A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 14, 2021

Stacks makes Bitcoin programmable, enabling decentralized apps and smart contracts that inherit all of Bitcoin’s powers. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Jan 8, 2021 SilviaTerra. USV has been an investor and supporter of the Stacks team since they first got started about five years ago and are large holders of the Stacks token.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

After a blockbuster year for venture capital funding in 2021, the flow of capital to Indian startups seemed like it would buck global trends in early 2022, but dried up in the second half of 2022. After COVID, we saw significant uptick in e-commerce, edtech and technology-enabled service delivery across sectors.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

These issues often transform payments from a growth enabler into a cost and risk center for businesses. Rapid Growth and Strategic Partnerships Since its inception in early 2021 by Anisha Sekar, Nader Abdelrazik and Mustafa Eid, MoneyHash has rapidly emerged as a leader in the payment orchestration space.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

I’m a believer in the ‘ software eats the world ‘ thesis, although I often change it to ‘software enables the world,’ which is not nearly as evocative but also not as consumptive. I’ve said before this is one reason why we are very very careful about investing in addiction or mental health startups.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Performance marketing was once a steroid for company growth, enabling businesses to grow cost-efficiently as they only paid when they achieved desired outcomes. In response, brands are ruthlessly prioritizing results (or, at least, they should be) — especially when it comes to sales and marketing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

The 2021 GLC programming and virtual conference experience were top-notch. The PPP enabled me to keep a small but scrappy team; we dug deep to become the experts on virtual and hybrid events. I learned a lot via the content, met some new people, and also enjoyed being a sponsor of the event.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

McKinsey expects the chemical and pharma industries to be the first potential users of quantum computing, enabling the accurate simulation of larger numbers of atoms and molecules, which is not possible today using classical supercomputers. The company was founded in 2015, and it went public in 2021 through a SPAC at a $2 billion valuation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Saahil will lead a masterclass at the 2021 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on 4 November titled Scale your summits faster with strategic decluttering. We asked Saahil about his upcoming masterclass at the 2021 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, titled Scale your summits faster with strategic decluttering.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

based companies invested in Germany in some way in 2021, almost matching the pre-pandemic total. This enables a transfer of resources, including technology and knowledge, that significantly increases the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. For example, 1,806 U.S.-based

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

December 20, 2024 ) Applications for Delawares fifth annual Startup302 funding competition will be accepted January 2 through 26 from technology-enabled startups with high-growth potential and at least one founding team member from an underrepresented group.

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Revolution

APRIL 6, 2021

Casted leverages audio and video podcasting as the core of an innovative Amplified Marketing Platform enabling B2B enterprises to drive brand awareness, thought-leadership, sales lead generation, and customer engagement strategies. 1] Podcast Insights: 2021 Podcast Stats & Facts [2] Spotify and WARC: Changing Channels in B2B Listen Up!

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 18, 2023

According to the statement, Xendit’s entry into the Malaysian market follows an announcement that was made in 2021 on investment in Xendit by Penjana Kapital, through the Dana Penjana Nasional programme. The company offer of a one-stop payment infrastructure that enables businesses to scale rapidly.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

trillion won in June 2021, when it raised $410 million in pre-Series G funding at a $7.4 Profitability would also go a long in enabling the company — which is eyeing a potential initial public offering in the near term — to do so successfully.) . million since its December 2021 launch. billion (8.5

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 25, 2022

It will also enable DA to deliver more holistic healthcare and meet the rising demand for complex and specialized treatment across Southeast Asia. Our goal at Doctor Anywhere is to build a digital healthcare ecosystem to enable better patient outcomes and help shape the future of healthcare in Southeast Asia.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The 2020 Summer Olympic games (which took place in Tokyo in 2021), were my 10-year-old daughter’s first real exposure to competitive sports. Taking care of my own mental health enables me to reset, regroup and refresh my resolve. She’d watch and ask, in her sweet innocence, “Why are the Americans teasing the other team with the ball?

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 3, 2023

The new round follows the Group’s Series D funding of over $400 million in 2021. Its ecosystem of AI-powered, credit-enabled products and services includes buy now pay later platform Atome, digital lending platform Kredit Pintar, SaaS provider ADVANCE.AI, and ecommerce merchant services platform Ginee.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2021

The next EO Impact Day will take place in March 2021. They would be competing to be not just best in the world, but best for the world.” . This strategy will help manage EO’s environmental and social impact and inspire EO members to engage with the sustainability agenda. Look for a future blog post detailing this important information.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

The deal, announced ahead of the virtual 2021 CES tech trade show, follows Envisics’ $50 million Series B funding round and news that its tech will be integrated in the upcoming Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle. This process enables images to appear three-dimensional, Christmas explained in a recent interview.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

While it may seem ironic, AI solutions may be our best answer to the decaying personalization and humanity of care in the US; as Vijay wrote in 2021, “technology can make human healthcare more human.” Technology is emerging for AI to augment and enable care. The contours of the future are coming into focus.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fuse Pro app enables agents and broker partners to maximize choices for their customers. The company has exceeded $70 million in gross written premium (GWP) for the first three quarters of 2021. Fuse uses mobile applications to offer an agent-focused service, B2A (Business to Agent/ Broker).

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 1, 2022

Doing so will enable you to focus more on growth-driving activities. In addition to things that didn’t work in 2021, you should stop doing the following to succeed in 2022: Avoiding new technology that can make you more efficient. Final thoughts, 2021 is gone, and the whole new year is ahead. Believe me, it is a big mistake.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 10, 2022

This is the type of deal that we have wanted to offer YC founders for years — and with the recent success of YC companies, including ten IPOs in 2021 and more to come this year, we are now able to do so. This sum will enable founders to focus on launching, building, and scaling their company.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Vicente Zavarce, Yummy’s founder and CEO, launched the company in 2020 and is currently part of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort. We also already have exclusivity with 60% of the food delivery marketplace, which has enabled us to build a moat around the market. Born in Venezuela, Zavarce came to the U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Zywa was founded by Alok Kumar (CEO) and Nuha Hashem (CTO) in 2021, inspired by their lived experiences in the gulf region, where they primarily used cash or their parents’ cards to make payments. The app brings convenience to parents too as it enables them to send money to their children, and to monitor their spending and saving habits.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Then, in 2021, Morrison left Calgary for Halifax, Nova Scotia, back east. In January 2021, Prince Edward Island-based ScreenScape Networks was acquired by Spectrio for an undisclosed fee, then Halifax-based storytelling platform Wattpad was acquired by Naver in a deal worth $600 million. billion in cash.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 1, 2023

The new funding will enable Anduril to accelerate research and development to bring new, cutting edge, autonomous defense capabilities to the market and continue to mature and scale its current business lines with the US Department of Defense as well as US allies and partners. The Series E funding valued the company at $8.48

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Chosen companies receive support, including a 40-80% rent subsidy, public laboratories, indoor drone testing grounds, and meeting rooms, enabling them to concentrate on technological advancement. Regulations were relaxed, and test sites were created, enabling industrial companies to conduct test flights. trillion in 2040.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We are passionate about finding the best companies to support the future of community banking, so they can thrive and continue to enable and support their customers and communities,” says Ransom.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

However, bolttech has bucked this trend with the largest straight equity Series B for an insurtech in the past year, following its record-breaking Series A round in 2021. This funding comes at a time when the insurtech sector is experiencing a drop in mega-round funding.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 2, 2023

from 2016 to 2021 and is forecast to grow at 12.9% between 2021 and 2026. The company’s innovative solutions, leadership and strategic local footprint have enabled it to attract customers and talent. The cold chain market in Indonesia grew at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 10.7%

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

“Wefox’s ‘secret sauce’ is in its business model of indirect distribution, which has enabled the company to scale faster than any other insurtech in the world,” Teicke told TechCrunch. “Our model enables Wefox to drive a superior financial profile which puts us on a clear path to profitability.”

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

2021 marked the second year of COVID and like other crises, the pandemic accelerated change, especially in technology pushing many technologies like SaaS, video conferencing, crypto/web3 deeper into the Perez deployment cycle. Improved infrastructure enables new applications, which attract more users.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 15, 2024

The four co-founders are continuing to pass major milestones with an acquisition strategy and timely funding since its launch in 2017 Drivers’ parking experiences around the country are now being enhanced through artificial intelligence, enabling them to readily come and go without checking out.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Salient surveyed over 80 companies across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, 25% more than the number it tracked in its last report in 2021. Many startups operate in single or two countries, so expanding geographic footprints will be an enabler to draw in better funding.” In 2021, they received just $1.6

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 7, 2022

Between 2018 and 2021 alone, incidents of cybercrime more than doubled , according to findings from the 2021 HP New Zealand IT Security survey. Many apps now have this as an option which you can enable, and it’s definitely worth doing. But it’s all that stands between your sensitive personal or business data and a cybercriminal.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 18, 2023

30 Investments to date in the areas of AI, autonomy, cybersecurity and space Shield Capital was launched in 2021 by the Managing Partners Philip Bilden and Raj Shah, both of whom have deep experience in technology and investing, driving their passion to support founders of frontier technologies.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

The venture marks a new area of interest for Nazemi, who previously co-founded two companies in the healthcare technology space — Oscar Health (a tech-enabled medical insurance provider backed by Alphabet that went public in March 2021) and Renew Health, a technology-driven health platform focused on retirees.

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