TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Matt Gatto, managing director at Insight Partners sees a tremendous market opportunity for the company and that’s why his firm came in with such a big investment. Its history actually dates back to 2008 as a business process management (BPM) consulting firm. Camunda is not your typical startup.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2021

He began creating cyclone reports on his own as a consultant after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, also known as Super Typhoon Yolanda, which killed at least 6,300 people in the Philippines. Before launching the startup, Ayque worked as an IT developer at several weather agencies, including the state-owned New Zealand MetService.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2021

Today, a startup that’s built a marketplace to make it easier for freelance developers, designers and others with technical skills with those job opportunities is announcing a significant round of funding to expand its business. Altogether the company has handled some €300 million in business since being founded in 2013.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

The products are currently under development, however, the plan is to also lend to bigger businesses in the agri-value chain, as the company expands its reach from micro-sellers, who have been their target market since launch in 2013. Fintechs in Africa continue to overshadow all other startups in funding gained.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 6, 2023

This creates a unique opportunity to craft better customer experiences, which increase customer engagement, grow conversion rates and ultimately drive more online revenue.” We’re 100 percent focused on creating surprisingly simple customer sign-in journeys and this new investment will accelerate our strategy and the opportunity ahead of us.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2018

Dave is a co-founder and partner at Fathom , a strategy and creative consultancy based in Connecticut. With these benefits in mind, creating opportunities to celebrate is a priority we should all remember. Written by David Louden. However, in what I’ve observed and learned with a bit of research, the payoffs are huge.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

As Ruggeds mature and realize how much opportunity has passed them by, a sense of urgency drives them to change their course. In 2013, recognizing a need for disruptive distribution and retail changes in the 100-billion-dollar U.S. Others learn it later in life.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Maybe in the past, it was helpful to think of competitors as foes, but the modern world is so interconnected that this perspective doesn’t allow us to see new opportunities, stands in the way of improving, and, as a result, weakens our products. Everyone’s an enemy, and this point of view remains dominant among business owners and CEOs.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. Participants have the opportunity to receive prizes reaching $40,000. The pitch takes 90 seconds and participants have the opportunity to win prizes totaling $10,000.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

“We always say unapologetically: we’re here to win, we’re here to win big, and our opportunity is big.” Don’t let venture capitalists deter you from opportunity. You need to paint the biggest picture of your opportunity, and you need to be unapologetic about that,” Lori said. Amany Killawi, Co-Founder and COO.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. See point one!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The funding is being led by a strategic investor, Accenture Ventures — the investment arm of the systems integrator and consultancy behemoth — with Alexander Capital Ventures, Saatchi Invest, Ronald Lauder and other unnamed investors also participating.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Surely not I, when my family moved here in 2013. He did not provide further details, saying only the company would provide the affected “with generous packages, engage in consultation where required, and support them with their transitions.” I know, I know — Austin is known for its 100+ degree temperatures in the summertime.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

Large hedge funds over time hit liquidity limits and start impacting market pricing when they trade, losing their ability to exploit arbitrage opportunities. We wrote the first version of this research with Brent Beardsley , formerly a Partner with Boston Consulting Group. Contributors. Photo credit: JD Hancock.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 13, 2023

At that point in my life, I was living in a hotel room four to five days a week as an e-learning consultant. In my constant search for an entrepreneurial escape, I found what appeared to be an opportunity in the market: a learning management system built for the ultra-popular WordPress software. It was much more than that.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

On being deliberate in building your network to create opportunities: “Five years into BCG [Boston Consulting Group], I learned a lot about private equity investing, but I missed tech. This was 2013, 2014. But if you are deliberate, you can really find a great co-founder.”. That was because I was deliberate.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

He’s never met a podium he didn’t like and has never missed an opportunity to say something divisive or incendiary—like when he said that Herman Badillo, a Latino candidate for comptroller who married a Jewish wife, “Returns to his community when he needs votes. In reality, he’s incredibly problematic.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2018

What can you learn from the stories of five entrepreneurs who share their stories on setbacks, challenges and unexpected opportunities? Business coach and EO New York member, Bruce Eckfeldt, has grown his professional consulting firm into a highly successful business. Read on to find out! Bruce Eckfeldt.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Coyote Ventures : Jessica Karr launched Coyote Ventures in 2021 to address the $1T opportunity in women’s health and wellness that has been historically marginalized. Fika Ventures , co-founded by Eva Ho and TX Zhuo, raised a $160 million fund 3 and a $35 million opportunity fund.

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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. Electrifying these vehicles is a big carbon opportunity: while buses and trucks only represent 10% of the vehicles on the road, they generate 30 percent of the sector’s global greenhouse gas emissions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

BCM was founded by Seyi Taylor and Bankole Oluwafemi in 2013. TC Insights , a data analytics consulting service, works on research, data and industry strategy on different projects. MaC Venture Capital led the round while VC firms Luminate, Unicorn Group, Future Africa, and several angel investors participated.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

According to Briter Bridges , another publication that tracks VC investments in Africa, only 3% of the total funding raised by startups in Africa since 2013 has gone to all-women co-founded teams. They believed in the team, vision, mission and the opportunity of building streamlined cross-border commerce solutions for African consumers.

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