Startup Grind

AUGUST 17, 2018

As per a prediction made by IDC (International Data Corporation), by 2019, 40% of digital transformation initiatives will be supported by some sort of cognitive computing or AI effort. AI-enabled customer journey analytics can sift through a much, much larger and more complex data space and thereby uncover many more business opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We believe this consistency in leadership and intuition for where the markets were going in the heady days of 2019–2021 helped us to stay sane in a world that momentarily seemed to have lost its mind and since we have new capital to deploy in the years ahead perhaps I can offer some insights into where we think value will be derived.

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Dream It

MAY 18, 2020

Market Opportunities "Our mission has always been to seek out and support the patient populations that need help the most,” said Wellth CEO and Co-founder Matthew Loper. Wellth’s platform has the potential to enable new models of patient engagement and drive further transformation for the 200,000 patients we serve.” ? ?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On the other hand, the financing gap left by conventional banking institutions has presented an opportunity for innovation, leading to the birth of fintechs like Asilimia. In 2019, the startup won the Africa Cup at the 2019 SA Innovation Summit, securing a $350,000 investment from Unicorn Group, a pan-African investment firm.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Founded in 2019, Sunstone is addressing these challenges by offering students a wide-range of additional courses and helping them with securing jobs, its co-founder Piyush Nangru told TechCrunch in an interview. Piyush Nangru (left) and Ashish Munjal co-founded Sunstone in 2019. “The colleges are operating at 40% occupancy.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

The pandemic has hastened a shift of most commerce becoming e-commerce in the last year, and that has brought a new focus on startups that are helping to enable that process. PPRO is not the only company to be targeting that opportunity. It’s growing rapidly because there are no other players that are truly global.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

SDR ground station technology improves downlink communications, provides significant cost savings and is far more dynamic, acting as an enabler for the exponentially growing Satcoms market.” Description: “Helix Technologies – enables precision GPS antennas, providing 10cm level accuracy. Helix Technologies.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

By any objective measure the amount of money going into tech-enabled startups is up considerably (left chart) while the amount of money that VC funds have raised from LPs is also up significantly (right chart). So here’s a reminder of why 2019 is 10000x better than 20 years ago. “We More on that later.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

million as the Bangalore-based startup chases the opportunity to digitize neighborhood stores in the world’s second-largest internet market. The startup told TechCrunch that the new tranche concludes its Series B round, which it kickstarted in 2019 with a tranche of $12.7 Indian B2B e-commerce startup Udaan raises $280 million.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

in 17 startups since 2019. By providing a low initial investment and robust deal flow, SDAC enables accredited investors from across the U.S. Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The groundwork was Aadhaar (“foundation” in Hindi), a nationwide database established by the government in 2009 to enable digital identity verification. By 2019, the government had issued a unique ID to nearly every adult resident in India; today, the system is used by 1.3 This helped with fraud and enabled smooth KYC compliance.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 3, 2023

With low utilization rates across private hospital infrastructure, this ‘Airbnb for Surgeries’ solution enables HD to help both healthcare providers as well as patients. HD was founded in 2019 by a team of passionate and dedicated individuals with a shared healthcare vision for the future.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

Founded in 2019, STACS has now raised a total of more than $6 million and is preparing to raise Series A funding later this year. It allows clients to integrate payment platforms (including Ubin), trading platforms and external software like user management systems, while enabling smart contracts and digital ledgers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Aronu Ugochukwu and Abafor Chima founded the startup in 2019, and Ugochukwu is quite familiar with currency devaluation. . It also employs smart contracts to lock each member’s contribution and enable flexible payouts when a payment cycle is due, which reduces default payment rates. It has since secured $2.2

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Redbird enables pharmacies in Ghana to add rapid diagnostic testing for 10 different health conditions to their pharmacy services. It was half this number in 2019, and Redbird was able to double this number despite the pandemic. L-R: Patrick Beattie (CEO), Andrew Quao (COO), and Edward Grandstaff (CTO).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

To date, the company has raised $38 million since being founded in 2019 by founder and CEO Celine Halioua. There is an opportunity to build a pharmaceutical brand that people love versus being confused by it. billion in 2019, according to the American Pet Products Association. Halioua herself comes from a background of both.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 31, 2023

Founded in 2019 by Lam Do and Thu Do, Vuihoc has rapidly grown to serve over 1.1 Additionally, Vuihoc provides live classes facilitating private or small group learning, enabling students to receive instant feedback and support in their educational journey. million users, primarily concentrated in Tier 2 and 3 cities.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It will also support the development of new consumer and enterprise products to enable Indonesians and businesses to access a wider range of services securely and accelerate broader digital transformation. The Company also intends to expand into overseas market to further accelerate growth.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Temple said that with the support and resources from Earth VC and KSL Maritime Ventures, they could already start with their expansion plans in Vietnam, and pursue energy management and sustainability opportunities within The Kuok Group’s real estate and marine businesses.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In 2019, Italian startups attracted $850 million, compared to just €140 million in 2017, as the VC ecosystem became less insular and more international investors arrived. Milan tends to attract the lion’s share of VC funding — in 2019, startups located there received €311 million, according to NGP Capital. Green Bone Ortho.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Look for daily opportunities to demonstrate your commitment. Not only does delegating enable you to accomplish more than you could alone, but it indicates that you believe in your team members. If they deliver something totally unexpected, take it as an opportunity to improve your empathy. Originally published Sept.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What are some overlooked opportunities right now? SaaS models and cloud technologies have eliminated some of the barriers for Israeli companies and enable companies to quickly set up and set up a proof of concept. Riskified makes e-ommerce easier and safer and enables a thriving e-commerce environment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Ben Eluan and Osezele Orukpe , two software engineers based in Nigeria, faced this problem in 2019. The crypto remittance company was built to enable merchants to send and receive money from anywhere in the world, Eluan tells me. W e believe the opportunity here is huge. to reach a relative in Nigeria. Image Credits: Flux.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2021

billion in 2019. It puts startups in a difficult spot: if 2020 was about enabling video-based teaching, what might emerge from 2021? What opportunities are fading as the space matures? We are still not driving enough people to competency whether in prek12, higher ed or workforce so the opportunity remains vast.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The new fund builds upon SoftBank’s $5 billion Latin America Fund, which was first announced in March 2019 and was formerly called the Innovation Fund with an initial $2 billion in committed capital. “Fund II will explore options to raise additional capital,” SoftBank said in a statement. billion in 48 companies with a fair value of $6.9

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One noteworthy example is the global fashion giant Balmain, which drew significant attention when it launched a campaign featuring virtual models during the 2019 fall season. This offers designers and brands an opportunity to experiment with different styles. Fashion trends and styles change with the seasons.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 16, 2021

As the insurance industry adjusts to life in the 21st century (heh), an AI startup that has built computer vision tools to enable remote damage appraisals is announcing a significant round of growth funding. There are other companies that have also identified this opportunity.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

CHAI wants to fix this with an API that enables companies to accept over 20 payment systems. The company also offers its own digital wallet and debit card called the CHAI Card, which launched in June 2019 and now has 2.5 The Seoul-based startup announced today it has raised a $60 million Series B.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

ILLA has identified this massive opportunity in MENA and is offering a full-stack B2B supply chain management platform enabling FMCG brands to reach retailers directly at the lowest cost per case. ” “Middle-mile logistics is one of the most underinvested segments of the global supply chain market.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

And even though investment activity decreased this year, it still remains well above where it was in 2019 and 2020. Infrastructure providers have a unique opportunity to be a bright spot amidst all the doom and gloom.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Harlem Capital’s Henri Pierre-Jacques invested in both Pangaea’s seed round in 2019 and Series A in 2020. Gani later joined Hong as a co-founder to scale the business, as they realized there was a bigger opportunity for global e-commerce. Men are actually into skincare, but not as comfortable talking about it,” Gani said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

Since the end of 2019, BlockFi has seen its client base grow from 10,000 to more than 225,000. BlockFi employees who have been employed for more than one year have the opportunity to receive liquidity on a portion of their equity via a secondary tender offer as part of the financing round. . million led by Valar Ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

It’s a phenomenon Flux has been thinking about for a while now, beginning development in 2019 with a team of employees who worked at places like Apple, Facebook and NASA. In addition to funding, the service is also using the opportunity to launch in beta. Of course, engineers will always have control over what they share and publish.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

The opportunity appears to be there. Since its foundation in 2019, FLEX Capital has acquired thirteen medium-sized software companies, including Nitrado (multiplayer game hosting); ComX, a B2B sales enablement platform; EVEX group, for hearing care professionals and opticians; an OMS group, a software group for output management.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

. “A good example of that is our customer-facing admin portal that contains a rich set of self-serve capabilities that you can enable within your product with a toggle-in experience. Rodin also noted that the company is looking to accelerate its marketplace and channel opportunities with the help of this new round. ”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

If you’re an EO member seeking acquisitions, mergers, partnerships, exit transactions, financing, investment opportunity or member-to-member deal experiences, MyEO DX is for you. a website platform enabling customers to customize furniture specifications to the millimeter and choose the top and frame colors to suit their space.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Since its launch in March 2019 , the accelerator has helped its participating startups collectively raise over $1.7 Beam is building a one-click checkout solution that enables a frictionless payment experience for sellers and shoppers in Southeast Asia. Info Edge Ventures is a co-investor.). Partech Partners is a co-investor.).

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