American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Acadian Ventures , an early-stage venture capital firm, announced its 2024 Future of Work 100, an annual list of venture-backed startups impacting how work gets done in the future. Those recognized in this year’s list have raised a cumulative $30 billion in venture capital financing, with a total valuation of over $140 billion.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. Working closely with these investors early-on is good preparation for future rounds of financing and usually a good point of entry into the VC financing world. Some schools run their own (e.g.,

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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.). venture capital deals, a spike in mega-financings where it’s common to see not only $100M private rounds, but companies that raise two or three types of financings like this in the same calendar year!

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

Does the traditional VC financing model make sense for all companies? I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Though RBI will displace some traditional equity VC, its much bigger impact will be to expand the pool of capital available for early-stage entrepreneurs.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry. Instead, it is our eight years of indefatigable relationship and customer building with large segments of the world’s early stage finance industry.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Savannah Fund , a pan-African venture capital firm, today announced a $25 million fund as it looks to back more early-stage startups on the continent. Since launching in 2012, Savannah Fund — led by Mbwana Alliy and Paul Bragiel — has backed more than 30 startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. We have well financed competitors whom despite competing with we respect deeply and when you see your competition launching in many markets it’s tempting to follow suit. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

GoHenry’s investors include Edison Partners, Revaia, Citi Ventures, Muse Capital and Nexi, which are all rolling over their equity in the deal. GoHenry (named after its first child-customer, according to the company) has raised a total of $125 million since it was founded in 2012. France, Italy and Spain.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Serial fintech entrepreneur Walter Cruttenden founded Acorns with his son, Jeff, in 2012 with the goal of helping low- and middle-income households invest and save responsibly. Ant Money currently has 55 employees and plans to use some of its new capital to increase its headcount as well as continue to acquire new customers.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Geopagos , a payments infrastructure startup based in Buenos Aires, has raised $35 million in a round led by Riverwood Capital. The financing marks the company’s first ever institutional funding. Endeavor Catalyst also participated in the financing.

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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.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

To help them along, one construction tech-focused venture capital firm is eager to fund a new generation of startups in the space. million in committed capital with backing from 12 construction-related companies. In 2021, the firm filed a disclosure that it was seeking to raise $150 million in new capital. billion and $40.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

There is an unmet need of $260 billion to $320 billion for women-owned company funding, according to a 2013 study conducted by the International Finance Corporation. Data show that men were four times as likely as women to access equity financing from angel investors or VCs (14.4% against 3.6%). Why is diverse deal flow important?

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David Teten VC

MARCH 21, 2024

How can influencers raise capital for companies or funds, without running afoul of restrictions on “general solicitation”? The 2012 bipartisan JOBS Act was supposed to empower funds and individuals to raise capital more openly: to publicly advertise their track record and what they’re selling, just like almost every other industry.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The company has raised $80 million, a Series B led by Spectrum Equity, with previous backers Eight Roads, F-Prime Capital and Highgate Technology Ventures also participating. Just earlier this week, Pigment — which provides better forecasting tools to finance teams that have been muddling through with Excel — raised $73 million.).

hospitality

TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

I published a scoop earlier this week that Coursera is filing to go public soon, which would be one of the first debuts that will let us see how an education company’s finances changed, and accelerated, amid the pandemic’s impact on remote learning. It’s been yet another busy week for the public markets.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

She joined Pinterest in 2012 as one of the company’s first 35 employees after co-leading the Series A investment while at Bessemer. While at Pinterest she helped it expand internationally, close its Series C financing and led three acquisitions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Private equity firm TPG led its Series F, which also included participation from BlackRock, Greycroft, Owl Rock (a division of Blue Owl), Senator Investment Group, Torch Capital, Industry Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Headline and Kevin Durant & Rich Kleiman’s Thirty Five Ventures, among others.

education

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In turn, a number of them have become debt-averse and increased their demand for better financing options. . A shift of preference to buy products on credit at the point-of-sale is on the rise; $680 billion will be spent by global consumers using online POS finance or BNPL over e-commerce channels by 2025. consumers use BNPL services.

finance

TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

million financing into the ultra-high-resolution 3D printing company that can print finely enough to aid in semiconductor and display manufacturing. . Back when we started, around 2012, there was a lack of VC investors who [were] willing to invest very early stage in hardware technology, particularly in 3D printing.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

Fisher’s Popcorn officials presented to Delaware’s Council on Development Finance an application for a Jobs Performance Grant of $60,000 and a Capital Expenditure Grant of $145,500 from the Delaware Strategic Fund to support the company’s investment in construction, fit-out costs and new equipment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Co-founder and CEO Afif Khoury says that the new capital — a combination of debt and equity of which Khoury wouldn’t provide a very detailed breakdown — will be put toward mergers and acquisitions, customer success and international expansion. .

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

require payment financing, invoicing/approvals, inventory management) and requirements differ from vertical to vertical. As a result, B2B buyers are looking for online platforms to help with the discovery, purchase, and financing of new products. million in 2012 to 1.55

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TechCrunch

JUNE 27, 2022

Blake started Degreed in 2012 to give individuals a platform to turn to for open access educational content. As far as we know, Degreed last raised venture capital in June 2020 in a $32 million round led by Owl Ventures. Its total known capital raised to date is $182 million. It last raised $13 million in April.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 13, 2015

Each year, starting in mid-2012 through mid-2015, these sectors have grown their investment dollars by more than 145%, according to Mattermark data. In addition, founders have raised capital to transform many of the fundamental industries: transportation, hospitality, lending, health insurance, and banking.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

He bootstrapped the company in New York for five years before raising venture capital from high-quality investors like Jeff Bezos and Union Square Ventures, then managed the business to a successful sale to Adobe in 2012.

creativity

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.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

Madrid headquarters of IBM International Business Machine, the American multinational of informatics and technology consulting services, Spain, November 2012. IBM shrugs off investor EPS concerns, sells growth story. Image Credits: Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Editor’s Note – This story originally appeared in the Idaho Business Review by Sharon Fisher and reposted with permission by the Angel Capital Association. One was entrepreneurship, one was teaching and mentoring and the third was how do we make more capital.” We raised angel capital,” Learned said. “I

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The company was founded in 2012 by Michiel Prins , Jobert Abma , Alex Rice and Merijn Terheggen , and today serves the needs of over 1,000 corporate bug bounty programs. They have helped 2,000 substitute teachers get in the classroom in 2018, including 400 educators who earned permits, which Swing willingly financed.

opportunity

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. And Jamie hers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Finances, production, and thus investor confidence bounced back, allowing Musk to shift into hyper-scale mode. In 2012, Martin was brought into Zalando, as the European e-commerce start-up faced intense growing pains. To be a 10X entrepreneur, you have to capitalize on both peaks and troughs. Tech and Processes.

entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

HomeX , a home services platform for homeowners and service providers , has raised $90 million in a funding round led by New Mountain Capital. The company was bootstrapped until a 2019 $50 million-plus debt financing. That technology was essentially the brain behind Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

In 2021, $330 billion in venture capital was deployed, and only 2% of that number went to companies founded only by women and 15.6% If our ultimate objective is to understand the current state of opportunity and its expansion over time, we need to, in the words of John Doerr , measure what matters : representation in early-stage financing.

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OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

If that is the capital of investing, then why not use it to improve not only the lives of people involved in business, but everybody else as well? . trillion in 2018 alone — with spending rising every year since 1970 — but obesity is worse than ever, and four million more people got cancer in 2018 than in 2012. . Going all in .

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