TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Startups and VC Card collectors often dispute how much their cards are worth. 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. New Jersey–based CollX raises $5.5

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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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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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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.

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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. But going into 2023, there’s new urgency behind this mission. TechCrunch Live started in the heady days of 2021, and now in early 2023, the startup world is experiencing radical changes.

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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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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 “We raised from three VCs — Big Story VC led the round, and Formula VC, Granatus Ventures and BANA (Business Angel Network of Armenia) participated.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

” Further, upon asking about the specific qualities of startup founders, “the motivation, unique insight and resourcefulness of startup are things that I look out for,” Jeshua expressed. For founders opting for VC funding, swift closure of funding rounds is advised to maintain focus on product development.

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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. So how do you raise outside the Valley bubble? so he’ll give practical advice on how to stay alive and thrive.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Startups and VC. On TechCrunch+, he shares some of the tips and advice the company has learned — most of the advice is best applicable to earlier-stage startups. 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

APRIL 6, 2023

Startups and VC Meal replacement startup Yfood did a thing today. As a result, “the average Black founder raises less than around $1,000 from family and friends,” reports Dominic-Madori Davis. That now includes cracking down on online betting games, Manish reports.

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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. I try to keep things fresh, so I was dismayed to realize that I’d used the word “downturn” in two different headlines this morning.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Tambe, TechCrunch Akin to an in-house VC, Neesha A. Tambe recruits, sources, vets and trains startup founders from across the globe, as Editor of Startup Battlefield – TechCrunch’s global startup competition.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

That’s right, tech’s OG conference dedicated to early-stage startup founders — and the ecosystem that supports them — kicks off tomorrow at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. They’ll unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines and will wade through the hype to keep you up-to-date on the world of business, tech and VC.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Workshops, breakouts and roundtables — led by established founders, leading subject-matter experts and VCs — cover core entrepreneurial topics across fundraising, marketing and operations. TechCrunch Early Stage takes place on April 20, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. Check out the agenda ! We can’t wait to see you in Boston!

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I *think* Daniel and I met at a VC happy hour many years ago. He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. What does 2023 Daniel know that 2012 Daniel didn’t? Daniel Chait: Oh man, I have a ton of these!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

By midday Thursday, he had received messages that three of the biggest VC funds had told their companies to pull money out of SVB. And so he did what dozens of other founders did: He initiated a money transfer, this time another 25% of the remaining funds. – Startups who are entering fundraising and likely pausing.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

And this is something that London-based generalist VC firm Playfair Capital knows all about, given its focus on backing super young startups that have yet to make much of a ripple in their respective industries. So founders need more to be able to live comfortably while they build their company.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Series, which offers corporate bank accounts, is getting inundated with inbound messages, entire portfolios of VC firm — and the pace of inbound is ramping up by the hour. YC-backed startup Arc CEO and co-founder Don Muir said that “this is a COVID moment for financial services,” as demand for digital banking gets accelerated.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

The executive asked VC clients to “stay calm.” bank to do so, ruined the weekend for many startup founders and venture capitalists. How were startups going to pay for stuff while the mess was being sorted out? He said, “That’s my ask. We all know how that went.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you have the desire, the expertise and the followers it takes to be a speaker at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco? Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? Then heed this call for content, because we want to hear from you. Buy your pass and claim your reward today.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

You have four — count ’em, just four — more days to take advantage of early-bird pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Knock this easy task off your to-do list now, and come September, join a global gathering of more than 10,000 startup founders, makers, investors and entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

What’s it like to be a startup founder? Each episode features an interview with an early-stage founder to tell the story behind the startup. Currently a partner at Pillar VC, Wilcox commercialized electronic paper displays by founding E Ink, which Amazon acquired in 2009. Not the hype, not the spin.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

“As an investor in these startups, it’s your duty to help the startup get to that point in the shortest possible amount of time,” he writes. 1 on LinkedIn’s 2023 Jobs on the Rise list. 1 on LinkedIn’s 2023 Jobs on the Rise list. Should they even get paid at all?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Some light reading for the new year : Anna and Alex collected them and now share some of the books startup founders and venture capitalists could not put down this year. Startups and VC. How to make the most of your investor relationships in 2023. ” How to make the most of your investor relationships in 2023.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

“Waiting for a rebound in public market multiples in order to preserve previous valuations has not proven to be a good strategy, and now an increasingly larger group of companies are competing for a smaller pool of VC and crossover capital,” they write.

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

He says you really don’t need that “exit plan” slide in your pitch deck — there are a lot of assumptions and predictions on a founder’s part, and it is hard to know who wants to buy your company, so just get rid of it. Startups and VC. There are a number of very good TechCrunch+ stories today.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

In 2023, it’s back under a new moniker. We’ll be talking operations, hiring, fundraising and more, hitting on key topics for a new generation of startup founders. How can founders who don’t fit the Hollywood or HBO stereotype use their experiences to their benefit? Seriously, what are you waiting for?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Today we particularly enjoyed the Equity podcast team’s 2023 predictions on the future of building, crypto, and AI. Here’s a great gift idea for yourself and other early-stage and soon-to-be founders. Grab a Founder pass to TC Early Stage 2023 for just $75 by registering with this link before 11:59 p.m. Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

David Frykman, general partner, Norrsken VC. Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders. The old saying, “build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door,” does not apply to startups in the sexual wellness category. Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Startups and VC. And in only partially AI news: Putting Austin under the loupe : Mary Ann reports how a fatal police shooting of a startup founder puts Austin’s diversity problem in the spotlight. Avoid 3 common sales mistakes startups make during a downturn. based AI firm Exyn, Manish reports. Romain has more.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Data reveals Women Entrepreneurs Gaining Ground On the startup side, according to the 2024 Wells Fargo Impact of Women -Owned Business Report, between 2019 and 2023 women-owned businesses grew at nearly double the rate of those owned by men which was exceeded during 2022 to 2023, reaching 4.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders 5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem The startup economy has grown and shifted since the turn of the century, and universities — stocked with a never-ending supply smart, ambitious young people — have increasingly taken part.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is the largest and one of the best-known funding sources for web3 startups. Alongside a16z founder Marc Andreessen, general partner Chris Dixon has been integral to the firm’s rise as a giant in the crypto VC world — he was an early investor in startups such as Coinbase, Uniswap and Oculus VR.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Register Startup founders looking to attract investors need to show proof of an outstanding team and must be realistic with their valuation numbers, said Bernard Moon , Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Group , a South Korean accelerator and fund network. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

A “not-quite open source startup” : That’s how Paul described Dozer, a startup that came out of stealth today with $3 million in the bank and technology to help any developer build real-time data apps in no time flat. Startups and VC The hype around ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, hasn’t reached a peak yet, Kyle reports.

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