TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Andy Stinnes , general partner at Cloud Apps Capital Partners , leads early-stage investments in cloud businesses and serves as active board member and adviser for portfolio companies. Raising the right amount of capital after a correction. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

The company raised $50 million Series C funding led by NewView Capital, with participation from SoftBank’s SB Opportunity Fund and King River Capital. During the 2008 economic downturn, Almond’s family lost their home. As part of the investment, Jazmin Medina, principal at NewView Capital, will join Paystand’s board.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Initialized Capital founder Garry Tan will become president and CEO of Y Combinator next year, the two organizations announced today. Thus entrepreneur is no stranger to early-stage investing – nor the famed accelerator to which he will soon run. Since inception, my goal has always been for Initialized to outlive its founders.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 11, 2014

I''m super proud of Rob, Ben and the whole Backupify team--and this is particularly special for me because Backupify was the first investment I ever made as a VC, and the first board I ever sat on. Rob messed around with some local video thing in 2008, which everyone but Rob thought was a pretty terrible idea.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Green has built her career as a VC by becoming an expert within the fields in which she invests, beginning in the consumer space and expanding to health and wellness, durable supply chains and more. She is also on the board of Nordstrom and previously served on the boards of Dollar Shave Club and Bonobos.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 10, 2022

AAA gaming titles arrive two to three years later because of their development lifecycles and studio risk aversion to invest tens of millions into a new platform. Institutional capital floods the market fueled by Dramamine and greed. The first three Basel Accords set the minimum amount of capital a bank must hold.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

Paystone , a payments and integrated software company, secured another strategic investment this year, this time $23.8 The Canada-based company got its start in 2008 as the payment processing company Zomaron, and rebranded itself as Paystone in 2019. It raised $54.9 This year, Paystone entered the U.S. million in revenue this year.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

If you want to raise venture capital more easily the advice could be quite practical and counter-intuitive. Many companies that are raising B or C venture capital rounds right now raised their initial money in 2005-2008. They often have “dead&# or “tired&# investors who have stranded capital. It is 2010.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2013

We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). Well, the venture capital industry has changed a lot in the past 20 years … and we have too. Like many modern VCs, we’re committed to investing in the community and in our portfolio companies. What’s up with that?

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Everyone loves an underdog, which is why investors and tech journalists are so fond of discussing startups that launched during the Great Recession of 2008, like Airbnb, Uber, WhatsApp, Mailchimp, Square and Venmo. Once a key driver of global venture activity, fintech investment slows around the world. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital , a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with Abe Choi , a U.S.-based based entrepreneur and investor.

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Founders Coop

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s a different kind of milestone for me as an investor: 10 years ago I led the company’s Seed round and joined the board, where I served until the Series C. Today marks the first time in my investing life that an investment I led at Seed has made it all the way to its Wall Street debut. And I still have so much to learn.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. A technology executive and entrepreneur, board member and investor, she has 25 years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon and Yodlee.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Pula , a Kenyan insurtech startup that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a Series A investment of $6 million. The round was led by Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, TLcom Capital , with participation from nonprofit Women’s World Banking.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2021

Raising capital for a new fund is always hard. These “VCs for investment management companies” are also known as GP Stake investors or fund platforms. Ha Duong, Investment Principal, Ocean Investment family office, said to me, “In the hedge fund world, fund platforms are common and therefore more transparent.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Returning backers Jefferies Financial Group, New Residential Investment Corporation — an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC — and 166 2nd LLC ( the family office of WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann) also participated in the financing. Soros, Kairos and Zigg Capital. . Valon previously raised $3.2

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 22, 2023

The Search: Finding Your Angel Collaboration Platform The Angel Capital Association, in concert with Jeffrey Lang of the Desert Angels and ACA’s proud partner Dealum , has published this informative interview on one of 2023’s most important topics in the angel investment space: angel group collaboration.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This is Part 2 of a two-part examination of the state of the startup capital market during the past two years. This transformation has already led to an increased number of startup failures, a growing venture capital reset2 and 210,000 tech sector layoffs since the start of 2022. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

When venture capitalists scale back investing activities it can be very swift and leave many companies that are in the process of fund raising hung out to dry. But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary. Why did the VC markets freeze so quickly?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. And just when I thought I had the deal that was worthy of bringing to investment committee the world changed.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Most prefer not to say this publicly for two reasons: 1) they have an entire portfolio of startups, many of whom are raising capital and 2) they prefer not to be attacked publicly or seem “anti entrepreneur.” We write about $40 million of first-checks into new deals / year and about $40 million of follow-on investments.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

Additionally, a group of VCs released the following statement, which reads: “SVB-UK is a trusted and valued partner of the entire innovation ecosystem powering founders and the venture capital industry. It plays a pivotal role in supporting and financing Britain’s startups.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Recently, entrepreneurs in many countries have been soliciting investment through “crowd funding” websites designed specifically for fundraising purposes. Those US residents who do not meet accredited standards have been precluded from investing in startup companies. This is a rather controversial change in the SEC regulations.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

“This essay is dedicated to the great VC’s on my board who I am lucky to work with: Sameer Gandhi from Accel, Jeremy Liew from Lightspeed, and Kirsten Green from Forerunner. “I don’t know the exact math, but I hear it again and again: the top 2% of firms generate 98% of the returns in venture capital.” I rest my case.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Founded in August 2008 in Palo Alto, CA, by Sam Christiansen and Keith Lee. Jelli - I went on record saying that I wanted to invest and that I think this company will create a big success.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2021

Raising capital for a new fund is always hard. These “VCs for investment management companies” are also known as GP Stake investors or fund platforms. Ha Duong, Investment Principal, Ocean Investment family office, said to me, “In the hedge fund world, fund platforms are common and therefore more transparent.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 1, 2020

By: Dan Rosen, Alliance of Angels To: The Angel Community After publishing my companion piece, “ How Startups Survive the COVID-19 Economic Crisis ,” I have received a number of comments about how this impacts angels and angel investing. For Angels, this is a good time for both investing and tough love. Same is true of Angel investing.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. McGee Award and was the 2003 Journal Record Woman of the Year. Get started!

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice).

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. The Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo investment banking scene is very close-knit.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When you communicate with each other openly and honestly, people respect that and get on board with your mission. I have learned that mental capital is just as valuable as financial and physical capital. You are investing time into training the next generation of leaders. One of those values is communication.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. We spoke about the changes to an “accredited investor&# proposed by Chris Dodd – This would be bad for angel investing. and who had biz reasons for wanting to remain stealth.”. - We spoke briefly about why.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Roccia joined straight from Georgetown the same year, 2003, and left as the magazine’s accessories editor in 2008. Yet they also have some other powerful advocates, including NEA investor Tony Florence, a kind of e-commerce whisperer who has also led previous investments on behalf of his firm in Jet, Goop, and Casper.

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abovethecrowd.com

JANUARY 24, 2014

It was 1996 when Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan first uttered the now historic phrase “ irrational exuberance.” And the venture capital firms that pulled back in 1996 missed the best three years of return in the history of venture capital industry. Internet Uncategorized Venture Capital Investing'

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

This discussion expands on my Quora answer to a specific question: “ Why were the stock options of MySpace employees worthless even though the company was sold to News Corporation for hundreds of millions? ” The complete story includes a startup-within-a-startup, investments and exits by two VC firms, and some genuine corporate drama.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 20, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) (Any The highest-rated credit you can invest in (i.e., Winter is over in North Asia.

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