TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide.

founder 144

founder finance financing investment 144

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As venture capital totals grow in Latin America , the region is about to see its leading champion go public. Per Crunchbase data , QED put capital into Nubank’s 2014 Series A, 2015 Series B, 2016 Series D and 2018 Series E, though there may be more dollars in play that we cannot see.

venture capital 101

venture capital disruption capital investment 101

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

billion since its 2015 inception — about $780 million of which was secured during the pandemic. Just as TripActions continues to disrupt the corporate travel market, TripActions Liquid is set to replace traditional spend management solutions,” he said. “No With the latest round, the company has raised a total of $1.3

finance 140

finance financing disruption board 140

TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The round was led by Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, TLcom Capital , with participation from nonprofit Women’s World Banking. After staying with Syngenta for six years and recognising the need to provide standard insurance products for smallholder farmers, Goslinga left to start Pula with Njeru in 2015.

startup 144

startup board consulting leadership 144

Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

Prior to co-founding CCV, Marlon was an investment director at Intel Capital where he completed his Kauffman Fellowship. 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.

culture 111

culture VC pitching investment 111

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The venture capital scene in Africa has consistently grown, with an influx of capital from local and international investors reaching unprecedented heights in recent years. billion while Disrupt Africa, $496 million for the same year. of the total African VC funding counted by Disrupt Africa. Behind the numbers.

investment 129

investment investing startup disruption 129

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Electric bike sales boomed in 2020, a phenomenon driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it delivered consumers’ daily lives. Existing investors Durable Capital Partners LP and Vulcan Capital also participated in the round. Rowe Price Associates. The funding round — the largest of a U.S.

disruption 99

disruption accelerator capital strategy 99

TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

A recent ZDNet piece reaffirms that the AI edge chip market is booming, fueled by “staggering” venture capital financing in the hundreds of millions of dollars. It brings Sima.ia’s total capital raised to $150 million. After emerging from stealth in 2019, Sima.ai “I founded Sima.ai

startup 95

startup accelerator incumbents disruption 95

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

A 2015 Maine Business Leader of the Year , he reports that eliminating waste and carbon has freed capital for growth, enhancing employee and customer loyalty. In 2008, Unilever , a company of 172,000 employees and 2015 sales of $60.6 As with Lamey Wellehan, the key to success for that 10% was practicing abundance.

sustainability 100

sustainability innovation peer-to-peer hospitality 100

TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

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.

peer-to-peer 116

peer-to-peer education culture venture capital 116

Haystack

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Fitbit was started in a previous startup era, raised about $65M in venture capital, went public in 2015, and reached heights of over a $4B market cap. 1/ High End And Low End Disruption – Fitbit ended up owning nearly one quarter of the wearables market.

venture capital 100

venture capital disruption innovation technology 100

TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

The investment was led by Ed Brakeman, a senior managing director at Bain Capital and Hans den Bieman, founder and ex-CEO of Mowi, one of the largest salmon businesses globally. Joseph Rehmann founded Victory Farms in 2015. This funding will allow the Kenyan-based company to expand its business into Rwanda, DRC and Tanzania.

disruption 87

disruption sustainability innovation technology 87

TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

Existing backers Accel, ALLVP, Clocktower and new investor Mantis Venture Capital (founded by The Chainsmokers) also put money in the Series B. There is a growing number of them globally, including Scalable Capital, Bitpanda and Trade Republic in Europe. Since its 2017 inception, the startup has raised nearly $70 million.

education 99

education venture capital investment investing 99

TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Seadronix will use the capital to grow its team beyond the current headcount of 30 employees and enter global markets, including Singapore and Europe, where its “smart ports” are located, Byeolteo Park, CEO and co-founder, said in an interview with TechCrunch. The company just secured a $5.8

energy 93

energy disruption accelerator technology 93

TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Taing founded Bokksu in 2015 and launched a Japanese snack subscription service in 2016. This funding capitalizes Bokksu at a level far beyond our bootstrapped early days, and it will facilitate a rapid increase of our product offerings and improvement of our delivery times, as well as allow us to grow our team,” Taing said. .

culture 98

culture innovation disruption ventures 98

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Alex Wilhelm uses his weekday column The Exchange to keep a close eye on “private companies, public markets and the gray space in between,” but one effort stood out: An overview of six API-based startups that were “raising capital in rapid-fire fashion” when many companies were trying to find their COVID-19 footing.

construction 128

construction mix-use education SaaS 128

TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine is driving increased costs of goods and services, affecting not only the industrial sector (e.g., million since its inception in 2015. Its previous backers include SoftBank Ventures Asia and Activant Capital. and Europe.

enablement 94

enablement disruption venture capital accelerator 94

Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Tex Andersen (2015) became CTO of Talentvine , a Brisbane tech startup that makes outsourced recruitment affordable, transparent and simple. Matthew Brown (2015) left a role at one of the big 4 consulting firms to join Maxwell Plus , a medical tech startup rethinking the way we detect and diagnose disease (and are doing pretty well ).

communities 100

communities startup entrepreneurship support 100

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The funding brings Flip’s total capital raised to $65million. . Sequoia Capital India, Insight Partners and Insignia Ventures Partners co-led the Series B round. Arriyan, Luqman Sungkar and Ginanjar Ibnu Solikhin co-founded the company in 2015 while studying at University of Indonesia.

support 82

support hospitality accelerator transportation 82

TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

GoDaddy led the round as a strategic partner and was joined by OurCrowd and existing investors Pitango Growth, Mangrove Capital Partners, Armat Group, Disruptive VC and Whip Media founder Richard Rosenblatt. Tailor Brands has now raised a total of $70 million since its inception in 2015.

disruption 99

disruption SaaS VC consulting 99

TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

The new round from Cowen Sustainable Investments (CSI), labeled a Series B, follows the company reaching profitability in April 2020 and gives Quip more than $160 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2015. The company showcased its service at TechCrunch Disrupt NY’s Startup Alley in 2015.

sustainability 90

sustainability health investment enablement 90

TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

This is a Series C and it’s being led by Balderton Capital out of London, with participation from Jerusalem Venture Partners, a previous backer. We are excited to partner with Coro’s innovative team and participate in their journey to make non-disruptive security a mainstay of growing businesses across industries.”.

SaaS 97

SaaS networking disruption capital 97

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2020

After several failed startup attempts and nine years spent building Nuvemshop into Latin America’s answer to Shopify, the four co-founders of the company have managed to raise $30 million in venture capital funding as they look to expand their business. Wind Ventures gears up to invest in startups looking at Latin America.

consulting 93

consulting enablement disruption ventures 93

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Tavel is also a founding member of All Raise, the nonprofit organization focused on women in the venture capital and VC-backed startup ecosystem.

startup 74

startup board venture capital VC 74

TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Supply chain disruptions — triggered by factors including demand surges, high transportation costs and pandemic-related lockdowns — are expected to continue well into next year, experts predict. Companies are experiencing the brunt of the impact, with 36% of small businesses responding to a 2021 U.S.

development 98

development transportation startup ventures 98

TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Participating investors in Thepeer’s seed round include RaliCap, Timon Capital, BYLD Ventures, Musha Ventures, Sunu and Uncovered Fund. to 573 , from 491 in 2019, according to local publication Disrupt Africa. African fintechs Chipper Cash and Stitch invested too. Last year, the number of African fintechs increased 17.3%

startup 108

startup health finance financing 108

TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

million in Series A funding led by Grayhawk Capital and Nordic Eye. Founded in 2015, CloudApp aims to help teams share information faster through instantly shareable videos, gifs and screenshots. CloudApp sees itself as a visual voicemail that can be read at any time without disrupting workflows.

collaboration 77

collaboration disruption VC support 77

TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

In a survey conducted long before the pandemic began (in 2015), large companies — those with revenues in the range of $500 to more than $1 billion — pegged variability as the top challenge that they faced. Forecasting, also known as demand variability, has long been a hurdle for businesses reliant on the global supply chain.

networking 87

networking disruption technology health 87

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Investors include Schoeller Holdings (the parent company behind Columbia Shipmanagement), Vineta Ventures, A-Round Capital, Flagship Founders and industry veterans Clasen Rickmers, managing partner at The Asian Spirit Steamship Company, and Justus Kniffka, managing director and CEO at shipping company Hanseatic Lloyd.

disruption 79

disruption consulting capital founder 79

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

When Alloy was founded in 2015, its mission was to help banks and fintechs make better identity and risk decisions using its single API service and SaaS offering. . But over the past few years, Alloy has helped to lead a transformation in the degree of trust in disruptive fintech and partnerships.” billion valuation.

ventures 94

ventures finance financing SaaS 94

TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Paul, Minnesota-based startup to $25 million since its 2015 inception. A large group of investors participated in the round, including Concrete Rose VC, Avanta Ventures, Kapor Capital, Samsung Next, Massive, Backstage Capital, Awesome People Ventures, Draft Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, M25, Silicon Valley Bank and Uncommon VC, among others.

VC 99

VC ventures disruption finance 99

American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

TravelPerk was co-founded in 2015 by a highly seasoned entrepreneurial innovation team. With booking volumes approaching $2 billion and employees now over 1200, the latest lead funder Softbank has come on board with participation from existing investors, Kinnevik and Felix Capital.

funders 59

funders innovation entrepreneurship disruption 59

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Starting in 2015, IndieBio has provided resources to founders solving complex challenges with biotech, from fake meat to sustainability. As part of the accelerator, each participating company receives $250,000 in capital, numerous other services and access to lab space. Leaving the $3.2

pitching 92

pitching accelerator startup sustainability 92

OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Ripple: Disrupting the non-dairy milk market – Forbes. As Globes reports , our co-investors include Accelmed Partners, Alpha Capital, Maverick Ventures Israel, Mivtach Shamir, Dr. Judith Richter and Dr. Kobi Richter, David and Daniel Arison, and Mark Siegel, an executive at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and XPRIZE Foundation.

investment 69

investment investing hospitality disruption 69

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Shop-Ware has been waiting for a year like 2020 since 2015. The startup, which sells software to neighborhood automotive shops to digitize their operations, had struggled to capture capital from venture firms. By 2015, she had a product and an incorporated company.

disruption 77

disruption pitching capital enablement 77

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

When Monzo launched in 2015, the big six banks in the UK had more than 85% market share. In 2015, Monzo founders Tom Blomfield, Jonas Templestein, Gary Dolman, Jason Bates, and Paul Rippon launched a digital finance platform with the slogan “Make Money Work For Everyone.” Access to capital through overdrafts and Monzo credit products.

peer-to-peer 102

peer-to-peer incumbents finance financing 102

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

That wasn’t a massive secret — Green has historically been quite public about his investments, like SmileDirectClub — but until this morning at TechCrunch Disrupt, he hadn’t previously named his go-to investing partners. Calacanis is an angel investor in various tech startups, including the mindfulness app Calm.

disruption 79

disruption investment investing communities 79