Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 11, 2014

So I’ve tried to answer the complex question using Crunchbase data from 2009 to today. ” I’m using the word angels broadly; it includes individual investors, incubators and accelerators. The remaining 28% of seed-financed startups who raised As accepted terms from new investors. They are, in fact, identical.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Focused on democratizing security for businesses who don’t have in-house security expertise, Aadya is a more accessible option for business security, which means they have their pick of the customers in an age of accelerating online security concerns. Onboard.io. Large Detroit startups and publicly traded tech companies to watch in 2022.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Startup incubators and accelerators are everywhere today, but were relatively unknown when Ycombinator started 10 years ago. They bring in experts in legal, finance, marketing, business development, design, engineering, advertising, growth hacking, and other areas. Ycombinator has deep roots in the area.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years. Not just Y Combinator and TechStars but a host of other accelerators across the country. It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) None of us was convinced the market really needed 5 accelerators.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

I started out as a lawyer, corporate finance lawyer, for about two and a half years. A lot of the things that we ultimately did when I was running Global Payments from 2013 to 2023, a lot of things that we ultimately did were not even like a glint in my eye back in 2009, 2010 when I was just thinking about coming over.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market. We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. Venture capitalists have raised increasing amounts of money from their investors (LPs) every year.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

I know that some of the best businesses have seen this rapid acceleration quickly: Google, Facebook, Instagram, AirBnB and the like. It encourages a bit too much FOMO (fear of missing out) and over-valuation in companies and a desire to do huge financing rounds to be perceived as the “knock-out winner.”

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. Of course a nice chunk is primary capital, i.e. for the company balance sheet, to invest in growth initiatives, security and quality, and advancing our existing strategic priorities through acceleration and de-risking.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So backing up on how healthcare is financed, let’s say you got a plan with basically no deductible, so you’ve got first dollar coverage. It’s just fascinating, especially from a Silicon Valley perspective. Ezra Klein : Let me ask you about why the high deductible plan is necessary for that particular kind of innovation.

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Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Cautionary note: No competent VC is actually fooled when you show up after raising $6M in seed financing and say you’re now raising an A! 5 million was always the classic definition of an A-round between the late nineties (crazy financings aside) and say 2007. Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) October 7, 2014. and there''s always a but].

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2016

years , and the average lifespan of Fortune 500 companies is falling at an accelerating pace. Yet, in an optimistic vein, Keynes looked forward to the point when societies would adapt to this accelerating rate of change. Not too long ago, a single job or employer would often last a lifetime. Read the rest of this article !

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Savana was founded in 2009 by Sanchez, who previously served as the president of the international division of FIS. Moreover, only 11% of finance executives say their organization has modernized systems to the point where they can easily incorporate new digital technologies, according to Deloitte.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Alongside the equity raise, the 2009-founded startup has secured another chunk of debt financing ($75M) from Blackrock. Jobandtalent says the latest funds will be used to accelerate its expansion in key markets, including the US — its most recent focus. “ Jobandtalent is by far the largest job platform in Europe.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2022

Founded in 2009 in Menlo Park, California, the firm — also known as a16z — has for years been a symbol of Silicon Valley investing. Cobbling together different platforms for these separate functions creates friction for finance users. Ecuadorian ‘unicorn’ Kushki buys finance service startup in Mexican expansion.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The email deck is also used in other contexts: for example, when applying to an accelerator or submitting your deck to a competition.). For example, on their 2009 pitch deck, Airbnb had a market validation slide to support their thesis that people would be willing to stay on strangers’ couches. This is our redesign of that slide.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In 2015, 46 percent of workers were enrolled in a plan with an annual deductible of $1,000 or more, up from 38 percent in 2013 and 22 percent in 2009. This will add fuel to the fire and accelerate the transformation. Here are a list of the new forces pushing the U.S. Moreover, because of the systematic changes outlined above, the U.S.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

The structural problems of the EU monetary union came into focus in a big way from 2009–2011, when a number of European countries struggled to pay off the massive debts they had accrued over the preceding decades. Without ECB support, EU governments will be unable to finance themselves affordably. This is truly a FUBAR situation.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 7, 2014

5 million was always the classic definition of an A-round between the late nineties (crazy financings aside) and say 2007. Entrepreneurs started demanding that VCs call their first-round financings “seed” rounds even if they were $3 million. and there''s always a but]. I saw this myself a few times in a row.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I joined EO Accelerator in 2009, when I owned a business and my business owned me. My company is now four times larger in staff and nearly 10 times larger in revenue than when I began EO Accelerator. One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 19, 2022

Just as important, though, Amazon managed their finances well. Two years later, the company would re-accelerate growth from 13% to 26%, and again to 34%, while driving to profitability and increasing their cash position from $540m to $738m. Net Income, $m. Cash & ST Equivalents, $m. in net income.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2022

CEO Samir Bodas was rather vague about the plans for the new cash, but told TechCrunch in an interview that it would involve “accelerating the application of transformational technologies like artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning and blockchain to deliver material, unique and consequential value to customers.”

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