Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains. In short, In Venture Capital, Size Matters Size matters for a few reasons.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

By the end of 2015, the movement had over 200 volunteers focused on engaging citizens in the local development processes of their communities. “In What motivates me most is how I can inspire others and support them to find ways to better their opportunities,” says Rosario. “We

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 15, 2014

She told me that 2015 is going to be the craziest year she''s ever had. It''s tempting to fit all the people, opportunities and events in. A friend of mine is starting a huge new project. I suggested to her that it will certainly be the busiest, but that she didn''t have to let the crazy in. Stop in to your event? I can make that!

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

If one entered between 2009-2015 he or she is no doubt in the “hazard” phase where one need to be careful about thinking he know more about the industry than perhaps he do. It’s kind of a truism for life and certainly our industry. I see it in many young pups. They enter the industry knowing that they know nothing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x Every VC who’s been the business for a long time realized first hand that the VC markets were changing rapidly as early as Q3 of 2015. 2015 turned to 2016. Fall turned to winter.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2019

He didn’t win the global competition that year, but Carlos went on to participate in GSEA in a variety of roles—first as a special guest in the 2013 finals, then as a jury member in the 2015 semi-finals in Thailand and, most recently, as a jury member in the 2017 semifinals in Germany. Do you know a student who is also running a company?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On top of his demanding work of technology repairs, Janeel has made the time to discover new ways to help others as a radio personality and program director at Dominion Radio since 2015 with his program IT Talks. I have learned that I do not need to be a nonprofit to have a social impact.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It provides opportunities for mentorship. Although women make up 47% of the US workforce, in 2015, they held only 25% of computing jobs — in a time when tech is booming and has been for decades. The world of STEM is constantly changing, so you’ll always have opportunities to learn and grow in your career.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

You thought media twitter was bad… You thought tech twitter was bad… — Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) August 24, 2015. If markets come back quickly then you’ll see a return to normal 2015 funding timeframes (which I can tell you are much quicker than in times past). And if that’s what he meant he was right.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 25, 2020

In 2015, she was able to merge these two passions together to create her company, Beleaf. Staying open to change in the face of adversity is key to expansion, growth, and opportunity. By Angie Garozzo. 2018 YLAI Fellow Cinthya Andino is most passionate about design and about protecting the environment. Advice for Network members.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 13, 2019

Everyone is documenting through e-mail screenshots how they invested or didn’t invest in the early days of Uber—showing off their access to the early deal as a badge of honor, but where are the screenshots of the 2014, 2015 e-mails to the team showing their concern about the journalist harassment issues, driver earnings, or privacy concerns?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

Real winners use failure as a learning opportunity. Most of the time the world around me appalled me, especially with regards to climate change, and yet, there would always be times when the optimistic would reign in and believe that these problems were an opportunity for my generation to solve.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Founded in 2015, Freshly is a New York City-based startup that offers healthy meals delivered to your home in weekly orders, which can then be prepared in a few minutes in your microwave or oven. Nestlé USA just announced that it has acquired Freshly for $1.5 Nestlé leads $77M round for healthy meal startup Freshly.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. So now that you’ve accepted (I hope) that exclusivity can be a massive opportunity if crafted correctly, let me delve into the topic. @msuster looking for an inspired post on when an exclusivity deal (w/ major industry player) works (cons as well) for an early stage tech co. —

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

In 2015 in the US there were $77 billion written into startup tech companies. For every bear there’s somebody else thinking they have an opportunity. Median valuations went up 3x in just 2 years, followed by a precipitous drop in Q4 of 2015. I do 2-3 deals per year and our firm does maybe 10-15 maximum. The result?

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

As much as he had benefited from the rise of the mobile internet, he thought there was a far bigger opportunity building a consumer brand and applying the lessons he learned from programming to the manufacture of tangible products. Indeed, 2015 was the year when CACs began to exceed or at least rival ARPUs for Alibaba and JD.com.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

billion, about four times more than they did in 2015. billion in 2015, as we can see in the table below. Southeast Asia also has many opportunities for VC investment relative to its market size. This implies a substantial opportunity for investments to develop the region’s digital economy. Regional VC investment grew 5.2

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Without industry-wide master unique identifiers for medical-surgical (med-surg) items, hospitals cannot easily compare products by their attributes to identify cost-savings opportunities, or map product selection to the best patient outcomes. In 2015, one of the largest healthcare intermediaries in the country presented us these challenges.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

We have some announcements set for 2015. Occasionally you get really wealthy people running accelerators who view it either as a fun use of time or more often as “an option” to find interesting personal investment opportunities. We plan to continue working with our good friends Jim & Peter on this. What have I learned?

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2017

I also invest in a really wide range of opportunities, so many of them don't look like you're typical venture deals. At the end of 2015, I backed a husband and wife team expecting their third kid to build a network of outdoor kids classes--not an Uber for kids classes, Classpass for kids classes or Airbnb for kids classes.

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Dream It

APRIL 29, 2019

Boston | May 8th, May 10th, June 3rd | The three-part Rock Health Enterprise Insights Series will gather select enterprise executives for a half-day of insights from the latest Rock Health research, facilitated networking opportunities, and expert discussions on startup-enterprise partnerships in digital health. Request an invite.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

Founded in 2015, the Boston-based startup started making waves a few years back as a spinout of MIT mechanical engineering students. T]eam members will be able to focus more on preparation and hospitality moments, while having the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technology,” the company writes.

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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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Dan Lewis launched Convoy in 2015 into an established industry dominated by several legacy businesses. As you’ll hear, in 2014 and 2015, freight was ready for reinvention. It’s free, and attendees have the opportunity to ask guests questions, participate in Pitch Practice and network with other attendees. Now worth $3.8

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

Sensing an opportunity to solve this problem, many entrepreneurs have developed voice-powered applications that allow providers to offer a better patient experience. Leveraging Voice Tech to Give Elders More Independence As of July 2015, there were 47.8 million people age 65 and older that lived in the United States.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Broadening participation in engineering is not just about numbers; it’s about fostering innovation, enriching our perspectives, and building a future in which everyone has an equal opportunity to shine.” produced approximately 97,000 engineers per year at the bachelor’s degree level in 2015, roughly 34% were minorities and women.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Since 2015, HAX started investing in more industrial & health startups and today make up 90% of our new investments,” HAX partner Garrett Winther told TechCrunch. It will be interesting to see what sort of incentives the local governments can offer to help keep them there to avoid the allure of nearby NYC.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Cashfree kickstarted its journey in 2015 as a solution for restaurants in Bangalore that needed an efficient way for their delivery personnel to collect cash from customers. Cashfree is also working on building cross-border payments solutions to explore opportunities in emerging markets, he said. “We

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While Arrikto has stayed off the radar since it launched out of Athens, Greece in 2015, the founding team of Venetsanopoulos and CTO Vangelis Koukis already managed to get a number of large enterprises to adopt its platform. “There’s top-notch talent from top-notch universities that’s still untapped.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2019

This need not necessarily be in one go, so the opportunity for a nap ( NASA recommends 26 minutes! ), ideally before 3 pm can truly help us catch up on our rest during the day. I was a seven-espressos-a-day man when I quit in 2015. to 8 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period. Carefully manage (or quit) the caffeine!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

It was first acquired by Bitfury in 2015 after building a two-phase immersion cooling 500kW data center in Hong Kong, that purportedly cut energy consumption by 95% versus traditional air cooling technologies. and research and development in Hong Kong, according to a statement.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

We All Know That Dollars into Venture Have Gone Up … As a starting point, we know that the dollars into venture have steadily rebounded to pre great-recession levels, with just under $30 billion committed to US technology venture capital in 2015. Many Seed Investors Have Solved the Cash Problem with Opportunity Funds.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

Our partnership with CAVA began in 2015, when the Mediterranean fast-casual chain had just a dozen locations in D.C., That commitment to culture has overwhelmingly paid off, with pillars like above-standard wages and ample career opportunities translating into less churn, more continuity, and a galvanized team. Maryland, and Virginia.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

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. Lauren Morton: QED is incredibly bullish about the fintech opportunities in LatAm. There’s also real generational change happening across the region.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

billion since its 2015 inception — about $780 million of which was secured during the pandemic. You’re starting to see corporate travel snap back, and TripActions is well positioned to capture the opportunity,” Gil wrote via email. With the latest round, the company has raised a total of $1.3

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

from Seoul when she was a child and started a global accelerator in 2015. This is a $5 trillion market opportunity that is hugely overlooked,” she told TechCrunch. The fact is that an opportunity lies in this overlooked market. Chang is an angel investor who moved to the U.S. Claire Chang, general partner at igniteXL Ventures.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Founded in 2015 as Molyworks, Continuum is a sustainable metal recycling company, with locations across the United States and in Singapore. Steffek said he is especially excited of the opportunity to help Continuum scale and address these enormous hurdles. Continuum’s Optipowder has complete traceability and maximum purity.

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