TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage in Nigeria. . At the time, seven-figure seed investments in African startups were a rarity. These investments are usually made by third-party investors (friends and family), and range between $25,000-$150,000. Okra is an API fintech startup.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 27, 2022

OurCrowd First Israeli Company to Partner With the Singapore Economic Development Board in the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) Programme. Collaboration will further strengthen ties between startups and corporates in Israel and Singapore. June 27, 2022 09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

WINTER For starters when we conducted our annual VC & LP survey in December of 2016 to prepare our annual Upfront State of the VC Industry report we found that twice as many VCs cut their investments in 2016 relative to 2015 with > 30% of VCs having cut investments. billion into Uber.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Today, one of the more promising hopefuls building an investing service in the UK is announcing a significant growth round after seeing a surge of attention this year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. s public companies by providing additional capital and liquidity.

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

A few examples… When asked in February what differences in the landscape he saw in 2021 and if deals were much more competitive, Accel partner Ethan Choi responded: “On the investing side, deals were definitely more competitive and valuations certainly reflect that, even despite a correction in public fintech comps.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The investment is the largest-ever Series A round for the region, and it values Wave at $1.7 Four big-name backers jointly led the round — Sequoia Heritage, a private investment fund and a subsidiary of Sequoia; Founders Fund; payments upstart Stripe; and Ribbit Capital. Wave , a U.S. From Sendwave to Wave.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 2, 2021

Contributed By Susan Michel, EO New Jersey member and founder and CEO of Glen Eagle Advisors , which provides investment management and financial planning advice. Consider letting your child invest their money in the stock market: You can let them pick the stock the money is invested in. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Goldman Sach’s VP of venture capital and growth equity Jade Mandel has joined MotoRefi’s board. MotoRefi has raised $60 million since its inception in 2016. The company has hired several senior-level executives, opened a new headquarters and partnered with SoFi. MotoRefi raises $10M to keep pedal on auto refinancing growth.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

For a good long while, it seemed like a fund-returning investment. It looked like I had invested in a company making a generational impact. On one hand, it benefited tremendously from the Trump backlash after the 2016 election and society’s focus on women. A great board member helps you catch your blind spots.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. . So, why invest in anyone who’s not a white or Asian male? . We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.”

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HPA

MARCH 3, 2022

HPA has been an investor in Catalytic since the Series Seed investment in 2016. We’d like to thank HPA Deal Lead Andy Bokor and HPA Managing Director Pete Wilkins, who served as a Board Observer, for their contributions and counsel to the company throughout the years.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

How the Accredited Investor Definition Unfairly Limits Investment Access for the Non-wealthy and the Need for Reform * WATCH THE HEARING NOW, BEGINNING AT MIN 10 * Early this morning, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing entitled “Sophistication or Discrimination? 2022), available at FY22 OASB Annual Report (sec.gov) 4 Id.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

As Synder ’s two co-founders Michael Astreiko and Ilya Kisel wrap up their time at Y Combinator, they also announced their seed round of $2 million from TMT Investments. It was originally founded as CloudBusiness in 2016 and developed accounting automation and management of business finances for small and mid-size businesses.

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Dream It

MAY 18, 2020

Wellth graduated from Dreamit’s Healthtech program in 2016. As part of the Series A round, yabeo’s Dr. Gerrit Seidel will join Wellth’s Board of Directors as the new Chairman of Wellth. Today, we announced a $10M Series A round co-led by yabeo and Boehringer Ingelheim.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In addition to the financing, Splice also nabbed Kakul Srivastava, the vice president of Adobe Creative Cloud Experience and Engagement as a director for its board. Splice is also pleased to announce that Kakul Srivastava has joined the company’s board. Steve Martocci at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2016. Image Credits: Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Launched in 2016, the company is primarily focused on computer vision software for robotics in logistics and warehouse settings — clearly a hot category as more companies look to automate their back end. The round also finds Whitney Rockley of McRock Capital and Toshi Otani of TransLink joining Plus One’s board.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As part of the transaction , Vangelov told TechCrunch that he will join Starco’s board and is getting shares in the new company, while himself and Soylent’s shareholders will become the largest single voting block in Starco. In 2016, the company made a voluntary recall on its bars after customers got sick.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2020

I aggressively invest in people. It’s been like having my own board of directors, for both my business and personal life. She joined EO Minnesota in 2016. “You have no idea how amazing it’s going to be to see your employees grow personally and professionally.” This has been my greatest joy in being an entrepreneur. And we are!

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. We’re currently evaluating about 20 companies a month and issuing term sheets to 25% of them; those that fit our investment criteria. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. . So, why invest in anyone who’s not a white or Asian male? . We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

Other investors include the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, Fidelity, Wellington Management, and the Qatar Investment Authority, according to Crunchbase. million in 2016 to a whopping $3.7 Prior to the IPO, SoftBank’s Vision Fund holds slightly more than a one-third stake in the company.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

Amid a recent tear in residential real estate investment, venture capitalists are looking to get a piece of homebuying startup Flyhomes. Norwest’s Lisa Wu and Battery’s Roger Lee are joining Flyhomes ’ board as part of the deal. billion worth of homes since launching in 2016.

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HPA

JANUARY 25, 2021

The company announced raising $40 million, bringing total invested capital to $65 million. Co-founded in March 2016 by Chris Gladwin, Joseph Jablonski and George Kondiles, Ocient transforms how industries ingest, store and analyze the world’s largest datasets, delivering unmatched price/performance levels.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

A new foreign investment bill will impact venture capital and the US startup ecosystem. In 2016, we set out to develop a rigorous methodology for tracking progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in venture capital, and to measure and benchmark those data through our biennial VC Human Capital Survey.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Boampong founded the Ghanaian fintech in 2019 and is one of Africa’s well-known serial entrepreneurs after co-launching OMG Digital , a YC-backed Ghanaian media startup, in 2016. It also signified Insight Partners’ first lead investment into an African startup; the $20-billion behemoth took part in Flutterwave’s Series C round in 2021.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

” Axio was co-founded in 2016 by Kannry and Dave White, who say they were inspired by the difficulty companies often have making decisions around cybersecurity investments. “We saw how CEOs and boards of directors struggled with even approaching discussions around cyber risk. Department of Energy.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

If economists tried to measure the cost of the malaise that the election of 2016 left, we'd undoubtedly see billions, if not more, lost in worker productivity. That meaning isn't going to be something you search for on a traditional job board branded around impact--it's going to be an inherent part of the way you search.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The app was founded based on Flashfood CEO Josh Domingues’s personal experience in 2016. Founded in March 2016, Flashfood has numerous grocery partners across Canada and the United States, including Giant, Loblaw, Giant Eagle, Tops, Family Fare, Stop & Shop, Tops, Price Rite Marketplace and more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2018

Yet, since late 2016, he has also worn the hat of chairman of the Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKIB) , a position that lets him serve as an agent and driver of social and economic change for rural communities throughout his home state in India. Maximize your impact by investing your time wisely.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Burrow participated in the Y Combinator accelerator in 2016 with an initial aim of building sofas that, by virtue of being modular, were easier to move and adapt to a variety of living spaces. Its Series C was led by Parkway Venture Capital, with Managing Partner Gregg Hill joining Burrow’s board of directors.

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HPA

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Bess Goodfellow is focused on enterprise and consumer investments. Bess has also been involved in the firm’s investments in Clearcover, Provi, and Catalytic. In addition, she manages the organization’s sourcing activity, analyzes market data and trends, and captures investment performance.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Green has built her career as a VC by becoming an expert within the fields in which she invests, beginning in the consumer space and expanding to health and wellness, durable supply chains and more. She is also on the board of Nordstrom and previously served on the boards of Dollar Shave Club and Bonobos.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

CEO Marlow Nickell founded Austin-based Clerk in 2016, and while he saw Amazon and Walmart plowing ahead in the marketing and product merchandising spaces, he saw a need from the rest of the space that didn’t have the capacity to innovate there. Whereas the Series A was scaling the market and team, the Series B is a pure growth round.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

The seed round follows a $620,000 angel and pre-seed round BCM raised between 2016 and 2020, bringing its total funding to over $2.9 The publication, launched in 2016, creates and curates content around African youth culture for Gen Zs and millennials within and outside Africa. But not long ago, in the mid-2010s, U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

The company raised its first round of funding, a $3 million round , in 2016, and has now closed on $50 million in Series B co-led by the new SEMCAP Food & Nutrition division (this investment marks its launch), and joined by co-investors Swander Pace Capital and SEMCAP’s partner, Fresh Del Monte.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 25, 2023

We all know that investing in startup companies is inherently risky. Over half of early-stage investments typically fail to return any capital, with the top 10% usually returning 85-90% of all the cash proceeds. The game is won on “grand slam home runs," not “singles."

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 19, 2023

Mando NextM (Image Source: Halla Webzine)) Yura Corporation’s R&D center, which focuses on the development of essential components for autonomous vehicles, and Mando, an automotive parts manufacturer under the Halla Group, have committed an investment of 93.4

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