TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

The funding round is led by global banks HSBC and ING, with participation from Sony Innovation Fund by IGV*, SBI Investment, OCS, Global Brain and DG Daiwa Ventures along with existing investors DN Capital, Dawn Capital, IQ Capital and Amex Ventures. with a goal of launching in 10 more countries by the end of 2019.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Ultimately, Atrium’s failure shows how difficult and unprofitable it could be to disrupt a traditional and complicated system. The startup targeted working professionals in cities, and raised only around $11 million in known venture capital. Mixer/Beam Interactive (2014-2020). ScaleFactor (2014-2020). Total Raised: $10.2

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

On Wednesday, October 19, I’m moderating “How to take the BS out of your TAM,” a panel at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. Aydin Senkut, founder and managing partner, Felicis Ventures. Felicis, Lux Capital and Upfront Ventures tackle TAM at Disrupt. How to take the BS out of your TAM.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The funding is being led by a strategic backer, Koch Disruptive Technologies , the investment arm of industrial giant Koch Industries (which has interests in energy, minerals, chemicals and related areas), with participation also from new investors State of Mind Ventures, Atento Capital, Summit Peak Investments and Delek-US.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

By 2017, Duolingo would boast having 200 million users, which was double von Ahn’s goal when he first launched to the public on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage. She said to me, ‘Look, it worked for you to continue getting bigger and bigger checks from venture capital,’” von Ahn said. “‘But

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As venture capital totals grow in Latin America , the region is about to see its leading champion go public. Per Crunchbase data , QED put capital into Nubank’s 2014 Series A, 2015 Series B, 2016 Series D and 2018 Series E, though there may be more dollars in play that we cannot see.

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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. Nicola Henseler speaking at Impact Hub Ruhr. Fashion For Good.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Ricardo Weder , former president of Cabify (a large ridesharing company operating in Latin America, Spain and Portugal) founded Jüsto in 2019 with a mission to “disrupt the Latin American grocery industry.” Jüsto marks General Atlantic’s fifth investment in Mexico since 2014.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Secondly, it’s further proof that mortgage – a traditionally “unsexy” industry that has long been in need of disruption – is officially hot. That, combined with the general fervour in venture funding, means it’s not a big surprise that Better.com has raised $700 million in just a matter of months.

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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. Karim Beguir (InstaDeep CEO). Advancing its computing infrastructure, expanding into the U.S.

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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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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 15, 2015

Open source is a disruptive distribution strategy. As a result of both the disruptive nature of open source distribution, and the changes in buyer preferences, the number of open source financings has increased nearly monotonically since the genesis of the movement, and it shows no signs of slowing.

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StartupNation

MAY 2, 2021

The round was led by Walden Ventures with participation from Beringea, La-Z-Boy, 14w and JPMorgan Chase. The company has come a long way since its 2014 Kickstarter campaign. Set out to disrupt the $64 billion U.S. On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the company announced it raised a $15 million Series B funding round.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

” Standing at ground zero in a healthcare industry primed for disruption After a decade of entrepreneurship, Deng candidly admits that although they are already helping diabetes patients globally, they have yet to achieve their initial goal. ” Ed sees the healthtech market as primed for disruption.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In fact, venture capitalists poured an estimated $6.2 SoftBank describes Baer as one of the pioneers of Brazil’s venture capital industry. He joined the investment team of Redpoint eVentures, a LatAm-based early-stage VC fund, in June 2014. billion into Latin American startups in the first half of 2021.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Bold Capital, Epic Ventures, card-reader/POS hardware maker ID Tech and unnamed individual investors in the fintech space also participated in the financing, which brings the Santa Clara-based startup’s total funding raised to $30 million since its 2014 inception.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

New investor Franklin Templeton joined existing backers — including Founders Fund, Bedrock Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Moore Strategic Ventures, 137 Ventures and Brookfield Growth Partners — in putting money in the round. -based Baillie Gifford that values the company at $2.9 billion. “Our wind industry. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

Grip Security today announced that it has raised a $6 million seed round led by cybersecurity-focused YL Ventures, with participation from CrowdStrike CEO and co-founder George Kurtz and a group of other angel investors with deep roots in the cybersecurity industry. Image Credits: Grip Security.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Accern , which uses AI to analyze online conversations around particular companies, trends, and industries, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B round led by Mighty Capital alongside Tribe Capital, Shasta Ventures, Gaingels and Fusion Fund and others. “More than 80% of the world’s data is unstructured.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Singapore-based CSP, that was founded in 2014, is a private equity firm that invests in technology and business services across Southeast Asia and India. Basil, that was founded in 2008, is a private equity firm that invests in niche technologies disrupting the IT services space.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Hopper’s tech already powers Capital One Travel and Premier Collection, Capital One’s marketplace of hotels and resorts exclusive to Capital One Venture X cardholders. It’s a safe bet that similar experiences along that vein are forthcoming. Hopper differentiates itself from rival travel services (e.g.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Founder Sara Blakely, an EO member , received a White House invitation in 2014, was named the youngest self-made female billionaire in 2012 and continues to sell Spanx in 50 countries around the globe, serving the company’s core mission: To help women feel great about themselves and their potential. Lisa Sugar / POPSUGAR.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Existing backers Allianz X, Khosla Ventures and The Private Shares Fund joined new investors including Arbor Waypoint Select Fund and a suite of BNY Mellon funds managed by Newton Investment Management North America. Customers, he added, can receive approval in minutes, with access to capital as soon as the next business day.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 10, 2020

OurCrowd portfolio company Sight Diagnostics raised $71M for Its OLO Blood Analyzer with participation from Koch Disruptive Technologies, Longliv Ventures and OurCrowd. OurCrowd has been an investor in Sight Diagnostics since 2014. $71M Round for Sight Diagnostics. Webinar Aug.12: 12: Protecting Data in the Quantum Age.

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propel(x)

JULY 11, 2022

Deep tech refers to scientific or engineering innovations that disrupt existing industries through years of research, patent application, and other forms of intellectual property. billion in venture capital in 2021 and $70.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022 alone, according to PitchBook’s Venture Monitor report.

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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. SaaS needs to take a page out of the crypto playbook.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Importantly, the merger will not disrupt RLP users, who can continue accessing its payment services through existing channels, such as the BTS Skytrain ticketing system and AIS’s bill payment services, ensuring a seamless customer experience.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim founded the startup in Tunis in 2014 with “two laptops, $2,000, and a lot of enthusiasm,” CEO Beguir told TechCrunch last year. Ultimately, this helps companies optimize the decision-making process and improve efficiency. On the other side of the table are somewhat naive views that argue InstaDeep’s “Africanity.”

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 19, 2023

Register There are generally two camps when it comes to Web3 – one believes that Web3 services must be blockchain-native and fully decentralized in order to be innovative enough to disrupt the previous generation of services, while the other argues that Web3 and Web2 are not opposing forces and must complement each other. Paul sees “Web2.5”

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 31, 2022

Register Oddle , the omnichannel F&B technology company headquartered in Singapore, announced raising $5 million in its pre-Series B funding round led by technology venture capital investor Altara Ventures. This investment by Altara Ventures signifies Oddle’s steadfast position and sustainable business approach.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Drew Durbin and Lincoln Quirk founded Sendwave in 2014 to offer little or no fee remittances from North America and Europe to select African and Asian countries. Wave, however , wants to disrupt it. Third-party providers, mostly fintechs, have tried to capture some market share from these incumbents. Both were Series C rounds.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Baillie Gifford led the equity financing, which brings Honor’s total equity raised to $325 million since its 2014 inception. When Honor launched in 2015, it was soon after named a “best startup of the year” at Disrupt amid a time where “no one” had been applying technology to help older adults, Sternberg said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Mobiz , a South African startup integrating hyper-personalization into mobile marketing, has raised a pre-Series A round of $ 4 million from HAVAÍC, Futuregrowth, Launch Africa, Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures, CapaciTech and Endeavor’s Harvest Fund. The investment comes as the startup is ramping up efforts to expand into the U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

The company was founded in 2014 and has its own sidechain technology, Liquid Network, as well as bitcoin mining operations and hardware wallets for Bitcoin and other assets. It most recently raised $125 million in January and has raised more than $400 million to date.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

2015 Waterdog We’re disrupting the traditional channel model by fundamentally changing the way the partner and reseller relationship works. Precision Ventures Precision Ventures identifies market opportunities and delivers complete concept solutions to brand-name global manufacturers.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

million in a funding round led by Matrix Partners with participation from PayPal Ventures and GoldenTree Asset Management. GoldenTree also said that it would form a joint venture with Concerto to fund a minimum of $2 billion in credit card receivables. Concerto today announced that it has raised $21.2 Nearly 53% of all U.S.

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