TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

While we anticipate the VC fundraising environment will become more cautious across the board, we don’t see robotics being uniquely impacted. The pitch arrived along with a five-paragraph summary of his accomplishments. We had to fight like crazy in Chicago in 2013 to get approval for that. We just weren’t a financial success.

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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. Learn More.

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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. Optimism reigns at consumer trading services as fintech VC spikes and Robinhood IPO looms. Optimism reigns at consumer trading services as fintech VC spikes and Robinhood IPO looms. But will it?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

— Brian Alvey (@brianalvey) November 10, 2013. Dennis and Naveen had pitched just about every investor you could think of and came up with a whopping zero term sheets. I wasn''t even at a VC fund at the time. It''s more often the case that founders are repeat entrepreneurs on the west coast. Not hot at all.

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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. To cut through the noise, he recommends that founders create a “teaser trailer” to share with their network before they begin approaching angels and VCs. DeWitt, who became a VC after selling Drop, Inc.

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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. A great VC will do so much more for you than just write a check. VCs should never give armchair product advice nor cross the line into micromanagement. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

Co-led by Sony Music Entertainment and NYC VC firm Adjacent, this is an extension to Rapchat’s seed round of $1.7 The idea for the app first came up in 2013, Miller said, when he and Gibson were students at Ohio University in Columbus. “We loved them for video, but saw there was nothing like them for creating music.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

Our Leadership Team started noticing something interesting around 2010: many of our customers were VC-backed startups. Even though we decided not to pursue this model at InboxDollars, I continued to think about it and eventually decided to start angel investing as a personal hobby in 2013. MY 2013 ANSWER TO “WHY?”

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

Since its founding in 2013, NS1 has raised more than $100 million to build an engineering team and robust product portfolio that’s expanded to include DDI, which helps companies manage internal networks. Image Credits: jhorrocks / Getty Images. households.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

This was 2013, 2014. On the importance of women taking VC money: “I think most female founders hesitate to raise VC money, but the fact is, startups need growth. On her best advice for female founders pitching investors: “Storytelling and sales skills are the most important skills for pitching VCs.

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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. .

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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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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Startups and VC. Nothing beats experience like experience, which is why we were happy to run a column written by Zach DeWitt, winner of the 2013 TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off. DeWitt, who became a VC after selling Drop, Inc. Stay tuned. We get a teensy bit excited whenever Y Combinator does a set of demo days.

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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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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 ). One day, I’m having a fintech-focused VC tell me they haven’t invested in any startups since last October. Here we are today. Weekly News.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

But VC is like congress. As you can see from the chart their data suggests there are about $25 billion of VC distributions per year in the US. According to FLAG Capital there are 100 active VCs (as defined by making at least $1 million in VC per quarter for 4 consecutive quarters). Their data looks at tech VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2015

In November of 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term “ Unicorn Club ” as it relates to billion-dollar startup companies. Many entrepreneurs pitching err on the side of too much information. ” The report also notes that 75% of mega financings are led by non-VCs. Why is it ready for disruption?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

.” Drawing from observations gleaned from working with founders like Spotify’s Daniel Ek, Sebastian Siemiatkowski from Klarna, and iZettle’s Jacob de Geer and Magnus Nilsson, Brenner explains where “VC FOMO” comes from and how it drives dealmaking. Senior Editor, TechCrunch. yourprotagonist. Image Credits: Didi.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Startups and VC. Lynda did it back in 2013 , Kevin raised $65 million a few days ago, and now it’s Alan’s turn, with a $193 million round for a medical one-stop shop. Pitch Deck Teardown: Momentum’s $5M seed pitch deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Momentum’s $5M seed pitch deck. Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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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. Expectations grow.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

I’m concerned that we’ll wind up with something akin to another de Blasio administration—because a progressive Mayor who cared about inequity was what we were supposed to get in 2013. At this point in the 2013 race, de Blasio was a distant third being Weiner and Quinn. Three cents? He was a TV commercial away from pulling ahead.

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