TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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. The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 1, 2014

So, if you''re going to argue that the process of venture capital is inherently unfair to women, here''s the logic that you *should not* use: "Less than 3 percent of the 6,793 companies that received venture capital from 2011-2013 were headed by a woman, according to a study from Babson College released Tuesday.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2021

He has raised venture capital for his startups, helped hundreds of founders craft their pitch decks and fundraising strategy, and invested as a business angel. We asked him how founders can create the perfect pitch deck for their company. Some of these pitches were very informal, sitting at the bar or walking around.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Small business owners often need help writing effective job ads, he says, as well as the the flexibility to post opportunities in more places. Upadhyay pitches the algorithm as a time saver, but it should be noted that these sorts of models have the potential to amplify bias in the hiring process. Civitas Learning acquired Hoot.me

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

In a report on startup investing and “How the Rich Invest” Forbes notes that the Angel Capital Association counted more than 330 active angel groups in North America as of 2013. They can add a substantial opportunity for investors, boost the odds of success, and lift ROI. There were over 200 as of 2006.”

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

Funnily enough – yesterday I had a pitch from a Brit (with a fairly “fick” accent despite his years in the States) and a Finn (where I got to test drive my all time favorite swear world – Perkele. My kids are growing up in Los Angeles in 2013. They know how much opportunity we afford them. Thank you, Om.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

The company’s pitch? By 2013 it would be bankrupt and one of the many casualties of the first wave of cleantech investing. In 2013, there were 220,000 electric vehicles on roads, according to data from Statista , a number which had grown to 4.8 million by 2019.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

A lot of the things that we ultimately did when I was running Global Payments from 2013 to 2023, a lot of things that we ultimately did were not even like a glint in my eye back in 2009, 2010 when I was just thinking about coming over. I was in that pitch too, kind of a year and a half ago when I was leaving. Same thing.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

You can see Zach James & Rich Raddon who are standing next to a demo table pitching a small, yet-to-be-funded company called MovieClips – now the powerhouse ZEFR. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. Management talent is usually transitional. See point one!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

How contrarian hires and a pitch deck started Nubank’s $30 billion fintech empire. Founded in 2013 and based in São Paulo, Brazil, Nubank serves more than 34 million customers, making it Latin America’s largest neobank. “I How contrarian hires and a pitch deck started Nubank’s $30 billion fintech empire.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

In 2017, Medscape surveyed more than 14,000 physicians and found that 51% of them reported burnout, up from the 40% in 2013. Analyzing Voice as a Way to Diagnose and Track Disease Progression A growing body of evidence suggests that different aspects of voice like speech rate, pitch, and word repetition can serve as biomarkers.

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Feedough

APRIL 16, 2021

In 2013, the Canadian budget airline WestJet surveyed passengers using interactive life-like screens, which depicted Santa dressed in the airline’s colours, to find out what they would like as Christmas presents.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In 2013, I set up shop in my garage and started experimenting with different frame materials and designs. Adversity is always an opportunity to grow, innovate and differentiate, so we kept pushing forward and decided to market our product directly to homeowners, as well. The “slow yes” just about did me in. It’s not.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

He said he’d just come from a business pitch with the airline in question.). TouchCast’s growth into a startup serving an audience of hungry and anxious event planners has been an interesting pivot that is a reminder to founders (and investors) that the right opportunities might not be the ones you think they are.

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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. Just recently, BrandXR received funding deals in the Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch competition. Their mission was recognized at the a2Tech360 event, where they won the Social Impact Pitch Competition.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Jason Furtado and Stephan Richter founded Boston-based Shoobx in 2013, according to Crunchbase. To me, it feels like the move to shrink back from the housing market might open up more opportunities for fintechs. Investment giant Fidelity acquired Shoobx , marking its first buy in 7 years (!).

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Drew Sherman , Director of Marketing and Communications, Carvaygo It is Cheaper and More Efficient Than Traditional PR With PR, a startup will likely compete for a spot in the media with many other competitors who are bidding their pitches to the media outlet. How can they use your products? What are the brand’s values?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

While the pitches aren’t as fast and furious, they’re still coming. The London-based company, its CEO and co-founder Dev Subrata told me, started out as a customer engagement platform in 2013. “We Here’s to empathetic leadership as some startups potentially face tough times. Now on to funding rounds.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 20, 2014

The number of Series As has grown by 31% annually for the past 5 years, reaching more than 831 Series As in 2013, up from 284 in 2009. Before 2013, the Series B market was basically flat. Perhaps there’s a latency in the market and investors need a few years to seize upon the opportunity. This trend hasn’t abated.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Starting with the first point, in general, IP assets of demonstrable value that are relevant to the startup’s business can only help when pitching investors. Most investors will assume that if the business plan is solid and a large market opportunity exists, there will be vigorous competition from other players. By 2013, the U.S.

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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 pitching is not the time to second guess; it’s the time to convince investors. That was because I was deliberate.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. 2013 and Before Optasite Optasite is engaged in the acquisition and development of telecommunications tower sites in the United States. Jaia Robotics Inc. Imago Rehab Imago Rehab is a robot-assisted virtual clinic for stroke recovery.

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TechCrunch

MAY 22, 2022

Then the next, I open my inbox to see pitches for nine-figure funding rounds (hello, SpotOn ) and the birth of new unicorns (looking at you, Unit ). The drama between Plaid and Stripe continued this week with the former announcing an expansion outside its core offering of account linking for the first time since its 2013 inception.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

Once your life shifts from pitching outbound to defending against inbound, however, you have to ruthlessly say “no” as your default. From 2007-2009 and again from 2012-2013, I said yes to way too many “cool” things. Once you reach a decent level of professional success, lack of opportunity won’t kill you.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

Eventually, all these efforts translate into better opportunities, more leads, and sales. For businesses, this percentage equals a massive opportunity of putting your products or services in front of these users. . For example, prime minister of the UK (1979 – 1990) Margaret Thatcher died in 2013.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Klarna, Klarna, Klarna, Klarna, Klarna chameleon : Buy now, pay later company Klarna is showing us just how versatile it can be and that it won’t be left out of a good opportunity. The Great Resignation is having some interesting effects across the job market, and Pursuit spotted an opportunity.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

But then came Bitcoin and the crypto boom and — also in 2013 — the Snowden revelations, which ripped the veil off the NSA’s “collect it all” mantra, as Booz Allen Hamilton sub-contractor Ed risked it all to dump data on his own (and other) governments’ mass surveillance programs. based cloud services.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Revolution provided the capital for the company’s Series C round in 2013 and continued to invest in subsequent rounds.). I would have thought that because of the pandemic and because suddenly, Zoom meetings for pitches were becoming increasingly commonplace.that that would open up the aperture for most venture capitalists.

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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. Three cents?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

The report added that this was the highest number it had recorded since it began tracking relocation trends in 2013. On top of that, Proton’s technology pitch is very much in line with the European Union’s thinking on privacy, which has been encapsulated by regulation such as GDPR. said in a statement in June.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

For decades, there were several blocks where angels and VC partners camped out at café tables, taking pitches between lattes. 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. How to make a teaser trailer for your startup pitch.

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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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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

PitchBook has ranked OurCrowd as Israel’s most active investor each year since we were founded in 2013, with investments in more than 330 portfolio companies. It will have a hackathon focusing on energy resources, autonomous capabilities, safety and reliability challenges, and a startup pitch track. Top Tech News.

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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. Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace and Hippo’s Assaf Wand discuss proptech’s biggest opportunities. What is the biggest opportunity for proptech founders? Image Credits: Jeff Newton / Hippo.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This, explains Microsoft, has allowed video to establish itself as a new type of “document” for businesses to do things like pitch an idea, explain a process, or communicate with team members. Inside Microsoft we can approach seizing our opportunity in entirely new ways,” Dreiling added. Image Credits: Clipchamp.

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