TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Since launching in 2013, South African fintech Yoco has positioned itself as the go-to platform to access offline payments among merchants in the country. “But the pandemic, which had a devastating effect on so many businesses that relied on in-person trade, accelerated the need for businesses to accept payments online.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Clarifai wants to bring artificial intelligence into the lives of developers, business operators and data scientists so they can automate and accelerate their model development. Matt Zeiler founded the New York-based company in 2013 focused on computer vision. We saw an opportunity and raised the round.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

The funding was led by Greenspring Associates with participation from Eleven Prime, IVP, Sapphire Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Baseline Ventures, Threshold, Scale, Owl Rock and Next Equity Partners. Vamp launched in 2013 in Amsterdam and raised around €3 million, according to Crunchbase data.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The round — which also includes a strategic investment from Capital One Ventures, Crowdstrike Falcon Fund and Gaingels — brings Corelight’s total raised to $160 million, following a $50 million Series C in October 2019, a $25 million Series B in September 2018 and a $9.2 million Series A in July 2017.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As continentally confined Americans look for domestic vacation options that won’t expose them to too much risk of infection from the pandemic that’s still raging across the country, the RV rental company RVshare has raised more than $100 million to capitalize on its historic opportunity.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Tiger Global Management, Battery Ventures, Zeev Ventures, 01 Advisors as well as existing backers Norwest Venture Partners and Citi Ventures also participated in the financing, which brings the New York-based company’s valuation to over $1 billion. So that’s just a few of the things we plan to invest in.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

More venture capital is flowing into meal delivery service companies as consumers seek out better-for-you food choices. That has attracted venture capitalists’ attention and led to some recent cash infusions, including Shef and WoodSpoon for homemade items, and Little Spoon and Serenity Kids in the baby food arena.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

That’s a longer time between funds than we’re seeing more broadly across the venture industry, where teams have tended to raise new funds approximately every two years, but Revolution’s pacing could tie to its mission. This could be an accelerant. He’d also seen the data and was surprised by it.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The company, which was founded in 2013, also plans to strengthen its global operations across six countries — Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Ascend Money provides a financial platform of opportunity for those financially excluded as well as SMEs around the region.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 6, 2023

SignalFire, based in San Francisco, led the Series A2 investment with additional participation from Ten Eleven Ventures. This creates a unique opportunity to craft better customer experiences, which increase customer engagement, grow conversion rates and ultimately drive more online revenue.” That’s why we built Strivacity.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Founded in 2013, the Argentinian startup serves as a white label infrastructure software provider, with the aim of giving businesses the ability to launch financial services. This spells ample opportunity for payments infrastructure providers such as Geopagos. Will once-bootstrapped startups turn to venture during a watershed moment?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Today , the acute asthma attack of a primary school-aged girl in February 2013 was ruled by a U.K. Today, Yodit Stanton has secured $4 million in seed funding for her air-monitoring startup OpenSensors , in a seed round led by Crane Venture Partners and other unnamed investors. court to be due to air pollution.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

Venture funds are joining the rush to renewable energy—and it’s not a passing fad • Government subsidies will help, but inno vative companies and business logic will drive growth. In 2019, venture and private equity investment in cleantech was estimated between $9 and $16 billion, up from less than $500 million in 2013.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

2018 Libboo Accelerating great stories and big ideas. InstaFreebie Accelerating great stories and big ideas. 2013 and Before Optasite Optasite is engaged in the acquisition and development of telecommunications tower sites in the United States.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Existing backers Viola FinTech, MassMutual Ventures, Nationwide, Hearst Ventures and Moneta VC also put money in the round, as well as new investors Viola Growth and Fort Ross Ventures. With the new financing, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Insurify has now raised a total of $128 million since its 2013 inception.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

One, a year-old upstart in London that launched in December, just closed its round this week led by Craft Ventures. Indeed, it only recently graduated from the LAUNCH accelerator program. The other, a four-year-old, Bay Area-based startup, has raised $3 million in previously undisclosed seed funding, including from 500 Startups.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order. “So the TAM is massive.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

Agassi’s company would go on to raise nearly $1 billion (back when that was considered a large sum of money) from some of the world’s top venture capital and growth equity firms. By 2013 it would be bankrupt and one of the many casualties of the first wave of cleantech investing. million by 2019. ” .

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OurCrowd

APRIL 25, 2021

OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture investor. OurCrowd is offering investors the opportunity to participate in a new round alongside Pico Venture Partners and Pontifax. OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture investor. PitchBook has awarded the accolade to OurCrowd every year since 2013. Learn More.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

Each year since 2013, EO recognizes one outstanding member who embodies the heart and soul of volunteerism, and who paves the way for others to follow, through its EO Global Citizen of the Year Award. How has your work on EO’s Accelerator Global Subcommittee impacted you?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Two years ago, the African tech ecosystem saw newfound attention from global players that translated to the continent’s best year of receiving venture capital. AfricArena, a tech ecosystem accelerator, pegged deals to close between $2.25 Venture capital investment in Africa predicted to reach a record high this year.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 6, 2021

A key pandemic-driven trend is the acceleration of the fertility tech sector, including egg freezing and IVF, with a market predicted to be worth $37+ billion in less than 10 years. million, the second-highest year ever, after 2013, when Waze was sold to Google for some $1 billion. health care system more than $100B a year.

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Forward Cities

JULY 27, 2020

But that model only partially makes sense, as opportunities for entrepreneurship are often more readily available — with vast amounts of information accessible online to guide aspiring business-starters. Bruce Katz is the founder of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University and a Partner with Accelerator for America.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures. PhotoniCare has developed a patented imaging platform that provides growth opportunities beyond otology (study of the ear). iMCI currently manages $88 million across five venture funds. . – September 3, 2020 – PhotoniCare, Inc.,

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

Dozens of healthcare-focused voice tech startups have popped up in the last few years which are backed by top tier venture funds. That’s why in this article, you’ll get a comprehensive look at the startups using voice technology to make healthcare better, along with some of the VC’s and accelerators that are backing them.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This is the task I set out to answer with the master of analysis at Upfront Ventures Glenn Poppe who deserves the bulk of the credit for our work. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. billion (Upfront Ventures was an early Overture backer). LA By The Numbers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

These days, when you have an opportunity to sell an investor on your idea, it will likely be via a video call, not over a croissant or a shawarma. Says Gershfeld, “since we’re not getting the same in-person meeting opportunities, this is how founders can hook investors’ attention.”. The pandemic put a stop to that, however.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Surely not I, when my family moved here in 2013. The company had raised $43 million in funding from investors such as Foundation Capital, QED Investors and Maverick Ventures, according to Silicon Hills. Other backers include Greyhound Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund and Point72 Ventures. And not just once but twice in two years.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Funds from this $5M SAFE at a 20% discount with a $20M cap will be used to set up operational centers in Mexico and Spain, accelerate production capabilities, and scale up sales and marketing. OurCrowd, Regal Four (a Beren family venture entity), F2 Venture Capital, NGN Partners and Future Energy Ventures participated in this new round.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This transformation has already led to an increased number of startup failures, a growing venture capital reset2 and 210,000 tech sector layoffs since the start of 2022. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset? The SEC is considering rules making it easier for limited partners to sue venture firms for negligence and weak diligence.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

The data is based on a sample of 2,500 companies that have used AngelList to syndicate deals from 2013 through 2020. Last year was a record 12 months for venture-backed biotech and pharma companies, with deal activity rising to $28.5 Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace and Hippo’s Assaf Wand discuss proptech’s biggest opportunities.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The financial opportunity of doing so is massive: an estimated $3-10 trillion in EBITDA will be up for grabs. Recent legislation will also significantly accelerate the existing market trends. These opportunities may not be as straightforward as they might seem. short haul aviation and shipping).

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. Large hedge funds over time hit liquidity limits and start impacting market pricing when they trade, losing their ability to exploit arbitrage opportunities.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Pear, a seed-stage venture firm founded in 2013, has an impressive track record when it comes to identifying promising companies from their earliest stages — including DoorDash, Gusto, Aurora Solar, Vanta, Branch Metrics and Guardant Health. Just these three contracts are a $46 million opportunity. ” SAVVI.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Because they’re quickly growing, working at Blumira offers the opportunity for high growth and a fast-paced work environment. DaySmart is a software company that’s accelerating small business growth with digital tools. Ripple Science is building software solutions that help accelerate clinical trials and research.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

One obvious solution to this list of issues and opportunities is to leverage technology to better serve the needs of the customer. In 2015, 46 percent of workers were enrolled in a plan with an annual deductible of $1,000 or more, up from 38 percent in 2013 and 22 percent in 2009. Do they conduct surveys? Do they measure waiting time?

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