Startup Catalyst

JUNE 21, 2018

We commenced the mission on Sunday afternoon with a briefing ahead of social drinks with the Victorian delegation and local Trade and Investment Queensland and UK DIT officers. In June we conducted our third annual mission to London for London Tech Week.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

Despite a pandemic that sparked a global recession, 2020 was still a record year for venture capital investments into American startups. billion into domestic startups last year, or around $428 million for each day of the year. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. But while the U.S. In the U.S., Not really.

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Source Link

APRIL 14, 2021

Despite an overall decline in entrepreneurship in the United States, women are still responsible for the launch of a large portion of business startups in recent years. Women-owned businesses receive, on average, almost $5,000 less than men in startup loans , according to Fundera. Plenty of initiative. Finding new markets.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

Signaling that investments in the supply chain sector remain robust, Pando , a startup developing fulfillment management technologies, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round, bringing its total raised to $45 million. ” There’s truth to what Jayakrishnan’s expressing about pent-up demand. .

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 20, 2023

Since then, investing activity dropped precipitously. The red is a linear model based on data from 2010 to 2018 that predicts activity rates for each financing series of US & Canadian software companies. [1] When a collapse follows a surge, mean reversion suggests behavior should revert to a reasonable baseline.

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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. This gave me a front-row seat to the world of tech/innovation, and I began making some personal angel investments along the way.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program. These startups will have access to funding between $100,000 to $250,000 and hands-on technical support.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

This year we dove headfirst into the rise of corporate venture capital, the changing nature of venture capital education, and the important task of startup ecosystem building. In 2018, we saw this trend reach new heights with more corporate venture capital (CVC) funds than ever.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 3, 2018

Below are 7 predictions about the startup software ecosystem. The SaaS fundraising market remains ebullient through 2018 as vibrant M&A and an open IPO window trigger substantial liquidity for shareholders. ” Or five years ago, “I invest in mobile.” How many of them do you agree with?

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Register Ficus Capital has announced that it invested $400,000 in Assemblr , a Bandung-based start-up that is focused on helping users to create AR content via its web-based platform. Assemblr is Ficus Capital’s first investment outside of Malaysia. Remember Me. No account yet? Mavcap is the fund’s anchor investor.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

The fund is commemorating its new identity by investing an additional $300 million in emerging technologies and carbon neutrality via two early-stage funds: the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund and the Toyota Ventures Climate Fund. . Toyota pivoted to cars in the 1930s, and Toyota will grow to other businesses in the future.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mixpanel was a hot startup in 2014 when it nabbed a $65 million Series B on an $865 million valuation, a sizable B round and valuation for those days. Today, seven years after that announcement, the company finally has a C round, a $200 million investment on a $1.05 Now, the company can take advantage of that with the new investment.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2022

The long-awaited re-correction of private tech startup valuations and fundraising expectations has a web3-sized asterisk next to it. Venture capitalists and founders across all fundraising stages spoke to current investment strategies when it comes to investing in this cohort of startups. Influx of cash-rich attention.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Back in 2018, Tencent pledged to put more focus on enterprises as traditional industries in China increasingly tapped technology to boost productivity. The firm’s industrial projects range from using AI to screen medical images to building customer management tools for retailers on its WeChat messenger. “In the U.S.,

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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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

The brothers had dreams of finding their own financial freedom through investing in real estate, but didn’t have enough individual capital to go into business alone. “On One deal led to another, Smith said, and the wealth the group created eventually gave him the financial freedom to launch his own company, Tribevest, in 2018.

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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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Jason Malki

AUGUST 1, 2023

Tim was previously the CEO / founder of Hyperpilot, which is a startup backed by top funds like NEA and Bessemer aiming to run Kubernetes on autopilot that achieves 5–10x cost and performance benefits. The company was later acquired by Cloudera in 2018. How did you break into tech investing? and Jasper.ai.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

This comes barely two weeks after Naspers, via its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, invested in another South African insurtech platform, Ctrl, in its $2.3 Naked’s latest investment is a Series A round. According to a statement released by the company, Naspers Foundry invested $8.3

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 3, 2023

Register South Korea -based startup SeaVantage has announced raising $1.3 million in a funding round backed by We Ventures, IBK Capital, Lindeman Asia Investment, and BCD Labs. This latest funding investment increases the company’s value by 130%. The post S Korean startup SeaVantage raises $1.3m Remember Me.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When Christopher Male’s son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 2018, the long-time investor found himself in unfamiliar territory. “At So far, AIF has invested in seven early-stage companies. AIF brought in Rob Sarrazin from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to serve as its chief investment officer and managing partner.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Alternative investments are having a moment. Institutions have fueled a large part of this growth, investing at record pace into alternatives like crypto, private companies and real estate. Institutions have fueled a large part of this growth, investing at record pace into alternatives like crypto, private companies and real estate.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Snap’s in-house Yellow accelerator program, which invests in startups, has debuted its fifth batch of investments. The company invests $150,000 in each Yellow startup for an equity stake as part of the accelerator program, which first launched in 2018.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register Singapore is emerging as a hotspot for cleantech innovation, with a growing number of startups focusing on sustainability and environmental impact. In this article, we’ll introduce you to the top 6 cleantech startups in Singapore that are making waves and securing impressive funding rounds to drive their eco-friendly missions.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Today, Karakuri , a food robotics startup, unveils its first automated canteen to make meals: the “DK-One” robot. million) investment, led by firstminute capital , which includes funding from Hoxton Ventures, Taylor Brothers, Ocado Group and the U.K.’s It’s also revealing an $8.4 million (£6.3 s government-backed Future Fund.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The market pushed higher for nearly 36 months to a new high in September 2018 at 9.5x What does this mean for early stage startups? With approximately $100B raised in the last 12 months by venture and growth funds, all with an approximately 3 year investment period, the supply of venture dollars should still be strong.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

Montreal-based Equisoft , an insurance and investment software developer, today announced that it raised $125 million in venture equity. It’s a large amount made more significant by the fact that the investment climate for insurtech vendors is growing increasingly challenging. billion in Q3 to $1.01 billion in Q4. $70

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Founded in 2018, Venti Technologies develops highly flexible and industrial-grade precision technology that enables rapid deployment and best-in-class safety and operational efficiency for customers. LG Technology Ventures was established in 2018 in Silicon Valley and manages over $500 million of fund assets.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Serial fintech entrepreneur Walter Cruttenden founded Acorns with his son, Jeff, in 2012 with the goal of helping low- and middle-income households invest and save responsibly. The pair wanted to simplify investing for the millions that have trouble getting started or continuing to invest.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Even in a non-hell year, running a successful startup is a tremendous lift. It’s not a fun task, but it seems worthwhile to commemorate the startups that have closed up shop over the past 12 months. The startup even returned some of its $75.5 We’ve put this list together for several years now. Atrium (2017-2020).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

SOCAR , a south Korean car-sharing startup, has filed for an initial public offering, announced on Wednesday by Korea Exchange. Its previous investors include SK Holdings , Bain Capital, Premier Partners, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Altos Ventures, KB Investment, Stonebridge Ventures, LB Private Equity, SG Private Equity, and more.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

These are my ten favorite books from 2018. There are some provocative points of view including: investing is the same as gambling, we just call it another name. It’s the best investment of your time. It’s the story of Theranos, the failed medical startup. More than working out. More than meditating.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

Indian electric mobility startup Magenta Mobility has closed a $22 million Series A1 round, backed by $11 million each from Morgan Stanley India Infrastructure and BP Ventures. Magenta will use the all-equity investment to boost its existing logistics and last-mile delivery fleet operations.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Naspers leads $11M investment in South African insurtech Naked Founded in 2018 by Alex Thomson, Sumarie Greybe and Ernest North, Naked is a digital insurance platform covering cars, content, homes and standalone items. IFC leads $17M investment in South African insurtech Naked by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

In the world of robotic startups, acquisition is often as good an outcome as any. And when it comes to robotic tractor startups, you could do worse than being acquired by John Deere. They first crossed our radar the following year, as a member of YC’s Winter 2018 cohort. “We They’re struggling to fill seats on tractors.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The investment is the largest-ever Series A round for the region, and it values Wave at $1.7 Four big-name backers jointly led the round — Sequoia Heritage, a private investment fund and a subsidiary of Sequoia; Founders Fund; payments upstart Stripe; and Ribbit Capital. Wave , a U.S. L-R: Drew Durbin and Lincoln Quirk.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X , Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups. Corporate venture capital investments (CVCs) now represent more than a fifth of global venture. Corporate investment arms have gotten stronger. Share on Twitter.

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