A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 11, 2021

For certain things, like raising capital and investing capital, on-screen works pretty well. Founders have figured out that they can raise capital from their kitchens, bedrooms, and offices in weeks vs roadshows that lasted months. And founders in Singapore can access capital markets in NYC with ease.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. The takeaways: It’s a hard time to raise and deploy capital, but what you can manage in today’s market will be advantageous for years to come. marking its highest level since 2017.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

We’re less than two weeks away from TC Sessions: Justice 2021 , a day-long deep dive into the state of diversity, inclusion and equity in tech. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 takes place on March 3. We connect consumers and businesses to enable high-quality, ethical and transparent data exchange. Founded by Paroma Indilo.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

It’s hard to believe it but TechCrunch Disrupt — only one of the most engaging, fun, well-attended startup events in the world — is around the corner, taking place September 19–21! Outsiders may not realize just how much work goes into planning Disrupt. If you want to receive this in your inbox every Sunday, sign up here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

TC Sessions: Justice 2021 features an impressive agenda packed with interactive presentations, breakout sessions and panel discussions with some of the tech world’s brightest innovators, leaders and worker-activists. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 kicks off today. Sandra Altine (Facebook), Wade Davis (Netflix) and Bo Young Lee (Uber).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2022

What happened in 2022 is the bottom fell out of the capital markets and the startup and tech sector more broadly. Back in February 2021, I wrote a post called How This Ends. Like all transitions, this is messy, painful, disruptive, and ugly. This is the first of these two posts. The second one will run tomorrow.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

On March 3, we’re hosting TC Sessions: Justice 2021 , a day-long virtual conference dedicated to examining diversity and inclusion in tech. This collaborative program also includes prominent VC organizations like Kleiner Perkins, Salesforce Ventures and Initialized Capital to develop lasting mentorships with the TC Include founder cohort.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Soda that serves a purpose, whether that be more healthy or even functional, is the new wave of drinks disrupting the $38 billion U.S. Lester touts the company’s success as “the first major disruptive innovation in the soda category in over 40 years since Coca-Cola launched Diet Coke in 1981.”. soft drink industry.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

That’s why we’re excited to announce that Mathilde Collin, co-founder and CEO at Front, Deidre Paknad, co-founder and CEO at WorkBoard and Adriana Roche, chief people officer at Mural, will tackle this topic onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco. Early action equals bigger savings.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2021

Welcome to 2021, a year that could extend 2020’s startup market disruptions and excesses — or change patterns that previously performed well for early-stage tech companies and their investors. As we turn the page, I have a number of questions worth raising as we muck into 2021. Which brings us to our second question: 2.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Angel Capital Association is moving into a confident, secure future, because of the successes we’ve had and the way we’ve navigated the last two years. ACA’s angel groups made more investments in more companies despite the pandemic –continuing to risk personal capital to jumpstart businesses and ignite economies.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The language learning company launched nearly a decade ago on the Disrupt stage with no monetization plans. CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn returned to TechCrunch Disrupt this year to explain how the sophistication of public markets impacts the company’s strategy.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

And for decades, until the entire industry was disrupted, that attraction established a virtuous cycle. The silver lining to the horrors wrought by Covid is that the pandemic opened the venture capital community’s eyes to the world of opportunity beyond the traditional tech startup hubs of California, New York, and Massachusetts.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Without further ado, here are the five judges who will pick the 2021 Startup Battlefield winner: Kirsten Green is the founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, a San Francisco-based VC firm she formed in 2010.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Creative capital is the secret sauce, not venture capital. Brett Lovelady, founder of design firm Astro Studios, defines these design and development assets as “creative capital,” which “can ultimately last longer and potentially become more valuable” than venture capital. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

He expects 2021 revenue growth to be five times over 2020, while Fuzzy memberships, which start for free and then a monthly subscription of $24.99 In addition, 25% of the capital was raised from underrepresented communities, Bhettay said. 8 VCs agree: Behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2021

Marketing in 2021 is emotional and not just transactional (2,200 words/9 minutes). And Chief Meme Officer Turner Novak finally debuted Banana Capital’s debut fund launched with $9.99 Banana Capital’s debut fund is for internet-first founders. Shopify Capital has a nice strategic ring to it, no? million in funding.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

When you’re building a startup and thinking about what it’s going to take to raise your first dollars in a slowing capital market , perspective can be very helpful. Amanda DoAmaral’s Fiveable landed $10 million in a Series A round in 2021, led by Union Square Ventures. Hezarkhani’s Parthean, raised $1.1

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Moving through 2021, however, we’ve seen increasing signs of optimism. 2021 is all about establishing new relationships and routines that were disrupted in 2020. Now is the time to capitalize on open-mindedness with discovery intent being at an all-time high. By Megan Wintersteen, Vice President of Marketing at Zenreach.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Saudi-based early-stage venture capital firm RAED Ventures led the round. VC firms Algebra Ventures, Nuwa Capital, 1984 Ventures, and Global Founders Capital participated, with several regional and global angel investors taking part as well. Sylndr is yet to launch to the public.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2022

Money certainly doesn’t solve all woes — the top reason startups fail today is still due to failure to raise new capital. Here’s what to know: The syndicate started a few years ago when business school professors realized that young talent within their classes was looking for activation capital.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

On August 4, Extra Crunch Live will feature startups exhibiting in the Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September. But as it’s summer, and Disrupt is right around the corner, we thought it would be fun to bring you even more pitches and even more feedback. Register here for free!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 2, 2021

You’d think that’d be a question answered easily by a panel titled, “How to Cultivate a Community for your Company that Actually Lasts” during TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 last week. So, is this just one of those “we know it when see it” things, to paraphrase a famous Supreme Court ruling? .”

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

On a recent episode of Extra Crunch Live , Retail Zipline founder Melissa Wong and Emergence Capital investor Lotti Siniscalco joined Managing Editor Jordan Crook to walk attendees through Zipline’s Series A deck. How Retail Zipline’s Series A pitch deck ticked every box for Emergence Capital. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Regions once overlooked by the venture capital industry are racking up impressive investment totals in recent quarters. Latin America boasts 26 unicorns as of August, according to Atlantico’s 2021 digital transformation report , a must-read that serves as a backdrop for today’s piece.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Clark and Manalang founded the company in early 2021 and launched it in private beta form last July. The idea of getting on a Zoom or a call with a sales rep in order to try out a vendor’s product feels disruptive to a users’ needs and flow. It has about 300 on the waitlist so far.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

On August 4, Extra Crunch Live will feature startups exhibiting in the Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September. But as it’s summer, and Disrupt is right around the corner, we thought it would be fun to bring you even more pitches and even more feedback. Register here for free!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Growth provides revenues, venture capital, prestige and scale — ultimately driving the success of every business. It’s said that you should measure what you value, and for founders, nothing is more valuable than growth. Yet, measuring growth is complex and challenging — and it’s only getting tougher.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Venture capital continues to flow into Latin America at a staggering rate. Just over $15 billion went into startups in 2021 , according to LAVCA. H Twenty Capital (H20) co-founders Daniel Lloreda and Mauricio Porras recall getting into the region in 2018, a time Lloreda considered pretty early to be the investment space.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The venture capital industry is built on signals. The startup, launching publicly today, is building a rating system for the venture capital industry. Part of the reason people love investing in venture capital is for the intangibles, right? million since launching, including a May 2021 pre-seed round of $1.35

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Revolution

APRIL 6, 2021

Their headquarters in Indianapolis is notable as the city is a recognized martech hub and the SaaS capital of the Midwest, which strongly aligns with our underlying approach of investing in disruptive startups across the country. Stay tuned! [1]

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

UBITS, a B2B online learning platform for upskilling employees in Latin America, has raised $25 million in funding led by Riverwood Capital. In 2021, revenue grew by “2.5x” and more than tripled its number of customers — from 110 to nearly 350. To date, students have completed over 600,000 courses on its platform.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We all know that cash is not nearly as readily available in 2022 as it was in 2021. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2022, I interviewed Ramp CEO Eric Glyman, Airbase CEO Thejo Kote and Anthemis partner Ruth Foxe Blader on the topic. This puts startups in the position of having to compete without losing their minds — or runway.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

People have been discussing the importance of expanding opportunities for women in venture capital and startup entrepreneurship for decades. All-female teams have an especially tough time raising capital compared to all-male teams, underscoring the disparity. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. What the data show.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Julio Vasconcellos is the managing partner of Atlantico , a venture capital fund focused on Latin America. But with 2021 came all the second- and third-order effects of the crisis, further accelerating a continentwide tech expansion to a pace beyond any projections. in 2021 from 2.3% Total unicorn market cap 2021 LatAm.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In other words, the company is both well capitalized and has increased its valuation by a few billion dollars in very little time. But Upgrade’s growth has been accelerating as the company expects to deliver $8 billion in credit in 2021 alone. Today’s Series F round was led by Coatue Management and DST Global. The company offers 1.5%

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