TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? That’s certainly true for the Builder Stage.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

In a world where constant change and the need for sustainable solutions are more urgent than ever, young entrepreneurs emerge as the driving force behind innovation and progress — as demonstrated by the winners of EO’s 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. For new businesses, finding investors in your field enables greater opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. The ability to interact, transact and disrupt is an order of magnitude greater at broadband speeds than at 56k dial-up modem speeds. THAT is disruption. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Challenges facing EdTech founders: Small Network: A small number of hugely successful EdTech startups (compared to other markets like FinTech, AdTech, etc) so a very small network to learn from and everyone is still exploring and finding his own way. Readmill Long story short, they failed to monetize to sustain the business.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

For a few years now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has been a stalwart advocate for the “blue economy,” and an incubator for ocean-focused early stage startups. “We see startups leapfrogging across multiple accelerator programs to try and access new networks and funding. . ” he wrote in an email to TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Welcome to the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt ! You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. Disrupt Stage | 10:00 am. Disrupt Stage | 1:40 pm.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

More than four billion people work, live, and sustain themselves in the metropolis. Technological leaps have enabled many (though by no means all) of us city-dwellers to sustain ourselves adequately, despite breaking our traditional connection with agricultural life. Photo: Global Climate Strike 2019, Lausanne. Photo: Kina Mama.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

What areas need to be disrupted? Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network. One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. What areas are going to change? What will Facebook do to things?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Bolt , an Uber competitor that is building an international on-demand network of services to transport people, food and other items in cars, scooters and bikes across Europe and Africa, has picked up some strategic funding today to continue expanding its business in emerging markets. billion, based on a 1.5x multiple on GMV of €3.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

We’re flagging this one, folks, because you have just one week left to take advantage of early-bird pricing on all passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Disrupt is the startup world’s big tent, and it draws more than 10,000 people from around the globe. Price now: $450. Price now: $350.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

“[Everstream provides] visibility into essentially every network, component, ingredient, ?and “Connected business networks, scalable computing power, graph data base technology, and advances in AI algorithms enable Everstream to combine massive volumes of public and proprietary data to build a model of the global supply chain.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

So entrepreneurs need to think the same way some VCs do – because markets change, competition changes, innovation & technology cycles move so fast only having a few truly outstanding leaders in your company can you sustain any sort of advantage. It takes both to build a community. The business leaders need to do their parts.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Now apply that same theory to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , and you can save a bundle when you take your team, your clients or your star startups to San Francisco in September. Grab a group rate discount to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 OK, here’s the deal. Head to the Deal Flow Café, our brand-new investor-to-founder networking area.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Why should you go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco on September 19–21? Five reasons to go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 1. Five reasons to go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 1. Network, connect and collaborate You simply won’t find a better time or place to expand your network, with the right people, than at Disrupt.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Networking & Collaboration Building relationships, seeking mentorship, and leveraging partnerships for growth. He has disrupted multiple industriesautomobiles (Tesla), space travel (SpaceX), and even brain-computer interfaces (Neuralink). sustainable energy, interplanetary travel) and builds companies to solve them.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Startups are known to disrupt the markets, and this disruption usually ends up in developing totally new demand for its offerings. Such demand and other metrics of a disruptive startup, when represented in the form of a graph, form a shape of a hockey stick. Surging Growth.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 5, 2025

How women innovators in Asia-Pacific are transforming food security, nutrition and climate action With 370+ million people facing undernutrition and climate change disrupting agriculture, these women-led innovations are stepping up to create lasting solutions. But the innovation doesnt stop at farming.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Most were either trying to play catch up to startups that had come out of nowhere to disrupt their industries or to existing competitors who had gotten an earlier start at digital transformation. As they focused on the bottom of the pyramid, only a few companies enjoyed breakthrough and sustainable success. . The result?

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

Every day, Im surrounded by a passionate team that shares a common vision of disrupting an industry. However, this challenge has also taught me invaluable lessons in prioritization, resilience, and how to build a sustainable business model that can weather the highs and lows of the startupjourney.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 9, 2023

Every year billions of venture capital dollars flow into startups with disruptive innovations. If you run a global network of widget factories then presumably you know a lot about the costs, risks, and expected revenue of opening a new widget factory. The goal here is to strengthen the company and make it more adaptive.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Capria Ventures has been making direct investments in key tech hubs of the Global South for over a decade, using its experience and networks to source and create value for a new generation of startups. Its current investments in India and Southeast Asia include fintech firm Alami, agritech firm BharatAgri, and jobtech company Betterplace.

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Competition and sustainable advantage.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

Founder Brad Hel ler Ecodrive – B2B platform that makes sustainability accessible, transparent and ROI effective. The fund’s portfolio companies have raised about $191 million so far as they scale and disrupt industries.” Actual amount invested depends on total dollars raised.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Circularity in action: Sustainable innovations in Amsterdam Reflower and Dik & Schil emerge as two pioneering businesses in Amsterdam to advance the circular economy through innovative solutions. Impact Hub Network Global team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp At the heart of the CirculUP!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. Network with corporations, VCs, & founders. Networking. Join thousands of investors, corporate executives, startups, and policymakers to network via video chat. Going Green.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Toward the end of March, IntegrityNext , which helps organizations audit their supply chain partners for compliance with environmental and sustainability governance (ESG) rules, landed $109 million from backers including EQT Growth. Startups selling supply chain tech continue to attract major investor attention — and dollars.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Like the EO members who are making an #EOImpact in their support of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , Alice believes that business leaders are in a position to solve the greatest problems facing our world today: climate change, resource scarcity and social dynamism.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

You’ll also often hear companies that started in coworking spaces praise the networking benefits of being in a shared space — team collaboration, events and close contact with people in other companies helps startups connect and grow. Green Garage Detroit in Detroit is focused on hosting sustainable businesses and being sustainable itself.

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Onevest

MARCH 25, 2015

This is the question that we get asked all the time at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. Invest in What You Know The very nature of startups is to disrupt and change things. Cause driven opportunities and impact investing are also ways to be passionate while maximizing your investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

EO and its members aim to transform the world through social entrepreneurship, a goal EO formally committed to through supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Learn what it’s like to join the only global network exclusively for entrepreneurs. We owe them all a big thank you!”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The company’s distribution methods are D2C as well as tapping large dermatology networks, with pricing at $24.49 The hope is to reduce chemical fertilizer use, increase crop yields and help farmers grow sustainably. The products are all natural and developed by dermatologists. for a subscription.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

However, it quickly evolved into a platform facilitating remote team management for over 40 companies globally, providing job opportunities amidst the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, a valuable company, sustained by growth and impact, naturally becomes an attractive acquisition or public offering candidate.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

The new round from Cowen Sustainable Investments (CSI), labeled a Series B, follows the company reaching profitability in April 2020 and gives Quip more than $160 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2015. The company showcased its service at TechCrunch Disrupt NY’s Startup Alley in 2015.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2022

By the time you’re reading this, we’ll be two days away from TechCrunch Disrupt! Anyway…speaking of Disrupt and Brex, I will be interviewing co-founder and co-CEO Henrique Dubugras and Anu Hariharan, managing director of YC’s growth fund, YC Continuity, live in a Fireside Chat on October 19! Hello, hello. Soooo exciting!

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

Cardless announced plans to launch co-branded credit cards on the American Express network. While the demand effect of higher interest rates may build over time, continued strong trends at the card networks point to sustained growth trends for the payment processing industry.”. For more details, head here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

With its new capital, the company plans to expand its nationwide network of hosts and renters as well as continue to spread awareness of its marketplace. “We This provides new revenue streams to landlords hurting from the pandemic keeping so many people at home. The beauty of that square footage is that it’s in every single state.

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As disruptive as COVID-19 is, new entrepreneurial opportunities will open up because of it. Evaluate the impact of these efforts, including increased access to capital, on stabilizing local entrepreneurs and small businesses across all demographics and geographic areas. Additionally, with crisis comes opportunity.

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