Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

NOT spending time on the accelerator building the product. The product should be live if we hope to raise capital. The most valuable resource the accelerator provides is the network, so use all my time to navigate that network. Here are some truths about what accelerators can be for startups: A small filter.

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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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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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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. As of today, Acceleprise is now Forum Ventures, according to the group’s CEO and managing partner, Michael Cardamone , and it has a bushel of funds to power its work.

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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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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. Here is the Google Doc where we tracked these.]

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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

JULY 13, 2022

In 2014, Mr. Eazi launched Phonetrader, an online used phone marketplace backed by a now-defunct startup incubator, 440NG, which was run by two investment firms, L5Lab and 88mph. and Europe — launched EmPawa Africa , an outfit to accelerate the music careers of young artists. For now, we’re going to still stay at a collective.

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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

MARCH 2, 2021

He is also an angel investor, and via CcHub’s accelerator programme and a partner fund called Growth Capital Fund , Tijani has invested in more than 40 startups. But before CcHub launched its $500,000 accelerator programme and Aboyeji founded Andela in 2014, Jason Njoku of iROKO had already begun to invest in startups.

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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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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

AUGUST 9, 2021

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. When it came to billing clients, he found Word and Excel frustrating to use and felt like they weren’t built to create professional-looking invoices.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

It was acquired by BBVA in 2014 for $117 million and shuttered earlier this year. Places like India, Africa and Latin America could accelerate at the same time because they are mainly starting from zero. Karkal told TechCrunch that the idea for Sila was born out of frustration while starting another bank.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Acceleration Grants. Acceleration Grants. To date, this venture capital firm has invested over $7 million in more than 130 businesses led by these underrepresented founders. The Girlboss Foundation was launched back in 2014 by an entrepreneur called Sophia Amoruso. 19) Harlem Capital 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: ShadowPix (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

Funds II and III closed in 2014 and 2017, raising $135 million and $200 million, respectively. Today, more than two decades later, technology secular trends are stronger than ever before as we are experiencing an acceleration towards digitalization.”.

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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 16, 2022

It’s not dissimilar to venture capital investments — you give a promising company (or person) the money that they need to grow, assuming that eventually, you’ll recoup your investment and turn a sizable profit. Not every creator economy startup is built for creators.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 22, 2023

But now, artists can accelerate the dissemination of their new releases by making them available for remixing and letting social media generate exposure, removing the need to rely on major record labels. This article is part of a partnership with Cherubic Ventures.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Hence the parallel goal of tackling a variety of gaps (territorial, gender, socio-economic, generational and so on) that might otherwise be exacerbated by a more single-minded rush to accelerate the size of the digital sector. We accelerate also that path — into innovative entrepreneurship system. “First is investment.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

run technology-focused programming, e.g., the German Accelerator , Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative , Switzerland Global Enterprise Fintech Trade Mission. run technology-focused programming, e.g., the German Accelerator , Canadian Technology Accelerator Initiative , Switzerland Global Enterprise Fintech Trade Mission.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Founded in 2014 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the New Jersey Innovation Institute aims to accelerate the translation of technologies, foster innovation and upskilling the state’s workforce by being a conduit between NJIT and the outside world.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 4, 2021

For example , 14% of PhDs who participated in a Canadian not-for-profit industrial research partnerships programme in 2014–2015 started their own business. For example, Entrepreneur First or Khosla Ventures may dedicate up to 46–57% of their annual deal activity to startups with at least one doctorate founder.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In 2014, we were interested in the Indian market. As of 2014, India had mostly mobile internet, but it was slow and of poor quality. At the moment, we’ve developed a system of “accelerated testing” of the market, where, with minimal effort, we’ve been able to check whether a new market is suitable for us in one to two months.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years. Not just Y Combinator and TechStars but a host of other accelerators across the country. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. But by 2014 much had started to change.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 18, 2015

Sometimes what looks like the “perfect” deal comes along — for example, the seemingly ideal match of Trunk Club, the online men’s clothing service, with Nordstrom in a $350 million acquisition in 2014. Or, hoping to sell at the peak can leave a company stranded when an unfortunate turn in the market comes along. Follow @WSJstartup.

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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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

President-elect Joseph Biden has plucked Ron Klain, a longtime colleague and confidant and the current executive vice president of the venture capital firm Revolution, as his White House chief of staff, reports The New York Times. . Klain has spoken up ( in TechCrunch!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

If you’re a startup founder ready to gain the tools you need to get to the next level, check out the EO Accelerator program. Despite all of these positive efforts and the economic recovery following the Great Recession, entrepreneurship is still stagnant. Learn more and apply for the program.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

In a TechCrunch+ guest post, she offers suggestions for approaching angels, accelerators and traditional VCs, along with some thoughts that may help web3 entrepreneurs level-set. Taken together, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria absorb more than 70% of all African venture capital. Ta, CEO of GalaxE.io.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

That was my mindset in 2014 as my co-founder Lee Silverstone and I started Gymtrack, a startup that lets gym members automatically track their workouts. A few months in, Dave McClure hand-picks our tiny Ottawa-based startup to be part of 500 Startups, his famous accelerator in SF. It’s Peloton for the gym. It’s “The Future of Fitness.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

February 2014 seems so long ago. In China, the central government is the biggest booster of the autonomous vehicle industry, which “saw a period of unprecedented acceleration in 2021, with over $8.5 According to Hongquan Jiang, chairman and managing partner at Boyuan Capital, “Chinese regulators prioritize safety.

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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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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 22, 2017

It’s wonderful to see the expansion of venture capital across these geographies and especially at very healthy growth rates. A 50% growth rate sustained over 6 years implies 11x growth in venture capital investment during the period. Brazil, United Arab Emirates, and Ireland follow at four, fix and six.

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