TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Finantier , a Singapore-based open finance startup, wants to streamline that data with a single API that gives financial services access to user data, with their consent. Open finance grew out of open banking, the same framework that Plaid and Tink are built on.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. By September 26th we had submitted a term sheet which was signed on October 4th and financing was closed in less than 30 days. On August 26th I had an equally effusive intro from Ynon Kreiz, also a friend, trusted source and also the CEO of portfolio company Maker Studios.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. I suppose, more specifically, the bubble ended in the last two weeks of September--right after this financing. The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

By definition you will either get a crappy SI promising you they will move mountains or a great SI that gives you their C-player team. That it is non-dilutive financing? I highly recommend this strategy for any company who doesn’t care about referenceable customers. It’s false logic. Your Best Eyes & Ears.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Alternative financing options such as revenue financing or expense financing are often overshadowed by the VC model, but they can be just as, and sometimes more, useful for SaaS startups, writes Miguel Fernandez, CEO and co-founder of Capchase.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Contributed by Madhavan Sivashankar , chief executive officer and founder, Gulf International Finance Limited. When I looked up the word “resilience,” I found that I had the definition wrong. Sivashankar has been a member of EO UAE since October 2020. . Life’s not about how hard of a hit you can give. A fallacy.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Marqeta has agreed to acquire two-year-old fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $223 million in cash, marking the first acquisition in the publicly-traded company’s 13-year history. Founded in early 2021 by Randy Fernando and Andrew Dust, New York-based Power Finance announced last September that it had raised $16.1

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

But Jason is one of the smartest thinkers in our industry so while style points in his eye-poking post might be low, he’s definitely scratching at something important. lack of traction, lack of downstream financing availability. founder fighting. existential threats (Apple announced they are competing directly with you).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

You’re in charge of operations, sales, marketing and finance. Being a solopreneur, by definition, means going it alone. With better knowledge of my finances and the ability to outsource administrative tasks to a VA, I was in a position to consider the big-picture strategy. You don’t hire employees.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

This definition acts as the cornerstone of future decisions. Bootstrapping Fundamentals At the outset, your startup might be fueled entirely by bootstrapping — utilizing personal savings, minor loans from close ones, or the proceeds from your first sales for financing. Plans also help with prioritization.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Lastly, your city needs to be livable—and that definition is changing. It had been written that NYC was built by industries of zero sum games like finance and real estate, and that DNA wouldn’t work in the startup community. San Francisco is dealing with some very serious livability issues. You need both.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

I can definitely think of a few people I met with and said, "Well, that person was kind of a jerk" or they just had a bad personality--and they went on to build seemingly successful businesses. I think we originally connected via your blog - it''s great and you''ve been one of the longest running VC bloggers (as far as I can recall).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

All of them are up-or-out and they are rigorously capitalistic and at times that may even mean unfair because by definition people make subjective determinations of ones skills. I’ll always remember right after the 35-hour maximum work week was put in place in France I met with the finance minister of the country. He told me.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Now, a startup that’s built a platform to help provide financing specifically to businesses working within that supply chain is announcing some financing of its own. “Accenture estimates that the demand for finance in this business segment is $3.6 No one else is using technology to facilitate financing [for them].”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 30, 2021

Next, let’s take a step back and look at the definition of ROI on Investopedia : “ROI is a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment or compare the efficiency of a number of different investments. To work this out, spend time going through your finances and financial statements.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Why they raised so much initial funding As I said in the interview, we at Upfront come from the land of small first rounds of financing. definitely a big and expensive promotional bet for a “startup”. “We She also spoke about the importance of 5G and why they think Quibi will be a perfect use case for the technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

Problem definition (with the market … it’s why you exist). Progress to date of your company (when started, key milestones, what shape is the product in, any pilot / beta customers, financing). What should be in the deck? Some variation of the following (this is a suggested order). Bio of top 3 people in the company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

The definition of “temporarily” is yet another unknown. As uncertainty swirls around how long the COVID-19 crisis is going to last, many businesses are temporarily shuttered. Without knowing how long the crisis will continue, it’s critical to get a handle on your company’s funding needs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

Prices have definitely gone up in 2011 as depicted in the anecdotal chart below. So in 2011 as a startup company if you can generate lots of demand you can definitely raise an A round of capital (say $3 million) at a $7 or 8 million pre-money valuation or slightly higher whereas just two years ago you would have struggled.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 17, 2021

But let me explain: music streaming includes companies empowering musicians to hold live digital events supplanting the coliseum experience with high definition video and audio at home. Music streaming, test and measurement, and quality assurance initially baffled me. If you have a hypothesis, send me a tweet at @ttunguz.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

I’ve definitely been wrong on market value. We’ve had two companies where we had to bridge finance them several times before they eventually IPO’d We had a portfolio company turn-down a $350 million acquisition because they wanted at least $400 million. Being too late and you back an “also ran” You also need to be right about the team.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

If that isn’t the original definition of “angel” money I don’t know what is. In LA we have entertainment, finance, textiles, aerospace, transportation, fashion and so forth. It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report. CincyTech today has $28.5

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’re fortunate to interview William Stringer, Founder of Chisos Capital , a structured finance company. Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. My background is finance, investments and operations. Q: Please give us an overview of Chisos.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Unpacking Proptech: A data-driven series on advancing built world innovation In Part 1 and Part 2 , I reviewed proptech financing trends, sources of capital and investor types, scaling and fundraising lessons from the past five years, and potential conflicts of interest. That brings us to one of the most exciting topics — exits.

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Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2021

This is a unique opportunity for somebody who loves data and startups to help us build definitive points of view to guide investment decisions. Given the number of YC companies raising Series As every year, you’ll have an unparalleled understanding of how these financings happen and the early-stage funding ecosystem. Learn more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

You’ll be surrounded by very knowledgeable EO member investors, and you’ll definitely learn from them. If you’re interested in dipping your toe into the investment arena, this is the EO event for you. What’s next for MyEO DealExchange and the DX conference?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 14, 2022

More debt financings means flat is the new up. Last week, I wrote about Founderpath , an Austin-based company that offers debt financing to B2B startups. On August 8, Mexico City–based expense management startup Clara announced it had been approved for financing from Goldman Sachs for up to $150 million. Here in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The stage definitions in venture, from seed to late-stage Series D, E or F rounds, have always been open to interpretation, and general patterns are challenged by outliers at each stage. Outliers — unusually large financings with high valuations relative to the company’s maturity — are as old as the industry itself.

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The Seraf Compass

JUNE 7, 2023

After considering exit practicalities for a company in Worksheet One of the Seraf Method, the purpose of Worksheet Two is to gauge how much capital it is going to take to move that company to the most logical point of exit and estimate the impact that financing plan should have on the valuation you should pay.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

Here’s how I break down the four quadrants (and I’ve put my definitions in here – not Covey’s). Figure out a way to finance it. But if I asked you instead whether you want to work on things that are urgent or not urgent it requires more consideration. Get VCs to agree to join.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

was definitely in the bucket of amazingly talented founders with a great product that hadn’t yet proved product/market fit. To watching Fred lead our sales, marketing and implementation efforts and driving the recruiting & financing of the company. The financial pressures of running a startup started to hit Jonathan.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Here’s a framework for how it can help drive success at your company: Strategy, People, Image, Finance and Systems for compliance, or “SPIFS.”. By generic definition, the board of directors consists of elected individuals that represent shareholders. What is a board of directors, anyway? What exactly can a board help you do?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Similar to cars and films, there is definitely an argument to be made for owning gadgets on a subscription. And for retailers, it’s another alternative to offer customers — alongside buying outright, using credit or offering by-now-pay-later or other kinds of financing in order to close a deal. Lumoid out of the U.S.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 11, 2021

YC is hiring across many of our teams, including Admissions, Continuity, Software, People Ops and Finance. This is a unique opportunity for somebody who loves data and startups to help us build definitive points of view to guide investment decisions. Find out more about the open roles here. ADMISSIONS. Learn more. Learn more.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

The financing is notable for a few reasons. For one, that new $6 billion valuation, is up 50% from the $4 billion it was valued at last November when it raised $200 million in Series D financing. It’s also up tenfold from its $600 million valuation at the time of its Series C raise in August 2019.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Acronis has raised $250 million in equity, and co-founder and CEO Serguei Beloussov said in an interview the company plans to use the financing both to grow organically, as well as for acquisitions to bring more “proactive” technology into its portfolio. The funding is being led by CVC and values Acronis at over $2.5 billion. .”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). I will miss my daily interactions with Sam.

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