TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The wave of venture capital interest in geographies other than Silicon Valley has been building momentum over the past 5+ years. If you measure capital flow by Twitter chatter alone, you may assume the tidal wave is about to break and checks are being doled out via T-shirt launchers repurposed from hockey games.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Women still only get about 2% of venture capital investment money, and we want to see that change,” said Cindy Boyd, EO Houston. “By Bridging the Equal Opportunity Gap Shaivi Modi, EO Surat, echoes the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs globally. By working together, we can move the needle.” This is the world I am building.”

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 3, 2010

It’s all part of a culture of, for lack of a better word, intimacy, that happens in the innovation and startup world. I can’t recommend you to be employee number four or five for the company that I just joined the board of unless I’m pretty sure you fit within the culture and have the same values as the founding team.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Venture capital investors focused on food tech are calling 2023 the year when alternative seafood startups will make notable strides. For example, one of the biggest venture capital investments into alternative seafood in 2022 went into Wildtype , which raised $100 million in a Series B round for its cultured salmon product.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 24, 2015

Matt learned the “client service” approach to venture capital or startups by working at CAA and credits Richard Lovett with having taught Matt the importance of client service. As a result Matt feels compelled to give back to Harvard Westlake to provide similar opportunities for economically challenged individuals.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2021

W h en many people think of how the business sector relates to startup companies and the venture funding that invests in them, the perception is that this part of the economy is irrelevant and doesn’t impact the average person’s life. How significant is venture capital funding? Sign Up: Receive the StartupNation newsletter!

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It was an opportunity to generate significant returns, momentum for rising startup markets, and innovation that would strengthen America’s dynamism and competitiveness. Louis AgriBusiness Club : The organization offers networking opportunities that bring together various stakeholders in the AgTech sector.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I’d moved out for Homebrew after nearly ten years in New York, and the east coast / west coast culture shock is real! Homebrew: Venture capital is no longer as opaque as it was 10 years ago, but a lot of what gets shared is pro-VC content marketing more than the real day-to-day reality.

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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. Company cultures got out of whack. Venture capital firms got out of whack. New technologies are emerging that provide a lot of opportunities to start and build new companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. One of the most profound books I have ever read is Jared Diamond’s “ Collapse ” in which he talks about how and why historical cultures have collapsed and disappeared and the quick answer is that it always comes rapidly from over exploitation of natural resources.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As an example, only 3 percent of venture capital funding went to all-female-founded startups in 2022. By fostering early exposure and education about entrepreneurship and other career paths, Franc.World is paving the way for an inclusive landscape where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

To design a scalable business model, think about how you can create a customer-centric culture within your company. What’s more, strategic partnerships with other companies in your industry can help you access new markets and customers, share resources, pursue market trends, and create mutual growth opportunities.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

It makes sense: Opportunities are everywhere and entrepreneurial folks are, well, entrepreneurial. As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works One caveat: That doesn’t mean founders should pay themselves way above market rates. ” at the startup founders I advise. This is the No.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

More than half of our TBFP Concept Fund investments and about 44 percent of investments from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund have been in IT, software, telecommunication, and internet firms, Brett Kolomyjec, Oklahoma entrepreneur and CEO of Happily, is upbeat about post-pandemic opportunities for businesses in these industries.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

This round is about seizing the opportunities ahead for our next phase of growth, including driving innovation with new products, exploring acquisitions, and ensuring long-term financial flexibility, said Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury. Since its last funding round, Mercury has expanded its capabilities in notable ways.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

I do think a national downturn will hurt funding in other (not all) markets because of the cultural norms around here with respect to angel funding and all the seed funds. I don’t know how I will end this post, because it’s a bit of a ramble. It’s also very focused on the Bay Area, but that’s what I know.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The upside opportunity here is, like other early bets we make, based on future products and further development of some newer efforts. The DNA of the company is in providing compelling and creative advertising opportunities for brands--so it's only natural that they'd extend that to commerce as well.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. “Hip hop is a multi-billion dollar business and it was built off an opportunity that nobody else saw because they didn’t understand the culture.” He said that. Or even three weeks ago.”

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 4, 2019

However, it has been my experience, over fifty-seven years living in the US, that we try to live to these values and that the notions of freedom and equality are deeply rooted in the culture of America. It is also my experience in the venture capital business. But again, there are gaps in this record of opportunity.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The silver lining to the horrors wrought by Covid is that the pandemic opened the venture capital community’s eyes to the world of opportunity beyond the traditional tech startup hubs of California, New York, and Massachusetts. Today, cities around the country are entering a period not unlike early-stage Detroit.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

It’s amazingly helpful to share challenges, opportunities, and experiences with people who understand what I deal with daily as a business owner. I also struggled with creating a cohesive culture between different tiers of the organization. I now spend more time working on my business.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Yet I often hear people asking about these types of opportunities express their questions to me whether I think this company is going to be a big hit. Over time I realized that this created a rotten culture. . Not every job you have is supposed to be your big break. It’s Ok for that to be your job to “learn.&# .

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite this, venture capital funding continues to miss the gender parity mark, with the gap between all-women and all-men-founded teams becoming even more pronounced amid a broader investment slowdown. Because women have and continue to gain more purchasing power than ever. Alas, COVID has changed the work paradigm forever, it seems.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In true CLF fashion, we brought together leaders across entertainment, sports, music, and business and tech at our annual Cultural Leadership Summit to celebrate the undeniable influence and impact of culture, and foster real connections to build the future together. I like pressure. It’s what gets me going.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

Often when startups who have raised venture capital need another round of financing they will turn to their existing investors to give them money before raising from outsiders. And equally damning is that the culture inside the company drifts insidiously from confidence to cautiousness. But piers are often counter productive.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

While that happens sometimes, it was a challenge for Google because it frequently had trouble adapting from an engineering driven culture. They didn’t focus on building for the web and they lost a great opportunity to win the transition to browser based applications. With StackOverflow, Joel raised money through venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I had to laugh a bit reading it.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Initially aspiring to work in the events industry to organize music festivals, Triet gained valuable experience at non-profit organizations like The Dallas Entrepreneur Center and later at Capital Factory, a Texas-based accelerator fund. Breaking into venture capital has been a remarkable and challenging journey.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

With barriers like these in place, it should be no surprise that 77% of founders are white, and mostly male — despite the attention diversity and inclusion initiatives receive in tech culture today. Without access to capital, even the most innovative companies will fail to scale. Sign Up: Receive the StartupNation newsletter!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in Venture Capital It’s time to tear open the seemingly impenetrable ‘old boys’ network It’s no secret that founders seek out investors who value diversity and recognize the success that comes from having diverse teams. However, the question of how to make this a reality remains unanswered.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

However, for all their effort and importance to the tech ecosystem, raising significant venture capital seemed elusive to startups in Africa’s digital media landscape that rely on grants and personal funding to scale. million in seed funding to expand its audience and build new verticals.

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Haystack

MAY 5, 2018

The public’s interest in learning more about and participating in venture capital seems to grow more and more each week. In this post, I wanted to briefly break-down the different ways folks can invest today (*assuming they have access to capital — more on that below in a footnote) and benefits & drawbacks of each one.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Union Square Ventures (USV) has been one of the most successful venture capital firms of the past 10–15 years and continues to be a leader in our industry. Lindel is no stranger to thorny venture capital issues — he was arguably amongst the most successful LPs of his generation.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company. The private sector has already identified this opportunity. Israel : Elevator Fund , Hanaco , Innovation Endeavors , JANVEST Capital Partners , Pereg Ventures , Team8 , numerous others.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 19, 2011

They hangout with the same people they grew up with and haven’t ventured much past the world that mainstream media and pop culture has served to them via the broadcasted silver platter of TV. —they’re the ones who fell into the most routine.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For example, cultured animal cells involve taking a small number of cells from living animals and growing them in a controlled environment to create food. The shrinking price difference between animal protein and meatless alternatives provides the opportunity for consumers to seriously consider a change. based venture capital fund.

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