TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

It is also licensed by Indonesia’s central bank, enabling it to offer more services. The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round led by SIG Venture Capital, with participation from CE Innovation Capital and returning investor PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus.

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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. . Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal. Not all CRM systems enable this. 4) CRMs focused on finance/investment management.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Most importantly, there is a reasonable probability that the absence of standard governance guardrails and constraints actually enables reckless behavior. The post Venture Capital Red Flag Checklist appeared first on Above the Crowd. The odds are quite low, but it is possible.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

One of KNN3’s better-known customers is Mask Network, which enables users to send cryptocurrencies on Web 2.0 million in a seed funding round led by the crypto-focused venture capital firm HashGlobal and Liang Xinjun, former vice chair and CEO of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International. In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

Securing early-stage venture financing is usually the best way to accelerate and sustain growth, but with various funding options available, how do you figure out the best course of action? Choosing the right financing partner can be tedious, as they need to align with your mission, values and objectives. Revenue financing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We remain confident in the long-term trend that software enables and the value accrued to disruptive startups; we also recognized that in a strong market it is important to ring the cash register and this doesn’t come without a concentrated effort to do so. In short, In Venture Capital, Size Matters Size matters for a few reasons.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The funds will also be used to extend vehicle financing credit to over 100,000 drivers in the next two years. The startup introduced vehicle financing in 2018, and in just over two years, CFO Guy-Bertrand Njoya told TechCrunch, the churn rate by drivers affiliated to them has crashed to “close to zero.”. “We

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

Coming out of stealth today with $150 million in debt financing and $11 million in seed funding, Arc is building what it describes as “a community of premium software companies” that gives SaaS startups a way to borrow, save and spend “all on a single tech platform.” Its vertical focus on SaaS also sets it apart, Muir believes. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

They were brought back together by the pandemic to start the e-commerce enablement company. It also plans to soon offer embedded finance products. And in January, fulfillment is up 20% compared to November of 2021. Looking ahead, CEO Gomez projects that it will fulfill close to 6 million items in 2022. So, just how does it work? “The

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

So instead of going out and raising venture capital, we decided that we were going to bootstrap because we could convince some landlords to list their homes on this platform that we had built and derisk some of their problems.”. million seed funding led by Los Angeles–based early-stage VC firm MaC Venture Capital.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Some are more for fun, and the financing options for those types of buys — such as motorcycles and ATVs — are more limited. The company, which offers “instant” financing for large recreational purchases, boasts impressive financials in a startup world whose inhabitants are mostly unprofitable.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But in 2021, Homebound expanded to Austin, Texas, its first non-disaster market, with the goal of taking learnings from those rebuilds and applying the same “streamlined, tech-enabled building process” to make custom homebuilding an option for local homeowners.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

I’m a believer in the ‘ software eats the world ‘ thesis, although I often change it to ‘software enables the world,’ which is not nearly as evocative but also not as consumptive.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) But Quibi has raised $1.4

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

While operating Fablic, the trio found that many users still used cash to pay and manage their day-to-day finance. The founders wanted to address the issue in the consumer finance industry in Japan and launched SmartBank. In addition, it will soon release services for parents and kids to manage finance together, the startup says.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Investor relations: For startups seeking venture capital, solid financial forecasting provides a realistic picture of critical metrics, such as annual recurring revenue, customer acquisition costs, and customer annual recurring revenue. Cash flow management: Maintaining an optimal cash flow is critical for any startup’s survival.

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Dream It

AUGUST 6, 2020

Today, the company announced a $10M Series A financing round led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and digital health fund Heal Capital , with participation from existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners, and Dreamit Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Venture capital firms raised funds over the past 2 years at what Mark McQueen, president and executive managing director at CIBC Innovation Banking, called an “unprecedented rate,” but as that has begun to recede, he says CIBC is in position to fill in with its nondilutive capital. It’s also now why CIBC can claim it is the No.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Open finance continues to be a significant theme in the world of fintech as businesses tap APIs to access customers’ financial accounts and provide a gamut of integrated and embedded financial services. The South African API fintech enables businesses to build, optimize, and scale financial products.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. What stage?

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 14, 2023

Register Indonesian startup, Finfra, has secured $1 million in new funding to expand its embedded finance offerings. Finfra aims to address this gap by providing the necessary technology infrastructure for online businesses to offer embedded finance products.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As a venture capital investor in B2B e-commerce companies, I’m carefully watching the industry and have seen several forward-thinking business models emerge for B2B marketplaces. Supply-chain financing and dynamic discounting are two mechanisms business buyers use to settle invoices with suppliers on preferred timelines.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. How to find a job as a VC scout.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The rapid adoption of digital payments has become a great challenge for finance teams. He worked a Melio, a business-to-business (B2B) payments platform for small companies, where he saw finance teams become the victims of their own success. According to one report , teams spend as much as 40% of their time processing transactions.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Bold , a technology company working to enable financial access to electronic payments in Colombia, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management. It claims that merchants supported by Bold have seen sales grow about 25% on average simply by enabling digital payments. . “If

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

It’s a gap Marco Financial is looking to bridge through its tech-enabled risk assessment platform that can provide better insight on who should receive loans. Banks don’t like risk, which means businesses spend most of their time trying to get financing rather than increasing sales,” Spradling told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Dr. Abrar Chaudhury is a climate finance research fellow at Oxford Said Business School researching on topics of global environmental change, climate finance, policy implementation, sustainable development, and corporate purpose. However, depending on whom you talk to, the climate finance gap currently sits at $2.5 Contributor.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

In the venture capital industry, “unicorn” is a term used to describe a privately held startup company with a company valuation of over $1 billion. Alkami, which provides cloud-based digital banking solutions for banks and credit unions, raised subsequent rounds of growth capital. Now major names in venture capital are involved.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. What stage?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Austin’s venture capital scene has been hot for years now, but a pair of local investment firms just closed on new funds aimed at injecting more capital into startups in Austin and elsewhere. She recalls over a decade ago talking to tech-enabled consumer lenders about how technology would affect financial services.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. Next36 focuses on supporting students and recent grads launching their startups, while Next AI supports AI-enabled ventures looking to disrupt industries. . Some schools run their own (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Savannah Fund , a pan-African venture capital firm, today announced a $25 million fund as it looks to back more early-stage startups on the continent. However , in 2016, Savannah transitioned into venture capital investing, focusing on seed and Series A stages within $25,000 to $500,000 checks.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Rali_cap , an early-stage venture capital firm focused on emerging markets fintech, has launched a $30 million fund. Last month, the firm, formerly known as Rally Cap Ventures, reached its first close of $20 million (its initial target) before increasing the fund size, signaling a strong LP appetite.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

The Scotts Valley, California-based company is using cloud technology and the Ethereum blockchain as the engine for its Paystand Bank Network that enables business-to-business payments with zero fees. Specifically, Almond would like to reboot digital finance, starting with B2B payments, and reimagine the entire CFO stack.

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

HPA is excited to announce our investment in Fuel Me ’s $18M Series A Round , which was co-led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Tribeca Venture Partners and includes co-investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Interplay Venture Capital, and FJ Labs.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The recently acquired capital infusion will be directed towards MADCash’s online platform, leveraging advanced AI technology for optimization, financing operational and marketing requirements, and facilitating the startup’s expansion endeavors across the Southeast Asian region, as detailed in the official press release.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing.

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