TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

When much of the shopping shifted online during the global pandemic, startups developing software and other products to aid the transition began to garner attention from venture capital firms. The CEO is Guru Hariharan, who you might remember from retail analytics company Boomerang Commerce , a Startup Battlefield finalist in 2014.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

AppWorks , the Taipei-based venture capital firm focused on Taiwan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has closed its oversubscribed third fund, raising $150 million. Many of these LPs also participated in AppWorks’ $50 million second fund in 2014. AppWorks’ total assets under management (AUM) is now $212 million.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

“It is a significant signal for large South Korean corporates participating as limited partners of environmental and climate tech-focused venture capitals like us,” Han said. 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 16, 2022

To help founders capitalize on this trend, he identified some of the ways companies are evolving as they strive to copy the success of firms like Twilio, Snowflake and Frog. Aydin Senkut, founder and managing partner, Felicis Ventures. Deena Shakir, partner Lux Capital. ” Thanks very much for reading, Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

We lied when we said that The Exchange was done covering 2021 venture capital performance. We paged through a report from New York City-based Work-Bench, a venture capital group focused on enterprise technology. The firm ran the numbers on Q1 and Q2 venture performance in their target market. A venture bonanza.

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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. The company is licensed by the Saudi Central Bank and the Saudi Capital Market Authority.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

JIC Venture Growth Investments led the Series E equity funding, with participation from Z Venture Capital , a venture investment arm of Z Holdings, Japan Post Capital and Salesforce Ventures. The latest round brings its total funding raised to $41.4 million, the company said without disclosing its valuation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

We are significantly increasing our client base, while capitalizing on the combined strengths of both companies, creating a force to reckon with in East Africa’s hospitality industry,” HotelOnline co-founder, Havar Bauck , told TechCrunch. Integrating these resources, prepares the ground for our accelerated expansion in Africa,” said Bauck.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

It also included returning investors Mirae-Asset Naver Asia Growth Fund and Z Venture Capital. Founded in 2014, HappyFresh was the first Instacart-style grocery delivery service to launch in Southeast Asia. COVID-19 pandemic accelerated shift to e-commerce by 5 years, new report says.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital , a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with Abe Choi , a U.S.-based based entrepreneur and investor.

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Paul G. Silva

MAY 29, 2020

In 2014 the great Steve Blank gave the startup world its first widely-respected quantitative assessment system: the Investment Readiness Level (IRL). A few years later Village Capital took the IRL to the next level, creating the Venture Investment and ReAdiness Level (VIRAL). VIRAL is an excellent tool used by many.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2020

million from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, as well as $500,000 from the Accelerate Oklahoma Fund and $350,000 from the Oklahoma Angel Fund. Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, Accelerate Oklahoma Fund, and the Oklahoma Angel Fund are each managed by iMCI. iMCI currently manages $81 million across five venture funds.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Owl Labs , a startup developing a linuep of AI-powered meeting hardware, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series C round led by HP Tech Ventures (HP’s venture capital arm) with participation from Sourcenext, Matrix Partners, Spark Capital and Playground Global.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The fund is targeting $250 million and has raised 65% of that capital so far, mostly from limited partners who invested in ACV’s previous funds. Founded in 2014, ACV’s portfolio now has over 120 investments in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia. Funds can no longer just be a source of capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The skyrocketing global human population — expected to hit 10 billion sometime this century — coupled with the accelerating effects of the climate crisis are leading to a decisive crossroads: How can the world continually increase food production while also mitigating its overall environmental impact? Unfortunately, that’s no longer enough.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

As startups and venture capital grow in tandem, fundraising has gone from a formal affair on Sand Hill Road to a process that can happen anywhere from Twitter to Zoom. Notably, the company has not fundraised since 2014, a year in which it attracted just under $82 million at a valuation of $355 million, per PitchBook data.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The Series E was led by Insight Partners , the venture capital firm known for its ScaleUp program to help tech companies accelerate their growth. Founded in Sydney in 2014, the company is now expanding into Southeast Asian and Western European markets.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Existing investors participating in the round included Rally Ventures, Parade Ventures and Vitalize Ventures. Zingtree was founded in 2014 to make business information actionable for teams so that agents could quickly make decisions during complex service calls.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The report, which included analysis from McKinsey & Company, says its assertions are backed by an acceleration in strong market fundamentals and the impact of the pandemic. The report first highlights the growth of venture capital on the continent over the past six years; within this period, investments in African startups have grown 18x.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

Despite the fact that entrepreneurship is more popular and praised than ever, entrepreneurs pursuing their version of the American Dream are burdened with overbearing regulations, lack of access to capital, burdensome student loans, and public policies that favor big businesses over new startups. Learn more and apply for the program.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

“The Diversity Finance Advisory Board meeting last week advances Governor Phil Murphy’s goal of creating the most diverse and equitable innovation economy in the nation, bringing together leaders of inventive start-up companies and seasoned investors for an important dialogue on access to capital,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and historically-low mortgage rates fueled acceleration in the online lending space in a way that no one could have anticipated. That, combined with the general fervour in venture funding, means it’s not a big surprise that Better.com has raised $700 million in just a matter of months.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Funders across these three rounds include Access Industries, HighPost Capital, CoVenture, GPS Partners and Crossbeam Venture Partners. “So us helping them build the business and reinvest the capital is really critical.” ” Spotter’s average size of a deal is around $1.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

With the new capital injection, FreshBooks has now raised a total of more than $200 million in funding over its lifetime. The company was self-funded until 2014, when McDerment decided to bring on outside investors and raised $30 million from Oak Investment Partners, Accomplice and Georgian Partners.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh. One of the most notable trends in tech that has emerged during the pandemic is the steady commoditization of capital. Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh. Image Credits: z_wei / Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

Summit Partners, ICONIQ Growth and Bain Capital Ventures provided the capital. billion in transactions since its 2014 inception. ReCharge plans to use its fresh capital to accelerate hiring in both R&D (engineering and product) and go-to-market functions such as sales, marketing and customer success.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

Bootstrapp developed this extensive analysis on revenue-based investing for the purpose of accelerating the shift toward greater transparency and standardization within the industry. More recently, we have seen numerous new investment models and financing instruments, including shared earnings agreements and point-of-sale capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

And now, the early-stage VC firm is announcing its largest fund closures to date: Kaszek Ventures V, a $475 million early-stage fund, believed to be the largest vehicle of its kind ever raised in the region, and Kaszek Ventures Opportunity II, a $525 million for later-stage investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. There are many times when being overly capitalized before you’re ready is a negative. Availability of Capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Bold Capital, Epic Ventures, card-reader/POS hardware maker ID Tech and unnamed individual investors in the fintech space also participated in the financing, which brings the Santa Clara-based startup’s total funding raised to $30 million since its 2014 inception.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 17, 2019

And if you’re planning to scale with venture capital, you’d better be ready to set aside the next three to seven years of your life to be head-down in the business. When the time came, he recognized that Canada was a missing geography for Eventbrite, and positioned the company to capture that market and accelerate an acquisition.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

It provides funding to such businesses to address any existing gaps when it comes to real estate and how possible it is for these businesses to access capital. Acceleration Grants. Acceleration Grants. 10) Backstage Capital. Backstage Capital is one of the most famous funding sources, particularly in the tech industry.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 19, 2023

” As a veteran product developer, Paul is making use of Web3 features to accelerate Notifi’s growth in several ways. This article is part of a partnership with Cherubic Ventures.Founded in 2014, they are an early-stage venture capital firm that’s active in both the US and Asia, with a total AUM of 400 million USD.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The round is led by Flashpoint Venture Capital, Uniqa Ventures, PKO VC, Black Pearls VC (an existing investor) and Adamed. Telemedico, which was founded back in 2014 — but only launched its current B2B model (which is primarily targeted at insurance firms) in 2017 — says 2020 was a record year for its business.

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Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) October 7, 2014. There weren’t a lot of seed funds in 2007 so this was often done by angels, funding consortia or sometimes early-stage funds that existed then (First Round Capital, True Ventures, SoftTech VC, etc.). When I first became a VC, seed rounds were typically $500k – $1.5 So back to reality.

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