TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2023

In The Figures that Will Move the Venture Capital Market in the Next 3-5 Years , I wrote about the correlation between interest rates & venture capital investing. The correlation is strong enough to build a simple prediction of early stage venture capital activity in 2023. correlation to -0.51. for only 2 variables.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

In this comprehensive article, Puutio provides an overview of ESG disclosure frameworks, including action items for startups that hope to be acquired or go public. ” Upheaval in venture banking can help us get back to basics: Efficient growth Are solo GPs screwed? . Alexander Puutio, an adjunct professor at NYU Stern.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Funding of women-founded startups remains significantly lower than those that are gender-mixed While women entrepreneurs are making significant strides in startup formation, they continue to struggle to gain access to funding on par with men. In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

startups in Q1 2023, according to PitchBook. Venture and technology markets are not as confident as they have been in the past. When the economy is volatile, appetite for risk decreases, which impacts venture totals in general and certain founders in particular. billion all-female founding teams raised in Q1 2022.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. But before that, there was shared optimism that African startups would raise more VC funding last year than in 2021 when the continent, for the first time, passed the $4-5 billion threshold.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

Back in February, we started calling for content — urging startup subject-matter experts to submit applications to lead roundtable discussions or breakout sessions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. 17 Roundtables vying for a spot at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 These should pique your interest.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

In fact, most of the startups in CB Insights’ unicorn index are on the bubble and “ are actually hovering right at the $1 billion mark ,” reports Rebecca Szkutak. Any startups that hope to weather this downturn must raise additional funds. “How many of these will stay unicorns through this calendar year?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt , our yearly flagship startup event, returns to San Francisco on September 19–21 — and you can bet TechCrunch+ will be in the house. In 2023, it’s back under a new moniker. We’ll be talking operations, hiring, fundraising and more, hitting on key topics for a new generation of startup founders.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 23, 2024

Business analytics platform CB Insights released their State of Fintech 2023 Report which indicates the fintech sector experienced a greater downturn than the broader venture capital market—which reported that Q4’23 was “the harshest quarter for global VC in 6 years”. Globally, fintech funding was down 50% year over year to $39.2

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Ballistic Ventures, a venture capital firm dedicated to funding and incubating cybersecurity startups, is looking to raise as much as $300 million for a new fund, according to a regulatory filing. The San Francisco-based VC firm Wednesday filed with the U.S. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

In early 2022, you may remember, we called for experts to submit applications to present breakout sessions and roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Audience Choice voting opens for TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 It’s time to make your voice count!

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 23, 2023

who is a junior investor in the Venture Capital industry. He is wrapping up his undergraduate studies at Sacramento State studying Management Information Systems, he’ll graduate in Spring 2023. He hopes to find a fulltime position in venture capital after graduation. Azriel Nicdao otherwise known as (A.Z.)

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

To put it mildly, the meteoric collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has been a historic time of confusion for everyone the startup ecosystem touches. Niko Bonatsos, MD, General Catalyst While many founders and VCs have shared similar experiences as they try to navigate this confusion, the future ahead is even hazier. were looking at it.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

This past year was tumultuous for venture investors, to say the least. The ecosystem watched as startup funding dried up , held its breath as a $32 billion venture-backed company evaporated almost overnight and witnessed one of the largest startup acquisitions of all time. Did you hear anyone yell “bingo?” Probably not.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. CB Insights recently found that two of the largest global VC firms, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, actually backed more fintech companies in 2022 than any other category.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

EduFi, a fintech startup that enables financially strapped students to secure loans for their education, has raised $6.1 million in a pre-seed round led by Zayn VC with participation from Palm Drive Capital, Deem Ventures, Q Business and angel investors. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Portal Innovations , a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully beyond. The most recent startup, Pyxis Oncology , was spun out of the University of Chicago. where do you travel to in your mind?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Africa seemed to defy the global venture funding decline in the first half of 2022 after its startups raised $3 billion, double the amount secured over a similar period the previous year. ” Abel Boreto, Novastar Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

If the past few years, and even the past week , has reminded us soundly of anything — it’s that the startup world will never be predictable. To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about Upfront Summit 2023 and a surprising Better deal. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. And with that, thank you for being here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Soelect, a battery technology startup based in North Carolina, has closed an $11 million Series A round. Alongside lead investor Lotte Chemical and investment company KTB Network, General Motors’ corporate venture capital arm, GM Ventures, signed on as a strategic investor.

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Red Rocket

MAY 22, 2024

CB Insights, a leading research organization that tracks venture capital financings, recently released its report on t he state of the venture capital market in 2023. A pretty bleak picture if you are a startup raising capital today. The long story short is: it was a terrible year for raising capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti , an economist; Bode Ogunlana , a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim , a data scientist; and Preston Ideh , a corporate lawyer — and in 2017, they launched a media startup to address the dearth of information and data-driven insights in the West African country. .

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. This initiative will primarily focus on startups in the series B and series C funding stages.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. ” In 2018, Crossworks Myanmar was born, initially intended to hire talent for Jeshua’s ventures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Starting in early April, TechCrunch+ will dig into information relating to startup fundraising in the first quarter. The picture forming from Q1 2023 venture data is one of measured decline compared to the end of 2022. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. How’s Q1 2023 venture shaping up?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

After working together for nearly one decade, three former managing directors of Amex Ventures in early 2022 branched out to form their own fintech-focused venture firm, Vesey Ventures. During that time, they also helped engineer over 100 partnerships between startups and financial services institutions.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It seems that every internet company and their dog have at least one venture capital (VC) arm under their wing, with the likes of Google Ventures (now GV), Microsoft Ventures (now M12), Salesforce Ventures , Twilio Ventures , and Zoom Ventures all serving their corporate namesakes potential cash cows via hundreds of equity investments.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2024

The situation has been worsening, and if this continued weakness persists in 2024, we could start to see global VC investment retreat to prior norms. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

Robotics was in a nice little bubble when the VC slowdown began, as well, though not even it was immune. What categories are the most underserved by robotics startups? How essential is DARPA/defense funding to the category in 2023? Most warehouses aren’t automated, so there’s tremendous room for growth.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

During the launch event on December 4, 2023, the DTI revealed the Incubation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Assistance (IDEA) Program and the Accelerating Development, Valuation, and Corporate Entrepreneurship (ADVanCE) Program. brought together over a hundred stakeholders from both the creative and innovation sectors.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Register Multi-stage global venture capital firm MSA Novo , announced that it has invested more than $16 million in six Indian startups and plans to further inject funds into the Indian startup ecosystem by the end of 2023. We are incredibly bullish on investing in India.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Why should you go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco on September 19–21? Besides, these five should be tempting enough for anyone interested in building a bigger, better startup — in less time. Five reasons to go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 1. Listen to our four-episode Inside Startup Battlefield podcast 5.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

There’s no question that this will impact deal-making, but uninsured customers who run startups still need to buy laptops, pay cloud vendors and cover worker salaries and benefits. Startups that find the right tools to drive growth while optimizing vendor and cloud expenses can enhance short-term gross margins. Take a walk.

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The chances of you getting venture funding in 2023 are close to zero. In venture capital, you get paid a management fee whatever happens plus a carry of its one of your investable company exits. We highly recommend trying to get into venture capital if you can. I didnt know what building a startup was all about.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures. How big is the DeFi market today?

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