TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A flurry of fintechs emerged in hope of meeting that demand while incumbent banks clamored to step up their own digital games. Presently, NorthOne has about 75 employees and doesn’t plan to go on a hiring spree with its new capital. Then there were those companies that existed well before the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

With Snipd’s latest launch, which is available on Android and iOS this week, the company is channeling its inner TikTok by presenting users with a highlights reel, of sorts, automatically pulling out what it believes to be the most memorable moments from numerous podcasts. Snipd: “TikTok”-inspired feed of podcast highlights.

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

This presents a big change for Microsoft , who in a different era would’ve have looked so favorably toward open source — they will sunset internal repository Codeplex in an effort to bring Microsoft tooling to a new cadre of developers. They’re probably not far off from the truth. 5/ “Decentralized Everything?”

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

If your business requires a lot of preparation to understand the nuances before you meet the VC, you probably need to reframe your story a little bit and simplify,” she said. Here’s a full transcript of their presentation and the audience Q&A session. H1 2022 cybersecurity product-led growth market map. “If

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2010

I found that I was always more curious about issues like “why do you charge for your web hosting services this way when newer non-incumbent players do not?&# I saw it as my job to probe, challenge, question, analyze, present facts and summarize options but in the end to leave it do the client to own the results.

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Haystack

JUNE 29, 2018

One analyst estimated $15b+ of incumbent market value was wiped out. PillPack didn’t over-raise venture capital, likely had several million on the balance sheet when it was acquired, and the acquisition presents a terrific outcome for the Boston area.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Today, anyone between the ages of 18 and 27 can sign up for an account — the founding team is focused on the Gen Z crowd presently. Venue managers are educated on 222’s moderation and guidelines and it’s incumbent on them to instruct staff, Kazemian said. Perhaps that will change now that 222 has VC money behind it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

“Like a pressure cooker, COVID blew the lid off what was a simmering mental health crisis for over a decade,” VC Tim Schlidt told TechCrunch. Additionally, these large addressable markets present a business opportunity for investors who previously ignored investment in central nervous system disorders for decades.

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Unvalidated Learnings

JUNE 8, 2017

Not only did the incumbents fail to grasp the potential value, but it would have made no sense for them to go after such a small unprofitable niche, which would have been irrelevant to their top line, and eating away at their bottom line (CDs were 90%+ gross margin products back then). most of the value created would accrue to new entrants.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. But this isn’t likely to be a VC-backable business (which to be clear is totally ok). Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses. Market Size. Market Structure. ” Are you going into an industry (say, music?)

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Unvalidated Learnings

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Slideshare presentation here These slides support a keynote I gave at Slush’s “On-Demand Everything” conference?—?they It is a bet that growth will be strong enough to bring sufficient VC funding, in order to keep subsidizing demand and increasing utilization rates to demonstrate that the model can eventually be operated profitably.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

An additional $15 million was raised from the same investors led by Dubai-based VC firm Global Ventures. Asides from Egypt, Paymob is also present in Kenya, Pakistan, and Palestine. The pandemic presented one of the best opportunities for fintechs all over the world to achieve massive growth. million Series A round.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Yet, the sector is very much alive, and the “correction” of these companies’ valuations presents an opportunity for those who have cash left on their balance sheets, investors told TechCrunch. This may actually be a great moment for insurtechs to nurture their relationship with incumbents to work on synergies and potential trade sales.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs. The cliche VC answer: strong team, big market. This is how we have successfully created a strong familial culture at our VC.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

This meant that Boden, who had struggled to raise traditional venture capital from VCs in London and beyond, could focus on recruiting a new team and building out the infrastructure required to launch an actual bank. How rival challenger bank Starling pranked Mondo on day new name Monzo was unveiled.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Alongside a16z founder Marc Andreessen, general partner Chris Dixon has been integral to the firm’s rise as a giant in the crypto VC world — he was an early investor in startups such as Coinbase, Uniswap and Oculus VR. The State of VC in 2022. How To Build Your Early VC Network: Turning Social Capital Into Financial Capital.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

” Bill Gurley : That’s presenting the argument a very specific way where you’re forcing them to opt into something else instead of just opting out. Bill Gurley : Well, industries get more regulated and incumbents write the regulation. This is why I say, “This is the Lucy and football of healthcare policy.”

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