TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Cloudbolt , a Bethesda, MD startup that helps companies manage hybrid cloud environments, announced a $35 million Series B investment today. It was split between $15 million in equity investment and $20 Million in debt. Kumolus, which was founded in 2011 and raised $1.7 We also recruit with with those ideas in mind.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

MessageGears intends to use the investment to accelerate the innovation of its technology platform, with an emphasis on bolstering its mobile channel capabilities, expanding its global presence, and opportunistically exploring acquisitions that align with its vision for the future.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on the skills I’ve developed in my career. To some extent Keith Rabois agreed with me about domain knowledge and argued that most of his investments are in the consumer Internet space as a result. Always have been.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

The round follows $25 million in financing from CIBC Innovation Banking last September, and brings Vena’s total raised since its 2011 inception to over $363 million. The company plans to use its new funds to build out and enable its go-to-market efforts as well as invest in its product development roadmap.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2020

In part 1 of this article, Tim discussed the false assumptions driving B2B innovations that fail. According to Accenture, 80 percent of B2B companies try to innovate around CX , but fail to generate a satisfactory return on investment. What does it take to design innovative digital customer experiences that predictably win?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on my background. I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

The company has acquired Ding , a platform that lets people top up mobile phone credits for others remotely, and it has led a $46 million investment into Treinta , a financial “superapp” aimed at small businesses. Second, the move speaks to how PayU and Prosus are looking to add more diversification to its investment base.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

echPetHub’s Clemens is Leading Innovation in the Pet Tech Industry I had the pleasure of interviewing Lorien Clemens, co-founder and CEO at PetHub , Inc., She joined PetHub in June of 2011 as the modern pet ID tag startup was in its beginning stages. the first networked database in the U.S. for pets and pet parents.

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OurCrowd

JULY 2, 2020

At the OurCrowd Pandemic Innovation Conference , Alec Ellison, Chairman of OurCrowd US, sat down with three world-class investors to discuss their perspective on the coronavirus recession, caused by the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bessent drew attention to the Japanese economy surrounding the Fukushima attack in 2011.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Founded in 2011 to commemorate the legacy of Hyundai founder Chung Ju-yung (Asan), the foundation has been a driving force in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in South Korea. These innovative companies span various industries, offering cutting-edge solutions and services to meet the needs of today’s market.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

Register beSUCCESS Media Group , a well-known media group in South Korea, participated in the prominent BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) in Macau as a designated media partner. The company operates various platforms and initiatives to foster entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 21, 2019

THG Energy Solutions, LLC, is an innovative software-as-a-service energy data and technology provider. 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.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

Long before SoftBank launched its $2 billion Innovation Fund in Latin America, and before Andreessen Horowitz began actively investing in the region , Sao Paulo-based Kaszek has been putting money into promising startups since 2011, helping spawn nine unicorns along the way.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

What’s more, Hart’s investment company seems to accomplish this while maintaining a focus on inclusion — financial inclusion specifically. Morgan’s head of digital investment banking and digital private markets, will join us onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products. Today, the company is announcing that it has closed $10 million in Series A investment. Appzone is a fintech software provider.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In an email interview with TechCrunch, Raj Verma said that the new capital will be put toward product development and engineering efforts as well as supporting investments in sales. ” SingleStore was founded as MemSQL in 2011 by Eric Frenkiel, Adam Prout and Nikita Shamgunov; Verma became the CEO in 2020 after a year in a co-CEO role.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

The new capital infusion gives Miro $476 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2011 by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin. Khusid plans to invest the new capital into product and technology development, getting its tools in front of more enterprise clients and expanding its global footprint.

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Source Link

MARCH 30, 2022

However, it’s important to consider what barriers entrepreneurs of color face that may keep them from being able to benefit from investment and support resources. Colmena66 continues to adapt to the needs of entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, developing new and innovative ways to market their platform and meet small business owners where they are.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, to weigh in on what we are seeing, and while they’re trying to make sense of things, too, they noted a couple of things that could impact the velocity of deal-making that we’ve been seeing. We have come back and invested with founders we originally declined.”.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Plenty exist, but the latest to attract funding is Ataccama , which today announced that it raised $150 million from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities — representing a minority investment in the company. “Business and government leaders know that data is a source of innovation and competitive advantage.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Business writer Gordon Pitts pinpoints 2011 as the game-changing year for the Atlantic startup scene. In his book “Unicorn in the Woods: How East Coast Geeks and Dreamers are Changing the Game , ” Pitts recounts how in March 2011 Salesforce purchased New Brunswick-based social media monitoring company Radian6 for approximately $300 million.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Simultaneously , they announced that the fund had invested $1.5 The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide. During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2016

In 2011 I started using Instagram. Sometimes they take off and they reward the early innovators. But how can you invest in technology unless you’re going to use the tools and understand them? I had blogged when I was an entrepreneur. I went to an industry event where people actually called me self-centered for writing publicly.

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Haystack

JANUARY 14, 2019

When I moved back to the Bay Area in early 2011, the technology and startup sector didn’t feel as big or expansive as it does today. Now, contrast 2011 with 2019, and we have an entirely different situation. Now, contrast 2011 with 2019, and we have an entirely different situation.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Pangyo is Korea’s flagship innovation cluster that was established to become a new driving force for the national economy with the goals of technological innovation, human resource training, job creation, and strengthening global competitiveness. We’re here to facilitate valuable partnerships.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

OMERS Ventures’ Principal Michelle Killoran has long been looking for a construction tech startup to invest in. Meanwhile, Jim Barrett, chief innovation officer at Turner Construction, was facing a similar challenge. Founded in 2011, the firm presently has about $1.6 Founded in 1902, it notched a reported $14.4

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 1, 2013

In a year, I went from an idea and a track record to more than $5mm of limited partner commitments, six investments in incredible entrepreneurs (to be announced when I get my new website up), and a ton of opportunity to create innovation in New York City. More sleep in 2013 will have mental health effects beyond the time investment.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Note: I led First Round's investment in Docracy in 2011, but I do not have any financial ties to the company and will not benefit or suffer, other than emotionally, based on the outcome of that investment. Innovation wasn’t a priority for those who were fat and happy at the top of the pile.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Monique Villa is an investor at Mucker Capital , an early-stage VC fund investing in startups across the U.S. When Mucker launched back in 2011, our founding partners, who had left Silicon Valley for LA, set out to prove that high-growth companies can be built anywhere. Monique Villa. Contributor. Share on Twitter. and Canada.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

It’s what venture capital teams at innovators like First Round Capital and True Ventures realized 15 years ago?—?they they could invest in entrepreneurial communities and the best founders would then bring in new founders. Ryan Smith, the founder of Qualtrics, also invested and has joined the board of directors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

She launched Silicon Hills News in 2011. In addition, he created Ecliptic Capital, a $100 million evergreen investment fund that could grow to $150 million by the end of the year. Really, it’s finally fulfilled the vision we’ve all had of it becoming a leading city around innovation, tech, and culture,” Whurley said.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In 2011, under the leadership of Public Policy Chairman Dan Rosen (Seattle, Washington), ACA decided to engage Washington, DC counsel to navigate public policy on Capitol Hill, the executive branch and the Securities and Exchange Commission. ACA’s approach to public policy has evolved from a reactive stance to a proactive one.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

A recent speech by the chancellor saw him imploring entrepreneurs to move to the UK: “If anyone is thinking of starting or investing in an innovation or technology-centred business, I want them to do it here. In the EU, states like France are actually ramping up support for tech entrepreneurship. tech startup scene. and abroad.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Sift was founded out of Y Combinator in 2011, and has raised a total of $157 million over its lifetime. They are highly innovative and often working in concert,” Olesen said. 12 top cybersecurity VCs discuss investing, valuations and no-go zones. “By Image Credits: Sift. Fraud vectors are no longer siloed.

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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! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This investment is an indicator of the strength of our business and Muck Rack’s bright future as we drive toward our mission to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Roy founded MessageGears in 2011 with Taylor Jones, a colleague, to productize this solution. It has another rival in MoEngage , which landed a $30 million investment this past December for its multi-channel analytics and campaign-organizing tools. But he asserted that the startup is positioned for growth.

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