Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

You’ve had a few difficult years outside of work – I feel confident 2014 is going to be a great one! I’m thankful to the associates at Upfront Ventures for helping me to evaluate our new opportunities and for helping me be prepared for issues with our portfolio companies. I feel confident in our 2014 plans.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Long before that, the company engaged in anti-competitive practices and antagonized critics, especially female journalists like Sarah Lacy, who called out years of the company’s toxic issues as early 2014. I want every company I invest in to be a great working environment, and if it isn’t, tell me what I can do about it.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The opportunity lies in decoding customer sentiments Fortunately for Nelson, entrepreneurship was in his blood – both his parents are entrepreneurs who had founded a software company in Taiwan. Nelson saw this ambiguity as a great opportunity. “My parents started their own company the week I was born,” Nelson shares.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

But as every entrepreneur knows, every crisis offers opportunities, and this one is no different. Decisiveness towards survival, and later investing, will move the needle forward. The opportunities for disruption often don’t just hurt your business but disrupt the market on the whole with a completely new product service.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2015

2/ it shows how big the opportunity for live video, and owning the “go live now” network can be. I built it on a platform given to me for free by a company that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars of which I receive value. Mark Suster (@msuster) November 7, 2014. Josh Elman (@joshelman) March 14, 2015.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Zeitview was founded in 2014 with the goal of bringing a new resource to businesses: the sky. With a passion for drones and other cutting-edge tech, Burton says he saw an opportunity to use airborne robotics and sensors to capture data about how assets — for example, solar panels and turbines — change over time.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

I believe the middle isn’t being “gutted” but rather is being supplemented by “opportunity funds” and “growth funds” that sit side-by-side “core funds” allowing the firms to stay small and nimble while still being able to grab prorata rights of their best early-stage investments.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally. In an interview with AsiaTechDaily, Lou talked about how starting a fund came to her mind and the key focus of Indelible Ventures when evaluating an opportunity, among others. and what’s your mental model for investing?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The investment is the largest-ever Series A round for the region, and it values Wave at $1.7 Four big-name backers jointly led the round — Sequoia Heritage, a private investment fund and a subsidiary of Sequoia; Founders Fund; payments upstart Stripe; and Ribbit Capital. Wave , a U.S. ” Going up against incumbents.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2023

AMP Robotics , a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that can automatically sort recyclable material, today announced that it extended its Series C round to $99 million, thanks to an investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. Horowitz founded AMP in 2014 after earning his Ph.D. from Caltech.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

That’s a reason why some are quick to portend “a new bubble” but this post sets out to show that would be a misunderstanding of the market and in fact by historic levels this may be amongst the best times to invest in seed and early-stage funds. More on that later. trillion in value.

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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. Today, seven years after that announcement, the company finally has a C round, a $200 million investment on a $1.05 billion valuation from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

Real winners use failure as a learning opportunity. Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels The year was 2014. All of that changed on December 1st, 2014. I was looking for an opportunity online to make a few quick bucks for my girlfriend's birthday. I am not against the idea of raising outside investment.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 8, 2017

This is an e-mail I got from Amanda Weeks in February 2014, and the beginning of a two and a half year journey that culminated with Brooklyn Bridge Ventures leading a pre-seed round for Industrial Organic that kicked off about a year ago. "Hi Charlie, I've requested a meeting with you during the first week of March.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In 2014, more than 40% of U.S. VC investment, according to “Beyond Silicon Valley,” a new report co-produced by venture firm Revolution and PitchBook. Since launching the platform in 2014, Case and his teams have invested in 194 companies across 89 cities. But that was a long time ago.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Series C was led by Japanese VC firm Incubate Fund, with additional investment from partnerships managed by Innovation Engine, funds managed by SBI Investment Co., Katsunori Sago, Aizawa Investments and funds managed by HiJoJo Partners and Aizawa Asset Management. Ispace’s total funding now stands at $195.5 million. .”

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Revolution

JUNE 3, 2021

Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of work where we have been acutely interested in two data points: the acceleration of funding to early-stage startups outside of the Bay Area and the acceleration of remote work opportunities in tech. At Rise of the Rest, we see opportunity first through the lens of geography.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

But Tang wasn’t satisfied and eventually sold ELEX Technology to a publicly listed company for about $400 million in 2014. He soon set up his own investment fund, Challenjers Capital , convinced that the next big tech opportunity in China was in tech’s application to everyday consumer products. The China opportunity.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 20, 2023

Register Singapore-based private equity firms Capital Square Partners (CSP) and Basil Technology Partners (BTP) have publicly announced a partnership that seeks to build a leading regional technology investment platform. For over a decade now, the team has managed more than $1.3

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Simultaneously , they announced that the fund had invested $1.5 The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide. During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 27, 2021

The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to expand its definition of an “ accredited investor ” paves the way for thousands more aspiring venture capitalists and angel investors to benefit from investing in the private markets. Brokers, dealers and registered investment advisers exempt from registration under the U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 25, 2023

Register Venture capital firm Goodwater has concluded its latest funding round, raising $1 billion in capital commitments for its fifth early-stage and third opportunity-style funds. Founded in 2014 by industry veterans Chi-Hua Chien and Eric Kim, Goodwater is the largest venture capital fund focused on consumer tech investments.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products. Today, the company is announcing that it has closed $10 million in Series A investment. Appzone is a fintech software provider.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Investors are excited about the opportunities in the space market that are being unlocked by exit events and continued interest and private investment in the biggest and most successful space companies, including SpaceX.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Clearly, Alexandria, Virginia-based QED was investing in fintech before fintech was “cool.” As evidence of that, the firm led Credit Karma’s Series A in 2009; led Remitly’s Series A in 2014 and participated in Nubank’s Series A in 2014. That’s especially true as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to (sadly) rage on.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. While some adapt and survive, others end up retreating and creating M&A opportunity down the line for those left standing. This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Aspect Ventures : co-founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad, the early-stage venture firm uniquely focuses on bridging the funding gap between angels and the larger multi-stage VC platforms through collaboration and diversity. 90% of their funded startups are led by women or people of color.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 27, 2024

billion from 10,000 individual investors since its founding in 2014, the firm has funded to date over 350 companies founded or led by women of its 1300+ current portfolio companies. The new fund will offer approximately 15-20 investments, diversified by sector, stage, and region over the span of 12 to 18 months. Having raised $1.3

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

Finch’s managing partner Radboud Vlaar tells me Noma Pay’s larger plan is to invest in payments infrastructure in Turkey and the Middle East region. Explains Vlaar: “We see tremendous growth opportunities to further enhance payments for Turkey’s 80 million inhabitants.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

One investor in the company that caught our eye for its Latin American investments is QED. As it turns out, its first investment in the region was Nubank, a deal that is set to pay off handsomely. Since then, the fintech-focused fund has made more investments in the region. Lauren Morton. QED recently closed $1.05

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

We’re thrilled to have him on TechCrunch Live this week, along with Chris Howard, founding partner at Fuel Capital, which invested in Convoy’s seed round. As you’ll hear, in 2014 and 2015, freight was ready for reinvention. Convoy launched at the right time, CEO Chris Howard told me. Join the event here.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 1, 2023

Register Saudi Arabia-based debt and investment company Manafa announced raising $28 million in a Series A funding round co-anchored by STV and Wa’ed Ventures. It aims to bridge SME financing gaps by arranging investment from a larger segment of local retail and institutional investors. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 4, 2023

First Move, the early-stage fund led by former Fave executives, has already made strategic investments in seven startups to empower and nurture consumer-focused ventures in Southeast Asia. Neoh’s involvement with Prenetics dates back to 2014, when he became its initial angel investor.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Founded in 2014, Rohlik’s funding comes at an interesting and key moment in the online grocery business, in Europe and beyond. “We’ve invested in different models around the globe and we have good experiences with Good Eggs. We understand from sources it is around $600 million.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

Long before SoftBank launched its $2 billion Innovation Fund in Latin America, and before Andreessen Horowitz began actively investing in the region , Sao Paulo-based Kaszek has been putting money into promising startups since 2011, helping spawn nine unicorns along the way.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

While solar grids and panels are another viable option and have compelling use cases for end consumers, there’s still an opportunity to launch products targeted at power distribution companies, and that’s where Beacon Power Services (BPS) plays. and Nigeria-based utility company provides energy management software and analytics for utilities.

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