Dream It

MAY 14, 2020

The Baltimore-based startup graduated from Dreamit’s Healthtech program in 2014. The acquisition of Tissue Analytics expands Net Health's leadership position within the wound care market, and for all customers, will accelerate the delivery of next-generation wound care technology solutions, including predictive analytics.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I’ve visited Brinc’s headquarters the last few times I’ve been to Hong Kong, and been impressed with the range of different startups the accelerator works with. I knew the organization primary through its consumer hardware companies — a primary focus when it was founded, back in 2014.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. Importantly, the traditional accelerator model has enjoyed the fruits of these potential paradigm shifts. The number of accelerators has more than doubled since 2014 , while the number of accelerator-backed startups in the U.S.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 27, 2022

The Gotham Gal and I own five EVs and have been driving electric-powered cars since 2014. I believe they should spend that money on longer-term solutions that will accelerate the conversion to EVs and reduce our reliance on the fossil fuel industry. I don’t drive gas-powered cars and haven’t for a few years now.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. And he decided he wanted to be part of the 500Startups accelerator. It made me realize that we’ve never properly introduced our associates: Graham Gelwicks. Jordan Hudson.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

As you’ll hear, in 2014 and 2015, freight was ready for reinvention. Starting in 2014, wireless carriers began offering free smartphones, and once truckers got their hands on these devices, the industry quickly started to change. Convoy launched at the right time, CEO Chris Howard told me.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

Of course a nice chunk is primary capital, i.e. for the company balance sheet, to invest in growth initiatives, security and quality, and advancing our existing strategic priorities through acceleration and de-risking. We have never been in a stronger position. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above.

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

HPA led the first round of institutional capital in 2014, providing subsequent capital and strategic support to help drive growth and innovation. With Flowers resources, we will be well positioned to broaden distribution, accelerate innovation, and amplify brand awareness, while advancing our mission.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

The tech generated a ton of interest from big aerospace companies, but they decided to found Accion in 2014 rather than sell. The TILE system was developed by Accion co-founders Natalya Bailey and Louis Perna while the two were at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Revolution

JUNE 3, 2021

Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of work where we have been acutely interested in two data points: the acceleration of funding to early-stage startups outside of the Bay Area and the acceleration of remote work opportunities in tech. And we have since we started our efforts in 2014.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Many GSEA participants go on to grow their businesses through EO Accelerator and eventually graduate from the program and become EO members. All of these experiences are directly tied to the opportunity of competing in GSEA, joining EO Accelerator, and ultimately becoming a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

On October 1st, 2014, after more than two years of partnership and development, Gust proudly joined the Mayor of the City of New York and IBM in announcing the launch of Digital.NYC , NYC’s new official hub for tech and startups. For IBM, Digital.NYC provides exclusive community-building in the fastest growing tech ecosystem in the world.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 4, 2023

On the buy side, acquirers delay bigger transactions, preferring to accelerate early stage product development with tuck-in acquisitions of small teams. During the 2013-2014, median acquisition prices increased by 50% in less than a year, from $36m to $54m.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

Started in Chemnitz, Germany in 2014, Staffbase has managed to onboard more than 1,000 clients, including Adidas, Audi, BHP, Deutsche Post DHL, Groupon, Hitachi, Ikea, Johns Hopkins University, McKesson, Paulaner, Suncor, Viessmann and Volvo, among others. Existing investors Insight Partners and e.ventures also participated in the round.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2021

TechCrunch has covered Acceleprise several times over the years, including a look at its mid-2020 accelerator startup batch from its three accelerators. And befitting its new name, the company is now more than merely a collection of software-focused accelerators. The new seed vehicle totals $13.2 Why is it so much bigger?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Many of these LPs also participated in AppWorks’ $50 million second fund in 2014. Founded in 2009, AppWorks started its accelerator program before launching a $11 million debut fund in 2012. A lot of our accelerator alumni startups are by first-time founders, so they need help all the way from seed stage. for the other funds.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sopoong was launched in 2008 by Jaewoong Lee , who co-founded South Korea’s largest internet portal operator Daum Communication, which merged with Kakao in 2014. Nine of the 16 portfolio companies are participating in Sopoong’s first accelerator program, which launched in June and runs for six months.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

This is perhaps why Product School says it has secured $25 million in growth equity investment from growth fund Leeds Illuminate (subject to regulatory approval) to accelerate its product and partnerships with client companies.

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Revolution

JULY 26, 2021

Shamir sold Simple to BBVA in 2014 and continued to work for the company, further aggravating his frustrations with traditional banking’s slow adoption of technology and ineffective home-grown solutions, which place heavy implementation burdens on innovators in the space? At the same time, cryptocurrencies are slipping into the mainstream.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

That’s why in this article, you’ll get a comprehensive look at the startups using voice technology to make healthcare better, along with some of the VC’s and accelerators that are backing them. million adults in the United States experienced a voice problem in 2014. Another study estimated that approximately 17.9

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels The year was 2014. All of that changed on December 1st, 2014. Money is not the Key to Happiness or Success Back in 2015, when we were beginning to see early signs of success, we desperately wanted to raise outside capital to accelerate the company’s growth.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Since its inception , the Google for Startups Accelerator alumnus claims to have led Africa’s fintech sector in some global firsts from the continent. “ We know that even though the expertise isn’t there, we can accelerate acquiring that expertise when we train the very best talent. Four years later, it raised $2.5

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2021

The startup has been around since about 2014, originally as a spinout from Oxford University co-founded by academics Paul Newman and Ingmar Posner — Newman remains at the startup as its CTO, while Posner remains an AI professor at Oxford. . “We see a huge transformation happening in the industrial domain.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

The minute your company reaches its peak acceleration in terms of growth is when all of the sleeping giants wake up to compete with you and will spend massive amounts of money to keep you from capturing a growth market and other talented entrepreneurs will raise large amounts of venture capital as people start to see value in the market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Skydio’s fresh capital comes on the heels of its expansion last year into the enterprise market, and it intends to use the considerable pile of cash to help it expand globally and accelerate product development. Skydio’s debut drone, the R1, received a lot of accolades and praise for its autonomous capabilities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

We are excited to team up with Wirecard Turkey under the leadership of its CEO Serkan Yasin and we continue to actively look for further M&A opportunities in the region to accelerate its growth and development” Wirecard Turkey (Wirecard Ödeme ve Elektronik Para Hizmetleri A.?.)

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Deuterium and Helium-3 are heated, then accelerated through magnets, compressed and captured as inductive current. million round back in 2014 , when the company said it would be able to get net power generation of fusion up and running within three years. It means we can accelerate the timelines.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. Revenue acceleration is, too.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2016

But in 2014, the average job tenure was a mere 4.6 years , and the average lifespan of Fortune 500 companies is falling at an accelerating pace. Yet, in an optimistic vein, Keynes looked forward to the point when societies would adapt to this accelerating rate of change. And it’s not just about jobs lost.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 1, 2023

In a statement, Manafa said it will use the fresh funds to accelerate its growth in Saudi Arabia and expand its offering with the launch of several products and financing solutions in addition to double the number of investors on its platform. Established in 2014, Wa’ed Ventures manages a portfolio of more than 40 start-ups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Twenty-one of our members offered prize packages valued at almost US$172,000, and as a chapter, we donated a year-long Accelerator membership.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Zeitview was founded in 2014 with the goal of bringing a new resource to businesses: the sky. After serving in the military, Burton did a short stint at Goldman Sachs and made the leap in 2014 to launch Zeitview. He claims to have personally flown the company’s first 100 or so drone missions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

With the new cash, which brings ThreatX’s total raised to $52 million, CEO Gene Fay tells TechCrunch that ThreatX will “accelerate” investments in platform development while scaling sales and marketing initiatives. ThreatX was co-founded in 2014 by Bret Settle and Andrius Useckas.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Twenty-one of our members offered prize packages valued at almost US$172,000, and as a chapter, we donated a year-long Accelerator membership.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Chief executive officer and co-founder Francesca Chia founded GoGet in 2014. This trend has been accelerated by the pandemic, as businesses are transforming in response and require more elastic workforce. Last-mile training and the future of work in an expanding gig economy.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

It’s 2022 and already local VCs, angel investors, startup founders, incubators and accelerators, and more are pushing hard to make their startups go. Now this company raised over $40 million in funding since they launched in 2014. How the Midwest Startup and Tech Scene Boomed in 2021. WJR Business Beat Transcript. 2, Guardhat.

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