StartupNation

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The interior design space is particularly competitive: predictions state that by 2026, the market will be worth $270,410 million , and in turn, a whole host of new ventures are battling for consumers’ attention and business. Founded in 2013, my online interior design company, Decorilla, is now celebrating its seventh year.

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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.” Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. In the third quarter of 2020, venture capital funding for female founders dropped to a three-year low.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital.

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Haystack

JANUARY 12, 2020

Rather, this short blog is filled only with my own observations from being in the middle of the evolving seed market since 2013. As a result, the venture industry has exploded — either to meet that opportunity, or because of low interest rates, or both. With any change, these forces present risks and opportunities.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Competition became an integral part of society due to historical, cultural, and other factors. 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.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Duo has a culture centered around inclusion and belonging. Because they’re quickly growing, working at Blumira offers the opportunity for high growth and a fast-paced work environment. They play an important role in helping Atomic Object live out its values and foster a great company culture. million in 2020. Dynamo Metrics.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

It significantly broadens investment opportunities and a startup’s potential to raise capital through only a few legislative provisions. Title II was not instituted until September 2013, a little more than a year after the SEC's deadline assigned by Congress. So why the hold up? Still, the bureaucracy is moving ahead at a snail's pace.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Jason Furtado and Stephan Richter founded Boston-based Shoobx in 2013, according to Crunchbase. No doubt the venture slowdown and practically dead IPO and SPAC markets have contributed to the surge in M&A activity. To me, it feels like the move to shrink back from the housing market might open up more opportunities for fintechs.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Israeli startup ProFuse aims to cut the production price of lab-cultured protein. A PitchBook survey of Israel’s venture investments by deal count over the past five years confirms OurCrowd as the country’s most active startup investor. Learn More. Affordable lab-grown meat gets closer to your plate. Top Tech News.

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Haystack

JUNE 2, 2018

When I started back in 2013, I would try to respond to all the cold and “lukewarm” intros and investor referrals I received as a matter of courtesy. And, I do not expect perfection in communications, but when someone I don’t know is in front of me, I need to be able to quickly process the opportunity without losing the flow.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2022

To do this, cultured and plant-based meat companies need to solve scientific problems ranging from bioreactor size and efficiency to the high costs of growth factors used in cell-cultured meat. The company has developed a 3D printer capable of producing whole cuts of meat using plant protein or cultured meat cells.

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Another vendor in the space is Bonusly , which was launched in 2013 by co-founder and CEO Raphael Crawford-Marks. million in Series B funding led by Ankona Capital with participation from Access Venture Partners, Next Frontier Capital, Operator Partners and FirstMark Capital — bringing its total raised to $32.4

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Why’d the studio choose this sport for its next AR venture? Orlando-based HypGames co-developed the experience with Niantic; HypGames CEO Mike Taramykin served as VP and GM over EA’s Tiger Woods franchise until 2013. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not All-World’s core demographic.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 23, 2018

On the work front, I had the opportunity to join Lightspeed as a venture partner; and with Haystack, the seed fund I launched in 2013, Haystack finally recruited incredible help to come onboard, Haystack became slightly more institutional in nature (including fund infrastructure, leading deals selectively, etc.)

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

There is an unmet need of $260 billion to $320 billion for women-owned company funding, according to a 2013 study conducted by the International Finance Corporation. Venture investors have extraordinary power to impact broader society norms. These things, in turn, exert a determining influence on our culture.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Grab your calendar and add these two: We’re doing a Data and Culture Transformation event on April 26 for the big data aficionados, and now is your last chance to buy discounted tickets for our in-person TC Sessions: Mobility event on May 18 and 19, as well as the virtual event on the 20th. Tis the season for new venture funds, apparently.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

If you’ve ever run a large group of people, you know that culture change isn’t done at the podium. After selling Manhattan GMAT in 2009, he started Venture for America, which aimed to create 100,000 new U.S. It’s a surgical strike of tons of tiny little details around how people interact with each other. jobs by 2025.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

However, for all their effort and importance to the tech ecosystem, raising significant venture capital seemed elusive to startups in Africa’s digital media landscape that rely on grants and personal funding to scale. BCM was founded by Seyi Taylor and Bankole Oluwafemi in 2013.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Image Credits: Versatile Venture Capital (opens in a new window). Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital. Hope is not a strategy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. 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. Women-founded companies in the U.S. startups raked last year.

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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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