TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We’re looking for trendsetting, game-changing, later-stage startup founders and ecosystem experts — of every stripe — to apply for the opportunity to share their hard-won expertise at our annual founder summit. It’s like a mini masterclass in entrepreneurship.” — Ashley Barrington, founder, MarketPearl.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Engineers at Polymath Robotics were working late Wednesday night on multiple projects when co-founder and CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher noticed chatter about Silicon Valley Bank in a YC founder WhatsApp group. Seltz-Axmacher, as well as hundreds of other founders, couldn’t have predicted what would transpire over the next 36 hours.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Prelaunch.com is an Armenian startup that has developed tools to help startup founders figure out what’s worth building — and just raised $1.5 One of the angels investing was Vahe Kuzoyan, co-founder of Service Titan ,” Vardanyan said. million to further develop its product and services.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

The first event is on February 1, 2023, and will feature a timely discussion on what to do if your company can’t raise a Series A. TCL’s mission is still to help founders build better venture-backed businesses. But going into 2023, there’s new urgency behind this mission. Of course, TechCrunch Live is free to attend.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. Founders save $200 with an early-bird founder ticket — college students pay just $99!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ron takes a look at how Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders. Valuable clouds : Kyle reports how cloud security startup Wiz, now valued at $10 billion, raises $300 million. Raising more : Biotech proved a surprisingly bright spot in 2022’s startup correction , by Becca. Pahk the Cah, etc. :

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 1, 2023

Register Korean company Sleek Corporation ‘s innovative fitness platform, ‘Hifive,’ achieved a major milestone by securing the top prize at the prestigious 2023 East Meets West Pitch Competition. ” Hifive is only one element of Sleek’s broader mission. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify Boston has had a thriving tech startup ecosystem for a while, but things can change fast. After setting records in 2021 as “Zoom investing” took off, how are local startups faring in 2023?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Navigating the current economic storm, startup founders have to focus on the key resource for their early-stage startup to survive and grow — the people. According to Harvard Business Review , the price of a bad hire is 30–50% of their salary, which can hit startup budgets hard in 2023.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

You don’t need to move to San Francisco to launch a startup, but working here does have some advantages: moderate weather, natural beauty, great food, and sure, the world’s largest concentration of venture capital. ” Thanks very much for reading. Have a great weekend! Median liquid wealth for a Black family in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

In fact, some investors feel that 2023 will be the year when alternative seafood companies and products make notable strides. As we kick off 2023, investors say regulation will help alternative seafood make additional strides, and they are optimistic that traction will be found. Do you think 2023 is the year for it?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Startups and VC. Life as a startup founder is never dull. That’s doubly true for Black founders, who routinely struggle to raise funds, be noticed and get their fair share of attention, Dominic-Madori reports. For the new year, she conducted a mini-survey to find out what Black founders are expecting in 2023.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 15, 2024

When I joined YC in 2014, I thought I was transitioning from the management role I had as a startup founder to a job where most of my time would be spent doing office hours with YC founders.  After investing in over 800 companies I have much more perspective on how to select and help founders.  I

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Y Combinator

APRIL 12, 2023

On Saturday, June 17, 2023, we’re running our first YC Summer Conference , a one-day event in Mountain View, CA for undergraduate and graduate students interested in startups. But this event is about more than just learning from founders. Apply to join us!

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 26, 2023

With English as one of the primary languages spoken in Southeast Asia and Africa, we look forward to scaling Explico in those regions, beginning with growth expansion plans to Vietnam and the Philippines in Q1 2023,” said COO Shetty.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For the uninitiated, TC Early Stage is our annual founder summit. Workshops, breakouts and roundtables — led by established founders, leading subject-matter experts and VCs — cover core entrepreneurial topics across fundraising, marketing and operations. Check out the agenda ! Each breakout occurs once during the event.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There’s so many companies targeting startup founders and their wealth – there’s literally a new one launching every month or two all backed by big name VCs, but no one is focused on the business owner that is otherwise doing well but is not a startup founder or a startup employee,” he said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. Founders save $200 with an early-bird founder ticket — college students pay just $99!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

In an email to employees on Friday, Swiggy co-founder and chief executive Sriharsha Majety said the startup has advanced its plans for profitability and needs to make difficult decisions to conserve cash. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which was valued at $10.7 Job cuts, in full swing last year, have bled into 2023.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

I’m excited to announce the co-founder and CEO of Habi, Brynne McNulty Rojas, is joining me on an extra-special edition of TechCrunch Live on April 12 at 12 p.m. Brynne leads the hot real estate startup out of Colombia, which reached unicorn status last year with a $200 million raise. The topic is uncertainty.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

Most early-stage startup founders, investors, technologists and all-around aficionados recognize and appreciate a great deal. We’re flagging this one, folks, because you have just one week left to take advantage of early-bird pricing on all passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In the early stages, it’s really all about the founder/founding team.” ” In evaluating potential startup investments, Jeshua significantly emphasizes the founding team. For founders opting for VC funding, swift closure of funding rounds is advised to maintain focus on product development.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

TechCrunch Early Stage takes place on April 20, 2023, and we’re thrilled to announce a late addition to the program. For the last 20 years, Ajay’s worked with early-stage founders to build companies from seed to unicorn such as SendGrid, Clari, Gainsight, FourKites, 6sense, and Bloomreach. Check out the agenda here.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Why women entrepreneurs need more support Despite Romanias growing startup ecosystem, theres a glaring gender gap in entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This week , we have Rajeev Batra, partner at Mayfield, and Christina Ross, co-founder and CEO of Cube, an FP&A toolkit company. Rajeev has been investing in startups at Mayfield since 2007. Christina is a serial CFO-turned-startup founder, and knows what it takes to get early funding. Not selected for this show?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Even experienced founders don’t know what they don’t know, and having some structure and a group of like-minded people can help you refine your idea and get the product off the ground. His organization has been around for about 10 years, serving 3,300 venture founders from 150 different countries, so he knows from whence he speaks.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

If you’re a founder who’s reading this: When layoffs are in the cards, you have a moral and ethical responsibility to let your employees know as soon as possible. Headcount growth is slowing as startups prepare for worst-case scenarios. How to make the most of your investor relationships in 2023. Do the right thing.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Then guests will provide feedback on the pitch: Is the information presented in a logical format, does the founder speak with authority, and what’s missing from the pitch? TCL’s mission is still to help founders build better venture-backed businesses. But going into 2023, there’s new urgency behind this mission.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Now that the OpenAI leadership saga has died down, startup founders building with AI can get back to work building the future. Sure, TechCrunch+ is a lot more than AI-related coverage, but we are also going […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For startup founders, the ability to inspire has everything to do with the ability to get others to see the world the way you do. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Despite the quickening pace of layoffs, there is some good news for SaaS startups: 70% of SMBs plan to increase IT spending in 2023, and the procurement process is getting faster. Before giving birth, Cory Siskind, founder and CEO of Base Operations, created a plan that would let her take time off while keeping her business on track.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Funds offering ‘friends and family’ checks could bring the change underrepresented founders need Image Credits: Overearth / Getty Images America’s long-standing wealth gap between white and Black households contributes to the lack of diversity among startup founders. Median liquid wealth for a Black family in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

When Greg Soh and his co-founder decided to build a distributed engineering team for their startup, numerous questions raced through their minds: Will the team be productive? Three more from the TC+ team: No wave for you : VC investors and startup founders see hope in the red wave that wasn’t , by Dominic-Madori.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Austin, Texas, is becoming the new home for large companies (Tesla), investors and startups alike. . It is now also the new home for Tim Draper’s newest initiative to help support early-stage founders: Draper Startup House Accelerator Program. Backed by Draper, of course, the program will launch in April 2022.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

After over 20 years of building solutions for finance and insurance companies, I’ve noticed patterns and processes that predict success – I want to put these in the hands of founders so their solutions have every opportunity to succeed in the real world.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2023

And I’m not foolish enough to try and make any real predictions about the state of fintech in 2023. My guess is that we’ll see a real survival of the fittest in 2023 and beyond. Either way, let’s hope 2023 brings with it greater due diligence, less ego and more viable business models. Digital lending funding was down 53% to $11.5

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The visit of the Indian delegation is part of the cooperation initiatives that followed the visit of Kim Dong-yeon, the governor of Gyeonggi Province to the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry in July 2023. “India has the third largest number of startup companies in the world and a population of 1.4

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