TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Neal has seen this industry from just about every angle — as a teacher, advisor, investor and repeat co-founder. In 2011 he co-founded what is often referred to as the “first coding bootcamp,” with The Starter League, acquired by New York’s Fullstack Academy in 2016.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

We’ve been talking about the unique challenges facing women founders for years, but the pandemic was particularly hard for women looking to start their own companies. Last year, during Y Combinator’s Future Founders Conference , a16z’s Sonal Chokshi led a conversation on “Leveling the Playing Field” with Anu Hariharan, YC Continuity Partner.

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StartupNation

APRIL 13, 2021

But now, equity crowdfunding, which got its start in 2016, is changing that dynamic and opening up a new, more democratically driven funding source to the startups that need the funding, and is provided by the individual investors directly based on their own evaluation and desire to participate. Then, create your pitch! StartEngine.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

After moving on to a bubble-era company that no longer exists, Nash tried his hand at VC for the first time, joining Atlas Venture as an associate. A little more than four years later, in 2016, Wealthfront’s original CEO and founder, Andy Rachleff, reclaimed the role. But Nash didn’t disappear from the scene.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Who will be on our stage? How to Land Early-Stage Funding. Turning an AV Innovation into a Product.

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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.). Pear lets the founders choose the check size. Founders: Pol Hevia (CEO), Joaquim Tresserra (CTO). A few things have remained true since that time.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Who will be on our stage? How to Land Early-Stage Funding. Turning an AV Innovation into a Product.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Who will be on our stage? How to Land Early-Stage Funding. Turning an AV Innovation into a Product.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

This doesn’t take anything away from the brilliant white male entrepreneurs that have built incredible companies, but it has made an equivalent crowd of Black founders almost nonexistent. By 2016, without capital, I had bootstrapped the company to eight digits in revenue. Joseph Heller is CEO and founder of Supplied.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. TechCrunch Live is a free weekly event featuring investors, founders, and startups with the goal of helping entrepreneurs build better venture-backed businesses. It’s a city of unicorns and tech giants. Register here.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

Non VC Growth Rounds. The other major trend of 2012–2015 was the entrance of “non VCs” into late-stages of venture capital , which mostly consisted of hedge funds, mutual funds, corporate investors, sovereign wealth funds and even LPs doing direct deals. The fact that I still see it referred to in pitch decks is farcical.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This morning marked the kickoff of VC firm 500 Global’s Fall 2022 Demo Day, which saw over a dozen startups give their best pitches to prospective investors — and customers. Both outfits look to back early-stage founders with money and advice in exchange for equity. It’s demo day season.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

Startups and VC. We kicked off a series of pitch deck teardowns, and we are looking for startups that want to have their pitch decks reviewed. ” (TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. Today, it’s a Kyle -o-rama. raised $18.5 Get involved! Oh Snap! :

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

“[With Gapps,] co-founder Antero Hanhirova and I saw a big opportunity to help enterprise companies in the Nordics with their cloud transformation,” Ojansuu told TechCrunch in a recent interview. Ojansuu and Hanhirova launched Happeo ’s first incarnation, “Universe,” in early 2016.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Aditi Shekar, the co-founder, gave me some notes about why the ongoing popularity of Venmo is validation for the company, instead of competition. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced weeks ago that he was shifting into an executive chairman role and AWS CEO Andy Jassy would take over as chief executive. You can stay anonymous.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

Written for EO by Manny Padda an entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist who won the 2016 Canadian Angel of the Year Award. How do you compete against those VC-backed behemoths in Silicon Valley? Manny Padda is the founder and chief people connector at New Avenue Capital. How do you find investors and partners abroad?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Sesie Bonsi.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

By January of 2016, that number had ballooned to 229. All Unicorn participants — founders, company employees, venture investors and their limited partners (LPs) — are seeing their fortunes put at risk from the very nature of the Unicorn phenomenon itself. In Q1 of 2016 there were zero VC-backed technology IPOs.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

While leagues behind fintech as a whole, insurtech startups have still attracted a significant amount of investment over the last few years — $43 billion between 2016 and 2022, according to a recent report. Stephen Brittain and Rob Lumley , directors and co-founders, Insurtech Gateway. Are you open to cold pitches? Absolutely.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

So you’re interested in raising capital from a Revenue-Based Investor VC. Which VCs are comfortable using this approach? This structure offers some of the benefits of traditional equity VC, without some of the negatives of equity VC. Essentially we get paid when you and your co-founder get paid.”. Key elements: .

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 10, 2017

As it turns out, from 2010-2016 inclusive, 75% of my deals are done in the second half of the year. This points to the idea that deals are happening because of the founder's time table--not the VC's. In fact, I think the perception of the VC timetable is largely overblown. What's the reason for that?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Google AI for Social Good. Notley Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

It had a few things going for it, of course — founder Aman Narang hailed from Endeca, where he was a software engineer and product lead with a reputation for being able to ship a lot of software quickly. Bessemer led the company’s Series B financing in 2016. Extra Crunch Live is open to everyone each Wednesday at 3 p.m.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

However, Cross River was not only an early recipient of fintech funding, getting $30 million back in 2016, but has been profitable since 2010. Startups and VC. How to make a teaser trailer for your startup pitch. ” (TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now the bad news: some venture capitalists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The The J.M.K. “The

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

I first got introduced to them by my friend Kevin Marshall back in March of 2016 when they were Creditbridge (Petal is to Creditbridge what Frogger is to Highway Crossing Frog, I suppose). He sent me a pitch and I didn't quite understand the issue, so I passed. That's important for a VC.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

Startups and VC. The sun even shines on a car’s roof some days : This week, Sono Motors unveiled the final production design of the Sion EV , a solar electric vehicle that’s been in the making since the Munich-based startup launched in 2016, Rebecca reports. Addie Lerner, founder and managing partner, Avid Ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Startups and VC. Starry-eyed newlyweds routinely sign prenuptial agreements without losing their sense of idealism, and startup founders should do the same, advises Yonaton Aronoff, a partner at litigation and employment law firm Harris St. Verdict is in : Uber’s former security chief was found guilty of covering up a 2016 data breach.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tomorrow’s episode of Extra Crunch Live will feature guests VC Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures and Rachel Carlson, CEO and co-founder of Guild Education. Among other topics, Lee will talk about how Guild Education met her criteria for investment before the duo offer feedback on startup pitches submitted by audience members.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com. 44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. Vidit is co-founder and CEO of Meesho. They were in the Summer 2016 Batch of YC, and you can check them out at Meesho.com. You and your co-founder met in college, you were classmates.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

That’s doubly the case if you’re a founder who can see the end of the runway looming on the horizon. While we anticipate the VC fundraising environment will become more cautious across the board, we don’t see robotics being uniquely impacted. The pitch arrived along with a five-paragraph summary of his accomplishments.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The area is home to a number of investors, successful tech founders and an eager local government. We spoke to the following investors: Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, co-founder and managing partner, Clerisy. Maya Baratz Jordan, CEO and founding partner, Founders Factory New York. Laura González-Estéfani, founder, TheVentureCity.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Startups/VC. Just a few months after winning our own startup pitch competition, Cellino has raised a massive Series A that should provide the startup with plenty of runway. The company started life as a Japanese snack subscription service way back in 2016, and has since expanded greatly. HungryPanda, for one. Let us know here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

Join TechCrunch reporter Ron Miller and Patrik Liu Tran, co-founder and CEO of automated real-time data validation and quality monitoring platform Validio, on Thursday, May 27 at 9 a.m. In simpler terms, Zeta helps companies pitch customers in varied manners depending on their own characteristics. .” Dogs of Lordstown.

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