TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people out of every 10,000 have it. While your odds of creating a perfect pitch deck that captures coveted VC interest aren’t quite that dire, they’re not exactly in your favor, either.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A combination of university talent pipelines, top-rated quality of life, growing startup ecosystem, and growing VC funding has Tree Town topping lists as one of the best places to start a tech company or find a top tech job. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. DocNetwork. Mid-sized top startups in Ann Arbor. Workit Health.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Ivan writes that BeReal won “app of the year” for 2022 in Apple’s annual App Store Awards. Startups and VC. Early-stage founders still have currency: Fundraising in times of greater VC scrutiny. According to a pre-seed report by DocSend, founders took an average of 52 meetings with investors in 2022, compared to 39 last year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2023

But I’ve always found those same focuses to be especially in conflict with what it means to be an early-stage founder pitching your vision: You have to have Elon Musk-level ambition, big dreams and the ability to sell a company to investors before there are any real metrics behind it. What is this, revenue growth for ants?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

. — TechCrunch+ (@TechCrunchPlus) April 20, 2022. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A. To learn more about how large a role FOMO plays in VC, Managing Editor Matt Burns spoke to a16z Partner Anish Acharya and Alex Bouaziz, CEO of payroll and compliance platform Deel on a recent episode of TechCrunch Live.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

SaaS is still open for business, but it’s going to take longer to buy and sell How to pitch CVCs Image Credits: Getty Images As individual VC firms pulled back and began amassing dry powder in 2022, corporate venture capital (CVC) funds stepped up. PitchBook found that CVCs played a part in 56.2%

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

While leagues behind fintech as a whole, insurtech startups have still attracted a significant amount of investment over the last few years — $43 billion between 2016 and 2022, according to a recent report. Insurtech IPOs don’t seem to be on the cards for 2022. How much have early-stage insurtech deals slowed in 2022?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

.” Teach yourself growth marketing: How to boot up an email marketing campaign Putting numbers on the global venture slowdown Image Credits: Nigel Sussman/TechCrunch According to CB Insights’ State of Venture report, VC funding fell 35% in 2022.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

To find out, fintech reporter Mary Ann Azevedo contacted several active fintech investors to hear their thoughts on the state of the market in Q1 2022. Each respondent was kind enough to let us know how they want to be pitched, and for grins, one shared an example of a cold e-mail that worked,” she writes. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Steve Zalewski Contributor Share on Twitter Steve Zalewski is the former CISO of Levi Strauss and the founder of S3 Consulting, an executive advisory practice to security companies and VC firms on product-market-fit and go-to-market strategy for security startups. billion in 2022 to $267.3 How does your solution help me sell more X?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We’re thrilled to tap into this controversy and excitement once again as we announce the star-studded agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022. Former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu made waves this year when she left the VC firm to lead startup investments out of a new $2 billion fund at Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto powerhouse FTX.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The difference between pitching a VC and pitching a journalist (lol). How tech PR’s job changed in 2022 by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto , a show that interviews founders , a show that details how our stories come together and more!

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Pitch deck pro tips from a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist. At TechCrunch Early Stage, Managing Editor Matt Burns hosted Lotti Siniscalco, a partner at Emergence Capital, for a session on pitch deck basics. ” Pitch deck pro tips from a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist. opens in a new window) license.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

It wasn’t unusual for founders to take calls mid-pitch or check their messages when it was my turn to ask questions. That deal is quite different from what most VC funds will take on, but we believed it to be critical to the advancement of a better food system, and we pursued it. Why did you open an office in Austin? Louis well.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

It’s possible that your pre-seed, pre-revenue startup could similarly defy gravity, but in July 2022, it’s going to be difficult to find many investors who want to bet on a company with no traction. Compared to Q1 2022, fintech funding dropped 33% in the last quarter to $20.4 You may need more than one pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Performing due diligence is critical, but it won’t give you all the information you need to approach a VC. How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. Dive deep into Snorkel.AI’s pitch technique that raised $135m. Thanks very much for reading TechCrunch+! Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We’re thrilled to tap into this controversy and excitement once again as we announce the star-studded agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022. Former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu made waves this year when she left the VC firm to lead startup investments out of a new $2 billion fund at Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto powerhouse FTX.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

added 528,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, but for many people in tech, this is a distinction without a difference: according to layoffs.fyi, 467 startups have let go of 64,518 employees so far in 2022. Ariana Thacker, solo GP and founder, Conscience VC. Pitch Deck Teardown: Glambook’s $2.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

“I had one cross my desk yesterday where a brand-name VC led the seed, which they are now calling a pre-seed,” Winfield told TechCrunch. Patricio Jutard, co-founder and general partner, Newtopia VC. In Q2 2022, that fell to 47%. Pitch Deck Teardown: Forethought’s $65M Series C deck.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We’re thrilled to tap into this controversy and excitement once again as we announce the star-studded agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022. Former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu made waves this year when she left the VC firm to lead startup investments out of a new $2 billion fund at Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto powerhouse FTX.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As of September 2022, investors have amassed almost $300 billion in dry powder, and VC funds are still raising money by the boxcar. That’s because even during recessionary times, VC funds tend to outperform public markets. At the same time, they are submitting 30% more pitch decks, but VC engagement has fallen 23%.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

It’s a bold, even damning statement — one I made in a recent discussion speculating what’s to come in 2022 for women leading startups, like myself. We also tend to have fewer connections into the VC community, where the “rules of VC” — what to do, say, and how to act — are often confusing and counterintuitive.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Tuesday, March 15, 2022! Now it’s just the final two weeks until we rock into the second real period of 2022. Startups and VC. million round last year, the company is back in 2022 with a $27 million Series A. How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

If you’ve read anything about pitching your company, you’ve probably come across advice that says that you need a warm introduction to an investor. A “warm introduction” is one made by someone the VC knows well, by someone relevant. The problem, of course, is that networks can be opaque.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We have an outstanding cohort of VCs ready to hear their pitches and follow up with tough Q&As — and we’re thrilled to add three more to the slate. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges? Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022? Did you know?

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Hear from Scott Gravelle, founder and CEO at Attabotics, about how the company used grants to fund its development, and what Eurie Kim, general partner at Forerunner Ventures, saw in the company that led to an early VC investment round. TC Sessions: Robotics 2022. PDT followed by the TCL Pitch Practice at 12:30 p.m.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

8 IT spending trends for the post-pandemic enterprise in 2022. 8 IT spending trends for the post-pandemic enterprise in 2022. Pitch Deck Teardown: Encore’s $3M seed deck. Cloud-based software development platform Encore shared the pitch deck its founders used to raise a $3 million seed round with TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Hear from Scott Gravelle, founder and CEO at Attabotics, about how the company used grants to fund its development, and what Eurie Kim, general partner at Forerunner Ventures, saw in the company that led to an early VC investment round. TC Sessions: Robotics 2022. PDT followed by the TCL Pitch Practice at 12:30 p.m.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gone are the days when pitches to VCs would have to overcome skepticism on market size, and consumer readiness to adopt tech-enabled learning solutions. Firstly, European edtech VC investments tripled to $2.5 Funding and activity were centered in a couple of markets and there were just a few growing companies gaining interest.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

Line up live or online meetings with founders, pitch investors, connect with hiring managers or meet up with other students. Invest $75 dollars in your future and join us at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in-person on May 18-19 in San Mateo, California or online the following day, May 20. 3: Test drive the future of mobility.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It seems Boston is faring well, and part of the reason for that appears to be that remote pitching is still a trend. “Fundraising has changed significantly and founders at all stages are now taking many first meetings on Zoom,” said Russ Wilcox, a partner at Pillar VC. Boston remains a vibrant startup and VC market in 2023.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Amid market volatility, decentralized finance, or DeFi, is an area that continues to be in focus in both the crypto VC world and across the community as new use cases, protocols and projects arise. Anywhere from 20% to 50% of crypto-related pitches today are DeFi-focused, several investors we surveyed said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem was thriving before the war and making great progress, with Ukrainian startups raising $832 Million in VC funding in 2021. VC Funding was steadily growing before the war and there are more than 50 VC firms continuing to operating in the country. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC.

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