Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

It was many events that led to the crash but perhaps this was the pin that pricked the market. 2010 was the year of the “super angel&# and 2011 has to date been the year of unbelievably highly priced B,C & D rounds of venture capital. August 2011. It was September 2008. The market had tanked. We did not.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 21, 2009

On the third Wednesday of every month I co-chair a meeting called the SoCal VCA (venture capital alliance), which represents participants from all of the top venture capital firms in Southern California as well as prominent members of the Tech Coast Angels (TCA). We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I guess that makes USV, Spark Capital, Foundry Group, Accel, Benchmark, Revolution (along with several others) pretty happy right now. source: Capital IQ. source: Capital IQ. Still, market amnesia by ordinarily rational actors always surprises me. I spoke about a lot of things during the keynote. And well they should be.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 30, 2012

We've got some really awesome speakers lined up and I'm striving to try and make each of these panels good enough to headline other events. I spoke on a SXSW panel in 2011 that didn't suck. Yet, for some of the people that I wanted to be there, and others that still agreed to come, the answer was: "I don't really like panels.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

In 2011, the company launched its first core banking product targeting microfinance institutions. Nigeria is becoming Africa’s unofficial tech capital. CardinalStone Capital Advisers , a Lagos-based investment firm, led the Series A investment. Other investors include V8 Capital , Constant Capital and Itanna Capital Ventures.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. Locally here in Christchurch where we’re headquartered we operate a lot of events and organisational activities.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Princeton undergraduate saw the film in 2011, and it started her on the journey that would lead her to launch Joro , the Sequoia-backed startup that monitors consumer spending to offer tips on how to offset and reduce a user’s carbon footprint. . Image Credit: Joro. What the company does have now is $2.5

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Revolution

MARCH 1, 2023

We looked at the analysis in two parts: the 1997–2010 time period and the 2011–2020 time period. since 2011. If a company does not need to raise additional capital, the only “forcing function” will be the periodic setting of stock option strike prices for new option grants. those marks above the historical 1.5x

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

She launched Silicon Hills News in 2011. He didn’t raise any capital for Chaotic Moon. He launched his latest venture, Strangeworks in 2018 and raised $4 million in seed stage capital. In addition, he created Ecliptic Capital, a $100 million evergreen investment fund that could grow to $150 million by the end of the year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. 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. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x growth from 2020 to 2021. psychedelics or construction).

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

The funding was led by Greenspring Associates with participation from Eleven Prime, IVP, Sapphire Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Baseline Ventures, Threshold, Scale, Owl Rock and Next Equity Partners. The companies did not share the purchase price. 4 enterprise developer trends that will shape 2021.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Inovia Capital and Lion Capital co-led the new growth round, which included participation from Acrew DCF, Thayer Ventures and Full In Partners, as well as existing backers Telstra Ventures and Bee Partners. Early Stage is the premier “how-to” event for startup entrepreneurs and investors.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

LivingSocial took in $583 million in capital in 2010 and 2011 with little left in time to show for the investment and tremendous dilution to the founders. There are only a few Uber or AirBnB investments to point to – where the street value of the company may ultimately validate that amount of investment.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

That’s the obvious takeaway from a recent PitchBook report digging into valuation data from a host of startup funding events in the United States. startup market, the general trends included are likely global, given that the same venture rush that has pushed record capital into startups in the U.S. While the data covers the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

The increase might not turn heads in a world of $90+ billion valuations, but Lavingia thinks the new rules could revitalize a path to raising capital for venture capitalists and founders alike. But today marks what Lavingia views as a long-term shift in how Gumroad raises capital. Despite this guardrail, commitments aren’t capital.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion ), Alteryx ( now public ), Square ( also public ), Sumo Logic ( yep, public ) while at Sapphire, having previously worked corporate venture jobs at Intel Capital and Agilent Ventures. Below are links to add the event to your calendar and to save the Zoom link. Das as invested in companies like MuleSoft ( sold for $6.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

The company has over several hundred customers, including Twitter, Airbnb, Twilio, DoorDash, Wayfair and McDonald’s, as well a global data network of 70 billion events per month. Sift was founded out of Y Combinator in 2011, and has raised a total of $157 million over its lifetime.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

On October 21, 2011 at 10:20 a.m. “If you’re a fintech business, you need to make sure there’s a good supply of capital. I joined more than 8.5 million other Californians for the Great Shake Out, an annual earthquake preparedness drill. Four hours later, the Bay Area was jolted by a temblor that measured 3.9

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

When we started in 2011, there was an existing model that was Rocket Internet. If there are some liquidity events with some of the most successful eFounders companies, the startup studio is also going to use part of its cash to invest in other companies. SaaS startup studio eFounders launches a fintech startup studio.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. A significant event came with acquisition by AOL of the the ICQ messaging system developed by Mirabilis. This came decades ahead of most western governments.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Ibrahim, who graduated from New York University in 2011, had long been drawn to the African continent. at an event for budding entrepreneurs in New York. As one small farmer told The Economist earlier this year, “The rainy season is not predictable. When it is supposed to rain it doesn’t, then it all comes at once.”.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people [under 22] who want to build new things. From 100% loss capital (e.g.

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Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Closing : A first closing will be held on or before September 30, 2011, or such other date that the Company and the bridge investor(s) participating in such closing mutually decide upon (the “ Initial Closing ”). In most cases, an early stage startup will raise seed capital from more than one investor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

After doing driver outreach, it became clear that they hadn’t been listening closely to customers: In 2011, most drivers used flip phones with rudimentary web browsing capabilities. To sign up, many visited internet cafes that were not running the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Ever see concerts and other in-person events in movies and shows these days and just cringe? But, as this Detroit startup likes to remind people, even though large in-person gatherings are cancelled, events don’t have to be. They’re one of the newest Detroit startups in the game, and we’re looking forward to watching them grow in 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

. “The invoicing company” “When they started, they didn’t position themselves so much as a startup or as a tech company,” recalls Skype founder Niklas Zennström, whose venture capital firm Atomico would eventually become a Klarna investor in 2012. People referred to them as the invoicing company.”. billion and $10.65

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

Citing data from Capital Market Laboratories, Cointelegraph on Monday noted, for example, that 12,965,079 shares worth close to $5 billion at the time had been sold by insiders by the close of stock market on Friday. One early investor who sold some of those shares is Garry Tan of the venture firm Initialized Capital.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 25, 2018

I’ll try and budget one evening per week for meeting friends or a work event and try to stick to it. I’ve already said “no” to a bunch of events or dinners for Q1 of 2019. From Tuesday to Friday, I walk my daughter to school. Now, looking ahead, I have to expect some cyclicality to be factored into the equation.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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. From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2020

As for the capital-raising event, I think it’s hard for the bankers to know where it will land with the broader market, so I’m not as negative as maybe some others. Here’s more: Now north of $200 million in revenue, [ Nextiva ] is a quiet giant and, notably, has not taken venture capital funding along its path to scale.

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

Faire has modernized this process, enabling retailers to discover thousands of brands, purchase products online, get free returns on new orders, and finance their working capital. 3) Convening: Independent stores are increasingly becoming venues for local events and community meetups.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

The conference also includes multiple networking opportunities each day for you to meet and engage with these influential leaders, so be sure to register and mark your calendar for the angel event of the year. Angela sits on the boards of the Angel Capital Association, Crowd Supply and TIE Oregon. He received his Ph.D.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

LivingSocial took in $583 million in capital in 2010 and 2011 with little left in time to show for the investment and tremendous dilution to the founders. There are only a few Uber or AirBnB investments to point to – where the street value of the company may ultimately validate that amount of investment.

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Haystack

APRIL 10, 2018

Earlier today, the folks from Afore Capital hosted their inaugural “Pre-Seed Summit” in San Francisco. Back to today’s summit, here are my high-level takeaways: 1/ Like it or not, enough people are curious about “pre-seed” that lots of people showed up to this event. Some press showed up, too.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 21, 2019

The investment round included $1 million from the i2E-managed Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, along with $500,000 each from the Oklahoma Angel Fund and the Accelerate Oklahoma investment fund, both of which are managed by i2E. i2E has more than $62 million of investment capital under management. OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc. www.i2E.org.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Today a startup that has been focusing on one specific aspect of payments — recurring billing — is announcing a round of funding to capitalize on that growth with expansion of its own. Suijkerbuijk said that in 2020, signed deals went up by 300%, and the first half of 2021 grew 50% more on top of that.

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Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2014

I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. That was the topic of my keynote at Seedcon, an event hosted by the University of Chicago, where I am a graduate of the MBA program. Think about it – most entrepreneurs who manage to raise seed money or venture capital usually raise enough money for 12-18 months maximum.

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