TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

For most, that’s as far as entrepreneurship ever goes, because, unfortunately, a great idea can’t raise money, develop a product or disrupt an industry. Do not pass go — VCs insist pitch decks meet 3 key criteria. It’s only an idea.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

From varying sources, it is estimated up to $2 billion went into African tech startups in 2019. In the end, information from the likes of Maxime Bayen and Briter Bridges made 2019 numbers look like child’s play. In Africa, the first two unicorns were Jumia (in 2016) and fintech giant Interswitch (in 2019).

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2021

In June of 2019, I got a cold e-mail with a single link: “My name is Braeden Kelekona and I’m the founder of Kelekona, a drone service for passengers and cargo. It seemed unrealistic—not that all startups aren’t in some way realistic—but VCs generally communicate communication style with competency. Below is a link to the pitch video.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

As of 2019, 81% of all venture capital funds worldwide are clustered in just a handful of countries, primarily in the U.S., Overall, of the 50 VC firms and three startup accelerators analyzed by Amnesty International, we found that almost all of them lacked adequate human rights due diligence policies and processes. of all U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

When combined with the electronic signature capability of HelloSign, which Dropbox acquired in 2019 , the acquisition gives the company an end-to-end document sharing workflow it had been missing. In fact, among the earliest use cases for the company was helping startups track engagement with their pitch decks at VC firms.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Toni Eliasz is the program manager of the Disruptive Technologies for Development Program (DT4D) that supports the innovation and adoption of technology-driven solutions in World Bank Group operations. Toni Eliasz. Contributor. Share on Twitter. A glimpse into Singapore’s current startup ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Further, if you don’t trust that VC to serve on your board then why would you take money from them in the first place? In 2019 market conditions often are such that founders retain control of the board through the A-round, usually in a 2–1 (common to investor) ratio but sometimes it’s 3–2 (common to investor). Not really.

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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. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

If you read Reid Hoffman’s important book, “ Blitzscaling ” you’ll realize that in some markets that are large, global and being disruptive sometimes being first to global scale can be more important than short-term unit economics. Having ridden some of the future models I can tell you they are nothing short of stunning.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Last November, we surveyed 13 of the top robotics-focused VCs to find out which areas of robotics are exciting them most going into 2020. In 2019 alone, the robotics space saw roughly 600 venture-backed fundraising rounds, while construction companies successfully raised roughly 200 venture rounds.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Founded by Harburg, MSA Novo is a global venture capital investing systematically across emerging markets since 2019. Commencing its operations in 2019, MSA Novo has raised a $200-million Venture Fund and a $150-million Growth Fund despite the disruptions caused by the global pandemic.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

For example, activist hedge funds, and most private equity and VC funds. A private equity/VC investor can proactively recruit new team members, win clients, or if necessary change management. . MGMA, “The 2019 MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Report”, 2019 . Lowe; “2016 Partner Compensation Survey”; 2016.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley VC firm Ribbit Capital. million since its 2019 inception. Kaszek led Cora’s $10 million seed round (believed at that time to be one of the largest seed investments in LatAm) in December 2019 with Ribbit then following.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

At Qumra, we get excited about companies that disrupt traditional industries while doing good and improving quality of life. Our portfolio includes some great examples such as Fiverr that has disrupted the labor market by unlocking the global talent pool, or Talkspace, which is providing access to therapy to all. More than 50%?

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

GoDaddy led the round as a strategic partner and was joined by OurCrowd and existing investors Pitango Growth, Mangrove Capital Partners, Armat Group, Disruptive VC and Whip Media founder Richard Rosenblatt. At the end of 2019, Tailor Brands started monetizing its offerings and “grew at a staggering rate,” Saar added.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Mediahuis Ventures, the VC arm of European media group Mediahuis, led the round with participation also from Raine Ventures, the VC arm of Raine Group (the investment bank that’s overseeing the sale of Chelsea FC), and Evli Growth Partners. Those two forces have actually been on a collision course for some time.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

Then in 2019, the state of technology was such that Li and co-founders Daniel Chen and Jeremy Huang could create data extraction capabilities through the use of artificial intelligence-driven software. Joining Credit Suisse in the Series A were existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Uncorrelated Ventures and Hack VC.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Because Sweetgreen raised hundreds of millions of dollars during its life as a private company, including myriad venture capital rounds — through a Series I in 2019 — along with capital from other investors. Why are we talking about a fast-casual restaurant chain here on TechCrunch?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

He launched Volpe in 2019 primarily with SoftBank’s backing. We like sectors that are prone for disruption in Latin America and that require local customization,” Maciel said. Given the stage of the vc/growth industry in Latin America, we believe it is better to be a generalist.”. Reider formerly invested at Warburg Pincus.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As an early-stage VC I love this phase. No prizes for guessing what some of MakeSpace’s innovations will be in 2018 and 2019. There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. They are filled with growth spurts and setbacks.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Orbit Fab CDO Jeremy Schiel shows off the company’s satellite coupling system on stage at TC Disrupt 2019. The add-on investment comes from Munich Re Ventures (the corporate VC arm of Munich Re Group, one of the largest insurance companies in the world).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Kent, Washington-based startup was founded in 2019 by Austin Link and Trevor Bennett, two former Blue Origin engineers. Orbit Fab was a finalist in our TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield in 2019.). But like everything else in the space industry, private industry has largely started taking up the problem of in-orbit servicing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

San Francisco and Paris-based VC firm, Partech led the round. The pivot to using technology in 2013 allowed Tugende to move fully to digital payments, build its own interoperable payment gateway in 2017 and launch an in-house credit score in 2019 to allow clients to see how they are performing. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

In 2019, 2TM Group became the first company in the world to tokenize public debt assets. Crypto is taking advantage of this trend, which is also on display for other asset classes, such as VC and private equity,” Dagnoni said. SoftBank has been active in Latin America as of late.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re a founder who finds yourself in a meeting with a VC, try to remember two things: You’re the smartest person in the room. A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs. More recently, the number of technology companies listed in the country has swelled to at least 16, up from just four in 2019.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

In 2019, we reported the firm’s Series A round, which several publications quoted to be between $20-30 million, led by Imperial Logistics (recently acquired by Dubai Ports World). Google’s Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Uganda’s SafeBoda. Lori has raised a total of $38.2 million, according to Crunchbase.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In March 2019, SoftBank Group International made headlines when it announced the SoftBank Innovation Fund, which started out with a $2 billion commitment to invest in tech startups in Latin America. He joined the investment team of Redpoint eVentures, a LatAm-based early-stage VC fund, in June 2014. A lot has changed since then.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

A large group of investors participated in the round, including Concrete Rose VC, Avanta Ventures, Kapor Capital, Samsung Next, Massive, Backstage Capital, Awesome People Ventures, Draft Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, M25, Silicon Valley Bank and Uncommon VC, among others. A number of angels also put money in the round. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In December 2019, Alex Wilhelm began reporting on startups that had reached the $100M ARR mark. Mario Schlosser (Oscar Health) at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017. Jon and Alex parsed Oscar Health’s 2019 comps and its 2020 metrics to take a closer look at the company’s performance. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

While a partner at a VC firm, Nicolas Sharp took on the project of finding customer relationship management (CRM) software for the firm. “I became a developer by night and a VC by day,” Sharp told TechCrunch via email. “After a few months, I left the venture world to continue the project.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2019, InstaDeep raised an $8.5 Tunisia, due to its inhibiting government policies, is an unfriendly place to operate any startup or access venture capital — excluding InstaDeep, Tunisian startups raised $17 million last year, according to a report by VC firm Partech.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

The Series B round of funding is being led by Draper Esprit, with Earlybird, Gapminder Ventures, Launchub and OTB Ventures (which all participated in its Series A in December 2019 ) also participating. There are other backers in the round that are not being disclosed at this time, the startup added.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Moreover, their excellence was globally recognized in 2019 when they topped the Real-Time Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. In 2019, we made our foray into the U.S. was grappling with forest fires leading to power disruptions and water scarcity.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Last week at TechCrunch’s annual Disrupt event, this editor sat down with VCs from two firms that have come to look similar in ways over the last five or so years. I think the thing that stayed the same is maybe the VC vest. I’m thinking of Hopin, a virtual events company that was founded in 2019.

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2019

Click here for 2019 Summit highlights. Summit Week will be as packed as ever, with corporate meetups, VC forums, insider access to accelerators and labs, and touring opportunities providing a unique insider’s look at the innovation ecosystem. As Forbes reported, Summit Week in Israel was “the place to be.”.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

QED Investors, Wellington Management, Susa Ventures, Founders Fund, First American Financial, Prudence Holdings, Crossover VC, Intersect Capital, Gaingels and Oberndorf Ventures also participated in the financing. Since its launch in January 2019, the startup has slowly been expanding its marketplace geographically.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

That was three times more than the association recorded in fiscal year 2019. Mauricio and I had this bold vision of backing as many disruptive entrepreneurs as we could, and leveraging our previous backgrounds and experiences.”. Venture capital continues to flow into Latin America at a staggering rate.

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