TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

With the new funding, Apeel has now raised over $635 million since the company was founded in 2012. It also invested with Temasek in Impossible Foods, leading its Series F round last year. When we saw them double-down on their investment, it gave us confidence to invest in Apeel and an opportunity to do so,” Park said.

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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. Want to double your rate of return?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Launched in 2012, Rocket Health’s offers online medical consultation, collection of samples and the delivery of medicines. We have been highly impressed by the creativity, tenacity and vibrant culture of the Rocket Health team, who hold an ambitious vision for the future of African primary care. Rocket Health call center.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In 2012, Girls Who Code launched, teaching girls computer programming. Combining her high-end culinary skills with creative ingredients from the cereal aisle, Tosi created sweet culinary hits like Cereal Milk and Crack Pie. Boys outnumbered girls by a wide margin. Christina Tosi / Milk Bar. Katrina Lake / Stitch Fix.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Despite shrinking investment into startups in 2022, venture capital funds of all sizes are still being raised. Her target is to invest in 25 to 30 U.S. Five more to take you into the weekend… And if you need a creative boost, this stop-motion animation music video will probably do the trick. Startups and VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

When I work with community leaders I often encourage them to “pool capital” together from many angels into a fund structure run by a small investment committee that can make more rapid funding decisions, take more risks (it is pooled capital so goes across more investments), and standardize investment terms.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. While Melissa Butler was working on Wall Street in 2012, she started making lipstick in her kitchen because she was so sick and tired of the beauty industry “standards”—no diversity, no inclusion and way too many harsh chemicals.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

He also logged two years with Andreessen Horowitz beginning in 2012.) His cofounder, Jason Yeh, spent the last four years as the founder of his own investment firm in Berlin, Germany and before that, worked for eight years at Riot Games, including as its head of EU Esports. TC: How many investments have you made to date?

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

500 Startups was looking to add someone with an enterprise background to their investing team, so I made the leap into venture at the start of 2017. I’ve spent a lot of time in international ecosystems over the years (I’ve invested in startups in more than 20 countries and helped run accelerators on 5 continents). As to “why Canada?”,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

By way of background, Socialcam was a mobile photo-sharing app that Autodesk acquired in 2012, while Triplebyte is a recruiting and technical screening platform aimed at enterprise tech companies. . “This is my third YC startup after Socialcam and Triplebyte,” he writes in the Y Combinator database entry for Yuma.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Some of my greatest assets were qualities like willpower, curiosity, creativity and impatience. My curiosity and creativity made it hard to predict my behavior. The processes I used to hire our first COO in 2012 and the second one in 2018 were basically the same and are strongly inspired by Topgrading as well as the Who Method.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012. Why I Invested in Maker Studios in the First Place. This has been a very welcome addition.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” No less than Fred Wilson has credited Carlota’s work with having a major influence on his investment strategy at USV.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Being in front of such big, transformative ideas at an early stage shows tremendous investment judgment. 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.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. misses an opportunity. Securities Regulation.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. Seriously, this happens.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 21, 2024

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. While pursuing my legal career, I began investing behind some of my clients and worked hard to build a small LP base.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

Dungeons & Dragons: After weeks of backlash and protests from fans , Wizards of the Coast — the Hasbro-owned publisher of Dungeons & Dragons — announced it will now license Dungeons & Dragons’ core mechanics under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. all-women teams raised in 2021.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. And just when I thought I had the deal that was worthy of bringing to investment committee the world changed. Let’s review all of our existing investments. Eventually you have to invest. It was September 2008.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

What is the investment scene like in your city? Investors had their 10 years of market experience and now they are ready to invest into ideas and businesses that would change the global scene or even tackle issues as complex as they come — environmental, biotechnology or deep tech industries. What are the tech investors like?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

with participation also from Athos and, significantly, several individuals notable for their roles in creative and developer ecosystems. Athos is a repeat backer: It also invested in an earlier $2.6 The company, based out of Madrid, has picked up $8 million in a round led by Decibel out of the U.S.,

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

So, for example, when I first started here back in 2012, there was a ton of energy being put towards building a network of executive relationships that is now somewhat more about sustaining those relationships. Kelli Dragovich: And Matt, I’m assuming that’s part of the vetting process and investing in entrepreneurs: that EQ side.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

In light of Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at the status of gender diversity in investment portfolios because women remain underrepresented in the field of entrepreneurship. The findings revealed that women are more effective at accounting for multiple competing interests, solving problems creatively and building consensus.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. Investments highlighted included Fairown, Kahoot, Spacemaker, Cognite, Pexip, PortalOne, Dignio, Speiz, Plaace, Glint Solar, variable.co What’s your latest, most exciting investment?

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