TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

Then, like a gut punch, the financial recession hit in 2008. Out of school, he joined In-Q-Tel, which is the venture arm of the CIA. Now I’m seeing additional investors, tier one venture investors, who were not necessarily historically interested in defense tech, start to be a lot more interested.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. LPs Still Believe Strongly in Venture Capital as a Diverse Source of Returns. That’s money that fuels our startup ecosystems.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 1, 2021

When a dismal job market upended my hopes of becoming a high school English teacher, I ventured into the food and wine industry in my home state of Colorado: I began waiting tables at a restaurant called The Med. From hospitality to CEO.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 3, 2023

Partech Partners, M Venture Partners, AC Ventures, iSeed, and Orvel Ventures. We are thrilled to have the support of our investors and to have the opportunity to make quality healthcare services and elective surgeries more accessible and affordable in emerging Southeast Asia,” said Sheji Ho, CEO and Co-Founder of HD. “As

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

Sam Altman of YC recently pointed out that pulling back during the downturn in 2008 would result in several big misses: In October of 2008, Sequoia Capital—arguably the best-ever in the business—gave the famous “RIP Good Times” presentation (I was there). These sound fundamentals drive the venture capital market over the long term.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“When you can’t quite make it to product-market fit, there’s a third choice that too many entrepreneurs, and their investors, overlook: selling out,” says Kittu Kolluri, founder and managing director of Neotribe Ventures. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “How can you choose? .

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

cnp.benfranklin.org About the TechCelerator: The Erie TechCelerator program is a 10-week virtual business “boot camp” designed to assist inventors and early-stage entrepreneurs in converting their business ideas into operating ventures. cnp.benfranklin.org/techcelerator.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

The companies that took their first venture capital during the craze decided to join forces with other well-capitalized competitors. To give TechCrunch+ readers a better understanding of what education investors are looking for today, seven leading venture capitalists in the category answered a series of questions about the sector’s future.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

I had an hour to interview Mike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures. Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. Venture Financings we Discussed. Spun off from Freewebs in 2008, based in Palo Alto.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. Sopoong was launched in 2008 by Jaewoong Lee , who co-founded South Korea’s largest internet portal operator Daum Communication, which merged with Kakao in 2014.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

You could even say some are bullish: “If anything, I expect our investment pace to increase this year as early-stage fintech companies prioritize operational discipline and product differentiation,” said Emmalynn Shaw, managing partner of Flourish Ventures. Gone are the days of investing on a whim.

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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. She told TechCrunch that while the venture firm is a generalist, it is rooted in fintech and fintech infrastructure.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. On the surface the narratives have been. Where are we today? Why is this?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

ThreatX , a vendor selling API protection services to mainly enterprise clients, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Harbert Growth Partners with participation from Vistara Growth,406 Ventures, Grotech Ventures and Access Venture Partners. He declined to name any names.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

This year brought the first signs of skepticism and pressure on venture. I have experienced two major financial disruptions in my career: the bubble burst in 2000 and the financial crisis of 2008. Growth investors have become far more reserved when making new investments, and many are redefining how they approach valuations.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 20, 2023

We believe these sectors will continue to show strength and resilience through economic cycles and yield compelling investment opportunities for CSP Fund II,” Partner Chakrabarty said. Basil, that was founded in 2008, is a private equity firm that invests in niche technologies disrupting the IT services space.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

More specifically, an SEC filing from Sound Ventures , actor and entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher’s venture firm, confirmed plans to raise an artificial intelligence-focused venture firm. Are we going to see more celebrity-led venture firms jump onto the AI bandwagon? Ok, now onto the aforementioned essay!

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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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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 8, 2014

Even the old Pfizer headquarters, active as recently as 2008, is now home to the production of everything from microchips to pickles. There are huge opportunities in places like Gowanus and Crown Heights to help New York City scale its entrepreneurial endeavors, in contrast to places like San Francisco which seem bottlenecked by geography.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

That said, a paradigm shift of the broader venture landscape could be on the horizon. 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. The competitive landscape also underwent significant changes.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I’d venture that companies that reach unicorn status fastest have a higher likelihood of getting regulated. If there are no concerns about a technology, then there may also not be a significant opportunity for that technology. Therefore, the possibility of regulation itself creates significant opportunities for companies.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

But former Google AI tech leader Tomas Vykruta is taking a different tack with EvolutionIQ , which works with insurers to analyze claimant data and third-party information to identify “high-opportunity” claims — specifically those involving bodily injury. ” Market opportunity.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

VCs should be excited about the coming buying opportunities. Seed-stage investing is the best place for venture capital to deploy when global uncertainty sprouts up. Today, similar opportunities exist in SaaS and web3. Startups slowed spending during the pandemic and extended their runways.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2015

One of the points I tried to make is that as venture capital investors as an industry we seem to have a healthy disdain for public market investors. The truth is that Twitter is an amazing company and still has an amazing opportunity in front of it. I spoke at Michael Kim’s excellent annual Cendana VC/LP conference today.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But, still, every startup, especially those seeking angel and venture capital funding, are conditioned to project this growth curve – because investors love it. At this stage, entrepreneurs may leverage their growth momentum to attract venture capitalists and other investors. Today, disruption is rather slow-paced.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

ZEBOX CEO Gwen Salley told TechCrunch that along with access to mentoring, experts, business opportunities and funding, its incubator program gives startups opportunities to test their solutions and work with large corporations. The company says it has already reduced carbon emissions per container carried by 50% since 2008.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Over the next 24 months, we believe that we will witness a profound migration of senior cloud talent from public and late-stage private SaaS companies to healthy early- to mid-stage companies that offer a more rewarding professional growth opportunity and higher financial return potential. Here is why: The party is over.

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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. I continued to listen to non-e-commerce pitches as well, simply to give myself a point of reference for evaluating online shopping opportunities. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

As part of the investment, Matt McIlwain, managing director at Madrona Venture Group, is joining Read’s board of directors. McIlwain also worked with Shim when they were both at Farecast, which was bought by Microsoft in 2008. There is a huge opportunity for someone to get hints,” he added.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

OneOrder , Egypt’s supply chain solutions provider for restaurants, has raised $3 million seed funding led by Nclude with participation from A15, and Delivery Hero Ventures. before settling in Egypt from 2008. The latest funding brings the total funding raised by the startup to $10.5. million, including $6.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Or, should they seize the moment, recognizing the immense opportunity before them and take proactive steps to harness it? For Latin American nations and companies, a golden opportunity awaits. However, it’s vital to acknowledge that while opportunities abound, they come with challenges. This potential is not to be missed.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Tan was a YC founder in the summer of 2008 and served as a partner there from December 2010 to November 2015. YC itself says it was founded in 2005 as “an antidote to the classic venture capital firm.” Thus entrepreneur is no stranger to early-stage investing – nor the famed accelerator to which he will soon run.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

In 2008, he ended up in a clinic, spending $35,000 on every kind of blood, stool, saliva or urine test there was to figure out why he continued to get sick. It’s about the growth and the opportunity to continue to drive innovation,” he added. “We Image Credits: Athletic Greens. “I

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Tribevest founder Travis Smith went on a fishing trip with his brothers in 2008 that he says they couldn’t afford. The groups source their own investment opportunities through personal networks or external platforms, as Tribevest is “investment-agnostic,” according to Smith. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

“It’s comparable to the financial crisis of 2008, when poor financial products were lumped together in order to diversify risk and make them look better than they actually were,” he writes. It’s imperative to slice users into their respective buckets, because it opens the opportunity for unique targeting and messaging.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Union Square Ventures (USV) has been one of the most successful venture capital firms of the past 10–15 years and continues to be a leader in our industry. Lindel is no stranger to thorny venture capital issues — he was arguably amongst the most successful LPs of his generation. And so it goes. Maybe that’s USV, too.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

The Canada-based company got its start in 2008 as the payment processing company Zomaron, and rebranded itself as Paystone in 2019. Customer feedback is a development opportunity. Paystone , a payments and integrated software company, secured another strategic investment this year, this time $23.8

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