TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Zapier , a well-known no-code automation tool, has purchased Makerpad , a no-code education service and community. million round back in 2012 that tapped Bessemer, DFJ and others. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch has covered Zapier often during its life, including its first, and only, fundraising event, a $1.2

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We as a country are suffering from what is known as “ structural unemployment &# where jobs have disappeared from certain segments forever due to technological or structural obsolescence. In California the primary school education system has cut 10 days from the school year to save jobs. Such is the case with advanced batteries.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 8, 2024

Cilingir at the helm as CEO with Chief Revenue Officer Serhat Soyuerel and others co-founded the AI-native platform in 2012 that boasts a community of 200,000+ CX, marketing & e-commerce professionals. When we founded Insider , our vision was to become the world’s most progressive and trusted technology platform for CX.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Panorama Education , which has built out a K-12 education software platform, has raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding led by General Atlantic. Clients include the New York City Department of Education, Clark County School District in Nevada, Dallas ISD in Texas and the Hawaii Department of Education, among others.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 6, 2022

OSSM’s Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. Jessica Decker, OSSM graduate in 2008, has been an OSSM instructor since 2012 in various courses on the main campus. I know because this education made a difference for me.”. By Scott Meacham. Virtual Instruction.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In 2012, Girls Who Code launched, teaching girls computer programming. Peeler isn’t just changing the world of student aid, she’s also redefining the role of women entrepreneurs in finance and education. Boys outnumbered girls by a wide margin. Katrina Lake / Stitch Fix. Payal Kadakia / Classpass.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Yuanfudao , a homework tutoring-app founded in 2012, has raised $2.2 The money will be used to develop curriculum and expand Yuanfudao’s online educational service, amid a larger boom in remote learning. Asia more broadly has a stronger education market because of consumer spending and a cultural focus on outcomes in education.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It is always a good sign when founders come back and, indeed, they came up with a new idea and applied for the Winter 2012 batch. Their company “Sonalight”, was accepted to YC W12, despite what Spenser remembers as PG’s skepticism that the technology and market were ready for the product they intended to build.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

Register In the swiftly transforming landscape of financial technology (FinTech), Asia stands resolute at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurial dynamism. In China, inclusive digital technologies are the driving force behind Shanghai’s rapid rise among global financial hubs.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. Pundits are mixed on whether FourSquare represents a major technology trend or a fad but undoubtedly it has captured the zeitgeist of the technology elite at this moment in time.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

Dan Michaeli, the co-founder and CEO who is based out of New York (the company has a substantial operation in Estonia too), said it will be used to continue developing its technology and expanding to address inbound interest for its services after seeing its revenues grow by 150% in 2020.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

So at the moment of decision-making we’re bringing together educational content and product in the same place.”. The company also plans to continue building products that allow parents and their kids “to save and invest, and get educated together.” Active engagement helps people learn more,” he told TechCrunch. “So

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Headquartered in Mountain View, OSRF — which predates Open Robotics — was founded in 2012 with the mission of supporting “the development, distribution and adoption of open source software for use in robotics research, education and product development.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

The public markets get educated. 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. techcrunch.com. Making sense of the $6.5B

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

It lists Headmade Materials , LightForce Orthodontics and Conflux Technology among some of its marquee investments. Arno Held (AH): E very time I introduce AM Ventures, I say we are engineers by education, entrepreneurs by passion, and venture capitalists by accident. The picture at the top of this article is the cleanroom at Scrona.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

Pre-pandemic, VCs were notoriously reluctant to invest in education-related companies. Madrid headquarters of IBM International Business Machine, the American multinational of informatics and technology consulting services, Spain, November 2012. European and North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

with Rick Faulk (Locus Robotics), Jessica Moran (Berkshire Grey) and Melonee Wise (Zebra Technologies). Locus Robotics, Zebra Technologies (Fetch) and Berkshire Grey are helping define the space. Amazon’s huge bet on robotics dates back to its 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems. Education FIRST . Automating Amazon.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Medical simulation serves as a powerful example of how VR and related MR systems are having a meaningful societal impact away from the mainstream gaze, with such technologies now regularly used to train new doctors or help surgeons maintain existing skills and learn new procedures. Big impact.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

Cora , a São Paulo-based technology-enabled lender to small-and-medium-sized businesses, has raised $26.7 In particular, Cora wants to go even deeper in certain segments such as B2B professional services such as law and accounting firms; real estate brokerage and education. million since its 2019 inception.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. However, what is made less explicit is that there was likely very little technology involved.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

” Cherki started to develop the technology that would become Contentsquare as a college student. Since 2012, he’s served as CEO, moving the company’s headquarters from Marseille to New York in 2017. Ultimately, I want to help create a world where every digital interaction improves our lives.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As the co-authors of one wrote in 2012: “actions and attitudes [students] experienced in K-12 schools highlight a type of cultural ‘othering’ that contradicts our goals for multicultural school environments. Beyond those three, the 30-person startup claims to have more than 300 education and corporate clients worldwide.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 24, 2024

Jessica Kinsey Represented the University of Tulsa in 2012 Governor’s Cup 2012 High Growth Graduate Winner Currently CEO/Founder of Prodigy & Co Please provide a few details on your winning Entrepreneur’s Cup business idea. Our business was SpectrumFX. Prodigy & Co exists to make work better for everyone.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

MDM is an increasingly useful technology as more and more businesses count on employees using personal devices to access company apps, which is no doubt why Apple has over the years released MDM features aimed at enterprise customers. ” Beneficial pivot. A pivot came in 2015, when Mosyle raised $1 million to enter the U.S. ”

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Next Canada’s programs offer a world-class education, exclusive events, an expansive network, and more. The firm has made 326 investments since 2012. FRV’s mission is to back the best student founders while elevating Canada’s next generation of technology investors and leaders.”.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 18, 2023

He is also deeply involved with the Angel Capital Association, where he has served on the Marketing & Membership and Education Committees. Additionally, they have led the charge in developing an “angel introduction” series of educational events that allow our new members to quickly learn the process of angel investing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

“Soci became an essential partner to brands for this transformation, which led to an increased need for brands to turn to technology to manage their presence in local digital market channels.” ” Khoury has a colorful background.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

FC sees blockchain as one of the technologies that will shape the future. There's actually a lot of other things that we look for specifically we look for technology enabled businesses, technology differentiated businesses, and so we often will gravitate toward teams who have that competency in house. Digital cash.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While teachers and tutors might only be available for a certain amount of hours, a technology service powered by AI could prove to be a 24/7 solution that students can rely on — and pay for. In 2012, Course Hero bought InstaEdu , an on-demand video platform. Grauer had to decide between building or buying.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Alisee de Tonnac is co-founder and co-CEO of Seedstars , a Swiss-based group with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. A 2012 study of company performance showed that more than 150 listed German firms excelled when they had at least 30% women representation on their executive boards.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

” PAIRIN’s My Journey platform changes the way workforce and education programs connect to foster a seamless, rewarding and relevant journey for students and career-seeking professionals. PAIRIN was founded in 2012, is based in Denver, Colorado, and serves states, education and workforce programs across the nation.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. However, what is made less explicit is that there was likely very little technology involved.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Lukas Inokaitis , business development, NFQ Technologies. The Vilnius startup ecosystem is mainly dominated by startups developing business management systems (B2B, SaaS) and financial technologies. Lukas Inokaitis, business development, NFQ Technologies. Since 2012 Vilnius’ population has been steadily growing 0.3%

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In a continent where debit cards (not credit) are prevalent, the upcoming players are primarily lending companies who have found a way to assess their customers’ credit risk via technology. The company started in 2012 as a digital lender. How these platforms assess credit risk. So how does Carbon plan to assess risk? .

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Without the proper technology to match people who wanted a ride with people who could provide that service, taxi and chauffeur companies were drastically underserving the potential market. Swing Education was founded in 2015 with the objective of creating a marketplace for substitute teachers. Earn money as an Airbnb host.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Sean Lane co-founded Olive in 2012, and signed on Chris Olsen from Drive Capital as the company’s first investors. Darrell, Jordan and Claire got into how she landed on a B2B model for Aunt Flow and the importance of free, accessible period products — which is something she often has to educate prospective investors or customers on.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 2, 2016

Which of the 16 major start of categories in information technology will reap disproportionate share of investment dollars in 2016? Big Data, a term popularized in 2012 that has reached its apogee in 2015 according to Google trends increased from 2.5% Analytics remains an important category for both markets.

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