accelerator Global Subcommittee impacted you?

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

Like so many kinds of automation, Rose says that he has seen things accelerate during the pandemic as software development teams look for ways to eliminate manual processes as they moved to work from home. Vamp launched in 2013 in Amsterdam and raised around €3 million, according to Crunchbase data.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Brian Dye, CEO of Corelight, tells TechCrunch that given Corelight’s market opportunity and performance — the startup claims to be the fastest-growing NDR player at scale — it plans to invest in growth and expects to raise additional capital in the future. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

And with that, the opportunity to reach audiences and push messaging. Founded in 2013, Oktopost has only ever registered an $800,000 early-stage funding, and has run on revenues and profit ever since. With the pandemic forcing people online, social media use exploded, for obvious reasons.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

With the latest round, HoneyBook has now raised $215 million since its 2013 inception. Tiger Global Management, Battery Ventures, Zeev Ventures, 01 Advisors as well as existing backers Norwest Venture Partners and Citi Ventures also participated in the financing, which brings the New York-based company’s valuation to over $1 billion.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The company, which was founded in 2013, also plans to strengthen its global operations across six countries — Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Ascend Money provides a financial platform of opportunity for those financially excluded as well as SMEs around the region.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Founded in 2013 by IIT alumni Lokesh Anand, Mayur Rustagi and Rahul Kumar Singh, Sigmoid offers analytics and AI solutions to companies around the globe. “The team at Sigmoid, which stands out for its data and AI engineering excellence, are well-positioned to capture this opportunity. The investment giant, which unveiled $2.85

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

Both believe that while investors have thrown money at virtual events and edtech companies, there is an even bigger opportunity in developing a kind of multiplayer browsing experience that enables people to do much more together online. Indeed, it only recently graduated from the LAUNCH accelerator program. ”).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated the adoption of e-commerce, which now accounts for 20% of all global retail sales. By building the largest e-commerce operating platform, ChannelEngine is set to capitalize on this opportunity by giving brands and retailers instant access to the global marketplace.” trillion by 2023.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nicole Centeno founded the company in 2013. We really believe that the meal delivery space is a symptom of people trying to take health back into their own hands.The pandemic really accelerated the trial in direct-to-consumer and allowed folks to say, ‘Hey, is this one step easier to get these meals delivered to my house?’

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Founded in 2013, the Argentinian startup serves as a white label infrastructure software provider, with the aim of giving businesses the ability to launch financial services. This spells ample opportunity for payments infrastructure providers such as Geopagos. The financing marks the company’s first ever institutional funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Matt Gatto, managing director at Insight Partners sees a tremendous market opportunity for the company and that’s why his firm came in with such a big investment. It’s going so well that company reports it’s cash-flow positive, and will use the additional funding to continue accelerating the business.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Today , the acute asthma attack of a primary school-aged girl in February 2013 was ruled by a U.K. There is a real opportunity for humanity to rethink how we use the physical world with sustainability in mind as well as making the design of workplaces better for people using them.”. court to be due to air pollution.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

By 2013 it would be bankrupt and one of the many casualties of the first wave of cleantech investing. In 2013, there were 220,000 electric vehicles on roads, according to data from Statista , a number which had grown to 4.8 “We can use the side storage to accelerate the development of swapping stations,” de Souza said.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 25, 2021

OurCrowd is offering investors the opportunity to participate in a new round alongside Pico Venture Partners and Pontifax. PitchBook has awarded the accolade to OurCrowd every year since 2013. Technology is about to transform American industry, presenting investors with a huge opportunity. Learn More. 1,000 High-Tech Jobs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

If I had more space, I’d add that studying accelerated learning is the Archimedes lever for everything else. From 2007-2009 and again from 2012-2013, I said yes to way too many “cool” things. Once you reach a decent level of professional success, lack of opportunity won’t kill you.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

With the new financing, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Insurify has now raised a total of $128 million since its 2013 inception. Insurify plans to use its fresh capital to continue to expand its operations and accelerate its growth plans. auto market is huge: even a slow transition to online means a massive opportunity for Insurify.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

AfricArena, a tech ecosystem accelerator, pegged deals to close between $2.25 A report by Briter Bridges from the middle of this year looked at 1,100+ companies to have received VC money between 2013 and May 2021 (pegged at $20 million or less). Fintech opportunity in Nigeria is the largest on the continent. billion and $2.8

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

Founded in 2013 by two brothers — Fabian and Felix Wunderlich (now respectively CFO and head of sales) — Lingoda had only raised around $15 million before now, a mark of the company being pretty capital efficient. The valuation is not being disclosed. New Jersey specifically) in an interview.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

2018 Libboo Accelerating great stories and big ideas. InstaFreebie Accelerating great stories and big ideas. 2013 and Before Optasite Optasite is engaged in the acquisition and development of telecommunications tower sites in the United States.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In 2013, Nico Jaspers, who previously founded market research firm Dalia Research, began noticing a shift in consumer behavior: More people were easily reachable via their smartphones. He realized that phones could become a key way to reach people for product research purposes, opening the door to opportunities to hear new points of view.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

In 2019, venture and private equity investment in cleantech was estimated between $9 and $16 billion, up from less than $500 million in 2013. Exciting Opportunities. These developments are creating exciting opportunities for investors. The rush to renewables is not a passing fad. The rush to renewables is not a passing fad.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 6, 2021

A key pandemic-driven trend is the acceleration of the fertility tech sector, including egg freezing and IVF, with a market predicted to be worth $37+ billion in less than 10 years. million, the second-highest year ever, after 2013, when Waze was sold to Google for some $1 billion. Exit proceeds in 2020 totaled $1.9

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 6, 2023

This creates a unique opportunity to craft better customer experiences, which increase customer engagement, grow conversion rates and ultimately drive more online revenue.” We’re 100 percent focused on creating surprisingly simple customer sign-in journeys and this new investment will accelerate our strategy and the opportunity ahead of us.”

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

PhotoniCare has developed a patented imaging platform that provides growth opportunities beyond otology (study of the ear). The company was also a member of the 2016 Dreamit Ventures accelerator program and recently took first place at the 7th Annual Insight Product Development 2019 HealthTECH Startup Competition. About PhotoniCare.

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