TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. I spoke with Sopoong chief executive Max Sang-Yeop Han , a serial entrepreneur who joined Sopoong in 2016 and acquired the firm in 2019, to learn about the VC’s plans.

VC 99

VC startup mentorship accelerator 99

TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. Image Credits: Bill Gates Foundation Gallup report (2014)/Endeavor.

VC 97

VC investing investment transportation 97

TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

However, for all their effort and importance to the tech ecosystem, raising significant venture capital seemed elusive to startups in Africa’s digital media landscape that rely on grants and personal funding to scale. million in seed funding to expand its audience and build new verticals. market of the mid-2010s.

media 119

media venture capital culture VC 119

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. According to him, powering artists and people in the creative space should be done in a startup/VC manner.

startup 122

startup incubation VC angel investing 122

TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

Early-stage venture fund New Stack Ventures just raised $42.6 million for its second fund aimed at injecting capital into founders that don’t come from the educational pedigree or location that we typically see with entrepreneurs. NM: From the beginning, the venture capital industry has chronically lacked innovation.

ventures 80

ventures real estate venture capital SaaS 80

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.

startup 98

startup accelerator venture capital creativity 98

TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

billion venture capital firm is entering the crypto market with a new $110 million fund dedicated to the sector that it will operate jointly with Ledger , a French startup focused on digital asset security, Cathay co-founder Dennis Barrier told TechCrunch.

innovation 82

innovation startup VC energy 82

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Levin joined Heartcore Capital in 2019 from Global Founders Capital, the billion-dollar VC arm of Rocket Internet, where he was responsible for investments in Canva, Heyjobs, Instarem, Anyfin and others. Homejoy expanded internationally in 2014 in a rush to squash a new German competitor Helpling.

incubation 127

incubation strategy frameworks VC 127

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

One of the ways that those pots of cash are being invested is through venture capital, which means the money flows to the coasts — New York, Boston, Silicon Valley. More than 1,000 companies have cycled through its accelerator, and it was named 2022’s VC firm of the year by The International Trade Council.

startup accelerator 98

startup accelerator accelerator startup venture capital 98

AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Sharon Lou, venture partner at Indelible Ventures , considers this as one of the top mistakes that founders commit when raising funds. “Founders should also evaluate which VC is able to add-value to their growth, rather than just focusing on the amount of money the investor has to offer,” Lou told AsiaTechDaily.

ventures 98

ventures investing investment SaaS 98

TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. psychedelics or construction).

accelerator 96

accelerator peer-to-peer startup VC 96

FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

Venture capital investing offers different challenges than those associated with tech entrepreneurship, but Alex Mittal, co-founder and CEO of FundersClub, approached the sphere of venture capital the same way he did as a tech founder previously: is there a better way to do this? Why have you switched to the dark side?

VC 93

VC venture capital networking founder 93

TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Indeed, edtech investment in 2020 and 2021 equaled the amount raised during the entire 2014-2019 period. Firstly, European edtech VC investments tripled to $2.5 Not surprisingly, 2021 saw a boom in edtech investment across a spectra of investors. To carry on the initial metaphor, the edtech ecosystem is now a deep, thriving lake.

education 87

education startup entrepreneurship pitching 87

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.

VC 97

VC founder capital opportunity 97

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. Canada’s startup market booms alongside hot global VC investment. So he coded his own solution that became the foundation of what is now FreshBooks.

financing 103

financing finance investing investment 103

TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Investors are hungry for startups to throw their money at, but VC funding isn’t always the right option at all times or for every startup. Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. @yourprotagonist.

culture 87

culture financing finance VC 87

TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

. “We see the syndicate as a complementary vehicle to our VC fund as it deploys bridge financing to companies with proven traction seeking to raise funds to meet critical milestones ahead of their next funding cycles,” he said. Bosun Tijani talks strategy as CEO of Africa’s new largest tech hub.

founder 144

founder financing finance investing 144

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.

technology 96

technology disruption financing finance 96

TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

Other contributing factors include an over-reliance on venture capital funding for businesses that had yet to figure out a robust business model, while the broader economic downturn has forced companies to cut their costs and safeguard their remaining capital amidst a climate of inflation and rising interest rates. In the U.K.,

sustainability 83

sustainability collaboration real estate capital 83

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Nearly four months ago we rebranded at Upfront Ventures. You can watch the video above for a very brief overview of why we rebranded and where we see our place in the VC ecosystem along with what has changed in our industry. Relaunching our brand is part of our larger initiative to build a VC firm of the future.

ventures 324

ventures VC strategy advice 324

David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

At the Dutch Consulate alone, we saw more than double the amount of companies interested into scaling into NYC between 2014 and 2015. Relatively few US VC funds have a systematic focus on non-US based companies. Of the 110 in 2015 who expressed interest, 1/3 ended up setting up a presence in NYC.

startup 52

startup accelerator innovation capital 52

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. Investments in European deep tech grew in absolute numbers, however during 2015–2020 it remained between 20–26% of all VC investments. Leading accelerators based on exits?—?

startup founder 53

startup founder founder startup entrepreneurship 53

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 17, 2020

Then I found out that the creators of this new game had received venture capital funding and were going to turn it into a business. It comes with the territory in VC. Crypto was helpful for me back in 2013 and 2014 when I was going through one of those periods. I met the founders and was happy for them. Then I woke up.

investing 205

investing investment VC venture capital 205

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout all of these years I was a full-time VC so Launchpad really came out of evenings and weekends for me. Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). But by 2014 much had started to change. And Jim & I went on to raise several more venture capital funds in our day jobs.

accelerator 290

accelerator mentorship peer-to-peer VC 290

AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

That’s why when he’s not leading Health2Sync, Ed works with the Verge HealthTech Fund – which he co-founded – the world’s first global scale, early stage VC fund for healthtech companies. .” Ed sees the healthtech market as primed for disruption. The future of healthtech is arriving right now,” Ed says.

founder 98

founder health disruption hospitality 98

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. But we’d already signed a term sheet with a VC. A month after closing our VC-led seed round, we got another call. But not for me. It’s Peloton for the gym. They love our vision.

founder 96

founder pitching venture capital VC 96

StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. In the third quarter of 2020, venture capital funding for female founders dropped to a three-year low. And in 2020, we actually saw a backward trend for female founders that’s preventing some really great breakthroughs.

founder 124

founder health innovation communities 124

TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Niraj Varia spent the last eight years at Novastar Ventures, a global VC with hubs in Nairobi, Lagos and London, having joined it at inception and rising through the ranks to become partner. Novastar Ventures becomes $200M African VC fund after $108M raise. How do you project this will pan out for the continent?

VC 81

VC energy enablement board 81

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In 2014, more than 40% of U.S. seed- and early-stage venture dollars went to Bay Area startups. VC investment, according to “Beyond Silicon Valley,” a new report co-produced by venture firm Revolution and PitchBook. VC dollars have gone to Bay Area startups. But that was a long time ago.

VC 101

VC ventures investing investment 101

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. This is especially true in a booming market (like 2014) where PR firms can charge premiums and be super selective about whom they work with. It super charges a business that is closer to product delivery.

pitching 319

pitching media advice venture capital 319

Gust

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Cautionary note: No competent VC is actually fooled when you show up after raising $6M in seed financing and say you’re now raising an A! Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) October 7, 2014. No VC will be so naive as not to see straight through it. When I first became a VC, seed rounds were typically $500k – $1.5 Nobody cares.

VC 136

VC advice financing finance 136

Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. While a few iconic brands including Uber, Airbnb, and Square emerged successfully from the last downturn, most venture-backed companies struggled during this period, and many ended up pursuing M&A strategies.

startup 130

startup board VC venture capital 130

TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

I was blown away by the ubiquity and convenience of mobile money in 2014 when I visited Kenya for the first time. The round, which comes after a $500,000 pre-seed, continues a list of fintech deals amid a wave of innovation rippling through the sector, which accounted for up to 60% of Africa’s total VC funding last year.

networking 145

networking venture capital founder capital 145

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

But unlike the others, Juven is not a venture capital fund; the evergreen investment company is a spinoff from Goldman Sachs’ Africa principal team responsible for making several high-growth investments in the tech scene since 2014. South African fintech startup Jumo raises second $50M+ VC round.

venture capital 94

venture capital VC capital investing 94

TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

Despite venture capital growing as an asset class, alternative ways to raise are becoming increasingly popular to help founders maintain ownership and to access capital. You can imagine influencers and sherpas with an audience replacing the concept of a VC fund. 2014: income <$10,000 2016: raised first $1.2M

venture capital 112

venture capital VC capital financing 112

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2021

And following the completion of its seed round, the company now has a mutual investor with Flextock in Flexport, the billion-dollar freight and logistics company YC backed in 2014. The unicorn also invested in Nigerian e-commerce fulfilment startup Sendbox this year.

venture capital 119

venture capital ventures media VC 119

TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

Iguazio, whose customers included Payoneer, was co-founded in 2014 by Asaf Somekh, Orit Nissan-Messing, Yaron Haviv and Yaron Segev. Other vendors with VC backing include Arize , Tecton , Diveplane , Iterative , Galileo and Taiwan-based InfuseAI. TechCrunch previously reported that the startup was valued at $100 million.

consulting 89

consulting VC accelerator venture capital 89