TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

billion in the same period of 2020. That is 226% growth in 2020 thus far… How high-quality is DoorDash’s revenue? In the first three quarters of 2019, the company had gross margins of 39.9%, and in the same period of 2020 the figure rose to 53.1%, a huge improvement for the consumer consumable delivery confab.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

Then COVID-19 arrived and scrambled the venture and startup scene, creating a risk-off environment during the end of Q1 and the start of Q2 2020. And when it became clear that the vaunted digital transformation of businesses large and small was accelerating, more capital appeared.

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Dream It

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The startup will use the funding to enhance product capabilities and accelerate sales growth with key hires. IP Group’s expertise in university spin outs combined with Dreamit’s successful track record with health tech startups and its vast network of leading payers, providers, and pharma companies are ideal partnerships for TrekIT Health.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Palo Alto Networks has been on buying binge for the last couple of years, and today it added to its haul, announcing a deal to acquire Expanse for $800 million in cash and equity awards. “Joining forces with Palo Alto Networks will let us achieve our most important business goals years ahead of schedule.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

The Family co-founder and CEO Alice Zagury announced in a blog post that the French startup accelerator is suing Oussama Ammar for multiple claims — breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery. Since 2020, we have been trying to find an amicable solution. Yesterday, Ammar has reacted to Capital’s report in another LinkedIn post.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 10, 2025

Barat joined two fellow University of California-Berkeley graduate students Abdulrahman Bin Omar and Hall Chen to launch Gridware in 2020. Chen is a graduate of the Y Combinator Accelerator and was a research intern at Stanford University – Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

We’re just about a month away from TC Sessions: Space 2020 , a two-day conference dedicated to bold visionaries with the passion, audacity and technical skills to chart a new course in space. Your pass provides access to all live sessions and video on demand, making it easy to network with attendees or conduct other business during your day.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

Prior to this round, the company brought in $250 million in Series D funding in May 2020. We can’t create these supply networks alone, we do it in concert with supply and retail partners,” he said. With the new funding, Apeel has now raised over $635 million since the company was founded in 2012.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

’s Seraphim Capital , the country’s only space tech accelerator, has released details of its newest cohort as part of its Space Camp programme, timed with the end of World Space Week last week. Raised so far: Undisclosed amount / seed from ICE71 Accelerate, 25 June 2020. ” Kinnami. ” Starfish Space.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We’ve initiated the final countdown, and we’re just hours away from the deadline for early bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 (December 16-17). The Space Force Accelerators. You’ll go further with a strong network, and you won’t find a better opportunity to expand yours. Advancing Space Technology with NASA SBIR.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Right now the tool is useful for building a picture of what the network looks like today, and to flag when something is crashing or potentially violating a security or data protection protocol, and to suggest how to fix it. We will be accelerating that product roadmap.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

That’s how much time you have left to score early-bird passes to TC Sessions: Space 2020. Get your network mojo running and make the connections that can shoot your startup into orbit. TC Sessions: Space 2020 helps intrepid pioneers go further together. Is your company interested in sponsoring TC Sessions: Space 2020?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2021

As a global network of successful entrepreneurs , EO is proud of its members’ commitment to doing business for good. At the beginning of 2020 we decided to finally kick off our GREENAMBER initiative and go public with it. Who better to move our world forward toward greater sustainability than today’s greatest innovators?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Networking and cybersecurity firm Versa today announced that it raised $120 million in a mix of equity and debt led by BlackRock, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank. billion compared to 2020 (albeit down from $26.52 According to data from PitchBook, venture capital investments have reached about $13.66 billion in 2021).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Think: How could you make money without an institutional investor, friends, family or internal networks? Make serious headway with accelerators. Accelerators allow ventures to define their products or services, quickly build networks and, most importantly, sit at tables they wouldn’t be able to on their own.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

But we’re talking science fact, not fiction, and TC Sessions: Space 2020 provides real opportunity to connect with the people, information and funding you need to boldly build the future of space technology. And don’t miss out on the Fast Money breakout sessions to learn about space accelerator programs and how to access grant money.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Tonik’s acquisition of TendoPay is a testament of our passion for accelerating financial and credit inclusion in the Philippines. It has so far partnered with over 200 companies and has developed a channel network covering over 500 brands and e-commerce sites. Tonik operates out of hubs in Singapore (HQ), Manila, and Chennai.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This year has shaken up venture capital, turning a hot early start to 2020 into a glacial period permeated with fear during the early days of COVID-19. For our October look at Boston and its startup scene, let’s get into the data and then understand how a new cohort of founders is cropping up among the city’s educational network.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

Applications networking company F5 announced today that it is acquiring Volterra , a multi-cloud management startup, for $500 million. Within this SaaS-based offering, Volterra integrates a broad range of services that have normally been siloed across many point products and network or cloud providers.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Copyright 2020 Lioncrest Publishing. By asking for help, I’m frequently able to accelerate solutions and growth at levels I wouldn’t have thought possible, and I’m strengthening my relationship with my network, as well. Others include Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Vistage and Chief Executive Network.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Venture capital is driven by relationships and many investments are sourced via personal referrals, usually through one’s direct networks. Investors’ networks tend to mirror themselves. So, if your own network lacks diversity and you rely on your network for deal flow, how can you expect to see startups led by diverse founders?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

million in sales in 2020, up from 63% the previous year. Dable also says its average annual sales growth rate since founding is more than 50%, and in that 2020, it reached $27.5 Dable currently claims an average annual sales growth rate since founding of more than 50%, and says it reached $27.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

Siga says its SigaGuard technology, used by Israel’s critical water facilities and the New York Power Authority, is unique in that rather than monitoring the operational network, it uses machine learning and predictive analysis to “listen” to Level 0 signals. million in Series B funding. million in Series A funding.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It plans to use the capital to double down on expanding its network of banks and payment services in Europe. The funding comes less than a year after it announced a round of €90 million ($105 million) in January 2020, and is more specifically an extension of that round. It has now raised €175 million in total.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Microtraction does not specify the size of its fund, but what is more clear is that it has attracted a great deal of attention and has built a strong network in part because of who backs it. . Half of its portfolio companies are backed by YC and other global accelerators. million in seed and $15 million Series A investment.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

The two entities will oversee NJ FAST’s accelerator program with an opportunity to make equity investments into select participating companies. million in the fintech accelerator. From 2020 to 2022, Plug and Play was the most active startup accelerator in the world, according to CB Insights.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Expert Networks. Expert Network firms source subject matter experts from various domains and pair them with clients seeking topical or industry insights. I founded Circle of Experts, an expert network which I sold to Evalueserve.). The expert network industry has grown an average 4.5%

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Getting behind the empowerment of women stimulates societies, entrepreneurship, job creation, accelerates revenue growth and develops inspiring and motivated leaders.” – Ingrid Vanderveldt. Back in 2010, Ingrid had the vision to empower a billion women by 2020. EBW 2020 is a social impact organization. www.nawbo.org.

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Y Combinator

MAY 6, 2020

Beyond the social networks we already know and use, we are finding new ways to integrate social into our online lives. 3 In 2020, it is China’s second largest e-commerce platform on an active user basis only lagging behind Alibaba. But unlike Daily Check-In, Price Chop incentivizes users to share Pinduoduo with their social network.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

In 2020, the company launched services catered to end-to-end automation of lending operations for banks and blockchain switching. Since its inception , the Google for Startups Accelerator alumnus claims to have led Africa’s fintech sector in some global firsts from the continent. ” Image Credits: Appzone.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2021

Just when we thought things couldn’t get worse in 2020, we received the news on the SolarWinds hack and its impact on more than 18,000 businesses and potentially dozens of U.S. Adding to the challenge, COVID-19 has created fertile ground for the acceleration of cyberattacks that are more sophisticated, dangerous and prevalent.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

Coordinated by Delaware Prosperity Partnership and innovation-supporting partners from throughout the Delaware business community and beyond, Startup302 launched in 2020 and has provided $800,000 in funding to 52 ventures since 2021. This years competitors will be chosen from applicants who enter by the January 26 deadline.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The startup was part of the summer 2020 class at accelerator Y Combinator. million seed round in September from YC, Haystack Fund, Webb Investment Network, Liquid 2 Ventures, Jigsaw Ventures, Basecamp Fund, Pathbreaker Ventures and various angels — including what CEO Edoardo Conti said are 10 current and former Uber employees.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

billion (in 2020), up 32.4% To ensure your business continues to take advantage of the changing tide, here are 21 ways to help accelerate the growth of your new business in the year ahead: Become a prolific content creator. Network online. In fact, according to emarketer.com ; “U.S. e-commerce sales will reach $794.50

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

While most of the market is focused on building and selling 5G infrastructure, an important piece that is overlooked is the application development on 5G networks, according to Vivek Ladsariya, general partner at SineWave Ventures. That’s what makes him excited to support a company like Shabodi.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

It claims to have evolved from marketplace to “superapp” by combining its marketplace platform (which is powered by Trendyol Express, its own last-mile delivery solution) with instant grocery and food delivery through its own courier network (Trendyol Go), its digital wallet (Trendyol Pay), consumer-to-consumer channel (Dolap) and other services.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

As 2020 fades into the rearview mirror of history (huzzah!), Think of it as a condensed accelerator experience packed with workshops and highly interactive Q&As. Attend both to double your knowledge, double your networking, double your opportunities. Listen to what these early-stage founders said about TC Early Stage 2020.

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