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The Breakout Tech Company Of 2018

Haystack

Had I begun this tradition earlier, for those wondering, it would’ve been Airbnb in 2012, and Uber in 2011.). You may look at this and think to yourself “well, of course, how controversial is those?” ” This year, however, is like any other year in which I’ve tracked these and tried to single out one.

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Argentinian fintech infrastructure startup Geopagos leaves the boot straps behind with $35M funding round

TechCrunch

In a nutshell, Geopagos feels it is in the ideal position of being able to serve as the software enabler that can retrofit incumbents like large banks and launch the enablers like fintechs. If they win, we win,” said Sebastián Núñez Castro, CEO and co-founder of Geopagos.

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The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015

Tomasz Tunguz

Where are founders finding unique opportunities to innovate? Each year, starting in mid-2012 through mid-2015, these sectors have grown their investment dollars by more than 145%, according to Mattermark data. But which lesser known startup sectors are starting to raise venture dollars?

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The Duolingo English Test

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

The “incumbent provider” of English proficiency tests, Test Of English As A Foreign Language (aka TOEFL), has had all of the companies and universities who accept it locked up for many years. But in some markets, incumbency matters more than better. It is two sides of the same coin. It costs less ($49 vs $205).

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These Y Combinator-backed startups are trying to build ‘ChatGPT for X’

TechCrunch

Interestingly, Yuma “got started by accident,” according to founder Guillaume Luccisano. 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.

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Checkout.com’s new president is bullish on US expansion, says she ‘welcomes’ comparisons to Stripe

TechCrunch

At the time, CEO founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz had told TC the move was aimed at taking “advantage of the current conditions to update the tax valuation of the company.” payments landscape is currently dominated by legacy and new-age incumbents, and we know competition would ultimately deliver better outcomes for consumers.

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TechCrunch podcasts this week: Layoffs, the crypto downturn, investor offense and Columbus, Ohio

TechCrunch

There’s an audio-only version of TechCrunch Live hosted by Matt that features founders and investors discussing successful pitch decks. Extras: Hana Mohan’s Twitter thread on the YC advice to founders. Equity’s episode: We think founders need a quick Heart to Heart about the market. Hana Mohan’s episode of Found.