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Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more

TechCrunch

Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day. But TechCrunch reporters spend a lot of time talking with startups, hearing pitches and telling their stories; if you’re curious about which companies stood out from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day, read on. A look at 4 IPO updates and 2 late-stage funding rounds.

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Michael Seibel on his next ten years at YC

Y Combinator

Earlier today Michael shared an update with the YC community, outlining a shift to his role within YC moving forward. When I joined YC in 2014, I thought I was transitioning from the management role I had as a startup founder to a job where most of my time would be spent doing office hours with YC founders.

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Take your shot and apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

GV partner Terri Burns is joining us to judge the Startup Battlefield. Each startup team gets six minutes to pitch and present their demo — and then they’ll answer probing questions from the judges. Want a few more details about how Startup Battlefield works? You’ll find them here.

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Startups book an expo booth at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 to double down on connection and exposure

TechCrunch

Early-stage startup founders and investors need to keep their fingers on the sector’s very rapid pulse and the best place to do that is, you guessed it, TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9. Here’s what your package includes ( Note: They’re available only to pre-Series A, early-stage startups).

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There’s no ‘hacker house’ geared toward undergraduate women, so they created one of their own

TechCrunch

“There are a lot of [programs] that target younger women to get them into coding in high school, and there’s a lot of syndicates and founder groups for women late into their careers,” Titus said. Startup founders set up hacker homes to recreate Silicon Valley synergy. So, they started their own program. A team photo.

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DoorDash from application to IPO

Y Combinator

The founders are likewise transformed by the many years of struggle and personal growth necessary to build and successfully lead a large business. Gone is the uncertain new startup founder, replaced by someone almost impossibly formidable and experienced. That was followed by Demo Day in late August.

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The Venture Investment Guide: Insights from Enlight Venture’s Yongmin Kim’s Illustrious Career

AsiaTechDaily

In Singapore, a global expansion base, Kim organized a Demo Day event for the companies in his portfolio looking to expand internationally. Guiding new startup founders: From his vast experience, Kim highlights a common mistake among early-stage founders – the misconception that receiving investment funding guarantees success.