Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. Venture Capital. We spoke about the disruption of VC through crowd funding. If you have some time I highly recommend watching it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Twenty-three members of the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab cohort are pitching today to an audience of over 300 investors, potential partners, and customers. The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program. “At

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 30, 2024

Disrupt Technology Venture (Disrupt) has announced the launch of the Disrupt Health Impact Fund in collaboration with leading Thai business groups. The first group of co-investment partners includes Digital Health […]

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Dream It

AUGUST 10, 2020

Red Flag #1: Trendy Buzzwords Red Flag #2: Superlative Overuse Red Flag #3: Words that shall not be spoken Red Flag #1: Buzzword Bingo Founders often throw around words like “disrupt”, “revolutionize” and other trendy buzzwords in their pitch. Consider, many customers don’t actually want to be “disrupted”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt , the premier event for startup investors and founders, is coming back in 2023 with an enhanced new format. Disrupt will have six industry tracks , each with its own stage, including AI , fintech , hardware , SaaS , security and sustainability.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight.

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MAY 2, 2023

When I think about true disruptions in tech—the ones that enable huge investor outcomes because they create generational behavior change, entirely new markets, and populate whole business ecosystems out of nothing—location-aware mobile devices stand out to me as right up there with the web itself.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt — the original startup conference — returns to San Francisco on September 19–21. Plan ahead for Disrupt 2023 and bank big savings Early action deserves to be rewarded. What can you expect at TechCrunch Disrupt? Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023?

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

After seeing my ability to bring a big community together, she wound up introducing me to TK because he was running a hackathon of his own around the first Techcrunch Disrupt in NYC in 2010. Techcrunch Disrupt is where I met Steve and Jared from GroupMe and what led to me backing the company when I was with First Round Capital.

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MARCH 30, 2015

Because most internet business concepts were not capable of productively employing tens of millions of dollars of venture capital does not mean they were bad ideas." All they would have to do is cut a few hundred people or two, and stop buying growth with venture dollars. That''s when the heads start rolling.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

It’s hard to believe it but TechCrunch Disrupt — only one of the most engaging, fun, well-attended startup events in the world — is around the corner, taking place September 19–21! Outsiders may not realize just how much work goes into planning Disrupt. If you want to receive this in your inbox every Sunday, sign up here.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Despite everything it theoretically knows about me, Facebook ad units disrupt my feed. Venture Capital & Technology' It provides me the least amount of critical and impactful value--and it feels like, compared to a year ago, it provides less and less value because of its efforts to monetize. Is it just the next Yahoo!--a

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Capria Ventures , a venture capital firm specializing in investments in the Global South , has announced the first close of its $100 million fund, which will focus on investing in 20 to 25 tech startups in key entrepreneurial hotspots across India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. The ones above are the ones I’ve prioritized this year (other than Disrupt – I never seem to get invited to that one). Upfront Ventures' And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

Back in February, we started calling for content — urging startup subject-matter experts to submit applications to lead roundtable discussions or breakout sessions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Audience Choice voting opens Now comes the part where you, dear readers, play a major role.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Denis Shafranik Contributor Denis Shafranik is the co-founder of Concentric , an early-stage venture firm. I’ve found that this is most common amongst venture capital trusts, corporate VCs and government-backed VCs — where the concern of potential litigation is higher — and at late Series A or Series B stage.

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Revolution

APRIL 6, 2021

By Revolution Ventures Managing Partner David Golden and VP Alex Shtarkman As voracious consumers of podcasting content, we could not be more excited to announce our investment in Indianapolis-based Casted , a company reinventing the traditional digital content marketing playbook. Stay tuned! [1]

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 4, 2023

The additional cash came from USAA, Uniquest, and Samsung Ventures. “Disruptive approaches to enabling next generation lidar capabilities are imperative for important applications such as automotive safety,” said Michael Smith, Assistant Vice President, Corporate development at USAA.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

announced they raised $9 million from Sequoia , arguably the best venture capital firm that exists. We will have two well-funded companies educating the market on why this market opportunity for the $24 billion US storage market is ripe for disruption. This morning Clutter.io Congratulations.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

I''m incredibly excited to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures'' investment in Plum Print. I met Sarah in person at Techcrunch Disrupt in NYC a few years ago. Venture Capital & Technology' Plum Print turns your kid''s artwork into buyable merchandise like coffee table books, and soon note cards, framed prints, and calendars.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 10, 2024

Observing emerging trends in the global startup ecosystem, Index Ventures announced the addition of $2.3 billion in new funds earmarked for disruptive and transformative businesses. AI alone will revolutionize virtually every sector of the economy and open up whole industries to venture that have remained virtually untouched.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Chris Lehane, chief strategy officer at Haun Ventures, will bring his unique career experience and investing expertise to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Prior to joining the firm, Lehane was an executive at Airbnb.

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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. ” In 2018, Crossworks Myanmar was born, initially intended to hire talent for Jeshua’s ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2013

years ago and still rings true today, stating the unique Twitter attributes that are disruptive: Real time. It is the oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria that is Tweeted before people even know a disruption may happen. We co-led the A-round with IA Ventures. Asymmetric. Location Aware. Referral Traffic. Not so DataSift.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. marking its highest level since 2017. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S, Cultivate a super team, not a superstar.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2025

The company announced it has received a strategic equity investment from Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures). This investment highlights Samsung Ventures commitment to future healthcare technology and recognizes Pisons potential in neurocognitive assessment and tracking capabilities.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

A small fund like Brooklyn Bridge Ventures might have minimum investment sizes of a quarter to a half million dollars—whereas a late stage megafund probably expects its LPs to put multiple millions to work. Plus, the overall dollars invested tend to be smaller. How big these winners will be is not a game I’m in.

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Revolution

MARCH 10, 2025

Years of offshoring, bottlenecks, and climate-driven disruptions have made it clear: we need to rethink where and how we source materials. Now, as we double down on our investment, we know that this model isnt just a clever ideaits a necessary reimagining of American supplychains. Wood is a perfect example.

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500

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We’ve recently partnered with LA Fund, an innovative hospitality-focused venture fund, to launch a bootcamp for startups building products that have the potential to disrupt this space. One which you may not have heard much about is HTaaS — or Hospitality Tech as a Service.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2015

In November of 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term “ Unicorn Club ” as it relates to billion-dollar startup companies. Why is it ready for disruption? That could lead you to conclude that there’s more evidence that VC is being disrupted by outsiders. Why is your market broken?

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APRIL 23, 2012

Venture capital is kind of like a knuckleball. It could have been that awful hire you made that disrupted the team and you had to let go, but funny enough, that's never the story is it? Even the guy tossing it around has no clue why it winds up where it does. Not special? Smart people fall all the time, trust me.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Students are great source of ideas because they’re willing to challenge the existing norms – the basis for all disruption.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Angel investors or venture capitalists will require that entrepreneurs sell shares (equity) of their companies for investment. That being said, we have seen many examples of large companies that get disrupted by smaller, scrappier startups. Another great route for social entrepreneurs is Kiva , which provides low-interest loans.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

And for decades, until the entire industry was disrupted, that attraction established a virtuous cycle. 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.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

GV (formerly Google Ventures) led the recently closed $30 million Series A round. Other participants include Citi Ventures, Outpost Ventures, 53 Stations (supported by The Pritzker Organization), and Firebolt Ventures(headed by prolific technology investor Gokul Raja ram ). “We’re

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has affected nearly every industry globally.

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