Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2024

Charting the Path to Success in Tech Investing: An Exclusive Interview with GoAhead Ventures’ Founding Trio GoAhead Ventures (“GoAhead”) is a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm founded by three Stanford graduates: Takeshi “TK” Mori, Clancey Stahr and Phil Brady (the “Managing Partners”). How did you break into tech investing?

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

But the data shows a rapidly growing trend in accredited investors investing together. This is something that we have experience at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. This is in contrast to going it alone in direct investments or publicly traded REITs and stocks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Speak , an English language learning platform with AI-powered features, today announced that it raised $27 million in a Series B funding round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund , with participation from Lachy Groom, Josh Buckley, Justin Mateen, Gokul Rajaram and Founders Fund.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

I’m sharing my thought process because perhaps it will nudge some of you to angel invest too! I consider myself a furiously curious person, and angel investing is one of the most rewarding ways I’ve experienced to satisfy this curiosity. MY 2013 ANSWER TO “WHY?” As my portfolio has grown, so has my answer to this question.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Alternative investments are having a moment. Institutions have fueled a large part of this growth, investing at record pace into alternatives like crypto, private companies and real estate. Institutions have fueled a large part of this growth, investing at record pace into alternatives like crypto, private companies and real estate.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) , a deep-tech investment firm, announced the first close of its fifth fund, which is expected to total 30 billion JPY (or about $275 million USD) by June 2021. UTEC’s deep-tech investments around the world. “I So far, 25 of its investments have exited.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Most associates need some entrepreneurial experience before actually making investments. a really wide angle view of the tech industry since you see so many concepts / so many pitches and REAL data points on how startups perform financially. a top-down view on HR challenges at startups; and, obviously: a great network.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Thomas Rush is founder of Bootstrapp and Head of Investment Platform at ConsenSys Mesh. Revenue-based investing ( RBI), also known as revenue-based financing, or revenue-share investing, 1 is a natural next step for the private equity and early-stage venture investment industry. Share on Twitter.

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500

MARCH 18, 2020

I first met Flavio in 2013, when he co-invested alongside 500 Startups in Olist, one of Brazil’s largest online marketplaces–which recently raised a Series C round. He became instrumental in building Olist’s name.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. I’m sure people said similar things to Heather when she joined as our CEO. We have never been in a stronger position.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Chroma , a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. However, in 2013, Stone and the others shifted their focus to individual startups. The two hit it off and began to have monthly calls after Stone’s angel investment.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Stacked , a web-based platform that provides passive investment tools for retail investors interested in crypto, just announced it raised a $35 million Series A co-led by Alameda Research , a crypto trading firm owned by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. “So I started looking at a place I could move to work for a startup.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

When DBeaver creator Serge Rider began building an open source database admin tool in 2013, he probably had no idea that 10 years later, it would boast more than 8 million users. DBeaver takes $6M seed investment to build on growing popularity by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

mPharma, a Ghanaian health startup, has taken a controlling stake in Uganda’s Vine Pharmacy for an undisclosed amount, marking the firm’s entry into its latest market in Africa. Abraaj bought Vine Pharmacy in 2013 when it was the largest pharmacy chain in Uganda. Vine used to be the biggest pharmacy chain in Uganda.

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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. The company’s Series C investment is the largest of its kind in South Africa and one of the largest for any African fintech (third only to Flutterwave and Chipper Cash ).

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2021

One of Dovetail’s goals is prepare startups to seek funding from other VCs; firms that have invested in Dovetail’s portfolio companies include Blackbird, Qantas and Wavemaker. As buy now, pay later startups keep raising capital, a dive into Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm’s earnings. “By We’re looking for ideas.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Register The Ministry of Science and ICT changed the name of K-ICT Born2Global Center, a public institution under the Association for the Advancement of Information and Communications (KAIT), to ‘Global Digital Innovation Network (hereinafter GDIN)’, and held the “GDIN Opening Ceremony” at Pangyo Startup Campus on September 7. trillion won.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Last fall, delivery startup goPuff made a big splash by raising $380 million in funding and acquiring West Coast beverage retailer BevMo shortly afterwards. Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola, who serve as co-CEOs, founded the company in 2013 while they were students at Drexel University. Delivery startup goPuff raises $380M at a $3.9B

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Cryptocurrency pioneer and early Bitcoin thought-leader Diana Biggs has joined Swiss-based startup Valour , which lets investors easily buy digital assets through their bank or broker. The move is significant with the news that Tesla has bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin, thus massively boosting the mainstream markets for crypto assets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Last year was record-breaking for African startups. But similarly to years past, the total amount raised by African startups varies among different reports. But similarly to years past, the total amount raised by African startups varies among different reports. How many deals and how much did African startups raise?

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 22, 2022

million) in a Series C funding round backed by Medici Investment, Ulmus Investment, and Korea Development Bank, according to a Forkast report. Founded in 2013, Anipen is known for its flagship service AnibeaR, a three-dimensional mobile application that lets users create AR-infused video content, according to the report.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Ascend Money , the Thailand-based fintech startup behind TrueMoney, an e-wallet service, announced today it has raised a $150 million Series C round at a valuation of $1.5 Indonesian investment platform Ajaib gets $25 million Series A led by Horizons Venture and Alpha JWC. Ascend Money considers going public after hitting $1.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. On August 4, Extra Crunch Live will feature startups exhibiting in the Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September. Those startups will pitch their products/businesses to a pair of expert VC judges, who will then give their live feedback. Who doesn’t?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As such, the company “hired aggressively” to meet customer demand and invest in new products. I made the decision to hire and invest ahead of revenue growth, and the current economic slowdown has meant that this revenue growth did not materialize as quickly as expected. Sound familiar ? We’d love to hear from you.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 15, 2017

The article pointed to the seeming collapse in the amount of venture capital raised by San Francisco startups relative to other regions. The slowing of venture investment more broadly across the US serves as a backdrop to San Francisco’s particularly strong correction. Note, the levels still exceed 2010-2013.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. On August 4, Extra Crunch Live will feature startups exhibiting in the Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September. Those startups will pitch their products/businesses to a pair of expert VC judges, who will then give their live feedback. Who doesn’t?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Alexa von Tobel, co-founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital, will be joining TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 taking place September 21-23 to help judge the startups competing in Startup Battlefield. NOTE: Applications are now open to don’t hesitate to throw your hat in the ring here ! that highlights entrepreneurs.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Register The startup ecosystem, including Pangyo Techno Valley, is rapidly aligning with the ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) trend. Their heightened interest is reflected not just in their demand for ESG reports but also in surging investment volumes.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At the turn of the 20th century, any number of American municipalities with similar access to talent, materials, investment, and transportation might have emerged as the beating heart of the automobile industry. In 2013, Indianapolis-based ExactTarget was acquired by Salesforce for $2.5 as do manufacturing workers.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

In addition to the fundraising, Retail Rocket revealed that it acquired SailPlay, a startup developing software to help retailers build loyalty programs and send mass message campaigns. “We were impressed with the company’s results given the limited amount of investment they raised. New York-based SailPlay had raised $3.3

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. Annie Case, a partner at Kleiner Perkins, focuses on investments in consumer, healthcare and marketplaces. She helped lead investments in companies like Contra and Landing. .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

What every startup founder should know about exits. Her role includes gathering and analysing data on SOSV portfolio companies and syndicate investors, managing the funds’ databases and CRM, and reporting SOSV’s quarterly investments to external data providers. In other words, who invested in the Climate Tech 100? Meghan Hind.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The new investment will help the startup to accelerate its overseas expansion across the world with a focus on the United States, the country with the highest percentage of educators using one-to-one computing (1:1) computing. This latest round sees Vivi reach $24.3 in total capital over five years, after it raised $4.3

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Geopagos , a payments infrastructure startup based in Buenos Aires, has raised $35 million in a round led by Riverwood Capital. 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.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Back in August during Y Combinator’s two-day demo extravaganza , TechCrunch noted a number of startups from India that stood out from the batch. Seeing so many India-focused startups in the mix wasn’t a fluke. 2019 was the country’s biggest ever in terms of venture dollars invested, with Bain counting $10 billion during the year.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit , which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. It had once worked with Rebecca Minkoff during Fashion Week to help women shop the show’s looks.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2021

Blockchain startup XREX was launched to help cross-border businesses in emerging markets perform faster transactions with products like a payment escrow service and crypto-fiat exchange platform. Huang sold his previous startup , anti-malware SaaS developer Armorize Technologies, to Proofpoint in 2013.

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