TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It is a huge mountain to climb and a full-time job to continuously pitch your vision and yourself to reach the first meeting with a VC fund — and that’s still miles away from a funding discussion. Think: How could you make money without an institutional investor, friends, family or internal networks?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

If selected, you’ll have the chance to not only recruit, but also network with the other companies at the event. Incubators such as the one Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh started a few years ago are also a great way to jump-start your innovative ideas, receive mentoring, network, etc.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

These annual gatherings not only exhibit the region’s FinTech prowess but also foster knowledge exchange, networking, and collaborative innovation. The networking avenues offered by the festival are unparalleled, providing an unparalleled platform for startups to connect with investors, corporate entities, and potential collaborators.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

He was a founder of Yodle, which was acquired by web.com for $340 million in 2016. Since Hopkins isn’t publicly known as a writer, she assumed that Jumpcut found her through a television network she had pitched a script to, but that wasn’t the case. “We said, ‘no, our algorithms found you.'”

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The last time I had visited was mid-2016 when I was getting ready to leave QUT. Danielle Vaz (2016) is with Deloitte Digital as a Technical Business Analyst. Kaitlyn Sapier (2016) co-founded OrbMaps and is also with Accenture as a Digital Business Integration Analyst. It’s not all startups! I’ve got to say?—?after

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

There we are in the front row in 2016 , surrounded by investors, typing away.). The pitch: Spathios says it’s a marketplace to book short-term venues and spaces. The pitch: Menta says its tech infrastructure enables B2B companies to offer their own payment and financial services to retail merchants in their ecosystems.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Founders — apply here. Founders – apply here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Founders — apply here. Founders – apply here.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

By 2016, without capital, I had bootstrapped the company to eight digits in revenue. But when going to pitch meetings and VC events, I got the same feeling that I would get when you go to a high-end country club or a luxury store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. I was mostly pitching white male VCs. Image Credits: Supplied.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Founders — apply here. Founders – apply here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2016 at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, several of the original developers behind what became Siri unveiled Viv , an AI platform that promised to connect various third-party applications to perform just about any task. The pitch was tantalizing — but never fully realized. ” Luan told TechCrunch in an interview via email.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

By contrast, according to PitchBook Data, since the beginning of 2016, companies with women founders have received only 4.4% The Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge , a US-based global network of accelerators, partnered to study why “ women-owned startups are a better bet ”. of venture capital deals. Realistic projections.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

That firm, founded in 2016, announced on March 29, 2022 that it closed $310 million in capital across three funds. Mike Smerklo moved to Austin from Silicon Valley in 2016 to start Next Coast Ventures with Tom Ball. “I Bullish investors have more money than ever to deploy. million median home price in San Jose, California, for example.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Thiel Fellows skip or stop out of college to receive a $100,000 grant and support from the Thiel Foundation’s network of founders, investors, and scientists.”. Google AI for Social Good. Pioneer.app. “Get

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

The startup accelerator program, launched in 2016, supports foreign startups that want to enter the Korean market and further explore the international markets. month program supports startups financially and gives them multiple opportunities to network with top tech companies, VCs, mentors, etc.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Founders : Before beU delivery, Hao Zheng, who leads the team as chief executive, was the founder and CEO of Yooul, a social networking app in China. Founded in: 2016. Numida’s pitch to these businesses is that they can apply for working capital on its platform and receive it within a day. Website : getnashglobal.com/.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. Their 2016 Fund was the first and largest fund so far using this structure, with $25M AUM.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Climathon is one way in which the Impact Hub network is being active in tackling climate challenges. The challenge was curated according to a set of consultations with our partners, and with environmental experts, academicians, and policymakers, aided by information and Statistics from the National Adaptation Plan 2016.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. Their 2016 Fund was the first and largest fund so far using this structure, with $25M AUM.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Thiel Fellows skip or stop out of college to receive a $100,000 grant and support from the Thiel Foundation’s network of founders, investors, and scientists.”. Pioneer.app. “Get Higher Ground Labs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence. I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. Deep tech founders face special challenges when pitching investors: they usually don’t have a product, customers or revenue.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. Jaia Robotics Inc. Lenoss Medical Lenoss Medical Inc. management.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I also recently joined another WhatsApp chat #miamitechlife that includes a local community of founders, investors, executives and local leaders to meet, collaborate and network while engaging in fun activities around Miami. Then you have completely separate networks up north in Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, etc.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

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. For more on what the startup does, head here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

For decades, there were several blocks where angels and VC partners camped out at café tables, taking pitches between lattes. To cut through the noise, he recommends that founders create a “teaser trailer” to share with their network before they begin approaching angels and VCs. How to make a teaser trailer for your startup pitch.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

The MaC Venture Capital founding managing partner hadn’t actually seen Wonderschool’s original pitch deck before investing in the remote education startup. Their partnership was a bit of Silicon Valley luck, good timing and some old fashioned networking. “He Fast forward to 2016. We started to build a casual relationship then.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

The following article was written by Glen Carlson , co-founder of the Key Person of Influence Business Accelerator, for the March 2016 edition of Octane magazine : Consider the three types of branding you can develop as a business owner: a company brand, a product brand and a personal brand. is about taking that pitch and scaling it.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 10, 2023

Existing investor WFC, along with iAngels Network, Sateeq Invest, and Impactful Pitch structured syndicates, and marquee industry mix global HNIs, also participated in the round.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

A little more than four years later, in 2016, Wealthfront’s original CEO and founder, Andy Rachleff, reclaimed the role. Nash didn’t reveal many details in the post or later on Twitter , saying he’ll have more to say when the company is closer to launching. But Nash didn’t disappear from the scene.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

With the launch of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) under the JOBS Act in 2016, investors can now participate in equity crowdfunding. Reflecting on the early success of SDAC, to today being one of the largest angel conferences and startup pitch competitions in the country, following are five tips for activating new angel investors.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 30, 2021

In 2016, she joined Y Combinator to launch the Continuity Fund, where she partners with companies as they scale their businesses. Because we are limited by the access to our own network, which is our own social circle. But pitching is not the time to second guess; it’s the time to convince investors. Why is that?

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

Most programs culminate with a Pitch Day and Investor Networking Event where the companies present their newly defined and expanded growth playbook. . Riverside Acceleration Capital : Closed Fund I for $50m in 2016. Apply for funding. Fund II has raised over $100m as of mid-2019. .

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Over the past 18 months, the company has been building out its distribution and agent networks. “The first phase is building agent networks which is good but that’s not the goal,” CEO Adejana said to TechCrunch. Here, customers can deposit and withdraw cash with a Bankly agent anytime. It was there Bankly started.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

The session starts with networking and pitch practice submissions and then moves onto an interview with Holt and Bennett at noon, followed by the TCL Pitch Practice at 12:30 pm PT. He launched in 2013 a flexible rideshare financing company called Breeze that was purchased by Ford in 2016. Register here for free.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But in the subsequent years, the company Wolf pitching its products in larger enterprise markets, rolling out security awareness and training programs and launching a restructured partner program with tiered support services. “Security isn’t solely a tools or staffing problem — it is an operational problem.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Hub-and-spoke : “Trade wars, military conflicts, the rise of e-commerce and sustainability concerns are driving changes to supply chain networks and trade flows,” Kyle writes. Let’s talk about that market slide tho : Pitch Deck Teardown: Vori’s $10M Series A deck , by Haje. It is open source and both a front end and a back end.

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