A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

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. The majority of the funds pay back our early investors who believed in us enough to trust us with their money.

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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. Cloudbolt was founded in 2012 and has around 200 customers. Kumolus, which was founded in 2011 and raised $1.7

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Register Kickstart Ventures , one of the most active venture capital firms in the Philippines, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to invest in startups across the Philippines, and in major innovation hubs in Southeast Asia and beyond. on its first year.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Register Konvy , a beauty e-commerce platform based in Thailand , has announced raising $10 million in a Series A funding round that will help accelerate its expansion and hiring. The investment marks Insignia’s first investment in a Thai-based and focused company.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Since launching in 2012, Savannah Fund — led by Mbwana Alliy and Paul Bragiel — has backed more than 30 startups. Some of its well-known investments include South African car subscription company, FlexClub; Kenyan on-demand logistics company, Sendy; and Nigerian fintech company, Lidya. Mbwana Ally (Managing Partner, Savannah Fund).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

The Family co-founder and CEO Alice Zagury announced in a blog post that the French startup accelerator is suing Oussama Ammar for multiple claims — breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery. According to her, other people working for The Family have asked several times to see documents that proved that investments went through.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

With the new funding, Apeel has now raised over $635 million since the company was founded in 2012. The new funding will accelerate the rollout of those systems, as well as co-create another 10 supply networks with retail and supply partnerships by the end of the year. (where approximately 40% of food is wasted ), the U.K. and Europe.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Run a Company With Two 10-Minute Weekly Meetings and Post-It Notes Barry Raber (EO Portland), a serial entrepreneur and CEO of real estate investment firm Business Property Trust , shared his insights on how to keep team meetings short and sweet with an effective system that fosters collaboration and engagement.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2018

Why are more US VCs investing in international startups? But by 2016, US VCs’ share of the pool had dropped 1,200 basis points to 65% of global VC allocation, while more dramatically, only 54% of total VC investment went to the US, a drop of 3,100 basis points. Companies founded by immigrants.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. We’re currently evaluating about 20 companies a month and issuing term sheets to 25% of them; those that fit our investment criteria. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Coolwater is an investor in VC funds and runs an accelerator for emerging VC fund managers. Coolwater has built an investment community of 300+ founder VCs and over 5,000 technology companies. Versatile VC is the first VC focused on backing “investment tech” companies which help investors generate alpha and grow.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

He is founder of Arowana , a B Corporation which invests in, operates, and grows sustainable companies. “We need all the help we can get,” Jobs said, while the audience loudly booed after he announced that arch-rival Microsoft had invested $150 million in Apple. Tech and Processes. Monthly hires increased tenfold.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2023

In a 2019 analysis, OpenAI found that from 1959 to 2012, the amount of power used to train AI models doubled every two years, and that the power usage began rising seven times faster after 2012. It’s already causing strain.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

As part of Fund III’s close, AppWorks is recruiting new investment associates and analysts, especially ones who will focus on sourcing deals throughout Southeast Asia. Founded in 2009, AppWorks started its accelerator program before launching a $11 million debut fund in 2012. for the other funds.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Run a Company With Two 10-Minute Weekly Meetings and Post-It Notes Barry Raber (EO Portland), a serial entrepreneur and CEO of real estate investment firm Business Property Trust , shared his insights on how to keep team meetings short and sweet with an effective system that fosters collaboration and engagement.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

based savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired London-based GoHenry , a startup focused on providing money management and financial education services to 6- to18-year-olds in an all-equity deal, the two companies announced today. Acorns Early lets parents, guardians, family and friends easily invest in a child’s future.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Established in 2012 and headquartered in Singapore , Dymon Asia has built a reputation as a private equity investor focusing on the Southeast Asian region. The company has directed its investments towards diverse sectors within the region. billion), Dymon Asia is a significant player in the Southeast Asian investment landscape.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. 3) Accelerators. Starting a new business as a student is daunting. Right here.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Michael Seibel was chief executive of Y Combinator’s accelerator up until 2020, when the accelerator evolved from a more traditional partnership to no longer having multiple CEOs. YC says that no one else’s role at the accelerator has changed with today’s executive shakeup.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Robust Support for Scaling Startups: Local Task Forces in Action Seongnam City initiated a task force in 2012, tailoring support schemes that resonate with Pangyo Techno Valley companies’ requirements. Apart from this, they’ve launched a cybersecurity fund, spotlighting fresh investment prospects.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As part of this, he is a trainer for the Ann & Bill Payne’s ACA Angel University, including the Fundamentals of Angel Investing and Risks courses. It was in this capacity that Steve first got exposed to angel investing. He also co-chaired the ACA’s 2019 Midwest Regional Meeting in Cincinnati.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Register Startup founders looking to attract investors need to show proof of an outstanding team and must be realistic with their valuation numbers, said Bernard Moon , Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Group , a South Korean accelerator and fund network. What types of companies/sectors do you look to invest in?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Alex Rinke, Bastian Nominacher and Martin Klenk launched the company as a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich, and in 2012, Celonis joined the SAP Startup Focus program, an accelerator for analytics startups building new applications on the SAP HANA platform. Major RPA vendors have invested in building out process mining.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Brick & Mortar Ventures , headed by Darren Bechtel of the Bechtel family, is teaming up with BuiltWorlds , which describes itself as a network of buildings and infrastructure professionals, to launch an early-stage accelerator program called Formwork Labs. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Savings and investing app Acorns has raised $300 million in a Series F funding round that values the company at nearly $2 billion. Alex also determined that Acorns’ pace of revenue expansion accelerated from 54% in 2019 to 61% in 2020. billion SPAC with Pioneer Merger Corp. in favor of an eventual traditional IPO. ” . .”

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. I am no stranger to this gender gap within the VC space.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

In October, Wavemaker, in partnership with Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero and Singapore state investor Temasek, also announced a plan to set up a first-of-its-kind agri-tech startup that would bring together climate-tech, agri-food, and venture-building capabilities to accelerate rice decarbonization in Asia.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Stealthy Seattle Storage Startup Qumulo Snags $40M Investment. Qumulo was founded back in 2012 and has raised $351 million. valuation as storage biz accelerates. The company is also announcing the ability to dynamically scale using the latest technologies such as chips, memory and storage in an automated way.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Shin noticed information asymmetry between food agriculture buyers and sellers in the commodity market back in 2012 when he struggled to supply 60,000 tons of coal for Korean and Japanese steel companies in his capacity as a commodity investor at an investment bank. With this investment, we will accelerate overseas expansion plans.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Alongside that, the company is picking up a $100 million equity investment into its business from CF Principal Investments, an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald. . Time, the appetite for more data intelligence and potentially some factors out of its control like the investment climate, ultimately will show which way Near will go.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Its previous investors include SK Holdings , Bain Capital, Premier Partners, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Altos Ventures, KB Investment, Stonebridge Ventures, LB Private Equity, SG Private Equity, and more. SOCAR will accelerate to make additional acquisitions and advance its technology with the IPO proceeds, Park said.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

And the pandemic led to accelerated the startup’s growth, because “lawyers are at home now, their business is virtual and they need more tools.”. In my 10 years investing I have witnessed few teams more passionate, determined, and capable of revolutionizing an industry,” said Eniac’s Tim Young in a statement.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

I laid out the following goals: Hire investment partners with operating experience combined with investment experience and deeply committed to LA Tech, but with strong relationships in SF, NYC and beyond. Build out our junior staff including pulling through some younger professionals into the investment ranks. I sat on panels.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

In 2012, it surpassed Melbourne, Australia; in 2014, it surpassed Osaka, Japan, and Sydney, Australia; in 2016, it overtook Seoul, South Korea; and in 2018, for the first time, it outranked Tokyo, Japan. The event is a testament to Singapore’s resolute commitment to becoming a global FinTech epicenter.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He co-founded a prominent accelerator in Los Angeles called MuckerLab , that has produced a number of impressive companies and he mentored more than 20 of them. It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. We knew he had to be an investment partner.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 26, 2023

He developed a tax refund business that eventually became Global Blue after selling it in 2012. This strategic move accelerates Utu’s expansion into markets like France and Italy and opens doors to approximately 50 other countries that offer VAT and GST refunds.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

While he didn’t invest then, he kept in touch with Rikhter and saw “how much of a grinder he was” in expanding the platform. Since its founding in 2012, Zenput is currently used by customers like Chipotle, Domino’s, P.F. As companies accelerate their digital transitions, employees detail a changed workplace.

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