Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

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. In 2013 we launched many firsts to reinvent our firm. Startup Advice'

investment 365

investment investing VC board 365

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. Startup Advice' Thank you, Om. For reminding us.

innovation 391

innovation culture advice education 391

Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

” If we’re talking about the US and you are NOT at the Accredited level ($1 million in investable assets, or $200,000 annual income), then for the moment you are actually not allowed to invest in privately held startups (emerging public companies, of course, you can buy on the stock market like everyone else.).

investment 157

investment investing funders angel investing 157

TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. Plus, you get to hear feedback from some of the smartest folks in the industry, thus learning how to absolutely crush it at your next pitch meeting with a VC. Extra Crunch Live is usually a combination of an interview with a founder/investor duo and an audience pitch-off.

pitching 106

pitching VC disruption startup 106

TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. Plus, you get to hear feedback from some of the smartest folks in the industry, thus learning how to absolutely crush it at your next pitch meeting with a VC. Extra Crunch Live is usually a combination of an interview with a founder/investor duo and an audience pitch-off.

pitching 99

pitching VC disruption startup 99

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. Sounds awful, right?

venture capital 328

venture capital capital ventures founder 328

Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

This is something that we have experience at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. 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. Invest in startups.

investment 116

investment investing coworking spaces startup 116

TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

For decades, there were several blocks where angels and VC partners camped out at café tables, taking pitches between lattes. Not a complete deck, but an embellished elevator pitch meant to whet investors’ appetites before you serve them the full meal. How to make a teaser trailer for your startup pitch. Start here.

pitching 91

pitching energy VC founder 91

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. The amount of investment in IP in any direct sense is generally small for early stage startups. By 2013, the U.S.

startup 143

startup entrepreneurs development media 143

TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

He even ran the idea for the company by Houston prior to launching in 2013, who gave it his seal of approval, and the two companies have been partners for some time. Those workflows include creative, sales, client services or startups using DocSend to deliver proposals or pitch decks and track engagement.

startup 139

startup disruption pitching VC 139

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Meeting startups at the very start of their journey is one of my favorite parts about working at YC. By the time a company is successful enough to IPO, the many doubts and uncertainties of the early stage startup are largely forgotten, replaced with a hindsight that makes their path to success seem so much more obvious and predictable.

pitching 145

pitching founder advice support 145

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.

investment 175

investment investing leadership culture 175

David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Note we are not including here most of the freebies offered by corporates for founders in general (as opposed to students in particular), which we list in Free Money from the Global 500 for Tech Startups. For a more detailed list for founders in general, not just students, see Startup contests and Startup grants.

founder 144

founder mentorship peer-to-peer pitching 144

TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

There are a ton of barriers to launching a startup, but impostor syndrome need not be one of them. Anyone who can confidently answer the 20 questions in this post is ready to pitch an investor, IMO. Fellow first drew notice in 2013 with a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of its Duo coffee maker.

pitching 98

pitching coworking venture capital strategy 98

Feedough

MARCH 18, 2021

Advertisement Uizard – Startup Review By Feedough. We discussed the startup’s concept, vision, and prospects with Thea Silayro, the Community Manager at Inlytics. Here are her thoughts on the startup –. The history of your startup (how it all started)? And unfortunately, not everyone possesses such skills. The Interview.

startup 98

startup enablement collaboration development 98

TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

After winning the 2013 TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off , I decided to drop out of business school to pursue my startup full time. As many founders can attest, the startup journey can be lonely at times. In many ways, it’s like finding the right spouse.

founder 87

founder venture capital advice construction 87

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

It’s a critical topic: Startups are not made in a vacuum and often benefit from a frothy local community of like-minded companies and entrepreneurs. 406 Ventures since 2007 and investing as a partner since 2013. Lastly, the event concludes with a pitch-off with three Boston-area startups. Hear from Oort and.406

ventures 86

ventures board communities pitching 86

TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

which leaves little room for startups hoping to join the fray. When Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee coined the term “unicorn” in 2013, startups valued at $1 billion were rare creatures: there were just 39 of them at the time. “At $100 million ARR, the startup is an undeniable success.

pitching 87

pitching capital ventures strategy 87

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Boyce has been with General Catalyst since 2013, leading investments in companies like Ro, Macro, towerIQ and Atom. She’s invested in several companies, including AirMap, Origin and Nova Credit and has joined us for previous events to lay out some advice for startups navigating governmental rules.

venture capital 76

venture capital advice pitching ventures 76

NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 24, 2025

” By 2013, Mel’s idea was further inspired while working at a startup called Augview that was using geospatial augmented reality for city infrastructure – nothing to do with games whatsoever – and she met the person who would become the co-founder of her studio. “It

incubation 52

incubation education entrepreneurship communities 52

TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm , Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! First off, 3-year-old one-click checkout startup Fast announced it was shutting down after struggling to raise more capital to keep operations running.

startup 105

startup finance financing leadership 105

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 9, 2025

We're all aware of the endless stream of dreadful headlines that have fuelled the longevity of the "This is fine" meme since it first appeared in 2013. It's kind of hard to be fully present for a startup pitch--the next big thing in AI or whatever--when you're thinking about an illness in your family.

195

195

TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

After leaving Apple in 2013, she spent a year as an engineering program manager at Square before joining up with Pearl Automation, where she was a founding team member at the ambitious startup. If you register, you can register for Pitch Practice and ask Gurjeet and Chrissy questions. The virtual doors open at 11:30 a.m.

pitching 81

pitching ventures technology investment 81

TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

Today, a startup is announcing some funding as it looks to make a similar impact in the world of music. million back in 2018 , and CEO and co-founder Seth Miller tells me it’s coming as the startup is getting ready for a bigger Series A. “We loved them for video, but saw there was nothing like them for creating music. .

mix-use 99

mix-use creativity pitching venture capital 99

TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Garin Hess, a tech entrepreneur based in Utah, experienced what he calls the “ demo bottleneck ” at a previous software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup while pitching to potential customers. There’s Arcade, a startup developing a Chrome extension for product demos, which raised $7.5 million last September.

SaaS 108

SaaS consulting pitching accelerator 108

TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

That startup promised to revolutionize the nascent electric vehicle market and make range anxiety a thing of the past. The company’s pitch? By 2013 it would be bankrupt and one of the many casualties of the first wave of cleantech investing. million by 2019. Ample co-founders John de Souza and Khaled Hassounah.

energy 90

energy frameworks venture capital ventures 90

TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Are startup layoffs looming? Startups and VC. Famously filthy business, real estate, but French startup Deepski raised $166 million to improve measurement and impact of ESG data across the industry. ” (TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. .” Stay tuned.

startup 80

startup real estate leadership VC 80

Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

Our Leadership Team started noticing something interesting around 2010: many of our customers were VC-backed startups. It made sense because a common playbook for consumer-facing startups was to build the product, prove PMF, raise capital from investors, and then deploy some/much/most of that capital in paid media to grow quickly.

angel investing 69

angel investing investment investing leadership 69

TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2023

After leaving Apple in 2013, she spent a year as an engineering program manager at Square before joining up with Pearl Automation, where she was a founding team member at the ambitious startup. If you register, you can register for Pitch Practice and ask Gurjeet and Chrissy questions. The virtual doors open at 11:30 a.m.

pitching 68

pitching ventures technology investment 68

TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

startups raked last year. It’s identical to what’s happening in Africa: Less than 1% of all VC dollars went toward startups with one or more women founders last year, according to The Big Deal , which details investments in Africa. In 2021, 11 such startups achieved that feat, a record year for this group.

VC 115

VC founder networking investment 115

TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

For the latest entry in a series of longform articles that explore the inner workings of notable startups, we looked at NS1 , an internet infrastructure company best known for its software-defined DNS. Startups have never had it so good. Startups have never had it so good. What I learned the hard way from naming 30+ startups.

peer-to-peer 97

peer-to-peer capital venture capital startup ecosystem 97

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. I think that our Stanford roots explain a lot about us and why we’ve been excited about startups and investing long before the onset of GoAhead.

ventures 52

ventures investment investing pitching 52

TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

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. billion into global HR tech startups — roughly 3.6x Civitas Learning acquired Hoot.me Last year, venture investors funneled more than $12.3

board 73

board collaboration advice pitching 73

TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

as and Marcin Wiktor, who co-founded the company in 2013. But the startup’s sales pitch seemingly won over the more than 23,000 businesses that currently pay for Tidio, which used the platform to automate over 86,000 conversations in the last month alone. ” Tidio is the brainchild of Go?as

pitching 98

pitching capital development ventures 98

TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

According to one source, generative AI startups raised $1.7 Prakash previously founded social media search platform Topsy, which was acquired in 2013 by Apple, where he later became a senior director. As for Re, he’s co-founded various startups, including SambaNova , which builds hardware and integrated systems for AI.

incumbents 91

incumbents communities enablement strategy 91

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Events — when they haven’t been cancelled altogether in the last 12 months due to the global health pandemic — have gone virtual and online, and a wave of startups that are helping people create and participate in those experiences are seeing a surge of attention — and funding.

mix-use 101

mix-use media technology consulting 101

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. At the moment, Series Bs are the hardest rounds to raise for startups. Before 2013, the Series B market was basically flat. In short, no founder should be concerned about the Series A market.

startup 40

startup pitching founder opportunity 40