Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

Firms like Baseline, Felicis, ff Ventures, Founder Collective, Freestyle, HomeBrew, IA Ventures, K9, Lowercase, NextView, Resolute, Rincon, Crosscut and the countless other great firms we all now know didn’t exist. I think they were all brand new or just forming.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. But if you’re a concentrated investor who takes board seats then you know the hard bit starts the day after. Upfront Ventures' You could spent 20 days / year at Demo Days now.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2016

I’ve spoken before about our desire at Upfront Ventures to fund really big ideas that solve hard problems, are science led and if successful will both have a positive effect on people’s lives as well as make great financial returns. In short, we’re after venture returns. We’re not Pollyannaish about this.

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Paul G. Silva

MAY 29, 2020

In 2014 the great Steve Blank gave the startup world its first widely-respected quantitative assessment system: the Investment Readiness Level (IRL). A few years later Village Capital took the IRL to the next level, creating the Venture Investment and ReAdiness Level (VIRAL). She fills it in and shows it to her board of advisors.

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

Chicago, IL – January 8, 2025 – Hyde Park Angels ( HPA ), a premier early-stage venture capital group specializing in investing through its unique People First model, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Simple Mills , has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Flowers Foods , Inc.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

AC Ventures (ACV) , a venture firm focused on early-stage startups in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia, has reached the first close of its fifth investment fund (Fund V). Founded in 2014, ACV’s portfolio now has over 120 investments in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Printed circuit boards ( PCB ), which perform essential functions in electronic devices, including displays and sensors, need a lot of energy to create. million for a platform that automates circuit board design. Moreover, traditional PCB manufacturing processes generate large amounts of liquid waste and high carbon emissions.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 4, 2023

US venture-backed M&A fell from $34.6b Larger, higher-revenue-multiple combinations face more scrutiny from corporate boards when stock prices fall & equity becomes dearer. During the 2013-2014, median acquisition prices increased by 50% in less than a year, from $36m to $54m. in Q4 2021 to a paltry $2.1b in Q4 2022.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

While a few iconic brands including Uber, Airbnb, and Square emerged successfully from the last downturn, most venture-backed companies struggled during this period, and many ended up pursuing M&A strategies. A second non-traditional way to enter the M&A stream is through strategic board enhancements.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mixpanel was a hot startup in 2014 when it nabbed a $65 million Series B on an $865 million valuation, a sizable B round and valuation for those days. Doshi was CEO from inception until 2018 when he moved to become chairman of the board. billion valuation from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

Roger Lee is a general partner at Battery Ventures, based in Menlo Park, CA, who focuses on investments in software and consumer tech, including online marketplaces. How to communicate with your board in tough times. Justin Da Rosa is a vice president with Battery Ventures in San Francisco. Share on Twitter. Justin Da Rosa.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

The minute your company reaches its peak acceleration in terms of growth is when all of the sleeping giants wake up to compete with you and will spend massive amounts of money to keep you from capturing a growth market and other talented entrepreneurs will raise large amounts of venture capital as people start to see value in the market.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Revolution Ventures led the round and was joined by existing investors Madrona Venture Group, Oregon Venture Fund and Mucker Capital, as well as Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus. It was acquired by BBVA in 2014 for $117 million and shuttered earlier this year.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Suleyman is now putting that intuition to good use on the venture capital side. After previously investing in companies alongside Greylock partner Reid Hoffman, Suleyman made the full leap to join Greylock as a venture partner. Prior to that, he co-founded and led DeepMind, an AI company acquired by Google in 2014.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2019

And if you’re planning to scale with venture capital, you’d better be ready to set aside the next three to seven years of your life to be head-down in the business. Uplevel your board and exec team. Bring a ringer onto your board or executive team. Hoping to get acquired? Don’t do an exit off the side of your desk.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Finding the right balance between keeping costs in check and not underinvesting can mean doing things more slowly than your board would like. Homejoy expanded internationally in 2014 in a rush to squash a new German competitor Helpling. As a founder, it’s your job to manage financial and operational risks.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The round is being led by Blackstone Growth (the growth equity business of the investment giant), with previous backer Battery Ventures and board member Mike Paulus (who previously ran and sold Assurance IQ to Prudential, and before that was an investor with Andreessen Horowitz). “All these were incredibly complicated.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

million in seed funding, was led by Ace Capital Partners and backed by existing investors Sonae IM and Portugal Ventures. Jscrambler, which was founded in 2014 and currently has 40 employees, also announced that Pedro Abreu has joined the startup as an independent board member. health privacy rules HIPAA.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 29, 2019

When Revolution first started the Rise of the Rest Road Trip in 2014, our goal was simply to provide greater visibility for entrepreneurs?—?and We launched our jobs board a year ago with more than 1,500 jobs featured in cities outside of Silicon Valley. and the individuals and organizations that support them?—?in

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

He joined Accel as a venture partner in July and he’s going to join Lydia’s board of directors. Back in 2014, when I first covered Lydia , I called it the Venmo for France — they had only raised €600,000 back then. “The value of the company has really significantly increased between the two parts of the B round,” he told me.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 24, 2019

So with that in mind, here are 9 innovative ventures to watch that are on a mission to disrupt fast fashion: 1. These ventures contribute to the following SDGs: . The post 9 Ventures Forming the Future of Fashion appeared first on Impact Hub. Emma Watson announced as ambassador for Good On You.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

BioNTech (the company behind Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine), Chimera Abu Dhabi, Deutsche Bahn’s DB Digital Ventures, Google, G42 and Synergie participated in the round. InstaDeep was founded by Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim in 2014. These types of problems, though in different verticals, have similarities. Karim Beguir (InstaDeep CEO).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

To meet that demand, Seattle-based Knock – one startup that has developed tools to give property management companies a competitive edge – has raised $20 million in a growth funding round led by Fifth Wall Ventures. This makes Knock’s offering even more timely in its importance, in the firm’s view.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

SwipeRx , a platform for pharma professionals, said Tuesday it has secured a $27 million Series B round led by Indonesia’s MDI Ventures, with participation from the Gates Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, Susquehanna International Group and existing backers. ”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Founder and CEO Thomas Pays started Ozow in 2014 to drive financial inclusion through open banking. million from backers such as Kalon Ventures. It’s an honour to bring on board Tencent, Endeavor Catalyst and Endeavor Harvest Fund. From 2016 to 2017, Ozow raised a combined $1.2

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital , a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with Abe Choi , a U.S.-based based entrepreneur and investor.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The Series E was led by Insight Partners , the venture capital firm known for its ScaleUp program to help tech companies accelerate their growth. Founded in Sydney in 2014, the company is now expanding into Southeast Asian and Western European markets.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

BOND also participated in the round, alongside existing investors, including Sequoia, Oak HC/FT and Icon Ventures. The company was founded in 2014 to help working women plan and start families. Maven’s raise wasn’t only a milestone from a fundraising perspective, but also a board perspective.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There are certainly no shortage of workflow automation tools out there, Zapier perhaps chief among them, while newcomers such as Bardeen have also been attracting the attentions of venture capitalists. As are “function-specific playbooks” such as new-hire onboarding, customer onboarding, or feature launches. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

He and his wife, who are passionate about sustainability, tried buying secondhand to furnish the apartment when they moved into a new place in 2014. The new funding, which brings its total raised to $50 million, was led by Edison Partners and included participation from returning backers Moderne Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Max Ventures. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Conductive Ventures led the round and was joined by Storm Ventures, Madrona and angel investors like Hilarie Koplow-McAdams. Existing investors participating in the round included Rally Ventures, Parade Ventures and Vitalize Ventures. The new investment brings the company’s total funding to $18.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In fact, venture capitalists poured an estimated $6.2 By bringing Baer and Camhaji on board, Claure said in a statement, SoftBank will “be better able to identify high-growth companies and support them at every step of their lifecycle.”. SoftBank describes Baer as one of the pioneers of Brazil’s venture capital industry.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2022

The round was led by Piva Capital, with participation from B37 Ventures, Global Brain Corporation and existing investors Khosla Ventures, Evolv Ventures, SOSV’s IndieBio and Alumni Ventures. As a part of the investment, Piva partner and co-founder Adzmel Adznan will join Joywell’s board.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

One of the ways that those pots of cash are being invested is through venture capital, which means the money flows to the coasts — New York, Boston, Silicon Valley. “I think there were more local accelerators between 2012 and 2014 than there are today. Midwest generates a lot of wealth and is home to myriad huge corporations.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Camber Creek and Storm Ventures co-led the financing, which brings the Toronto-based startup’s total raised to more than CAD$35 million. Nine Four Ventures also put money in the round, along with existing backers BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund, StandUp Ventures, Sands Capital and Vanedge Capital.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Luckily for us, we’re going to have a candid conversation with both parties in the relationship between Ironclad CEO and cofounder Jason Boehmig and his investor and board member Accel partner Steve Loughlin. The company was acquired by Salesforce in 2014 for $390 million and later became Salesforce IQ.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

This may seem like a great time to launch a SaaS startup, but the landscape is crowded with well-designed applications that promise “blazingly fast and delightfully simple” experiences, according to seed-stage investor John Chen of Fika Ventures. It’s nice to see some other cities put points on the board.

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