AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

Register South Korea’s largest accelerator program for foreign startups, K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , is accepting applications for its 2022 edition. month all-paid residency program invites global startups to participate in this program known as an entry point for business in the Asian market. Besides the 3.5-month

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas. Register for the free virtual event here.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. According to official estimates, the number of new Swiss startups has skyrocketed by 700% since 1996. Native startups will need 25,000 Swiss Francs to open an LLC and 50,000 more to incorporate. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

TC Sessions: Space 2020 , our first conference dedicated to galactic endeavors, launches in just one week (December 16-17). We can’t wait to host out-of-this-world experts , innovative agencies and the bold, boundary-breaking startups focused on building a future in space. Buy a Space Startup Exhibitor Pass.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

Fintech startup Revolut has filed some financial results and is sharing details with the press. In 2020, the company reported $361 million in revenue (£261 million) — that’s a 57% increase compared to 2019 revenue of $229 million (£166 million). In 2020, total non-adjusted operating loss reached $277 million (£200.6

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic disproportionately reduced venture capital funding for female founders last year, despite a greater boom in fundraising thanks to megafunds and the advent of Zoom investing. But the gender gap in startup fundraising is closing slightly, new PitchBook data shows. Rising investment in female-founded startups.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

We’re just about two weeks away from launching TC Sessions: Space 2020 , our first focused foray into early-stage space startups and the essential satellite industries that support them. Here are five stellar reasons to attend TC Sessions: Space 2020. Fast Money for your startup. We’ll go you four better. Space expo.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader , a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. Startups need to live in the future. Big companies, often the target customers for startups, live in a much more near-term world.

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500

DECEMBER 17, 2019

500 Startups is excited to announce the latest batch from our Seed Accelerator based in Mexico City. For this batch, our team assessed 1706 applications to participate in the acceleration program. The nine startups began the accelerator activities on November 25th at 500’s office in Mexico City.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The Netherlands’ ecosystem has been flourishing; more than $85 million was invested in regional startups in 2019 alone. Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. based tech founders are welcomed with open arms.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest & the End of “Silicon X Syndrome.” Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups. Many industries temporarily froze in March-April 2020, paralyzed by the uncertainty that an invisible enemy unleashed. not just a select one or two?—?who

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

million last year from New-York’s Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC) and a syndicate of Australian investors. The new investment will help the startup to accelerate its overseas expansion across the world with a focus on the United States, the country with the highest percentage of educators using one-to-one computing (1:1) computing.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Starburst , the well-funded data warehouse analytics service and data query engine based on the open-source Trino project, today announced that it has acquired Varada , a Tel Aviv-based startup that focuses on data lake analytics. Varada last raised a $12 million Series A round led by MizMaa Ventures in 2020.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

TC Sessions: Space 2020 starts tomorrow, December 16, and we’re here to point out just some of the events, presentations and fireside chats waiting for you on day one. You’ll hear from and engage with the world’s top space experts, founders, scientists, engineers and investors across public, private and defense sectors.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

People have been discussing the importance of expanding opportunities for women in venture capital and startup entrepreneurship for decades. The prospect of more women writing checks was viewed as a positive for female founders, a cohort that has struggled to attract more than a fraction of the funds that their male peers manage.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We’re excited to announce the next iteration of Startup School. The 8-week course will launch on January 20, 2020, and you can sign up to participate here ! We were floored by the quality (and quantity) of founders who participated in Startup School 2019. Startup School 2019 stats: 41,777 founders participated.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Y Combinator’s latest cohort of founders have opinions on the future of fintech. One-fifth of the accelerator’s Summer 2022 batch , which spans 240 companies, is working on solving issues in the financial space. Then it was a contrast from prior showings, in which most of India’s YC startups fell into the B2B services category.

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StartupNation

JUNE 15, 2021

The following is adapted from “ Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams” by Matt Blumberg. In April 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning to wreak havoc on markets, commerce, communities and the general public, I started a business along with a group of friends.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

The pandemic of 2020 has tested most sectors of the economy. Like the downturns in 2008 and 2001, this has been a very trying time for entrepreneurs running startups. While some level of stress is inevitable if you are running a startup, times like this can ramp up the stress factor considerably. Remember that you are not alone.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

In late 2020, a group of Stanford students banded together to create Stanford 2020, a venture fund solely to invest in their fellow classmates’ ventures. Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5 During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Philippines-based AHG Lab intends to utilize the raised funds to develop further the more than ten startups it is currently nurturing under its wing. Established in 2020, AHG Lab operates under the umbrella of the Alternative Housing Group, which functions as a real estate startup and prop-tech incubator in the Philippines.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

We’re just about a month away from TC Sessions: Space 2020 , a two-day conference dedicated to bold visionaries with the passion, audacity and technical skills to chart a new course in space. Enjoy interviews, panel discussions, breakout sessions and interactive Q&As geared to help early-stage startups build and succeed.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

In the fourth industrial revolution era, having succeeded as an economic powerhouse with a technological edge in manufacturing and industries led by large corporations, South Korea is now fostering disruptive innovation through startups. The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Krisp , a startup that uses machine learning to remove background noise from audio in real time, has raised $9M as an extension of its $5M A round announced last summer. The extra money followed big traction in 2020 for the Armenian company, which grew its customers and revenue by more than an order of magnitude.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

This morning Wish , a well-known mobile ecommerce startup, filed to go public. Wish’s S-1 (which is filed under its corporate name ContextLogic) is of particular interest given that COVID-19 and the global pandemic have changed consumer behavior around the world in 2020. It appears to have accelerated its growth.

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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. 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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We’ve initiated the final countdown, and we’re just hours away from the deadline for early bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 (December 16-17). These are the people currently driving and funding the future of space technology — founders, CEOs, generals, NASA officials, scientists and investors. The Space Force Accelerators.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Tackle.io , an Idaho-based startup that helps software companies sell through cloud marketplaces such as AWS’s, announced today it has raised a $100 million Series C funding round. The investor joined Tackle’s board when his firm led the startup’s Series B round, and sees it as a category leader. billion valuation.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. This initiative will primarily focus on startups in the series B and series C funding stages.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

The Mumbai-based startup announced today that it has raised $36 million in equity and debt led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, DMI Sparkle Fund, along with returning investors Chiratae Ventures and Dream Incubator Japan. For founders without the right network, it’s hard to find investors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Today, in a twist, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a proposal for a $10 million allocation in the state budget to create a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. It’s a known fact that the number of venture dollars flowing to Black and Latinx founders is dismally low.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

That’s how much time you have left to score early-bird passes to TC Sessions: Space 2020. If you’re part of this global startup community, don’t miss a two-day deep dive focused on the intrepid visionaries pushing the boundaries of technology and forging the future of space. T-minus two days and counting. Learn more about them here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

And as far as the local startup scene goes, the U.K.’s With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Toyah Warnock , co-founder, Lane 44.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

A chill has descended onto the global startup market , albeit not evenly. Venture capital totals are sagging in most geographies, and falling share prices for tech companies large and small have soured sentiment on the future value of high-growth and often cash-hungry startups. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Kunal Lunawat is the co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures , a venture capital firm focused on proptech, travel, hospitality and the future of the built world. Median seed and Series A stage valuations today stand at $12 million and $42 million, respectively, up 20% to 30% from 2020. So far this year, we’ve seen $292.4

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Startup Alley is the place to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. The sold-out expo area is the virtual home to hundreds of innovative startups ready to demo their tech and talent. John and Jade will help each cohort founder produce a Lean Startup transformation for one current business situation.

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