TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The B2B e-commerce industry has broad reach, encompassing everything from commerce infrastructure and payments technology to procurement and supply-chain solutions. trillion in sales by 2024 , up from an estimated $680 billion in 2018, according to payments research firm iBe TSD.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Initially introduced in 2018, the policies have now been extended until the end of 2027, as stated in a joint announcement by the Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration. The primary objective of this extension is to promote entrepreneurship further and foster innovation within the country.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Human talent will determine whether the growth of technology and digital transformation in business succeeds. We were already expecting a transition to digital transformation thanks to technological advancement, dubbed the “fourth industrial revolution.” Without the right people, technology won’t be used to its full potential.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 30, 2018

We started with the easiest problem that technology could attempt to solve. LESSON: Technology solves silicon-intensive problems and humans solve judgment-intensive ones. Our attribution rate of 91% was a roaring success—we’d created a scalable technological solution in the process! Krupa joined EO Las Vegas in 2018. .

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

Register In the swiftly transforming landscape of financial technology (FinTech), Asia stands resolute at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurial dynamism. In China, inclusive digital technologies are the driving force behind Shanghai’s rapid rise among global financial hubs.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). No prizes for guessing what some of MakeSpace’s innovations will be in 2018 and 2019.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In contrast to her future success in finance, Kelly Peeler’s early start as an entrepreneur began with flipping refurbished furniture at the age of 11. Peeler isn’t just changing the world of student aid, she’s also redefining the role of women entrepreneurs in finance and education. Kelly Peeler / NextGenVest. Hooi Ling Tan / Grab.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Attendees at the inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference in 2018. In 2018, Alan Peterson, an EO member in Orange County, California, formed MyEO Deal Exchange (MyEO DX), a resource for connecting EO members who wish to find mutually beneficial deals. There had to be a better way! Thus Table and Desk was born?a

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Pajani Singah’s company, Amazonia Impact Ventures , was named Top Innovation Winner of the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Tropical Forest Commodities Challenge for protecting the Amazon rainforest and improving the lives of its people through an innovative finance company that works directly with indigenous communities in the rainforests.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The world of finance is undergoing a profound transformation, and Mexico is no exception. This evolution has been accelerated by regulatory changes that are fostering innovation and competition within the financial technology landscape. The most prominent of these changes was the Fintech Law of 2018.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

The AB InBev program, called the 100+ Accelerator , launched in 2018 with the goal to solve supply chain challenges in water stewardship, the circular economy, sustainable agriculture and climate action, the company said. Those startups have gone on to raise more than $200 million in follow-on financing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

We’re constantly meeting entrepreneurs that are at the frontier of things because they’re running into technology issues that others don’t have,” Engineer added. She recalls over a decade ago talking to tech-enabled consumer lenders about how technology would affect financial services. Keri Findley, founder of Tacora.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

The future of technology is determined by a handful of venture capitalists. The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. Europe and China, which in turn are shaping the future of technology. In 2018, all-female founding teams received just 2.2% of all U.S.-based

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In 2023, the industry attracted substantial investments, with strong financial inclusion and blockchain technology gaining acceptance in some countries. Finfra Investment Fueled Indonesian Embedded Finance Expansion Indonesian startup Finfra secured $1 million in new funding in late June.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

Today, a company that has built technology that taps into that concept as it applies to computing is announcing a large round of funding to boost its growth after a strong year of business. This round of financing is the first substantial outside investment made in the company since it was picked up by private equity firm Fortissimo in 2018.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Developers use the company’s tools to power a range of features, including digital receipts, omnichannel attribution, loyalty and rewards, expense management and personal finance management. . Its technology, he adds, removes “a lot of” complexity from the process, as well as compliance needs. Today, it’s really just execution.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

MoveinSync’s Strategic Funding Round This financing round is intended not only for growth but also to provide an opportunity for some of its early investors to partially exit. In its previous funding round, a Series B led by Nexus Venture Partners in April 2018, MoveinSync successfully raised $8 million.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

(April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies. This fuels the growth for the product-based technology company by increasing the pool of available capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

We hardly invent any new technologies and don’t invest enough in research and development,” Suhail says. “I For 2018 we are planning for 300-plus attendees. Suhaili’s commitment to education and innovation as a path toward decent work and economic growth earned him a nomination for 2018 EO Global Citizen of the Year. .

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Founded in 2018 (and formerly known as Flugauto), Blueflite is a last-mile logistics startup that offers drone delivery services. Industrial delivery and drone applications in settings where human crews need to be safe such as scenes of accidents or fire are just a couple of the possible near-term uses for this cutting-edge technology.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 31, 2023

PE becomes an important buyer of companies growing 10-25%, as it did in 2018, driven by lower debt costs. AI & data continue to dominate the funding landscape as founders & investors seek novel applications of the technology. The BTC ETF drives a resurgence in interest in web3 financing.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

The company was founded in 2018 by Shamir Karkal, Angela Angelovska, Isaac Hines and Alex Lipton to simplify digital payments and storage in a regulatory compliant way and build on blockchain technology. The funding brings the total investment to date for Portland, Oregon-based Sila to $20 million.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

He launched his latest venture, Strangeworks in 2018 and raised $4 million in seed stage capital. To that end, Whurley founded Ecliptic Capital in 2018 with longtime business partner and friend, Mike Erwin. In 2018, at SXSW, Whurley launched Strangeworks, focused on quantum computing. They announced the sale at SXSW.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The company that set out to create an atlas of the human immune system in 2018 had raised about $80 million by February 2021. This round, which was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Talos VC, 8VC, Alexandria Venture Investments, Piedmont, ICON, and others, brings the company’s total funding to $295 million. .

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. ” In 2018, Crossworks Myanmar was born, initially intended to hire talent for Jeshua’s ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

“Our technology has allowed thousands of retail investors to participate on equal terms with institutional investors, unlocking a large and important source of liquidity and long-term share ownership for corporate issuers. For us, both our companies are anticipating the direction of travel of the future of finance.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

Demonstrating that there’s a robust market for contract management solutions, LinkSquares , a company developing intelligent software that helps brands maintain and ink new contracts, today announced that it raised $100 million in Series C financing led by G Squared. million at an $800 million valuation. ” Growing market.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

Tomiwa Aladekomo , the company’s CEO, took over from Taylor in 2018. Four years on, it’s now one of the most-read tech publications covering Africa’s technology ecosystem, from startups and innovators to venture capitalists and policy-shaping events. BCM was founded by Seyi Taylor and Bankole Oluwafemi in 2013. market of the mid-2010s.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Homebound started out to help people rebuild after their houses were destroyed by California wildfires in 2018. And today, the Santa Rosa, California-based startup is announcing it has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Khosla Ventures toward its efforts to help address those inventory shortages with its technology.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Alisee de Tonnac is co-founder and co-CEO of Seedstars , a Swiss-based group with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. There is an unmet need of $260 billion to $320 billion for women-owned company funding, according to a 2013 study conducted by the International Finance Corporation.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To counter this “too big to fail” risk—and to promote the UK as a global tech hub—the UK kicked off a policy initiative to become a global superpower in financial services and technology. Companies like Wise, Modulr, and Form3 have unlocked this capability for fintech and non-finance companies.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

CAGR from 2018 to 2023 compared to Eastern Europe’s 6.9%, Asia Pacific’s 6.8%, Western Europe’s 4%, North America’s 3.5% According to the report, African developers created 40% more open source repositories on the software engineering marketplace in 2019 than in 2018 — recording a higher growth percentage than any other continent globally.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

DigitalDX : is a majority woman-owned impact fund investing in early-stage health technology companies that deliver innovative solutions using artificial intelligence (AI) to better diagnose + treat illness. More than half of the portfolio companies have women founders or women in the C-suite.

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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. Working closely with these investors early-on is good preparation for future rounds of financing and usually a good point of entry into the VC financing world. Some schools run their own (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Finance teams were constantly needing them for things like creating pitch decks. So in 2018, Ko left Opendoor to set about solving the problem she was tired of dealing with by creating file storage for modern design workflows and processes. On top of that, she said, designers weren’t the only ones who needed to access the assets.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 19, 2023

It was also participated by AlphaTrio Sustainable Technology Fund, Skystar Capital, Sovereign’s Capital, Ozora, and Gobi Partners. Fintech help SMEs manage their finances and capital with convenience and efficiency. “We are humbled by the overwhelming support from our investors, rural bank partners, and loyal users.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

The investors raised $40 million for their first fund after starting the firm in 2018 and have now closed on $100 million in capital commitments for MAYA’s second fund. Lara Lemann and Monica Saggioro of Sao Paulo–based MAYA Capital take a regional approach to investing, and their strategy is paying off.

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