TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

With the new funding, Apeel has now raised over $635 million since the company was founded in 2012. We can’t create these supply networks alone, we do it in concert with supply and retail partners,” he said. Prior to this round, the company brought in $250 million in Series D funding in May 2020.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

She’s the author of A Business Owner’s Guide to Crisis PR: Protecting You & Your Business’ Reputation and serves as her chapter’s Accelerator co-chair. Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Read the post for more details on Tal’s experience.

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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. The Microsoft Student Accelerator , though it has the word “accelerator” in its name, is a free, 4-month boot camp teaching students advanced analytics and AI, Azure and cloud fundamentals, and web apps and APIs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Founded in 2009, AppWorks started its accelerator program before launching a $11 million debut fund in 2012. Lin said that many of AppWorks accelerator graduates over the past three to five years are from Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and, increasingly, Indonesia and the Philippines. for the other funds.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Ahead of this year’s Global Climate Strike (20-27 September) and the Global Goals Week (21-30 September), the Impact Hub network is launching its 2019 Global Impact Report. The members surveyed said that being part of such a network had helped them to: Feel part of a larger community: 84%. Strengthen their motivation: 77%.

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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. These businesses benefit from office spaces, mentorship, and IR consulting to help them expand globally.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

She’s the author of A Business Owner’s Guide to Crisis PR: Protecting You & Your Business’ Reputation and serves as her chapter’s Accelerator co-chair. Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Read the post for more details on Tal’s experience.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

These annual gatherings not only exhibit the region’s FinTech prowess but also foster knowledge exchange, networking, and collaborative innovation. The networking avenues offered by the festival are unparalleled, providing an unparalleled platform for startups to connect with investors, corporate entities, and potential collaborators.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

This partnership combines Wavemaker Impact’s strong venture-building expertise and extensive founder networks with EDB’s access to sustainability-focused corporates and insights on climate needs. The climatetech venture builder also has the support of EDB New Ventures, the venture-building arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The company is led by Marcus Jacobsson, co-founder and CEO, who started the company in 2012 with Axel Wolrath and Jonas Sjöstedt. What I love most about this acquisition is that we can accelerate the onboarding of hundreds of more merchants onto our platform,” he said. It’s better for consumers to not have to click a million things.”.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The $15 million fund, which was launched in June to accelerate innovative transport projects, attracted 110 applications in round one. Big Street Bikers are rolling out an electric mobility network to create a happier, healthier Aotearoa. In 2020, Big Street Bikers launched the Locky Dock Network with a pilot in Christchurch.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

FundamentalVR , an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. and Sana Kliniken, a teaching hospital network in Germany.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Most Latin American companies reaching unicorn status and going public now were started around 2012. That’s especially challenging for a foreigner who has less of an understanding of the local industry and lacks a network and people on the ground. While investors may say their your regular value offering is enough — network and U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

The startup, which raised over $400 million according to Crunchbase data , makes networking ethernet switches optimized for the cloud. Innovium is selling for around the price that Facebook paid for Instagram in 2012, a deal that at the time was so large that it dominated technology headlines around the world.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Along with founding multiple angel investment networks and venture funds, my experience in the world of VC has allowed me to work with hundreds of global companies to inject millions of dollars of capital into the startup ecosystem. Over the past 15 years, I have invested in more than 35 companies with diverse and underserved founders.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And that has all been accelerated by the market success of the likes of Twilio, Snowflake and AWS, who have proven just how successful those models can be.”. The investor co-founded Nicira Networks, which was acquired by VMware for $1.26 billion in 2012. As a founder, I’ve also experienced these problems myself,” he said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 16, 2017

“Much of the growth and success of CoinX was reinforced by a combination of my EO forum, the EO network, and the opportunity to serve other EO members through leadership. I continue to be humbled and inspired by other EO members – whether in the Accelerator program, the local chapter or across the globe.” – Megan Burton.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Near, originally founded in Singapore in 2012 and now based out of Pasadena, had raised around $134 million in funding, including a $100 million round in 2019 — which had been the company’s last big raise.

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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. Before becoming a VC firm, Savannah Fund started as an accelerator program in Kenya. Savannah’s second fund is a continuation of the firm’s network with Stanford University.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

From 2007-2012 I scoured LA constantly. I created an accelerator & mentor network (Launchpad LA). He’s pushed us to be out in the community more. He’s even challenged some of our sacred cows on investment philosophy. I tried to be at every event. I sat on panels. I keynoted. I held breakfast roundtables.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

By 2012, I had moved out to the suburbs, I had twins and a baby daughter, and I was still consulting. But he has certainly developed the technology for electric cars to outperform gas-burning vehicles in acceleration, speed, and energy efficiency. Then a disaster struck and really catalyzed the idea of the book.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

We finished our first full day at a dinner with Halo , the Northern Ireland Business Angel Network (Alan Watts). It was organized by Diane Roberts of Xcell Partners and held at the StartupBaseCamp accelerator in Dublin. Later that afternoon, we visited the phenomenal new Titanic Experience – Not to be missed!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

Toptal was co-founded by CEO Taso Du Val in 2010, and since then it has grown to become one of the world’s most popular on-demand talent networks. We thought, ‘What if we accelerated [the African remote network] and just enabled applicants from anywhere?’ In 2012, Toptal raised a $1.4 How did it pull this off?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 16, 2021

By its nature, sales is one of the most social faces of a business, so it’s no surprise that there are tools being built for sales teams that are tapping into some of the most interesting dynamics of the world of social networking, and that the startups that are doing this most successfully are making a killing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The country’s startup-friendly regulatory environment, a beautiful medieval town center, over 20 business hubs and accelerators and strong rankings in intellectual property production are most obvious at a high level. Since 2012 Vilnius’ population has been steadily growing 0.3% every year. What’s their focus?

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

Onomondo , a startup offering a dedicated wireless network for internet of things (IoT) devices, today announced that it raised $21 million in a funding round led by Verdane with participation from Maersk Growth, People Ventures, and The Danish Growth Fund. A network reserved for IoT devices isn’t a novel concept.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Around $400 billion of imports & exports pass through the LA ports each year, which set the national high-water mark in 2012.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Networking and cybersecurity firm Versa today announced that it raised $120 million in a mix of equity and debt led by BlackRock, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank. “The pandemic drove enterprises to accelerate their transition to cloud and saw their workforce become fully distributed.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

We provide revenue-based funding and business acceleration support to service-based small businesses located outside of major capital markets such as Silicon Valley and New York City.”. “We Founders First Capital Partners (FFCP) runs a 5-step process: Attend the Appropriate Pre-Funding Accelerator Program.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. Fast forward to 2012 and none of these conditions hold.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Committing to enabling startups When Kickstart was established in 2012, the Philippine startup ecosystem was at its nascent stage. Kickstart Portfolio Operations Director, Bit Santos, explains, “We have a robust network that delivers data, alongside financial, industrial, and social capital, we see many opportunities for growth and expansion.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

They had just released their mobile app in April of 2012,” Jhawar told me in a phone interview. Transactions have doubled over the past year, which means that usage is accelerating. Jhawar joined payments company Braintree in 2011 as COO and CFO. Shortly after, Braintree acquired peer-to-peer payment app Venmo.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Had I begun this tradition earlier, for those wondering, it would’ve been Airbnb in 2012, and Uber in 2011.). As Airtable only slowly moved into monetization, the last 4-6 quarters of retention and revenue growth likely convinced investors the product was not only here to stay, but very likely to accelerate revenue growth even more.

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

COVID-19 has accelerated the digitization of commerce globally. For better or worse, COVID-19 has accelerated e-commerce adoption among businesses in the same way it has accelerated e-commerce adoption among consumers. million in 2012 to 1.55 COVID-19 has only accelerated the drive toward convenience.

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