TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Flip , an Indonesia-based fintech startup, announced today it has raised $48 million in a Series B to accelerate its growth. The startup plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its business expansion further, strengthen its operations in Indonesia, advance technology and expand its engineering and product teams. .

support 82

support hospitality accelerator transportation 82

AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

Register South Korea’s largest accelerator program for foreign startups, K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , is accepting applications for its 2022 edition. The KSGC program, launched in 2016, supports international startups that want to enter the Korean market and further explore the Asian region. Besides the 3.5-month

accelerator 59

accelerator startup culture data analysis 59

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

$1 billion allocated to support her philanthropic voice of advancing women and family causes Melinda French Gates announced she is going her own way, stepping down from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation she and her husband founded almost 25 years ago.

health 85

health economic growth entrepreneurship leadership 85

Impact Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

Back in 2015, the members and team co-created the ‘Food Talks’ quarterly event series, in which leading industry thinkers explore the major issues affecting the food system. The post Accelerating Sustainable Food Business Solutions to Reshape Our Cities appeared first on Impact Hub. Photo: Kina Mama.

sustainability 69

sustainability accelerator ecology incubation 69

AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We are delighted to partner with Funding Societies to support their mission to improve societies in Southeast Asia by funding worthy and underserved SMEs.” About Funding Societies Founded in 2015 by Kelvin Teo and Reynold Wijaya, Funding Societies empowers MSMEs in Southeast Asia.

accelerator 59

accelerator financing finance sustainability 59

AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2022

His appointment come as Airwallex aims to rapidly accelerate its growth globally and in the APAC in 2023. I am incredibly excited to grow my role within the company and look forward to accelerating our growth and continuing to build our momentum globally and across APAC,” Kai said on his appointment.

strategy 96

strategy accelerator leadership sustainability 96

American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The investment enables Navenio to build upon its proven technology platform and demonstrated customer value to accelerate momentum in healthcare and beyond. I look forward to expanding our use of Navenio to support additional workgroups and integrate into our other core technologies.”

hospitality 52

hospitality enablement collaboration accelerator 52

American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder. In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S. raised approximately $7 billion in 2021 , up 59% year over year.

venture capital 96

venture capital capital ventures health 96

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

In the intervening years, Elearningforce evolved to a cloud-based product with support for Teams and Microsoft 365, and it recently introduced support for Viva, Microsoft’s so-called “employee experience and engagement” platform. Germany, and Australia. “We

incumbents 99

incumbents construction health support 99

TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

Like so many other aspects of the robotics world, the pandemic has dramatically accelerated interest in the automated kitchen. Founded in 2015, the Boston-based startup started making waves a few years back as a spinout of MIT mechanical engineering students. The deal is expected to close in Q3.

startup 112

startup hospitality accelerator technology 112

TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

Conversational commerce, a term coined by former Uber employee Chris Messina in 2015 , enables online businesses to sell their products and services through messaging and chat apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Mizuho Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group also joined in its debt financing.

enablement 97

enablement venture capital ventures accelerator 97

TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

It was first acquired by Bitfury in 2015 after building a two-phase immersion cooling 500kW data center in Hong Kong, that purportedly cut energy consumption by 95% versus traditional air cooling technologies. and research and development in Hong Kong, according to a statement. billion last year.

development 97

development pitching energy accelerator 97

TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

COSS is accelerating In general, the trends in commercial open source (COSS) are encouraging. And investments in open source products have almost tripled from 58 deals in 2015 to 144 deals in 2021. But is it possible for a smaller open source project to find its way into this land of commercial opportunity?

frameworks 99

frameworks accelerator financing finance 99

TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

million since its inception in 2015 and plans to raise a Series B in early 2022 to drive its rapid growth, the company said. Lee said that AmazeVR has been developing VR technologies since 2015 and pivoted fully into VR concerts in late 2019. . AmazeVR has raised a total of $30.8

accelerator 100

accelerator investing investment innovation 100

HPA

JUNE 29, 2021

That mission has not only remained, but has become even more important with the accelerated digital shifts happening across all industries today. The HPA Deal Lead is Eddie Leshin , who supports ShipBob with his deep knowledge of the logistics space and first-hand experience in quickly scaling 3PL solutions.

networking 91

networking accelerator financing finance 91

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

“At a time of macroeconomic challenges, companies need a solution that accelerates key business processes,” Sangha told TechCrunch in an email interview. ” Sangha, a law lecturer at the University of Pennslyvania and a licensed attorney in the State of New York, founded LexCheck in 2015. .

accelerator 100

accelerator incubation collaboration enablement 100

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The company’s AI chatbot RONI, which was launched in December, supports human professionals by providing recommended answers, Kim said. . The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the company’s growth. The startup was founded in 2015 by Kim, who had overcome depression by getting therapy while studying in the United States.

health 83

health digital therapeutics accelerator venture capital 83

AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 17, 2022

With the injection of fresh funds, the firm will accelerate its growth and will invest in talent acquisition and its infrastructure. The firm will also strengthen research and development capabilities, as well as a geographical expansion.

accelerator 52

accelerator enablement media capital 52

Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

It’s exciting work, especially when we have the opportunity to connect with a new startup in the first year or two of its existence and continue to support the company as it grows. ]. Spiers New Technologies (SNT) became an i2E client company in 2015. i2E’s Accelerate OK fund invested $500,000 in a Series A round of $2.0

innovation 52

innovation accelerator technology strategy 52

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 7, 2017

Brad Stevens is an EO Atlanta member, Chair of that chapter’s Accelerator program, and founder and CEO of Outsource Access , which helps companies grow by providing highly skilled virtual assistants. In part 2 of this article , he explains how he helped grow EO Atlanta’s Accelerator program. How did that become your focus?

accelerator 130

accelerator entrepreneurs strategy entrepreneurship 130

TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

“With this funding, we hope to recruit more staff for the AI, sensor fusion and navigation business and accelerate our global market penetration plan.” ” The startup was founded in December 2015 by three founders: Park, Donghun Kim (co-CTO) and Hankeun Kim (co-CTO). Image Credits: Seadronix.

energy 93

energy disruption accelerator technology 93

AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The strategic investments comes as Applied EVE seeks to accelerate its software development for next generation mobility. Founded in 2015, Applied EV develops safety-rated, autonomous-ready, digital control systems and modular vehicle platforms for commercial applications.

transportation 52

transportation collaboration accelerator media 52

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.

investing 175

investing investment leadership culture 175

TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Newly appointed CEO Bart Omlo says that the proceeds from Kontent’s first external investment will be put toward expanding the company’s marketing and sales teams, opening a new office in New York and supporting product development. Over time, the product evolved into a comprehensive digital experience platform for marketers.”

capital 79

capital incumbents frameworks development 79

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

He earned the honor for his work volunteering in a Texas prison for Central American refugees and his efforts in building a scalable venture philanthropy model that supports pro bono legal assistance to refugees around the U.S. How has your work on EO’s Accelerator Global Subcommittee impacted you?

creativity 130

creativity leadership mix-use communities 130

TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

Existing backer Redpoint eventures , which first put money in Olist in 2015, also participated in the latest round. With this latest infusion, Olist has now raised more than $126 million since its 2015 inception. This round is reportedly its last before the company plans to go public, according to Bloomberg.

startup 92

startup SaaS financing finance 92

TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

As a partner at the accelerator from 2010 to 2015, Tan spent time working with companies to better understand what they needed from investors after they graduated. “I While Tan’s new gig is set to begin in January 2023, he sat down with TechCrunch to talk about his vision for the accelerator, its batches and his goals going forward.

accelerator 78

accelerator networking communities leadership 78

AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Shipsy plans to use the fresh funding to continue growing its presence in the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asian markets while accelerating its global expansion into new markets such as the US and Europe. Their continued support strengthens our mission of enabling customers to achieve sustainable business and logistics excellence.

SaaS 64

SaaS sustainability enablement accelerator 64

HPA

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Notably one of the pioneering institutions in this field since its establishment in 2015, MIDAS also stands as one of the largest data science and AI institutes, proudly boasting a distinguished roster of approximately 530 esteemed faculty affiliates. She asserts that the key lies in scaling.

collaboration 70

collaboration peer-to-peer enablement innovation 70

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This syndicate demonstrates significant and accelerating progress towards our goal of facilitating a clean energy future.” Northvolt’s intention is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable and electrified society. ArcTern Partner and U.S. Department of Energy C3E award winner Mira Inbar will join Liminal’s Board of Directors.

energy 40

energy sustainability accelerator venture capital 40

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

million) from EU’s EIC Accelerator , with participation from SOSV , and an additional €3 million ($3.5 “We met the SOSV partner Bill Liao back in 2015, and he has been supporting us ever since. The company was part of the SOSV HAX tech program, before graduating and announcing it is closing its seed round today.

mix-use 102

mix-use accelerator support technology 102

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The round was led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from returning investors Accel, Amasia and Goat Capital, the venture firm co-founded by former Y Combinator partner Justin Kan (in 2015, Xendit became the first Indonesian startup to participate in the accelerator program). Accel led Xendit’s $64.6

accelerator 99

accelerator strategy capital support 99

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 18, 2023

Drako founded Eagle Eye Networks in 2012 and serves as CEO; he acquired a majority stake in Brivo in 2015 and is chairman. The Eagle Eye and Brivo open platforms provide customers with choice, efficiencies, and innovation, all of which this investment will accelerate.”

networking 52

networking investing investment real estate 52

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

That changed in 2015, after Rad Power founder and CEO Mike Radenbaugh teamed up with friend Ty Collins and relaunched as a direct-to-consumer business. The company has built out its online sales platform, pre- and post-purchase customer support teams, retail showrooms, service van and a local service partner network.

disruption 99

disruption accelerator strategy capital 99

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Fin was founded in 2015 by Andrew Kortina, co-founder of Venmo, and Facebook’s former VP of product and Slow Ventures partner Sam Lessin. As a result, Fin’s customers are seeing metrics like 16% increase in team utilization and engagement, a 25% decrease in support ticket handle time and a 71% increase in policy compliance.

leadership 90

leadership SaaS support technology 90

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The company’s new cash has come from the private equity firms KKR and Tritium Partners, and is intended to provide operational support to meet the booming demand for RVs as Americans hit the road in unprecedented numbers. Growth for the Akron, Ohio-based company can only be described as absurd.

peer-to-peer 102

peer-to-peer accelerator investing investment 102

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Founded in 2018 by Singularity University alumnus Alberto Rizzoli and former R&D lead at RSI, Simon Edwardsson (the same team behind “seeing” app Aipoly), the V7 Labs platform promises to accelerate the creation of high-quality training data by 10-100x.

SaaS 105

SaaS accelerator support enablement 105