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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

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I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. It was September 2008. The market had tanked. Lehman Brothers had filed for bankruptcy.

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AccountsIQ scores €5.8M for its financial management software for multi-entity SMEs

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Launched in 2008 in Dublin, AccountsIQ’s cloud-based FMS aims to simplify how multi-entity businesses “capture, process and report” their financial results.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. psychedelics or construction). Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

And particularly the effects of that we saw in 2008 when the most vulnerable jobs were destroyed overnight — and they were counted by tens of thousands. “So first, for example, for investment — what if big companies start investing more and more than they are actually doing? .”

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Project Octane: Kicking Into Gear

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Ryan Unger (RU) / “It was 2008, and Zak and I were still building our business from the ground up. Going flat creates a platform for everyone to have a voice, and it opens you up to constructive feedback from your colleagues. WHAT VALUE DID THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE? You will be judged on your merits, not your titles or seniority.’

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Real estate developer turned prefab home builder Veev closes on $400M in fresh funding

TechCrunch

” The financing brings the San Mateo, California-based company’s total raised since its 2008 inception to $600 million. At first, the company was focused on construction ADUs (accessory dwelling units), but now it is building multi-family homes and single-family homes at scale. .