TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Puffco was founded by Roger Volodarsky in 2013 and is still held privately. Earlier this year the company unveiled a novel battery-powered dabbing tool that features a ceramic tip that quickly heats, causing the concentrate to slide off. The company says it’s on track to hit $100 million in revenue in 2021.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 19, 2020

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. When she returned to Peru in 2013, she launched The Millennials Movement and began offering resources on volunteerism.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

When Qualtrics was acquired by SAP for $8 billion, the city saw itself more authentically as a seedbed of innovation. Distant skeptics also took note, and the belief that “innovation can happen here” proliferated. I saw the impact of an innovation cluster firsthand when my company, AOL, went public in 1992.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

They’re building campuses, districts, buildings, spaces, as well as running new educational efforts and contests—basically anything they can think of to foster the growth of new and innovative companies. So, number one is that I needed to be at least engaged enough as an investor to be out there attending gatherings of innovative people.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 17, 2022

Host Barbara Castiglia welcomed to The Main Course Yariv Bash, CEO of Flytrex, to discuss an innovation in food delivery that has long been on the radar, but whose growth has been exacerbated by the pandemic: drones. Read more here.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 13, 2023

Register Amidst the 4th industrial revolution, there’s an escalating demand for manufacturing innovation aimed at producing high-value-added products. Several companies and institutions collectively strive for technological innovation at the R&D and global R&D centers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Valour, a Zug, Switzerland-based issuer of investment products, brought in Biggs, the former Private Banking Global Head of Innovation for HSBC, as CEO after recently launching Bitcoin Zero , a fee-free, digital asset ETP product that trades on the NGM stock exchange. Tesla buys $1.5B

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Harry’s created the innovation group in 2018 that has backed or launched several consumer product companies, including cat products startup Cat Person , body care line Flamingo and hair care line Headquarters. billion valuation and over $650 million in total funding raised since it was founded in 2013.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2023

According to a recent Standard Chartered Bank survey , Singapore is becoming an increasingly popular place for companies to establish regional headquarters, sales and marketing offices, R&D and innovation centers. Moreover, 80% of firms in the survey ranked Singapore as the ideal destination for expanding operations.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Founded in 2013, Dataiku is used by data scientists, but also designed for business analysts and other people with less technical backgrounds. The acceleration of B2B AI innovation has begun. New investors included Insight Partners, Eurazeo, Lightrock and Olivier Pomel, the chief executive of Datadog. Enterprise AI 2.0:

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Revolution

AUGUST 5, 2020

In 2013, we invested in BigCommerce , a SaaS startup helping companies build, manage, and market online stores. Through constant innovation, the company has introduced new integrated services for payment, shipping, and tracking. This morning, the Austin-based company raised its initial public offering.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Together with fellow EO Johannesburg member Ryan Harrison , she founded SPARK Schools in South Africa in 2013. Stacey Brewer’s journey is marked by a passion for giving back. “W e’ve always been passionate about giving back to a country that has given us so much over the years,” says Stacey.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

According to CrunchBase, Rigetti has raised just under $200 million in VC capital since it was founded in 2013. “Rigetti is the leading innovator in this space. Supernova’s Michael Clifton will join the Rigetti board after the transaction closes.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” How little we all knew how ironic that term would become but has nonetheless endured. Ten years on much has changed.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

However, prior to the termination, I was in negotiations with another facility to house two brown pelicans from an oil spill that occurred off the west coast of Trinidad in December 2013. As such, though challenging, I’m finding innovative ways of engaging stakeholders and donors to fund the cause.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

In 2013, Monot co-founded Innovative Auctions, a high-stakes auction company. . Mohnot previously served as vice president of business development at Groupon after a startup he founded, FeeFighters, was acquired by the company in 2012. TechCrunch Disrupt is back in person on October 18-20 i n San Francisco.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

406 Ventures since 2007 and investing as a partner since 2013. Prior to founding Oort, he spent 10 years at Cisco, ending up leading the company’s Boston’s Innovation Team. Greg Dracon has been with Boston’s.406 Questions I want to ask: When founding Oort, what local resources or programs made a difference?

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 1, 2013

In a year, I went from an idea and a track record to more than $5mm of limited partner commitments, six investments in incredible entrepreneurs (to be announced when I get my new website up), and a ton of opportunity to create innovation in New York City. More sleep in 2013 will have mental health effects beyond the time investment.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“We’ve been at the forefront of the additive manufacturing industry,” the executive said in a release tied to the news, “and this transaction will enable us to build on our incredible momentum and provide capital and flexibility to grow our brand, accelerate product innovation, and drive expanded adoption among customers across key verticals.”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Abraaj bought Vine Pharmacy in 2013 when it was the largest pharmacy chain in Uganda. mPharma was originally founded in 2013, by Rockson , Daniel Shoukimas and James Finucane , to manage prescription drug inventory for pharmacies and their suppliers. It’s a really exciting time for us and fortunately, Uganda is an exciting market.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Since the ATC program’s inception in 2013, 2,900 investments totaling $872 million have been approved to support 141 New Jersey companies. The ATC is a proven and powerful tool for promoting growth of the state’s innovation sector in an equitable and inclusive manner.”

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 10, 2023

Founded in 2013, the startup introduced an affordable and efficient technology solution for fish and shrimp farmers in the Indonesian aquaculture industry. eFishery aims to create a digitized community of farmers, providing them with access, affordability, and improved profitability.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

She later assumed the role of chief innovation officer, a position in which which she oversaw Northwestern Mutual’s venture arm. Following the acquisition, Alexa joined the management team of Northwestern Mutual as the company’s first chief digital officer.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola, who serve as co-CEOs, founded the company in 2013 while they were students at Drexel University. We’re in this category of instant needs, and our production innovation solely stems from consumer demand … There’s no category we offer on goPuff that consumers weren’t crying out for.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Veteran investor Eric Satz realized this in 2013 when he first tried to deploy money from his IRA into private companies and was met with pushback from his financial advisor, who was concerned about the potential risks, Satz told TechCrunch in an interview. “I

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

“VNDLY is at the forefront of the vendor management industry with an innovative and intuitive approach. billion in 2013 and Cisco buying Ann Arbor, MI-based Duo for $2.35 Folding that capability into the Workday platform expands their capabilities with an offering that customers will need in the future. billion in 2018.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 22, 2023

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. In 2013 I discovered the photo Fenton chemistry responsible for hydroxyl radical formation in Manuka honey. Manufacturing apitherapy regenerative technology made from Manuka honey.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Boyce has been with General Catalyst since 2013, leading investments in companies like Ro, Macro, towerIQ and Atom. We’re amped to discuss which opportunities are exciting them these days, how tech, innovation and venture has changed amid the pandemic, what they look for in a pitch, and much, much more.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2024

Takeshi “TK” Mori and Clancey Stahr met in 2013 at a cafe on Stanford’s campus and worked together on various investment projects before deciding to launch GoAhead Ventures I in Q4 2014. What major trends do you expect to see in technology innovation over the next 5 years that excite you?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

After spending time in academia, Iterative co-founder and CEO Dmitry Petrov joined Microsoft as a data scientist on the Bing team in 2013. The funding today will help us bring more innovative products and services into our ecosystem.”. He noted that the industry has changed quite a bit since then.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

They began informally with handwritten contracts, but progressed into using technology to scale the solution from 2013 when it rebranded to Tugende. . African countries need ‘startup acts’ more than ever to support innovation. The company is also currently piloting financing for e-mobility assets. . Image Credits: Tugende.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

I see an ecosystem builder as someone who takes a holistic look at creating the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation to thrive in a community. To you, what is an Ecosystem Builder? Direct entrepreneur support is critical but only a part of creating a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. What motivates you as an ecosystem builder?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 18, 2019

When USV invested in Coinbase in early 2013, our rationale was that digital currencies and digital assets (like Bitcoin and beyond) were a breakthrough technology, similar to TCP/IP, HTTP and SMTP. We will advocate for those things that USV values most: openness, transparency, decentralization, and permissionless innovation.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 1, 2022

As CEO of i2E , I have had the wonderful opportunity since January 2013 to write this weekly column for the readers of this newspaper. That stacks up to more than 460 columns on all aspects of entrepreneurship and innovation in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Innovators. And then there are the Oklahoma innovators. Favorite Topics.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

International Trade Commission ruled on January 6 that Google infringed Sonos’ patented innovations in wireless speaker technology. But it confirms a problem that threatens America’s innovation economy and its international economic competitiveness. innovation economy. innovation economy. The problem?

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

In 2013, Netflix established its original content division, and its productions, such as “Stranger Things,” “Black Mirror,” and “The Irishman,” have garnered critical acclaim and won numerous awards. I’m grateful to see Netflix making this commitment to help the next stages of the innovative revitalization of Fort Monmouth.

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