TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

Today, it’s Prewave ‘s turn to demonstrate that the global supply chain is still one of the hottest tickets for raising VC bucks. For its latest cash injection, Prewave has also attracted European VC heavyweight Creandum , which has previously backed the likes of Spotify, Klarna, and iZettle.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti , an economist; Bode Ogunlana , a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim , a data scientist; and Preston Ideh , a corporate lawyer — and in 2017, they launched a media startup to address the dearth of information and data-driven insights in the West African country. .

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FundersClub

JUNE 8, 2017

Jerrod Engelberg of FundersClub will host a Q&A on FC Live with Adam Draper of Boost VC on June 13th. Submit questions and RSVP for the event here: Q&A with Adam Draper of Boost VC — FundersClub Live Series. FundersClub Portfolio News. " Investor Thoughts.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

In 2021, we invested more than we did in 2017-2020 combined. For example, we completed a cutting-edge research and development facility with one of our portfolio companies that is seeking to transform how we produce and think about food. We currently have a presence in St. An early win we had was with Agrible and its sale to Nutrien.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Given the success of her investments she was on the 2017 Midas List of top 100 venture capitalists. She is leveraging the knowledge she has accumulated in developing technology to intelligently prioritize Crisis Text Line messages and train volunteers to most effectively communicate with people in crisis.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. marking its highest level since 2017.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startup SG Tech Grant Startup SG Tech, a key initiative for technological firms in Singapore, underwent enhancements in 2017 to facilitate better cash flow for successful applicants. This investment is directed toward seeding corporate venture capital (VC) funds that, in turn, invest in Singapore-based early-stage high-tech companies.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Last November, Bond kicked this off by announcing a partnership with Hill’s Pet Nutrition to develop a craft meat protein for its product portfolio. million to bring its total funding since 2017 to $20 million. The move is buoyed by a $17.5 Joining in as individual investors are musicians Sia Isabelle Furler and Joan Jett.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sebastian led Innovation Management in 3 verticals before becoming a corporate intrapreneur in the automotive industry in 2017, where he created numerous in-house startups, going through ideation to scale-up stages. Since 2018, he is investing with an emerging tech VC focused on web3 and managing early-stage deal flow.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Last year, fintech startups accounted for 25% of the VC funding which flowed into Africa, while startups from the Big Four received more than half of the continent’s total funding. SafeBoda has rarely announced any of its funding rounds since its inception in 2017, but people who know the company’s dealings say it has raised over $20 million.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. Specifically: Founder : The team possesses the necessary skills, temperament, and experience to execute the startup’s vision.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

What We’re Reading Developments in The Security Industry Verkada , a physical security startup that helps schools, gyms, municipalities, and corporations manage their security camera systems, reached a $540 million valuation in 3 years. billion user records that hackers compromised in 2017. CI Security, a seven-year-old, Seattle, Wa.

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Revolution

JULY 13, 2023

Revolution Growth first partnered with Scopely in 2017 when we led the company’s Series C. Savvy Games Group’s acquisition of the Revolution Growth-backed company marks the sixth-largest transaction in gaming history.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Partnering with Elizabeth at Stanford, they addressed the stark gender imbalance and inequity in the VC industry. The establishment of SoGal Ventures in 2017 marked a turning point, and since then, they have invested in 150+ startups worldwide, including nurturing five $1B+ unicorns from their earliest stages.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 30, 2021

Dapper Labs came out of an incubator called Axiom Zen back in 2017. The success of NBA Top Shot has led many developers to Flow seeking to build additional collectible experiences and I expect that we will see many more great games and experiences on Flow in the coming months and years. And this is a fascinating company.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2023

The most successful business campaigns were launched by those who gathered a team of brilliant minds across multiple disciplines, including developers, engineers, capital raisers, marketers, and more. Crowdcreate also runs one of the largest networks of crypto founders, angel & VC investors , influencers and creators.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Church’s lab has also been trying to resurrect a woolly mammoth since at least 2017, theorizing that with the right combination of genetic tweaking and reproductive technologies, this familiar megafauna could rise again. We’ve developed the precursor to Asian elephant IPSCs, and we’re pretty close,” he said.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of capital as an entrepreneur so I’ve developed some thought on the process that I hope can be helpful to some of you before you start.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

From Kapor Capital, it was onto Canaan Partners as a venture partner and, just three years later, to Village Global , the early-stage venture firm that was founded in 2017 with the backing of prominent founders like Bill Gates and Reid Hoffman. Fubini helped cofound the outfit with a handful of others.)

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Flowstate VC, Force Ventures, IndigoEdge Advisors, Toch.ai, Nishchay Goel, and Saikiran Krishnamurthy also participated in the funding round, according to the announcement. Ltd, joining ADB Ventures as investor. SatSure now has offices in Bengaluru (India), Mumbai (India), St. percent to $45.85

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Dream It

APRIL 24, 2019

Over the past week, Zillow announced the rollout of their 3D Home tool, which lets real estate agents show immersive VC views of homes for sale. The company recently raised $48 million at a pre-money valuation of $325 million, and the team has developed a full platform to capture, create, search and utilize 3D imagery.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

With its API, developers can connect apps to financial accounts. These companies provide engineering and developer tools that reduce the technical and operational effort needed for apps to connect to their users’ financial accounts. Like most API fintech startups, Stitch charges developers and companies per API call.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The growth plan comes against the backdrop of $1 million seed funding it has raised in round led by GIIG Africa Fund, with participation from Japanese-based Samurai VC, a family office, and existing investors. doctors in the most developed countries. According to World Health Organization , countries across sub-Saharan Africa have 0.23

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Seedstars Africa Ventures – which is part of Seedstars Group, an accelerator and VC that is active globally in over 30 emerging markets – provides early-stage capital of up to $2 million in seed and Series A rounds. And we’re starting to see the development of exits.”. Image Credits : Seedstars Africa Ventures.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

Ideally, when it comes to building secure applications, it’s best to check the code as it moves through the development process, so that vulnerabilities can be found before it gets into production. What’s more, in a time where VC dollars are much harder to come by, they weren’t even looking for this funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

The round was co-led by African early-stage VC firm Future Africa and Japanese but Africa-focused VC Kepple Africa Ventures. ” In 2017, the company officially launched and subsequently secured investment from Lagos-based VC Microtraction. More than 1,000 businesses and developers are also using Termii’s API.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Additional investors also joined, including Saga VC, as well as leading artists, art collectors, museums, gallerists and trustees at institutions such as MOMA and Guggenheim as well as Shalom McKenzie, an online gambling entrepreneur and investor who also invests in NFTs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem was thriving before the war and making great progress, with Ukrainian startups raising $832 Million in VC funding in 2021. VC Funding was steadily growing before the war and there are more than 50 VC firms continuing to operating in the country. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

The news also comes off the back of the launch of Google’s first product development center on the continent, in Nairobi, Kenya, the city where Lori Systems first launched. The TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa winner in 2017 is currently present in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Register Developer tools startup Hasura has raised US$100 million in its latest funding round led by venture capital firm Greenoaks. Fund, and Strive VC. Over the last few years, we’ve worked closely with our users and customers to address a massive gap in delivering and consuming data via an API standard that developers love-GraphQL.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Fetch launched its operations in Dallas in February of 2017 with the goal of solving “the package problem” for apartment communities. By the end of 2017, the SaaS company was servicing approximately 2,000 apartments in the Dallas area. The startup, which later moved its headquarters to Austin, has seen impressive growth.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

The company was founded in 2017 by Sterling Anderson, Drew Bagnell and Urmson, all whom have a history of working on automated vehicle technology. Aurora more recently said it reached an agreement with Volvo to jointly develop autonomous semi-trucks for North America. This story is developing.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It’s been incredibly difficult for both professional and personal reasons—and if I hadn’t met my wife Aja in late 2017, this would have all been a pretty dismal time, to be honest. It was a frustrating development because I was counting on them to be a part of the first close. I’ve had to start muting libertarian VC Twitter.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company announced today that Twitter and Medium co-founder Biz Stone, previously an angel investor in Chroma alongside Pinterest’s founders, will join the company’s board of directors to contribute his expertise in areas like design, product development, filmmaking, and scaling brands. million in seed funding (5.1

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

There’s a lot more interest in crypto investments not just from traditional VCs or crypto VCs, but also traditional institutions that are now getting into crypto investments because they realize how important this stuff is.”. After working as a software engineer, Qureshi caught the “crypto bug” in 2017, he joked.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The investors backing MNT-Halan include private equity firms Apis Growth Fund II, Development Partners International (DPI), and Lorax Capital Partners; VCs like Venture Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, and DisruptTech.

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