TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

India, which has doubled its pool of unicorns to over 100 in the past two years, has attracted over $75 billion in investments from tech giants Google, Meta and Amazon and venture funds Sequoia, Tiger Global, SoftBank, Alpha Wave, Lightspeed and Accel in the past half decade. Swaroop’s presentation from 2014. Image credits: Accel).

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We are excited to invest in fast-growing consumer and techsumer companies doing over $10 million in revenue, are quickly scaling and need growth capital. I would be thrilled to find an investment based in Miami, however Clerisy is not focused on a specific geography. Where do you see Miami’s startup scene five years from now?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

history is going to reshape the startup ecosystem for years to come. “It was already on the way, but this is probably going to accelerate it, because SVB was also a preeminent provider of loans for GPs to make their capital commitment polls.” But that’s just one street corner.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. Here are the investors in their own words, for any TechCrunch reader who is interested in hiring, investing or founding a company in the country. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

To unpack this rare gem of Europe’s startup scene, we spoke to eight area investors. Among the trends they identified are startups in B2B, business automation processes, e-commerce, AI, SaaS and COVID-19-related solutions, as well as “smart” everything: factories, cities, offices, etc. Innovative. More than 50%?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

With only two venture capital firms operating in the capital of Zagreb, the startup scene is still young, but the country’s relatively recent EU membership has given it access to a growing set of direct investment instruments. Vedran Blagus , investment manager, South Central Ventures. Miroslav Kovac , CEO, Coffee Cloud.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Put off by high taxes and paperwork in their home country, many Italian entrepreneurs moved to places like London in years past to startup. 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.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. The country’s startup-friendly regulatory environment, a beautiful medieval town center, over 20 business hubs and accelerators and strong rankings in intellectual property production are most obvious at a high level.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. Investments highlighted included Fairown, Kahoot, Spacemaker, Cognite, Pexip, PortalOne, Dignio, Speiz, Plaace, Glint Solar, variable.co What’s your latest, most exciting investment?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Since then, I’ve raised 5 more times for my companies and also advised various VCs and accelerators on tens of deals. However, there are principles that every founder should know before raising, and we will talk about them from the very beginning of the startup to later stages. Not even at the accelerator stage this is OK.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Disrupting the traditional MBA may be the most tried, tested and tweaked edtech startup pitch out there. And rightfully so: Business school is damn expensive and largely reserved for a select group of people who have the time and money to invest in elite education.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Tapping into someone else’s experience is a tried-and-true method, which is why two-time Y Combinator participant Chris Morton wrote a guest post for Extra Crunch with advice for founders hoping to be accepted by the famed accelerator. Boston’s startup market is more than setting records in scorching start to year.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

YC-backed startup Arc CEO and co-founder Don Muir said that “this is a COVID moment for financial services,” as demand for digital banking gets accelerated. The same fund is invested in Treasure Financial, which, according to sources, saw about $50 million in demand within one hour of SVB’s news.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. A shift from late-stage pre-IPO investing to renewed emphasis on early stage. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset?

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

There’s an entire ecosystem that I would say sits within the broader startup ecosystem: the scaleups. You would call a business a startup when they’re getting to be cash flow positive or at least getting some decent monthly recurring revenue. Make an “investment” decision. The Startup Catalyst effect.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Area ecosystem wranglers such as StartupUtrecht, UtrechtInc, Holland Startup, Utrecht Community and others bring startups, scaleups, corporates, angels, VCs, local government, banks and universities together to build the local startup ecosystem. It just goes to show the region has a strong and growing ecosystem.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 7, 2022

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Workspot’s secure cloud desktop Binah.ai: World’s first blood pressure via video InsideTracker guides users to longer, healthier lives Israel hits new VC record of $25.6 This fast-growing company anticipates accelerated growth in a market already estimated at $100B a year.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I see a clear cultural change happening in the investing universe, as more people pay attention to ESG objectives and apply an ESG filter to their investments. Bank of America has predicted $20T to flow in ESG investing strategies in the next two decades. For every company I’ve invested in, I can talk about why we invested.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing. HubSpot makes it easy to sync data as needed, or set up certain triggers for action, with other SAAS tools. I run PEVCTech , a community focused on this area. Hootsuite).

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Funds from this $5M SAFE at a 20% discount with a $20M cap will be used to set up operational centers in Mexico and Spain, accelerate production capabilities, and scale up sales and marketing. Top carmaker invests in Connected Energy. Israeli startup ProFuse aims to cut the production price of lab-cultured protein. Learn Mo re.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I see a clear cultural change happening in the investing universe, as more people pay attention to ESG objectives and apply an ESG filter to their investments. Bank of America has predicted $20T to flow in ESG investing strategies in the next two decades. For every company I’ve invested in, I can talk about why we invested.

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