Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 2, 2016

Which of the 16 major start of categories in information technology will reap disproportionate share of investment dollars in 2016? This may be a breakout category in 2016 for Series A investments. Given the amount of seed investor interest, I expect many of these marketplaces to raise series A dollars in 2016.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, the bank has financed more than $430 billion worth of fossil fuel projects, according to the most recent Banking on Climate Chaos report , far exceeding its peers. Let’s get this out of the way: JPMorgan Chase doesn’t have the best reputation in the climate sector.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. If you don’t know how to help yourself, you won’t be able to help others sustainably.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 16, 2021

2016 YLAI Fellow Alpha Sennon is a well-recognized global “farmerpreneur,” motivational speaker, agri-youth advocate. By Jewelle Saunders. Not everyone has unwrapped theirs yet, but everyone has a gift to give to the world,” says Alpha Sennon. For Alpha, farming was not always the plan.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Japan-headquartered company, which builds drone software, hardware and uncrewed aircraft traffic management software, said the new capital brings its total raised to $97 million since its inception in 2016. It declined to comment on its post-money valuation.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We profiled the company at the beginning of its journey in 2016 and then again in 2017 when it raised $2 million. By sourcing produce online through Full Harvest and selecting fruit for our products that would otherwise have gone to waste, we are answering the growing consumer demand for more sustainable food options.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Since 2016, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda has been a driving force in addressing 17 sustainable development goals, tackling challenging issues ranging from energy to climate change to hunger. But it’s not only EO members who find innovative ways of driving social change.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 14, 2016

In 2016, the question that will immediately follow, “What is your annual growth rate?” To sustain these growth rates and reach the levels of market liquidity they have, startups like Uber and AirBnB require massive amounts of cash. 2015 is the end of an era, the era of startup growth at any cost. Crunchbase tallies $10.1B

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 25, 2016

Able to hire more people, spend more to acquire leads and close more customers by sustaining a greater burn rate, these cash-flush startups grew faster than their competitors, attracting more investment and reinforcing their capital supremacy. It’s not that fundraising will not remain a critical skill in 2016.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

My journey into start-up ecosystems commenced with scouting bleeding edge technologies in the automotive industry back in 2016/2017. I started educating myself about investing back in 2016 and joined a VC in the web3 vertical to manage deal flow from sourcing to deploying. Don’t be fooled by short-lived trends and hype cycles.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Contributing to Sustainable Development. Obviously, EO had an impact on me as well,” he says.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This initiative marks a strategic move to facilitate startups’ growth beyond the early stages, ensuring they have access to essential capital for sustained development and expansion. The firm secured $100 million for its second fund in 2016 and then raised $240 million for its third fund in 2019.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

Since its inception in 2016, CompAsia has evolved into a comprehensive solution that enables customers to trade in or acquire electronic devices and offers financing options. The company aims to address customer concerns related to transparency when engaging in such transactions. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

The company works primarily with small fisheries (or ones that have boats with about one to two metric tonnes of capacity) and focuses on sustainability, helping suppliers adhere to the United Nations Goal 14’s targets. One of Aruna’s main requirements for fisheries on the platform is sticking to its sustainability process.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 25, 2022

Would you believe that according to the 2016 American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor , only 51% of business owners pay themselves a salary? On the contrary, when we undercharge or underpay ourselves it leads to burnout, resentment, and general unhappiness (and we know that is never sustainable for the long term).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Launched in 2016, the startup works with a network of agents, who recruit farmers and retailers to its platform. SoftBank Investment investment director, AdvisersAlexia Yannopoulos, said, “in the face of sustained macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility, feeding the world is one of the most important challenges facing society.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. I spoke with Sopoong chief executive Max Sang-Yeop Han , a serial entrepreneur who joined Sopoong in 2016 and acquired the firm in 2019, to learn about the VC’s plans.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

A team of two young men who shared my passion for a sustainable future. We managed to deliver a net sales of nearly $25 million in under 2 years and by the end of 2016, it seemed like nothing would stop us. The result was that the very money that we had been chasing to grow became an inhibitor to our long-term sustainable growth.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

billion since the company was founded in 2016. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. Other notable customers include Swedish heavy-duty truck manufacturer Scania and energy storage company Fluence. Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt receives a $14 billion order from VW.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

In 2012, it surpassed Melbourne, Australia; in 2014, it surpassed Osaka, Japan, and Sydney, Australia; in 2016, it overtook Seoul, South Korea; and in 2018, for the first time, it outranked Tokyo, Japan. Now, Shanghai is poised to become one of the top global financial centers in the world, like New York, London, and Tokyo.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

While countless companies are developing alternative and more sustainable ways for humans to get their protein fixes such as through lab-grown meat , others are tackling the underlying problem from a different angle by exploring new ways of fostering the traditional meat and fish populace through insect protein. Growth industry.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The app was founded based on Flashfood CEO Josh Domingues’s personal experience in 2016. Founded in March 2016, Flashfood has numerous grocery partners across Canada and the United States, including Giant, Loblaw, Giant Eagle, Tops, Family Fare, Stop & Shop, Tops, Price Rite Marketplace and more.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016. Not only do customers get incredible insights into their supply chain, they can also make smarter, sustainable decisions.”. Forto , a digital freight forwarder which has experienced a boom during the pandemic, has raised another $50 million in funding.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Shaun White and Shawn Mendes are the new backers, who came in through a strategic round of funding alongside PLUS Capital to bring the Seattle-based company’s total funding to $60 million since the company’s inception in 2016. This includes a $12 million Series A from 2020.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

While Flutterwave has been rumoured to acquire some startups in the past, this is its first public announcement of any acquisition since launching in 2016 to tackle Africa’s payments problems. With Flutterwave, we now have a way to drive both value for creators and revenue to sustain the business.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community. Disclosure: Verizon is TechCrunch’s parent company).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Darabi co-founded TMV (formerly Trail Mix Ventures) in 2016 and has built a portfolio that is majority women- and minority-owned, including employee wellness platform Bravely, holistic healthcare company Parsley Health and waste reduction upstart Ridwell. TMV is often the first institutional check a company might raise.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

MotoRefi has raised $60 million since its inception in 2016. Bennett believes the company is now in self-sustaining position. “I think we have a great sustainable business and so we, in some sense runway is infinite, and we are building a great profitable business.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Since the 2016 presidential election in the U.S., Allbirds , for example, launched in a few sustainable materials using a pro-sustainability process to manufacture comfortable shoes, quickly reaching revenues of $100 million and valuation of $1.7 billion in an industry fraught with sustainability and human rights concerns.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Sustainability is at the core of everything we do, and we work hard to lower our emissions across the board. In 2016, trucking and transport broadly contributed to roughly 24% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions — and that number has been steadily increasing.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Einride, which he founded in 2016, is his seventh company. The main driver behind it is that if you look globally, there’s a huge demand for sustainability. He learned how heavy duty vehicles are produced en masse during his three-and-a-half years there, and also helped start and invest in other companies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Wallapop has confirmed that the funding is coming at a valuation of €690 million ($840 million) — a significant jump on the $570 million valuations sources close to the company gave us in 2016. By 2016, Wallapop was merging with a rival, LetGo , as part of a bigger strategy to crack the U.S. market (with more capital in tow).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shanghai, VSPN was one of the early pioneers in esports tournament organization and content creation out of Asia. VSPN has a long-term vision and is dedicated to the sustainable development of the global esports ecosystem.”. Dino Ying, VSPN CEO. Image via VSPN.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

I knew that I should come to a position that help to increase the sustainability and evolution of the ecosystem. I do research on entrepreneurial ecosystems to further understand their composition and provide findings that may help build resilient and sustainable ecosystems. This is some contribution but not enough. Theodoraki, C.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 28, 2021

Fish Gods, located in Erie, PA , is an environmental company that engages outdoor enthusiasts to clean up and protect the sustainability of watersheds. Launched in the summer of 2016 as a subscription cloud-based teacher platform, it offers easy to use curriculum, materials, and training. www.emergeedu.com. www.teamology.team.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

. “With this initial deployment, we’re looking forward to better understanding the potential role electric trucks can play in our transport operations,” Archana Jagannathan, PepsiCo UK’s head of sustainability, said in a statement. Einride’s planned transport network grid. Einride in action.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

This article was written for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Although we didn’t have any experience in the industry, we believed our innovative approach to education, combined with our strong business knowledge, would offer a sustainable solution to the education crisis in South Africa.”. Request a free copy by emailing us !

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