AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Register Indonesian open finance platform Ayoconnect has raised an additional $13 million in its Series B funding round, bringing the total amount it raised to date to $43 million. Founded in 2016, Ayoconnect is Southeast Asia’s largest Open Finance API platform.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

This new fund triples the firm’s assets under management and will enable the pair to invest in another 25 to 30 companies, with 50% reserved for follow-in funding, Lemann, co-founder and managing partner, told TechCrunch. Most of our capital came from re-ups from our current investors,” Saggioro added.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

Today it is announcing a $4 million Series A, led by Intudo Ventures, an Indonesia-focused venture capital firm, with participation from returning investor Vertex Ventures. . Founded in September 2016, Gredu is now used by more than 400 schools, with a total of 400,000 users.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Savannah Fund , a pan-African venture capital firm, today announced a $25 million fund as it looks to back more early-stage startups on the continent. However , in 2016, Savannah transitioned into venture capital investing, focusing on seed and Series A stages within $25,000 to $500,000 checks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

LiveOak Venture Partners raised its largest fund to date, $210 million for Fund III, which will enable the Austin-based, early-stage venture capital firm to double down on Texas founders. More than $90 billion was invested into Texas-based companies since 2016, according to Crunchbase data. In 2021, $14.2

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Private equity firm Eldridge and Andreessen Horowitz co-led the financing, which also included participation from funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Whale Rock and Hanaco Ventures and several other firms. (If At the time of that 2016 raise, Cross River told us that it originated more than $2.4

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

“It’s a trend I’ve seen more broadly and we think professional services is the next category that needs an SMB enabler, and that’s really what we’re trying to do.” Revenue has grown “over 50x” since the company’s 2016 funding. The firm first invested in the company in 2016, leading its $12.4

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When CEO Sahir Berry and his co-founder Mahesh Nair founded NowNow in 2016, they wanted to provide solutions to financial inclusion and job creation, two of the most significant pain points they thought were facing Nigeria and the rest of the continent. But today, we’re fast becoming an embedded finance platform.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The Series A funding is led by Runa Capital with Flashpoint Venture Capital and LAUNCHub Ventures also participating. The financing will be used to dial up OfficeRnD’s marketing with the aim of expanding market share, including by growing its partnerships. 15% in the EU; 15% in APAC and 10% elsewhere.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. Next36 focuses on supporting students and recent grads launching their startups, while Next AI supports AI-enabled ventures looking to disrupt industries. . Some schools run their own (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. enabling people to buy Bitcoin. out of its 33.6

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

Cora , a São Paulo-based technology-enabled lender to small-and-medium-sized businesses, has raised $26.7 million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley VC firm Ribbit Capital. Kaszek Ventures, QED Investors and Greenoaks Capital also participated in the financing, which brings the startup’s total raised to $36.7

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

million in funding — $15 million of which was raised in a Series A led by Menlo Ventures and $3.4 million that was raised in a seed round led by Brick & Mortar Ventures and First Round Capital – to advance on its effort to “reimagine construction finance.” Love to see it! ” Funding across the globe.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

All merchants need to have is a bank account and a “smart-enabled device” to receive payments. From 2016 to 2017, Ozow raised a combined $1.2 million from backers such as Kalon Ventures. Having raised more than $3 billion already, the continent is set to trounce historical records of venture capital raised this year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

New York-based Declaration Partners and European growth investor Kinnevik co-led the financing, which also included participation from WndrCo and existing backers W. Berkley and Menlo Ventures. The round brings the Santa Monica-based startup’s total raised to $123.1 million since its 2015 inception.

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TechCrunch

JULY 24, 2022

Founded in 2016, New York–based Petal offers two Visa credit card products aimed at underserved consumers with little to no credit history. Founded by South Korean immigrant Kristy Kim, the startup also secured $100 million in debt financing. Arrenda emerges with Adelanta, a financing offering for landlords in Latin America.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And today, San Francisco-based Honor has announced that it has raised $70 million in Series E funding and $300 million in debt financing, bringing its valuation to over $1.25 Baillie Gifford led the equity financing, which brings Honor’s total equity raised to $325 million since its 2014 inception. Rowe Price Associates Inc.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Abdigani Diriye, Khalid Keenan and Youcef Oudjidane, the other co-founders, have combined experience across engineering, investment banking and venture capital. Founders : Alphas Sinja, Boya’s chief executive officer, has over eight years of experience in the banking and finance sectors. Website : [link]. Team size : 22 .

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

TechCrunch has been covering the demo days of the seed-stage venture firm Pear VC since 2015. There we are in the front row in 2016 , surrounded by investors, typing away.). A lot of top firms show up, including from NEA, Lux Capital and Sequoia Capital. A few things have remained true since that time. Founded in: 2020.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

million Series A financing led by i2E Management Company Inc., with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures. iMCI currently manages $88 million across five venture funds. . – September 3, 2020 – PhotoniCare, Inc., The company also announced a $2.1

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Bigfoot Capital. Decathlon Capital. ARR of $500K+. Key elements: . “We

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Berlin-based smartphone-as-a-service provider Everphone has topped up with $65 million in a Series C equity raise in addition to taking $135 million in debt financing — for a total raise of $200 million. Deutsche Telekom, AlleyCorp and signals Venture Capital also participated as returning investors.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Shota Horii , his twin brother Yuta Horii and Jun Taketani co-founded SmartBank in 2019 after selling their previous startup Fablic, a Japanese online secondhand marketplace, to Rakuten in 2016. While operating Fablic, the trio found that many users still used cash to pay and manage their day-to-day finance.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

So I jumped ship and worked on our third $125 million seed fund back in 2016. It was in super great shape. And it’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the Navy. But [we’re] still close friends with all of our friends back at YC and I think super fondly of my time back there.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

million in a Series A funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Notably, a high-profile group of angels also participated in the financing, including Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobias Lütke, Toast CEO Chris Comparato, Toast co-founder Aman Narang, Mindbody co-founder Robert Murphy, Yelp executives and former Venmo executives. .

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 24, 2017

Based in Massachussetts, the company generated $320M in revenue in 2016. and 14% in net income margin in 2015 and 2016. Fleetmatics financed its growth early on by generating cash. And, upfront cash collections finance more inside sales hiring. They haven’t raised venture capital. Multiyear deals.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Kristian Ranta founded the San Mateo, California-based company in 2016 after his brother, Peter, committed suicide. And today, the startup is announcing that it has secured $38 million in a Series B round of funding, bringing its total raised since its 2016 inception to $51.3 Industry Ventures led the $30 million equity round.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

As the founder of an infrastructure project that has been around since 2016, I want to remind you that web3 isn’t just a drop-down menu of features to be bolted on to your project. Can web3 primitives such as NFTs, on-chain credentialing, crowdfunding, and wallet-based-identity enable an experimental experience for users? FOMO is real.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to figures from Crunchbase , Q3 venture capital dropped a mind-boggling 33% from last quarter and 53% from the same time last year. Founded in 2016 by Google and Uber vets, the Pittsburgh-based firm managed to drum up $1 billion in funding over its half-dozen-year existence. Now it’s the economy, stupid.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2021

Signal Fire led the equity portion of its financing, which also included participation from existing seed investors Y Combinator and DN Capital. Accept.inc describes itself as an iLender, or a “technology-enabled lender” that gives people a way to submit all-cash offers on a home upon qualifying for a mortgage.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Leading the Series A round is venture capital firm Accel, with participation from Visionaries Club, 20VC and existing investor HTGF. Taxdoo data can also be exported to a seller’s accounting system, enabling them to more easily collaborate with local tax advisors. Taxdoo is based out of Hamburg, Germany.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

When Fang joined Uber’s risk team in 2016, there was a need to use Mastermind at dispatch time — when drivers and riders are matched. Ming [Fang] did enormous optimizations for Mastermind, which enabled this new use case and brought down fraud significantly,” Diao recalls. We are keenly aware of this,” Diao said.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

The financing values the Seattle-based startup at over $1.2 Its latest financing also included participation from Founders Circle Capital, and other existing backers including Madrona Venture Group and Mayfield. . billion and brings its total raised to $189 million since its 2017 inception.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S. 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. billion of total venture capital.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Mark Volchek, founding partner, Las Olas Venture Capital. Parekh, managing partner, Secocha Ventures. Mark Volcheck, founding partner, Las Olas Venture Capital. Access to capital has been a significant problem for Florida-based founders since before we started our first fund back in 2016.

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