Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

And while this May’s economic backdrop was markedly different from last’s , enthusiasm was high and outlooks remained positive for the startup momentum building between the coasts. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. marking its highest level since 2017.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Instead of late-stage opportunities, they’ll be focusing on early-stage venture in 2022. Across Series A to Series E rounds in the US, hedge funds participated in 63% of startup financings worth more than $200B in 2021. The surge of hedge fund capital into Series C-E investing boosted median pre-money valuations 150% in 2021.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened? It was 1991.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2023

Register Malaysia’s private equity and venture capital funding saw a significant increase in 2022, according to a report released by the Securities Commission Malaysia. billion) in 2022, compared to $3.35 billion) for VC by the end of 2022. billion) for VC by the end of 2022. billion (MYR16.08 billion (MYR14.83

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2023

What I did not predict in that post, although we had been discussing the possibility internally at USV for several months at the time I wrote it, was the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and several other banks that focused on the startup and web3 sectors. The end of the 2022/2023 tech/startup downturn happened when two things came together.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

And with lockdowns now a thing of the past, we predict travel to also increase from 2022 levels which is a great sign for the industry and for business. Stakeholder capitalism. Opportunity for startups. As a fashionpreneur and strategist, I work closely with early-stage entrepreneurs and startups.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

He is also a lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business’ Startup Garage class. As the technology industry retrenches and venture capital firms tighten their standards, savvy founders should consider this counterintuitive question: Even if my vision is compelling enough to secure funding, should I take it?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 28, 2022

So I saw this tweet by Semil Shah yesterday: A friend who works in an industry far from tech startups & VC asked what would be the single article I’d share to read on each topic. So I am reposting it below: The venture capital business is highly competitive. Not this one. So you might as well play the game that way from the start.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At Rise of the Rest, we’ve spent years traversing the country, spotlighting emerging startup hubs, and building a network of entrepreneurial champions and ecosystem builders beyond Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. We dive deeper into the definition in our 2022 Annual Report. Place comes into play here, too.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The MyEO DealExchange DX22 Conference will take place in Denver, Colorado, from 12-15 October 2022. It’s an incredibly valuable event for both EO Accelerators and EO members with startups that want to attract investments in addition to EO members who are looking for the right investment opportunity. Who is the ideal attendee for DX22?

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 2, 2022

When I asked him what he meant, he replied because capital was so plentiful and accessible today, he hired more expensive people, spent more time developing a product, and invested with a longer time horizon before demonstrating evidence of success. Capital availability on the x-axis and evidence on the y-axis to illustrate his point.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

At the time, Flipkart and Snapdeal were the only two e-commerce startups in India that had shown a semblance of scale. But as the local startup ecosystem closes one of its toughest years, it’s now staring at another question that it has long been able to brush off as benign: exits. Swaroop’s presentation from 2014.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 20, 2023

Register Investment firm Heritas Capital has announced the successful first close of Asia Impact First Fund (AIFF) with $20 million in total commitment. It also marks the latest in the bank’s longstanding efforts to galvanise capital towards supporting the growth of this space.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Since the beginning of modern venture capital investing — a relatively nascent asset class — the industry has been biased toward funding what it knows best: founders with familiar demographics (white, male) in familiar geographies (Silicon Valley).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). And it WILL be deployed, that’s what investors do. discipline & focus.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

It’s time to take stock of just what went down in the first three months of the year, which means a deluge of venture capital data and yet another earnings cycle. The resulting picture is one of a country that’s seeing markedly smaller venture capital investments at a slower pace than has been the case for a few years.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

the free YC Startup School courses). At the start of 2022, there were $1 trillion in assets under management (AUM) and $230 billion in VC dry powder, figures that dwarf the prefinancial crisis AUM by a factor of five. Concurrently, the number of funds raised in the eight-year period up to 2022 was 2,700 , up from 883 in 2010.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 24, 2023

Register Startup Island TAIWAN, an initiative backed by Taiwan’s National Development Council, recently joined forces with domestic venture capitalists and listed companies to present a significant event showcasing the prowess of Taiwanese digital tech startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Register The Merah Putih Fund , an Indonesian government-backed venture capital firm, has successfully secured $300 million in the first phase of its inaugural fund. The initiative brings together five state-owned venture capital companies, each with a corporate focus.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. This initiative will primarily focus on startups in the series B and series C funding stages.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

Venture capitalists may control capital, but one currency that they’re always in search of is an elusive, evolving one: deal flow. Betting early on the next big startup is enough to cement the entire return of a fund (and then some) — and help that plucky investor make a name for themselves.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Nigerian mobility tech startup Metro Africa Xpress Inc. ( The startup told TechCrunch that it will use the funding to enter Ghana and Egypt by the end of the first quarter of 2022, and other additional markets in Francophone, East and Southern Africa by the close of the same year.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “ This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “ According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. How can you avoid this unnecessary fate?

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Register Indonesia-based venture capital firm East Ventures and Seoul-based venture capital firm SV Investment have joined forces to establish a new fund targeted at $100 million. In 2022 alone, East Ventures disbursed capital over 80 times yearly.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I have supervised situations involving novel financial structures (Enron and Residential Capital) and cross-border asset recovery and maximization (Nortel and Overseas Shipholding). It’s no coincidence that Enron happened in the late 2000s and that FTX occurred in 2022. Corporate malfeasance is an ugly game that is best avoided. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Over the past couple of years, there’s been an overlap between tech and art, fueling a growing interest of movie, music and sports stars investing in tech startups. In 2014, Mr. Eazi launched Phonetrader, an online used phone marketplace backed by a now-defunct startup incubator, 440NG, which was run by two investment firms, L5Lab and 88mph.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 7, 2023

Register Jakarta-based startup BintanGo , a platform facilitating content creators in monetizing their work, has recently secured $2.2 This round of funding has gained support from Contents Technologies, Transcend Capital Partners, and existing backers Investible and eWTP Tech Innovation Fund. million in funding support.

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

Why does representation matter when it comes to startups? Despite this, venture capital funding continues to miss the gender parity mark, with the gap between all-women and all-men-founded teams becoming even more pronounced amid a broader investment slowdown. of allocated capital in 2023 (compared to 18.2%

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 31, 2023

The funding also had participation from TKG Taekwang, IBK-STIC Pioneer Fund, and existing investors, including Do Ventures, BAce Capital, and Vulpes, further highlighting the confidence in the startup’s potential. Read More from AsiaTechDaily: SG edtech startup Explico to expand in SE Asia, Africa with $1.4m

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 27, 2023

Register Indonesian supply-chain startup Baskit has successfully raised $3.3 The round was led by venture capital firm Betatron Venture Group, with participation from Forge Ventures and Indonesian tobacco magnate Michael Sampoerna. ” The post Indonesian Supply-Chain Startup Baskit Secures $3.3

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Register Vietnam is intensifying efforts to become an innovation hub in the global startup industry. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh focused on the role of startups and innovation in driving economic growth while speaking at the “ TECHFEST – WHISE 2023 ” imprint program in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register The South Korea Ministry of SMEs and Startups, in collaboration with the Korea Startup Forum, is set to host the highly anticipated “COMEUP 2023,” set to take place from November 8 to 10 at the renowned Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Venture capital investors focused on food tech are calling 2023 the year when alternative seafood startups will make notable strides. Meanwhile, investors expect 40 investments to be made in this sector this year, up from 36 in 2022, according to the Good Food Institute’s annual investor report.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. But over 90% of Ukrainian startups say they need financial support to survive the war.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 12, 2023

Register Indonesia-based ed-tech startup SoLeLands has successfully secured funding led by venture capital firm East Ventures, with participation from SMDV. Launched in 2022 SoLeLands was established in response to the evolving nature of parenting in today’s world. The exact amount of funding raised was not disclosed.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2023

As our fellow fintech enthusiast Alex Johnson pointed out , there was one name that stood out on that list for being “not like the others”: fintech startup Brex. So it’s no surprise that we have seen a flurry of financial technology startups offering banking services catered to certain populations based on factors such as age and ethnicity.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

Microsoft plans to collaborate with the Indian space agency to give Indian space tech startups free access to cloud tools, the two said Thursday, the latest in the U.S. Startups handpicked by ISRO will be onboarded to Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub platform, where they will receive free access to several tools and resources.

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