propel(x)

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

When angel investing in startups, it is important to know who the owners in the company are and what they own. This is where capitalization tables, or “cap tables” as they are commonly known, come in. The ownership of a startup changes as it grows and progresses through its funding rounds. What is a cap table?

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 17, 2020

Startups need capital to launch and grow. What many entrepreneurs don’t know is that startup capital comes in many different flavors. Here is a 2-page table summarizing each of the major flavors of capital, their pros, cons, and who they are good for. I hope you find it helpful!

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Southeast Asia-focused venture capital firm TNB Aura plans to invest around $30 million in startups in the Philippines over the next three years. The company is optimistic about the country’s […]

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

The D’Amelio family, including TikTok stars and digital creators Charli D’Amelio and sister Dixie , are formalizing their investments in startups with the launch of a new VC fund, 444 Capital. The D’Amelio family said the fund will have a particular focus on women- and minority-led startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. This gave me a front-row seat to the world of tech/innovation, and I began making some personal angel investments along the way.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 4, 2023

As an entrepreneur or founder starting a business, you may think of capital as purely monetary. Capital is often viewed only as an opportunity for an infusion of money into a business to get it started or grow and scale your company. Outside investment is not mandatory when starting a business. To raise or not to raise?

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Passive venture capital investing is a relatively new idea. As later stage investors permeate venture capital, they are amassing index funds of startups. If the public equities market is any indication, passive investing is here to stay. Classically, venture capital has been an active asset class.

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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. Menlo Ventures has raised $1.35

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Investing in private markets has long been reserved for the ultra-rich. Thanks to tech startups, though, the process is becoming much more accessible for those who aren’t members of the “one percent” of wealthiest Americans. Fundrise manages over $2.8

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 6, 2024

Identify and access management company Okta will award up to $500K as an investment to the winner of its inaugural SaaS startup competition. Okta’s platform helps startups develop identity-enabled applications. This is an incredible opportunity for startups to showcase their creativity while building for the future.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2024

Successful track record of investment spurs latest fund supporting biotech innovation Foresite Capital, a multi-stage healthcare and life sciences investment firm continues to do what they do best—investing in companies that leverage biology and big data to transform healthcare. With over $3.5

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 19, 2024

The investment was co-led by global impact investment manager BlueOrchard and Tata Capital Limited. In addition to […] The post BlueOrchard and Tata Capital Lead $11M Investment in FinAGG Technologies first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

3 Investment Partnership, a fund with a capitalization of JPY 20 billion. MUFG has been actively engaged in various initiatives to meet the financial needs of startups. Their support spans the entire spectrum, from seed to early-stage startups. and MUIP funds. With the introduction of the No.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Exponent Founders Capital, an early-stage venture firm founded by alumni of startups such as Plaid, Robinhood and Ramp, has closed on $75 million in capital commitments, TechCrunch is the first to report. The firm, which is emerging from stealth today, raised $50 million for its first fund in November of 2021.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. But before that, there was shared optimism that African startups would raise more VC funding last year than in 2021 when the continent, for the first time, passed the $4-5 billion threshold.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

Pipo Saude , a startup that developed a platform that sells and manages healthcare benefits for Brazilian companies, has raised $20 million in a Series A round of funding. Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital led the round, marking the first time the New York-based venture firm has led an investment in a Brazilian startup.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Register Japan has relaxed regulations to permit startups to raise investment funds through cryptocurrencies. With this, the Japanese government now allows startups the flexibility to secure capital using crypto assets in addition to conventional stocks.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Register China has announced the extension of favorable taxation policies for venture capital firms and individual angel investors investing in tech startups. By extending these tax incentives, China aims to encourage more venture capital funding and individual investments in the tech startup sector.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 3, 2023

Register Kairous Capital , a venture capital firm headquartered in Malaysia, has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Digital Way Group and China Silk Road Group to establish the Malaysia-China Digital Cooperation Council (MCDCC) and the Malaysia-China Digital Cooperation & Development Fund.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Register The Southeast Asian fintech startup has been a dynamic landscape, with countries like China, India, Singapore, and Indonesia emerging as fintech hubs, each with unique strengths and focus areas. GFC, Money Forward, Alpine Ventures, Patamar Capital, and nine angel investors also contributed to the funding round.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 23, 2023

who is a junior investor in the Venture Capital industry. He hopes to find a fulltime position in venture capital after graduation. He currently serves as a Venture Partner at Mech Ventures where they invest in the future of pop culture. How did you break into tech investing? What is it that excites you about investing?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Oleksandr Yaroshenko is head of investor relations at Headway , an edtech startup based in Ukraine. Also, foreign embassies are returning to Kyiv, indicating that Ukraine’s capital could soon be safe enough for companies to reopen offices. Let’s look at six reasons to invest in tech startups that hail from Ukraine.

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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. Roderick Purwana, Managing Partner of East Ventures, expressed his satisfaction with the SV Investment partnership.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 24, 2024

On Wednesday, South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups unveiled a startup fund to strengthen venture investments. The initiative, named the Startup Korea Fund, emerged from a collaboration between the government and various entities such as large corporations, financial institutions, and small to medium-sized enterprises.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges? Did you know?

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Register Ficus Capital has announced that it invested $400,000 in Assemblr , a Bandung-based start-up that is focused on helping users to create AR content via its web-based platform. Assemblr is Ficus Capital’s first investment outside of Malaysia. Remember Me. No account yet? Mavcap is the fund’s anchor investor.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Triet Nguyen (pronounced like Trent but without the N), Senior Associate at Render Capital. Born in Vietnam and raised in Texas, he recently relocated to Louisville, Kentucky, upon joining Render Capital earlier this year. How did you break into tech investing?

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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.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2021

Over the next few weeks, the venture capital industry will compile and release data concerning its Q4 2020 performance, capping a year that saw the world of private capital freeze , thaw and burn. The dataset deals with worldwide investments into fintech companies from the start of October through December 12th.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda. Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The company’s latest funding round earned investments that will help Willowmore further expand its market presence and strengthen its position as a leading provider of smart access, IoT and analytics technologies. The round was also participated by SEEDS Capital, Enterprise Singapore’s investment arm. “We

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

As a veteran startup worker who has been laid off during economic downturns, it’s dissonant to hear investors say this is a good time to launch a software company. According to Kyle Poyar, a partner at OpenView, the current downturn is creating similar opportunities for SaaS startups. They’re not wrong, however.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 21, 2024

Japan will introduce a residency program for angel investors to encourage investment in the country’s startups. The program aims to attract much-needed investment capital and will offer residency lasting up to five years. This initiative comes as Japan seeks to boost its startup ecosystem in key sectors.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 27, 2021

It’s an issue every entrepreneur and new business must face: raising capital for your business. While capital can come in many forms — debt or equity, private or institutional — this article focuses on raising equity capital. Whether you find the challenge of raising capital exhilarating or anxiety-inducing (maybe both!),

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Before you raise money as a cash-strapped fledgling startup, it can feel like every problem you are experiencing would go away if you just had some money in the bank. At TechCrunch, it often seems as if every other startup story is about yet another fun company raising satchels full of venture capital. I have two day jobs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

More global investors are backing startups in the region and certain sectors in particular, such as fintech, are exploding. They’re also investing in funds. Today, Volpe Capital announced the $80 million first close of its fund targeting high growth technology investments in Latin America.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2024

Phil Nadel: The Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Visionary Transforming Startups into Success Stories I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Nadel, a well-respected serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, published author, and frequent speaker at industry events. How did you break into venture capital?

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