Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 23, 2024

Today the firm is over 500+ with 6 office locations, its operating value-add has raised the bar for all venture capitalists, and the firm continues to grow in vision and impact. He modeled how to work with integrity, competitiveness, curiosity and humility and I could not have picked a better venture investor to learn from.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Exponent Founders Capital, an early-stage venture firm founded by alumni of startups such as Plaid, Robinhood and Ramp, has closed on $75 million in capital commitments, TechCrunch is the first to report. The firm, which is emerging from stealth today, raised $50 million for its first fund in November of 2021.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2024

Hopes that it would become easier for startups to raise capital in 2023 were left unmet as the year ended. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. New data from business database PitchBook paints a modestly dim picture of venture capital investment […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2024

Paris-based startup Nabla just announced that it has raised a $24 million Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation, with participation from ZEBOX Ventures — the corporate VC fund of CMA CGM.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2024

Charting the Path to Success in Tech Investing: An Exclusive Interview with GoAhead Ventures’ Founding Trio GoAhead Ventures (“GoAhead”) is a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm founded by three Stanford graduates: Takeshi “TK” Mori, Clancey Stahr and Phil Brady (the “Managing Partners”).

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 10, 2024

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of OKX, a prominent Web3 technology firm, has announced a strategic investment in Matr1x, a leading Web3 entertainment platform. Specializing in the creation of cyberpunk-themed esports games, Matr1x is a next-gen player in the Web3 space.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 31, 2024

Vietnamese startup BlokID, specializing in blockchain-driven privacy protection solutions, recently secured $1.25 The financing, led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures and AppWorks, is expected to boost their product development and expand market reach. million in a seed funding round.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

With AI and ChatAI driving a new economy, venture platform 25madison announced it is partnering with Apollo, the publicly traded alternative investment manager, to create an enterprise software venture studio called 25m Evolve. Focus is on providing enterprises with AI-native applications to respond to changing the digital landscape.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

Focus is on providing enterprises with AI-native applications to respond to changing digital landscape With AI and ChatAI driving a new economy, venture platform 25madison announced it is partnering with the alternative investment manager Apollo to create an enterprise software venture studio called 25m Evolve. Department of Defense.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2024

Singapore-based health-tech startup Mesh Bio has secured $3.5 million in Series A financing led by East Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on Southeast Asia. This funding will enable Mesh Bio to expand its digital twin technologies to healthcare providers in Hong Kong and […] The post East Ventures Leads $3.5M

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2024

SoftBank Ventures Asia, headquartered in Seoul, has officially rebranded itself as SBVA, effective February 1st. This change came after The Edgeof acquired the venture capital firm from SoftBank Group Corp in June of last year. The transition is SBVA’s evolution under new ownership.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 31, 2024

Asia Tech Daily takes pride in acknowledging and celebrating the remarkable achievements of influential investors shaping the future of venture capital. Through our special feature, “Investor of Month Spotlight,” we honor the impactful contributions of leaders in the investment industry.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2024

Xcellerant Ventures , a leader in healthcare venture capital made a significant commitment to the biotech startup via a Series A round. The post CRISPR QC now backed by Xcellerant Ventures in Series A appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 8, 2024

Indonesian agritech startup Semaai has successfully secured $4.7 Tokyo-based venture capital firm CyberAgent Capital led the round. New investors joining this funding round include Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia, Ruvento, MyAsiaVC, and Heracles Ventures. […] The post Indonesia’s Semaai Boosts Agri-Innovation with $4.7M

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Baby Shark Fund, drawing its name from the renowned reality TV series Shark Tank, where entrepreneurs pitch […] The post Baby Shark Fund: SUTD’s Dive into Micro-Innovation for Student Ventures first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 26, 2024

InnoVen Capital, the venture debt provider backed by Temasek’s Seviora and UOB, has announced the launch of its second China fund, InnoVen China Fund II, with an initial close of approximately US$130 million. This USD-RMB dual-currency fund aims for a total size of US$250 million.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and existing investor Prime Venture Partners also participated. In addition to […] The post BlueOrchard and Tata Capital Lead $11M Investment in FinAGG Technologies first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

Out of 14 applicants, eight finalists were selected to participate in Ben Franklin Technology Partner’s TechCelerator Business Bootcamp , a program designed to help entrepreneurs explore the likelihood of success for a startup business idea. Over the past ten years, the program has helped create dozens of new tech startups.

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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”. While the funding decline adversely impacted fintech startups, the U.S.

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Jason Calacanis

JANUARY 10, 2024

While I started as an angel investor and Scout, I've invested out of venture funds for the past decade. Our fund sizes have increased over time, and we're a 20+ person team at LAUNCH (my venture firm). And, yes, I’m still hosting This Week in Startups and the All In podcast. :-) We will open registration shortly.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

Paolo Bertolotti and Adam DeVita, who met as undergraduates at Columbia University founded the fintech startup in 2022. The platform serves community and regional banks by helping them grow, retain, and manage their deposits. Though working in separate career paths, both focused on deposit and cash management before starting ModernFi.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

The inaugural cohort marks an important milestone in the NJEDA’s commitment to fostering innovation and supporting business ventures in their critical early stages. The program will pair each startup with experienced mentors who guide them through the multifaceted challenges of building a business. million in bonus grant funding.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 16, 2024

Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $130,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections. WILMINGTON, Del. This year’s categories are Early Stage , FinTech , Life Sciences , Environmental Impact and Delaware Impact , reflecting Delaware’s evolving innovation and industry landscape.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 3, 2024

Here are some things to read: There’s No Money in Free Software [ Ben Werdmuller ] – The provocative titles refers to Ben’s experience trying to build a startup around an open source product. And Happy Birthday Matt!

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2024

Phil Nadel: The Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Visionary Transforming Startups into Success Stories I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Nadel, a well-respected serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, published author, and frequent speaker at industry events. How did you break into venture capital?

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Deeply active on the federal legislative and regulatory fronts, ACA helps safeguard and galvanize the rights of American angel investors so that we can protect the foundation that fuels the startup economy. This letter emphasized how important patents are to startup companies.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 4, 2024

sefit: revolutionising exposure therapy through virtual reality sefit, a pioneering startup founded by Elena Börlin in September 2022, addresses the challenges faced by individuals with impaired stimulus filtering. Sefit’s founder, Elena Börlin conceptualised the idea and immediately embarked on the Swiss patent process.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2024

Last year presented a tough period for African tech startups. Venture capital was hard to bag (as predicted earlier), bridge and down rounds became the norm, and news of fire sales, layoffs and startup closures reverberated across the continent.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2024

We started the year with news of a couple of new venture funds that will be writing checks into fintech startups. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Miami-based startup, which had raised a known $5 million in funding, posted on its website on January 3 that it was ceasing operations “due to the current interest rate environment and economic conditions.” Fiat Ventures led its […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Revolution

JANUARY 18, 2024

Revolution Ventures Invests in Kashable, the Fintech Leading the Socially Responsible, Employer-Sponsored Credit Movement The $25.6M Revolution Ventures is thrilled to partner with Kashable and help the team accelerate its vision to help all working Americans forge a path to financial security. For more on Kashable, visit kashable.com.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 2, 2024

Chinese venture capital firm GBA Capital has unveiled plans to allocate $10 billion for a Web3 fund with a focus on supporting startups in virtual reality, the metaverse, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Countdown Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on hard tech industrial startups, will shut down by the end of March and return uninvested capital, firm founder and solo general partner Jai Malik said in an annual letter.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 6, 2024

Hang around startups & venture capital long enough, & you’ll hear this aphorism. In any given year, there’s an 82% chance the value of startup liquidity will change by more than 77% - both up & down. Here’s the volatility visualized across web3, consumer, & software startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 3, 2024

As reported by Alternatives.pe, regulatory data reveals the participation of three key investors in this funding round: Qiming Venture Partners, Ondine Capital and GGV Capital.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2024

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, and today, Mary Ann Azevedo and Alex Wilhelm took on the week’s biggest tech, startup and venture capital news. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we sit down with a critical person in the world of startups or venture, and dig into what they […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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