TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

“Investors are pouring money into Latin America’s logistics and shipping businesses,” our former colleague Jon Shieber wrote in 2019. In February 2019, the Mexican startup was just graduating from Y Combinator, and in Shieber’s words, “sett[ing] itself up to be the Flexport of Latin America.”

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Deskmag

JANUARY 8, 2019

Not sure what coworking industry events you would like to attend in 2019? All of those events offer a great opportunity to network and many ways to gain your knowledge. Learn from failures or get inspired by success stories and enjoy the Indian cuisine in Goa. Or meet new coworking enthusiasts in Belgrade.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 13, 2019

Would you like that Series B from an opportunity fund, an SPV funded by direct LP investment or from a third part? In my view, the fundraising market in 2019 is the strongest it’s ever been. Founders can raise $7M Series As and $15M Series As. Would you like a series A from a generalist fund or a specialist fund?

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Maybe it will be 2019, or 2020 — or even 2021. Maybe the region will be caught in this perpetual cycle of intense local inflation and an abundance of resources, and the ones who will thrive in such waters are those who, amid all these never-seen-before changes, seize the opportunity that volatility provides.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

GCVF has shown that opportunity exists in rural markets to drive competitive returns for venture capital investors. Rob Eggrebrecht and his co-founder, Hillary Laird moved their lives to Grand Junction intentionally in 2019 as they were starting Cloudrise. Entrepreneurs drive rural communities and the world forward in incredible ways.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

GCVF has shown that opportunity exists in rural markets to drive competitive returns for venture capital investors. Rob Eggrebrecht and his co-founder, Hillary Laird moved their lives to Grand Junction intentionally in 2019 as they were starting Cloudrise. Entrepreneurs drive rural communities and the world forward in incredible ways.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 25, 2019

After an extremely inspiring first edition in 2017, the New Economy and Social Innovation Global Forum (NESI) returns to Málaga, Spain for its second edition from the 24th to 26th April 2019, focusing on how to achieve our global goals through local action. The post The NESI Forum Comes To Málaga In April 2019 appeared first on Impact Hub.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 16, 2019

For many cities, a history of red-lining , unequal development, and decisions to build highways through thriving minority communities contributed in significant ways to disparities in wealth and access to opportunities in our neighborhoods. No, this isn’t a description of a new reality TV show! For me, this hits even closer to home.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 30, 2019

by LC Johnson | Dec 30, 2019 | Insight, Solution Series. For many cities, a history of red-lining , unequal development, and decisions to build highways through thriving minority communities contributed in significant ways to disparities in wealth and access to opportunities in our neighborhoods. For me, this hits even closer to home.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking. Who can attend DX22?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

And within each category, there are so many different investment opportunities. In venture capital, there were something like 30,000 companies that raised venture capital in 2019. How do you make sense out of all of that opportunity? In public stocks, there are something like 5,000 listed stocks in the US. USV TEAM POSTS:

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500

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Alluva at 500 Startups: What it was really like being a part of Batch 25 In March of 2019, Alluva was accepted into Batch 25 of 500 Startups. As part of the founding team at Alluva, my thoughts ranged from excitement at the incredible learning opportunity to worry about how challenging 500’s batches were rumored to be.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2023

. “After visiting a recycling facility and seeing not only how demanding conditions were, but how challenging of a working environment it could be, I recognized this industry was a compelling opportunity for robotics,” Horowitz said. billion in 2019, per the Department of Energy (DoE). The recovery of U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

in 17 startups since 2019. They learn how to assess startups’ products, management, market opportunities and business models; how to perform due diligence, evaluate an investment pitch, and make informed investment decisions. Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Founded in 2019, Sunstone is addressing these challenges by offering students a wide-range of additional courses and helping them with securing jobs, its co-founder Piyush Nangru told TechCrunch in an interview. Piyush Nangru (left) and Ashish Munjal co-founded Sunstone in 2019. “The colleges are operating at 40% occupancy.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A Convergence of Innovation Across Asia and Beyond Since its inception in 2019, COMEUP has evolved into a global startup event that bridges South Korea’s flourishing startup ecosystem with a worldwide audience. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of an extraordinary global startup festival!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Nerdy will merge with TPG Pace Tech Opportunities (NYSE: PACE), a publicly traded SPAC since 2015. Nerdy is among consumer edtech businesses that saw rapid growth and opportunity due to the demands of remote learning brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of this year.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

They see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and they go do it.”. For Guo, after nearly a decade at enterprise-focused Greylock, she said she saw an opportunity brewing that had the potential to be a gold mine. In 2019, she noticed a growing number of solid early-stage companies trying to solve problems in the care economy.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

” Breef was co-founded in 2019 by Emily Bibb and Raptis. Meanwhile, Raptis helped to launch Credible.com, the online loan marketplace that was acquired by Fox in 2019. For the creative and boutique agencies, it means the opportunity to work with leading brands without needing an internal sales team.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

The company founded by Tope Alabi and John Obirije in 2019 provides instant, zero-fee transfers to Africans at home and in the diaspora. Other investors include Y Combinator, SoftBank Opportunity Fund, Future Africa, Brightstone VC, Processus Capital, Uncommon Ventures, A$AP Capital, Precursor Ventures and Ivernet Holdings.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 29, 2019

30, 2019 – OurCrowd, the global venture investing platform and Israel’s leading venture investor, will join the Millennium Alternative Investment Network® (MAIN®), which provides advisors and individual investors with a streamlined way to discover, research and invest in alternative investment opportunities. Jerusalem / Oct.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

Overall, the startup’s revenue has ballooned by 300% since September 2019, when it last raised money , he said. The startup is also open to exploring opportunities to acquire smaller firms for inorganic growth, he said. Salesforce Ventures is exploring more investment opportunities in India, he said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

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. The early-stage VC had already set up five social impact funds and backed 81 startups since 2020, after Han acquired the firm in December 2019.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 15, 2024

Between 2019 and 2023 women-owned businesses grew at nearly double the rate of those owned by men. In the four years between 2019 and 2023, Black/African American women-owned businesses saw average revenues increase by 32.7% The study showed the astounding pace of growth of women-owned businesses compared to those owned by men.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As of December 2019, it said in the filing, the startup viewed its total addressable market opportunity as serving 54 million short-stay storefronts. times more revenue on average compared with the average revenue estimated at independent hotels of a similar size in India, Indonesia and Malaysia in 2019.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

JPMorgan’s stamp of approval shows that the sector is both one of the most urgent and most promising investment opportunities of this generation. All of these sums are substantially higher than what the sector received in 2019 — just $3.2 It’s also a great opportunity for startup founders.” In 2021, such companies raised $17.85

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 23, 2023

At a glance Founders: Evo Leota-Tupou (Founder), Theresa Tupuola-Sorenson (Co-Founder), Tatiana Marich (Co-Founder) Business: Pacific Kids’ Learning Founded: 2019 HQ: Auckland Can you tell us a bit about your business?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

.” For example, summer reservation volume in the United States is 282% higher than in summer 2020, and even 32% higher than summer 2019. summer reservations are up 180% from last year (though down 19% from 2019). In the U.K., ” Guesty, a tech platform for property managers on Airbnb and other rental sites, raises $35M.

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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. They aim to secure between $50 to $60 million.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2019, InstaDeep raised an $8.5 One of the reasons we founded InstaDeep was to show that there was real potential and opportunity for AI in Africa. I believe that AI is a huge opportunity for Africa and I’ve been vocal about it. As such, it is a great opportunity for the continent.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Social commerce doesn’t silo our retail experiences from the rest of our lives; rather it leverages the power of community and connection to create opportunities in everyday life through social networks. Image Credits: Kantar Global MONITOR 2019. Image Credits: Kantar Global MONITOR 2019.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

This transformative growth presents ample potential and opportunities for developing local startups and their ecosystem. Genesis Alternative Ventures, founded in 2019 by Jeremy Loh, Ben J Benjamin, and Martin Tang, is a distinctive venture lender focusing on innovative funding approaches.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On the other hand, the financing gap left by conventional banking institutions has presented an opportunity for innovation, leading to the birth of fintechs like Asilimia. In 2019, the startup won the Africa Cup at the 2019 SA Innovation Summit, securing a $350,000 investment from Unicorn Group, a pan-African investment firm.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 1, 2023

Essence started in 2019 and backed amazing companies like Motherduck, Modal, Warp.dev, Sardine.ai Therefore, I decided to continue investing in more startups by raising a VC fund in 2019 with a small fund size, and was able to continue to evolve from there. and Jasper.ai. What is it that excites you about investing?

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

“UVeye saw the opportunity is 2019 as we saw more and more vehicles that had mechanical issues in their undercarriage so although the systems were used for the security side the need was very obvious,” CEO and co-founder Amir Hever told TechCrunch in an email. Ventures L.P.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

And even though investment activity decreased this year, it still remains well above where it was in 2019 and 2020. Infrastructure providers have a unique opportunity to be a bright spot amidst all the doom and gloom.

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