Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses. As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

If one entered between 2009-2015 he or she is no doubt in the “hazard” phase where one need to be careful about thinking he know more about the industry than perhaps he do. I think I’m at the expert stage of venture capital and I mean in the Wardley sense. What do I know about venture? Same as I felt.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2014

After much thought and consideration, I''ve decided that the best move for my career right now is a second stint as an analyst at Union Square Ventures. Why go back to a job I first took nine years ago when things are going so well for me and I''m running my own fund, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. Venture Capital & Technology'

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The sheer volume of capital flowing into LatAm fintech startups may appear overheated, but several reasons explain why the flood makes sense. But there are several factors in play that make the booming venture capital totals these companies are raising more reasonable than they might initially appear. Image Credits: CB Insights.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

IgniteXL Ventures, a fund founded by general partner Claire Chang, closed on its first fund of $10 million aimed at backing diverse early-stage founders in the beauty and wellness industry. from Seoul when she was a child and started a global accelerator in 2015. Claire Chang, general partner at igniteXL Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

You thought media twitter was bad… You thought tech twitter was bad… — Hunter Walk (@hunterwalk) August 24, 2015. But I do have some insight into how this will affect venture markets. My favorite Tweet of the morning came from Hunter Walk. And if that’s what he meant he was right. You don’t have a clue.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Between 2010 and 2015, Evernote raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital from investors including Sequoia, Meritech Capital and Japanese media company Nikkei. Evernote’s chief operating officer, appointed in June 2015, left after just a few months.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

Dr. Ramanathan is the Founding Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Black Star Fund , an early-stage venture capital fund. Beyond her entrepreneurial pursuits, Dr. Ramanathan actively engages as an angel investor in ventures driving social impact.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

From a diversity standpoint, the venture capital financing landscape remains incredibly imbalanced. Since 2015, Black and Latinx founders — who have fewer funding routes available to them to begin with — have raised just 2.4% of total venture capital invested, according to Crunchbase.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Amit Anand is a founding partner of Jungle Ventures and an early pioneer and leader in the development of Southeast Asia’s venture capital industry. billion, about four times more than they did in 2015. Venture capitalists. billion in 2015, as we can see in the table below. Regional VC investment grew 5.2

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 8, 2015

In the last six months, VCs have invested more than $57B according to Mattermark data , which puts 2015 on pace to exceed 2000 as the year the most venture capital will be deployed, ever. Which sectors are benefitting from all these venture dollars?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There are a lot of changes afoot for SpringTime Ventures as it looks to deploy its freshly closed second fund. Blomstedt told TechCrunch that he originally got the idea for SpringTime after moving to Colorado in 2015 after a career in the energy business in Texas.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous Capital , in 2015.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

MAX started out in 2015 as a delivery startup using motorcycles to fulfil customer orders before venturing into ride-hailing, and later into vehicle subscription and financing services – solutions it came up with based on the data from its first services.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 13, 2015

But which lesser known startup sectors are starting to raise venture dollars? Each year, starting in mid-2012 through mid-2015, these sectors have grown their investment dollars by more than 145%, according to Mattermark data. Where are founders finding unique opportunities to innovate?

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

The new financing brings Bogota-based Rappi’s total raised since its 2015 inception to over $2 billion, according to Crunchbase. According to the Latin American Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (LAVCA), Rappi focused on delivering beverages and first, and has since expanded into meals, groceries, tech goods and medicine.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

based venture capital firm Sequoia , Chinese private equity firm Boyu, SF Express, and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek, is making its debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in a somewhat uncertain economic climate. Established in 2015, J&T Express has steadily grown its presence in the logistics sector.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In November 2022, the “ Five-Year Startup Development Plan” was unveiled, leading to increased investments from venture capitalists, business corporations, and corporate venture capital entities (CVCs). The startup landscape in Japan has been evolving rapidly, with significant changes occurring since last year.

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HPA

MARCH 24, 2021

Lee Partners (THL), with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital AB and Zebra Technologies, as well as existing investors Hyde Park Angels , August Capital, CEAS Investments, Hyde Park Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, bringing total capital raised to over $200 million.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

In fact, a new report from investment firm Golden Gate Ventures predicts a record number of exits will happen in the region over the next couple of years, thanks to factors like a maturing ecosystem, more secondary buyers and the emergence of SPACs. billion invested in 2020, according to a report by Cento Ventures and Tech In Asia.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Armed with an idea for how to do things differently, the company ran a Kickstarter campaign back in 2015, which drew the attention of its first thousand customers. His first company was CustomMade.com, which raised $30 million in venture capital from First Round Capital, Google and Atlas Ventures in a series of funding rounds.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

JIC Venture Growth Investments led the Series E equity funding, with participation from Z Venture Capital , a venture investment arm of Z Holdings, Japan Post Capital and Salesforce Ventures. The latest round brings its total funding raised to $41.4 million, the company said without disclosing its valuation.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Venture capital price discipline is out the window ; venture funds are looking to make faster, earlier deals; and more unicorns were minted in the last three months than during any quarter in history. Now weeks into July, it’s increasingly clear that 2021 is shaping up to be a record-setter for venture capital investment.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2023

While many have gotten their burn rates way down, most startups still are losing money and will eventually need to raise capital in 2023. Good businesses with product market fit, positive unit economics, and strong leadership teams will raise capital although it will be at the new normal in terms of valuation.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. Limited Partners (LPs) who invest in VC funds have continued to pour money into venture – with the market returning to pre-recession levels.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 23, 2024

Today the firm is over 500+ with 6 office locations, its operating value-add has raised the bar for all venture capitalists, and the firm continues to grow in vision and impact. He modeled how to work with integrity, competitiveness, curiosity and humility and I could not have picked a better venture investor to learn from.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

Technology to address disasters and resilience is a key area of venture capital investment these days , and now another startup in the space is proving that there is widespread interest in this growing market. In August last year, it announced a strategic partnership with SOMPO , and the insurer’s venture wing invested $15 million.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Not every startup wants to raise venture capital. In recent years, a number of firms have emerged looking to meet the credit needs of such venture-backed and growth startups: i80 Group is one of those firms. For example, proptechs that buy homes on behalf of buyers don’t want to use venture money.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Investment giant BlackRock announced Friday it is taking a minority stake in venture-backed fintech startup Human Interest. million in funding since it was founded by Paul Sawaya and Roger Lee in 2015. Other backers include SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Crosslink Capital, NewView Capital, Glynn Capital, U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

The startup had targeted to raise $100 million last year but only got a fraction of the funding from MOL PLUS, the corporate venture capital of Japanese transport company Mitsui O.S.K. Sendy was co-founded in 2015 by Alloys, Evanson Biwott, Don Okoth and Malaika Judd. Over 200 employees are set to be affected by the closure.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Partners Investment and Murex Partners co-led the new funding, with participation from Smilegate Investment, Quantum Ventures Korea , ABC Partners , Everrich Group, GS Group’s corporate venture capital firm GS Futures , We Ventures, Base Investment and Dunamu & Partners. AmazeVR has raised a total of $30.8

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HPA

JANUARY 25, 2021

Hyde Park Angels participated in the Series B round, which was led by Chicago-based OCA Ventures and Greycroft. Other participating investors include Valor Ventures, PSP Partners, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Gaingels, and the MIT and Northwestern University chapters of Alumni Venture Group.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

The firm is not out to replace traditional venture capital or venture debt, emphasizes founder and CEO James Sagan, but rather to offer asset-based products that will complement them. and Latin America, but with an emphasis on the latter. The firm’s average check size will land at around $10 million to $15 million.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

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. The post Venture Capital Red Flag Checklist appeared first on Above the Crowd. Aversion to Audits.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Without further ado, here are the five judges who will pick the 2021 Startup Battlefield winner: Kirsten Green is the founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, a San Francisco-based VC firm she formed in 2010. She later assumed the role of chief innovation officer through which she oversaw Northwestern Mutual’s venture arm.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa founded LearnVest in 2008 with the goal of helping women in particular make better investments and learn financial planning. After raising $75 million in venture capital and growing the service to 1.5 million users, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in May 2015 for $250 million.

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