Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

EO’s Most Engaging Posts on Inc.com for 2023 With a thirst for learning and a willingness to share lessons learned and insider experiences, EO members published 47 informative posts on EO’s Inc.com channel in 2023. Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1. Did you catch them all? or EO on Inc. ?

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Revolution

DECEMBER 7, 2022

2022 brought new connections and perspectives as we met with entrepreneurs, portfolio companies, and ecosystem builders on the ground in startup communities across the country. Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season and 2023 filled with hope and excitement for the future startups are helping to build.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Entrepreneurs with innovative ideas utilizing NEC’s technologies and businesses can move their ventures forward into seed-ready startups upon acceptance into NEC’s Elev X! These startups are pushing the frontiers of technology, creating solutions that address critical market needs and contribute to a better society.” Venture Studio.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

My first YC Demo Day was in Summer of 2008, where my startup and twenty-one others anxiously pitched a room full of investors on what we’d been working so hard to build. Fifteen years later, I’m here as YC’s president kicking off our 37th Demo Day — the one celebrating the Summer 2023 batch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

We asked EO members to look ahead in 2023 and identify trends they see for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship overall. We’ve missed face-to-face interaction for too long; building relationships is key to winning more business in 2023. Opportunity for startups. Here’s what they shared. Video pitching. Truth will prevail.

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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. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S,

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 31, 2023

I like to think of what we’ve been going through in the tech sector/startup land/venture capital over the last year as a cleanse. This cleanse is likely to continue for most, if not all, of 2023 but I think it gets easier from here. At least for most people who work in tech and startups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

From navigating complex regulations and securing funding to connecting with and growing a network, entrepreneurs in Vietnam face a unique set of challenges as they build their businesses: Access to capital: Securing funding for a new business can be elusive, particularly for startups. We look forward to meeting you!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

EduFi, a fintech startup that enables financially strapped students to secure loans for their education, has raised $6.1 The Singapore-based startup has launched an artificial intelligence-powered study now, pay later (SNPL) lending platform […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 13, 2025

million in grant funding to 11 New Jersey startups under Round Two of the Pilot Clean Tech Demonstration Grant Program. The funding will support pilot demonstration projects from startup companies creating technologies that mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. In 2023, the NJEDA awarded more than $3.6

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 31, 2024

2023 was a breakout year for AI video. pic.twitter.com/i9UDEHtP5h — Nathan Shipley (@CitizenPlain) December 1, 2023 Length — can you make clips beyond a couple of seconds? This post has been adapted from a thread from a16z Partner Justine Moore on X. Follow Justine on X for more analysis and observations.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

The company touts over 200,000 businesses with, a large portion being startups that use its services as a financial backbone, replacing cumbersome platform switching or thejuggling third-party apps. Its been synonymous with banking for startups, but Mercury is built for nearly every business and is a real competitor to legacy banks.

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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? There was no money train.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2023

If you’re looking for something lesser-known and innovative, you may want to consider products and services that have been developed by kid tech startups around the world. In […] © 2023 TechCrunch. When it comes to gifts, it can be hard to pick the right one for your kids, especially since there are so many toys to choose from.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2022

What happened in 2022 is the bottom fell out of the capital markets and the startup and tech sector more broadly. In the areas that USV works in; tech, startups, and web3, there have been a number of important downstream effects of the popping of the bubble and they are worth enumerating. This is the first of these two posts.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Saviu Ventures, a VC firm targeting startups in Francophone Africa, has made an initial close of €12 million for its second fund with the backing of private investors, including French and Kenyan family offices. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

French startup Pivot is an interesting startup story as it is scaling at a rapid pace even though startup investments are down in Europe. In September, Pivot started selling its […] © 2023 TechCrunch. After raising a $5.3

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 30, 2024

$15 Million Series A supports the startup’s growth with a $10M Net Revenue Run Rate In 2021 real estate fintech startup Backflip launched an all-in-one platform for real estate entrepreneurs to support their acquisition and renovation of single-family homes.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2023

That’s something a new startup called Velt wants to fix with the launch of […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2023

High-flying venture investors in India managing hundreds of millions of dollars are tempering expectations, making early-stage startup bets that in best-case scenarios they hope will return 3 to 5 times invested capital. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

billion in new capital that it plans to use in part “to support the forthcoming generation of AI startups,” the venture firm announced today. Notably and unsurprisingly, the firm is today quite bullish on the future of artificial intelligence, noting that it has already backed the likes of Abnormal, Anthropic, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Supply chain and e-commerce enablement startup, Omniful, has today emerged from stealth with $5.85 Supply chain and e-commerce enablement startup, Omniful, has today emerged from stealth with $5.85 The UAE and Kingdom of […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 29, 2023

USV is an investor in Bolster , a marketplace for fractional and full-time executive talent for startups and growth companies. I strongly recommend founders and operators in the startup and growth sectors subscribe to the daily email and podcast. It is called The Daily Bolster. I did a Daily Bolster episode and it is featured today.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Most startups play defense when discussing pricing with customers. Startups operate in newer markets where pricing standards haven’t been set. But throughout this turmoil, startups must adopt a process to craft a good pricing strategy, and re-evaluate prices periodically, at least once per year. AWS, Twilio, Heroku, etc.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

© 2023 TechCrunch. We asked a number of venture capitalists who are active in the AI investing space to walk us through what they are seeing in the market today. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2024

Reber made the announcement in […] © 2023 TechCrunch. Pitch, the company behind a collaborative presentation software for businesses, is scaling back and bootstrapping, with CEO and co-founder Christian Reber stepping down and two-thirds of its employees losing their jobs. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Candex, a startup that aims to simplify procurement — specifically vendor management and payment processes — for businesses, today announced that it raised $45 million in a Series B investment led by Goldman Sachs with participation from WiL (World Innovation Lab), Altos, NFX, Craft, JP Morgan, American Express and Edenred.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The platform, which claims to help e-commerce merchants save between 50% and 80% on international shipping costs, said the funding will fuel its expansion in its primary […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

Why does representation matter when it comes to startups? A brighter spot: Funding going to startups with at least one female founder ticked up to 26.1% of allocated capital in 2023 (compared to 18.2% Because women have and continue to gain more purchasing power than ever. Here’s what they had to say. “As

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

83b elections are an important tax strategy for founders and early employees in startups and they should be used more frequently than they are. Taxes are hard enough for the average startup employee to understand and comply with. USV TEAM POSTS: Nick Grossman — Feb 8, 2023 Beautiful Permanence & Messy Change

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Jason Calacanis

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Thanks for reading Jason Calacanis on Startups! ” Why The AI Roaring 20s will be the greatest time to start your company The next supercycle is starting right now, in 2023 and 2024. Unlimited venture capital for any winning startup (defined as a startup that can get to $500,000 in revenue), with reasonable gross margins and burn.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The investment arm of the UK retail bank M&G has led a funding of $340 million into Udaan, a business-to-business e-commerce startup, in one of the largest financing rounds secured by an Indian startup in 2023. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The Warren Buffett firm invested about $260 million in Paytm in 2018, acquiring a 3% stake in the financial services startup at a valuation of about $10 […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2024

Paris-based startup Nabla just announced that it has raised a $24 million Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation, with participation from ZEBOX Ventures — the corporate VC fund of CMA CGM.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

By working hard to implement the strategies she learned, in 2023 WashRoom Laundry crossed the US$1 million dollar revenue threshold and Saichelle graduated to full EO membership in EO Charlotte. I also work with City Startup Labs. I truly believe ‘You get out of it what you put into it’.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2024

Investors are hoping for more enterprise adoption and vertical AI solutions this year as the AI startup market starts to grow up. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Agnikul, an Indian space tech startup developing small-lift launch vehicles, has raised $26.7 Companies — from big tech giants to startups — are looking to launch their small satellites (up to 500 kg in weight) to space to improve […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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