Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

From 2003-2022 the River Valley Investors operated as a traditional angel group, investing in nearly 100 startups. For posterity, here are some of the more recent investments… 2022 Hubly Surgical Hubly Surgical has an advanced drill, complete with auto-stop and visual feedback, to make medical drilling safe across underserved settings.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The Netherlands’ ecosystem has been flourishing; more than $85 million was invested in regional startups in 2019 alone. In 2020, the venture industry continued to invest in startups, despite the COVID-19 crisis. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? What’s your latest, most exciting investment?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Incredibly, prior to the investment, ProsperOps had only raised around $800,000. to “scale given the market opportunity.” “This investment allows us to expand the scope of the work we perform for our customers and continue growing our engineering and sales teams.” ” “H.I.G. a few months).

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2023

The easy-to-use, comprehensive supply chain management system among top applicants selected for Newchip’s online accelerator NEW FREEDOM, Pa., Past accelerator cohorts averaged more than 17.5 The equity-free, fully digital accelerator has helped over 2,500 founders from more than 110 countries and 250 cities raise over $2.2

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Paul G. Silva

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I spent the last 3 months of 2019 conducting intensive customer discovery, interviewing RVI’s top members, past and present. We’re investing in more deals than we’ve ever invested in before. If RVI failed then our region would have lots its only active angel group – a huge potential blow to local startups.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 13, 2019

My answer was: it’s become incredibly sophisticated along three dimensions: diversity of product offering, pricing sophistication, and efficiency of investment processes. Founders can go it alone or partner with incubators and accelerators for almost every type of business. Founders can raise $7M Series As and $15M Series As.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

Since 2019, Apeel has prevented 42 million pieces of fruit from going to waste at retail locations; that includes up to 50% reduction in avocado food waste with corresponding sales growth. It also invested with Temasek in Impossible Foods, leading its Series F round last year. (where approximately 40% of food is wasted ), the U.K.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. I chose to come back to Orlando because I found it most rewarding in terms of personality fit, diversity, and growth opportunities. Yes, absolutely.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This is the New York-headquartered firm’s first investment in Pakistan. This is also Firstminute Capital’s first investment in the South Asian market. This is also Firstminute Capital’s first investment in the South Asian market. “We It’s a massive opportunity.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2021

The company offers proprietary savings and investment products that allow users to make contributions starting from 50 cents USD. Go Ventures, the investment arm of Gojek, also participated in Pluang’s $3 million Series A, which closed in March 2019. ” Indonesian investment platform FUNDtastic lands $7.7

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

There are many reasons for that, such as private equity and crossover investors investing earlier, or the fact that LPs in VC funds are affected by public market swings and could, theoretically, hit some VC firms to feel the pinch. Maybe it will be 2019, or 2020 — or even 2021. I am expecting a downturn at some point.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I spoke with Sopoong chief executive Max Sang-Yeop Han , a serial entrepreneur who joined Sopoong in 2016 and acquired the firm in 2019, to learn about the VC’s plans. The early-stage VC had already set up five social impact funds and backed 81 startups since 2020, after Han acquired the firm in December 2019.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Through a joint announcement, the entities unveiled their intention to combine conventional bank credit with venture capital investment, all while ensuring minimal equity dilution for shareholders. This transformative growth presents ample potential and opportunities for developing local startups and their ecosystem.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Data reveals Women Entrepreneurs Gaining Ground On the startup side, according to the 2024 Wells Fargo Impact of Women -Owned Business Report, between 2019 and 2023 women-owned businesses grew at nearly double the rate of those owned by men which was exceeded during 2022 to 2023, reaching 4.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. Nestcoin , a company founded last November that builds, operates, and invests in web3 applications, wants to be pivotal in this transition and has raised $6.45 million pre-seed to that end.

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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. The startup is not disclosing its valuation with this round, which follows a Series A in September 2019 of $8.6

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) Program is the flagship accelerator program for international startups looking to enter the competitive Asian market. KSGC selects 60 promising startup teams from across the world every year and gives an all-expenses-paid mentorship/networking opportunity in South Korea.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 24, 2023

This event, known as Taiwan Tech Solution Day, took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23, where 14 Taiwanese startups had the opportunity to demonstrate their innovative capabilities. Startup Island TAIWAN’s initiatives extended beyond startups, gathering expertise from domestic accelerators and venture capitalists.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A Convergence of Innovation Across Asia and Beyond Since its inception in 2019, COMEUP has evolved into a global startup event that bridges South Korea’s flourishing startup ecosystem with a worldwide audience. The Global CVC Conference aims to facilitate significant investments and international market entry for startups.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On the other hand, the financing gap left by conventional banking institutions has presented an opportunity for innovation, leading to the birth of fintechs like Asilimia. Previously, the startup has been through the prestigious Station F incubation program in Paris and the Norrsken Impact Accelerator program.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ’s Accelerator program empowers early-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow and master their businesses. The Angel-Sharks committed to investing a minimum of US$250,000 and ended up topping that with a total investment of US$400,000.

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500

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Under no circumstances should any of the below content be construed as legal, tax or investment advice from 500 Startups or any of its affiliates. Alluva at 500 Startups: What it was really like being a part of Batch 25 In March of 2019, Alluva was accepted into Batch 25 of 500 Startups.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

SALT Talks-OurCrowd Pandemic Venture Investment Series (Part 1). chairman of OurCrowd, in an interview in the SALT Talks-OurCrowd Pandemic Venture Investment Series Oct 29. But the pandemic is clearly accelerating elements of the speed of approval.”. Watch the full episode here. I won’t say easily, but you can do it.”.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. Participants have the opportunity to receive prizes reaching $40,000. Right here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

“We are looking to make investments that will increase guest access to Chipotle as well as elevate the human experience for our teams,” Garner told TechCrunch in an email interview. But not to be outdone, Chipotle’s competitors have accelerated their tech startup investing.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Indeed, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Trade & Investment Agency in London have even been known to fund Italian entrepreneurs abroad to help them gain more experience. Milan tends to attract the lion’s share of VC funding — in 2019, startups located there received €311 million, according to NGP Capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In March, two Nigerian startups, Treepz ( formerly Plentywaka ) and TalentQL got into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program alongside eight other companies. For Treepz and TalentQL, the acceptance also served as an opportunity to operate from Canada with a modest ambition to become global companies.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

UVeye’s automated vehicle inspection technology may have started out as a system to detect security threats , but the six-year-old Israeli startup has found deep interest and investment from the automotive sector. Since its founding in 2016, the company has raised $200 million in investment capital. Ventures L.P.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Goalsetter launched in 2019 out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. It’s another thing to teach kids the core concepts about how to build wealth, or to know the difference between putting your money into an investment account, or putting your money into a CD versus a mutual fund versus a savings account.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. Creating opportunities for women and minorities to grow.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

.” For example, summer reservation volume in the United States is 282% higher than in summer 2020, and even 32% higher than summer 2019. summer reservations are up 180% from last year (though down 19% from 2019). Soto added that the money will allow Guesty to continue investing in both growth and technology. In the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

While the company digs deep to find more solutions from within, it also plans to use this investment to fuel growth in Egypt. The investors who led the round include Watheeq Financial Services and Golden Palm Investments. ” “Middle-mile logistics is one of the most underinvested segments of the global supply chain market.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Before starting Brightflow in 2019, Bhathal was co-founder of hotel booking site Suiteness. I don’t come from too much money so to access capital, you’re trying to find the best places, whether it’s through Y Combinator or accelerated equity capital markets.”. And also general access information.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures. PhotoniCare has developed a patented imaging platform that provides growth opportunities beyond otology (study of the ear). iMCI) is a private, for profit investment and fund management company operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of i2E, Inc.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

From varying sources, it is estimated up to $2 billion went into African tech startups in 2019. But two months into 2020, the pandemic did an excellent job of lowering expectations as investment activities from local and international investors slowed down. AfricArena, a tech ecosystem accelerator, pegged deals to close between $2.25

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