Revolution

JUNE 3, 2021

Despite waiting for a “return to normal,” it’s clear that over the last year society has been constructing a “new normal.” The percentage of early-stage venture capital dollars invested into Bay Area startups dropped 15% over the last 10 years, from 39% to 24%. And we have since we started our efforts in 2014.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Recent traction includes companies working in the construction, property management, sports and hospitality industries. Mort appreciates that TrustLayer is tackling the problem not by becoming the insurance broker, but by working with the incumbents as a software solution.

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Revolution

JUNE 10, 2019

While certain categories such as coworking, alternative accommodations, “ibuying”, brokerage, and construction (among others) have adorned the front pages of leading media outlets, we are still very much in the early innings of innovation in the space. There is something inherently exciting about this growth and the opportunities it implies.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

. “We’ve made it a priority to focus on safe and quality enterprise data collections in the construction of our training sets to avoid biased or toxic data and copyright infringement,” he said. “Overall, our commitment to ethical and responsible training of AI models sets us apart from our competitors.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 5, 2022

But it is illustrative of the measures that financial services companies — incumbents and fintechs alike — are taking to make their installment loans available to more consumers. In other words, it wants to help fintechs be in a stronger position to compete with incumbents, something it believes will benefit consumers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2022

Startups like these are keeping the incumbents (relatively speaking) on their toes. Handle.com raises $10M Series A for construction payment compliance. The venture says it seeks to raise up to $150 million in total equity to fund investments “in technology-driven opportunities related to all sectors of real estate.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 22, 2022

I’ve come to realize, in reporting on startups and venture capital pretty much exclusively for the past 5 years — and for many more before that in one capacity or another — that nothing is black and white, things aren’t always what they seem and they can change in the blink of an eye. Read them here. Image Credits: Xendit.

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