Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

4- Any startup can raise venture capital I've also seen a misconception on business types, versus their ability to raise venture capital. It was deemed by Techcrunch and CNN as 'The Next Angry Birds' and was downloaded over 300,000 times. We published a video on traditional businesses vs. 'tech' startup companies.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . HubSpot doesn’t allow blocking of downloads and Docsend does, so we continue to use them. . Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal.

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JULY 1, 2010

Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. Fast-growing application store with more than 1billion apps downloaded (second in size only to Apple). Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. Competitors: Skype. Current round: $16.5mm in Series-B. Total raised: $22mm. See: TechCrunch.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

We also spent a fair bit of time talking about the changing nature of venture capital and in particular the hand-on practitioner role of early-stage VC led by accelerators such as YC, 500Startups, Betaworks and the like. You can watch on YouTube or download the podcast (for the gym!) I agree with him. or video podcast.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

We have the latest from how the technology world is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a review of the Theranos show, notes from New Zealand venture capital and more. Soon every company will also be a VC : The boom in venture capital activity that the world saw in 2021 did not fail to impact large companies.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

With early venture capital in its pocket, Duolingo could afford to focus on product over profits. It’s an attractive route because it vastly lowers the cost of acquiring users while also increasing engagement and thus retention.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

And if you want my presentation on the things I Effed Up at my first startup you can view or download the short PPT by clicking that link on Docstoc. 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation? It’s why I love the idea of the FailCon conference and hope to speak there one day.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2015

Conventional wisdom says that you follow on in your winners in venture capital, but I''m not sure you can always accomplish that so cleanly. It''s not clear whether the metrics of pre-sales, downloads, or customers acquired with venture dollars are really predictive of great outcomes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

But despite the fact that Q1 2022 posted historically elevated results, venture capital investment decelerated from Q4 2021 levels. To understand how the late-stage market is slowing, let’s observe trends in data that we tracked during the 2021 venture capital bonanza.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

You can of course view the presentation in SlideShare above or download it directly for free here. Venture capital will be easy and then hard. Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? Will this Trend Last? In my mind there is no doubt this a lifetime trend. That always happens.

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JUNE 11, 2015

Gogii [the original company name] was an early leader in the free text messaging space and we had tens of millions of downloads of our product. He’s been working in one of the top firms in venture capital in the Valley for many years and with that comes an enviable Rolodex. He’s with you in good times & bad.

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APRIL 13, 2011

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. Brad’s start in Venture Capital. was starting.

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JUNE 28, 2010

SGN games downloaded +17mm times on mobile devices. Current round: $2mm Series B from Tomorrow Ventures (Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google) and Lars Hinrichs (Xing founder). Current round: $8.5mm Series-C led by Jafco Ventures with DCM , Emergence Capital, and August Capital participating. Read more: TechCrunch.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2010

Unfortunately, as long as content is produced by people who send nastygrams to people building great consumption experiences , like Pulse, and who want us to download a new app for every site we visit, you can expect little change. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology. Ok… that’s all I got.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). 2009 has been the worst year for M&A in a decade.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

That time is now, and Yana is now among the top three downloaded apps in Mexico and 12 countries, including Spain, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela. With its new capital, Yana is planning to “move away from the depression/anxiety narrative,” according to Campos. “A When you download it, it’s almost like you can see a soul in there.”.

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APRIL 16, 2011

That’s why I was so interested in having “ The Gotham Gal &# come on This Week in VC ( video link on YouTube , download iTunes, episode 15) ) and dispel those myths. ’ You can watch it all on YouTube or download from iTunes for free. In the next generation everybody (including women (are going to write code).&#.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Myths such as &# real companies raise venture capital,&# &# you’re selling out if you sell your company for JUST $15 million,&# or “companies need two co-founders&# need closer examination. You can download the deck here. I disagree with all three of these.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Do they get to download the data regarding the people and/or companies with whom they were in contact?Giving Upon leaving the firm, individuals [may]/[may not] download or retain any data from the CRMwithout explicit permission from the [General Partner]. Giving this permission reduces the incentive to create a personal data solo.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2016

And if you do happen to be lucky and find the right mountain to climb, if you find that you’ve started ascending the peak before others have found the right trail — then venture capital is for you. But you need to understand venture economics. You can scroll through it or download it directly from SlideShare.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Dropbox should have a marketplace of folders that I can download or even buy that have specific actions built in that occur when I drag a document into them. Tags: First Round Capital Venture Capital & Technology.

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JUNE 2, 2010

I’m not even going to bother downloading Venture Economics data because I know it’s going to be garbage—most angel rounds aren’t tracked very well. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. That being said, is it me, or do more and more entrepreneurs seem to out there in the market essentially skipping the 500k-ish angel round?

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a leading venture capital firm, says, “The thing that gets me most excited is the founder whos obsessed with solving a problem that matters, and is determined to keep going no matter what.” Learn what investors want to hear that triggers their investment decisions.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

First of all, their CrunchConnect product will make your pitches a lot easier, by not forcing your clients to download plugins to do over the web presentations. That’s unfortunate, because Salescrunch is one of the most exciting deals I’ve ever seen and Sean Black is the right person for the right job if I’ve ever seen one.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. And, thus began the Scooter Wars, which saw consumers across major U.S.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

download from iTunes for free) or just skipping to the bits you like. He also covered how “traditional media companies” think about the future and how they view disruption. You have the luxury of either watching the whole episode with Andrew Siegel (or listing on podcast at the gym!

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APRIL 19, 2011

You can watch him on YouTube , download in iTunes (for gym or commute) 3/31/11 edition. I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. Or read the quick, informative summary below the image!

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

What is the mix of revenue between ads, subscriptions, digital downloads & ecommerce. They’ve worked with a few small companies like Zynga, Playdom, GroupOn and TopSpin Media. If you have this sort of need – check ‘em out. </end of plug> 4.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Download the a16z Guide to Raising Debt Thank You Your download will begin shortly. Or click here to download manually. OUR PRIVACY POLICY By clicking the Download button, you agree to the Privacy Policy. Download the a16z Guide to Raising Debt Thank You Your download will begin shortly. Let’s get started.

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MAY 7, 2011

Juno used your modem to to download and send email, and it was paid for by placing ads in the email client. With StackOverflow, Joel raised money through venture capital. Free email providers (like gmail or hotmail) didn’t exist, and you had to pay a separate fee to dial up companies like AOL to access the internet.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Going after the some 83% of Americans that have a credit card , the app version was officially launched in 2019, and now the Atlanta-based company is announcing a $3 million seed round co-led by Dundee Venture Capital and Calano Ventures. I downloaded the app, and on the first day, saved $20.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

And the investment comes after mental health-focused startups as a category have performed well from a venture capital perspective. The service has over 100 million downloads, up from 40 million downloads in February 2019. Mental health startups are raising spirits and venture capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Over the past decade, venture capital has become synonymous with entrepreneurship. SaaS founders often emphasize vanity metrics, like user acquisitions and total downloads. Established in 2006, JotForm allows customizable data collection for enhanced lead generation, survey distribution, payment collections and more.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As part of its latest stunt, MSCHF, a venture-backed creative studio that’s smarter and more audacious than most, is poking a little fun at the venture industry itself — and perhaps publications like TechCrunch, too.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

million downloads and raised a total of $15 million in total. Investors to date include D Moonshots, Cleverage Venture Capital, Roca X and Gapminder VC. SkinVision reached 1.2 Medicai co-founder Alexandru Artimon (CTO) previously co-founded software company Atta Systems. Meanwhile the Tumor Board project continues.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

The Japanese fintech startup said today it has raised a $20 million (2 billion JPY) Series A funding round led by Globis Capital Partners with participation from Z Venture Capital, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital, and DBJ Capital.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

They’ve been pouring capital into established gaming companies like Scopely, which on Wednesday announced a $340 million investment round at a $3.3 But venture capital simply hasn’t given the gaming industry and the broader synthetic market the attention it deserves given its place in the entertainment and cultural firmament.

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