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VC Corner: Marlon Nichols, Cross Culture VC

Startup Grind

We started to invest out of our inaugural fund, Cross Culture Ventures I in April 2015. Healthcare in this country has been broken for a long time and is in desperate need of disruption. My first investment at Cross Culture came in April 2015 and was in a company named Mayvenn , a mobile based distribution platform for hairstylists.

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How Duolingo became fluent in monetization

TechCrunch

By 2017, Duolingo would boast having 200 million users, which was double von Ahn’s goal when he first launched to the public on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage. In June 2015, Duolingo raised a $45 million Series D round led by Laela Sturdy of Google Capital ( later rebranded CapitalG ), valuing the company at $470 million.

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Extra Crunch’s top 10 stories of 2020

TechCrunch

“Enterprise expenditure on custom software is on track to double from $250 billion in 2015 to $500 billion in 2020,” so we’ll definitely be diving deeper into this topic in the coming months. ‘No code’ will define the next generation of software. . “Actually, nobody does.”

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The fintech space continues to be competitive and drama-filled

TechCrunch

Interestingly, prior to joining Index, Fiorentino helped build and lead business strategy and finance at Stripe from 2015 to 2019. Join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco this September as we explore the impact of fintech on our world today. TechCrunch covered Greenwood’s last raise in March of 2021 here.

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Venture Capital Red Flag Checklist 

abovethecrowd.com

As the bull market raged on from 2015 to 2022, it became quite trendy for venture capitalists to wave the requirement for an annual audit which is embedded in almost every standard Series A term sheet. In addition, their reputation will help ensure that investors know the company has the benefit of their experience and advice.

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Entrepreneurs: How to Focus Ruthlessly and Win in 2022

StartupNation

But then Ravichandran’s identity was stolen in 2015. But startups are all about disrupting industry standards. But if you follow the founders’ advice in today’s guide, you can drive real results for your startup in 2022. Every aspiring entrepreneur knows how Wojcicki felt when faced with new, uncertain paths.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: BNPL competition heats up, Bowery Farming TC-1, Silicon Valley dreams

TechCrunch

In a four-part series, he explores the origins and operations of Bowery Farming, a profitable startup that has raised almost $500 million since 2015 to create new tech and facilities that raise leafy greens sold in nearly 900 markets. Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Any advice?

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