American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

(May 22, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board made several key program and policy approvals during its May meeting, including its first awards of residential projects under the Aspire Program, additional funding for the Authority’s child care programming, and record-breaking investments in venture capital.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

Christine Tao and Lori Mazan , the brains behind Sounding Board , want to train any leader within an organization to be a better leader. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Sounding Board has seen demand for its platform grow even more. times from Q2 2020, and in the last five months, monthly revenue has doubled.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

By: Dror Futter, Legal and Business Adviser to Startups, Venture Capital Firms and Technology Companies. Based on recent data provided by the National Venture Capital Association in partnership with Aumni, the market for venture capital deal terms seem to be that kind of store.

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

HPA is excited to announce our investment in Fuel Me ’s $18M Series A Round , which was co-led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Tribeca Venture Partners and includes co-investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Interplay Venture Capital, and FJ Labs. Full press release here.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 21, 2020

.” These are typically the ability to attend board meetings, the ability to have access to financial reports on a regular basis, and the ability to advise and consult with the management of the company. The existence of these letters has everything to do with where the venture capital firms get their funds from.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility. As an example, only 3 percent of venture capital funding went to all-female-founded startups in 2022.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2021

At the end of 2020, I argued that edtech needs to think bigger in order to stay relevant after the pandemic. To scale such models, new businesses will need venture capital. US iPhone users spent an average of $138 on apps in 2020, will grow to $180 in 2021. Seen on TechCrunch. Seen on Extra Crunch.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor. Early stage venture capital is often the fulcrum security that can unlock a startup’s potential, help fuel regional job creation, and ultimately drive large-scale economic development.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

This was another blockbuster year for global venture funding, with 2021 breaking records across the board. Last year, a total of $643 billion was invested globally, according to Crunchbase News , compared with $335 billion in 2020 – that’s 92% growth year over year. In 2020, only 61 companies went public at this valuation.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 21, 2021

Venture capitalists and boards used to value a company every 18 months. If things continue as they are, the venture capital ecosystem will mimic the stock market, which marks companies to market every minute. At the same time, venture capital fundraising sets records each year. Then, every 12 months.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

As venture capital investments slowed down in 2022 , some startups turned to private credit, including debt capital, as a way to supplement their operations in the meantime. CRV led the round, and as part of the investment, James Green, general partner at CRV, will join Finley’s board.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

At Upfront we often talk about these as “shots on goal” (a fitting soccer analogy given the EURO 2020 tournament is on right now). If you’re a seed fund that takes 5–10% ownership and doesn’t take board seats you might have 50, 100 or even 200 investments. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Register Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm Gobi Partners announced the closing of its US$10 million Gobi SuperSeed II (Gobi SSII) Fund following the participation of Allianz Malaysia Berhad (Allianz Malaysia) as a Limited Partner (LP).

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Michael Seibel was chief executive of Y Combinator’s accelerator up until 2020, when the accelerator evolved from a more traditional partnership to no longer having multiple CEOs. YC itself says it was founded in 2005 as “an antidote to the classic venture capital firm.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Yet, despite the market’s ongoing re-correction, venture capital is a booming asset class. Last year, per CB Insights data, venture investment reached $621 billion, which is up 111% from 2020 levels. When a founder raises a Series A round, it’s often the first time that they’re establishing a board in a formal way.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Dayna Grayson has been in venture capital for more than a decade and was one of the first VCs to build a portfolio around the transformation of industrial sectors of our economy. Desktop Metal went public in 2020 — she still sits on the board as chair of the compensation committee.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

If you follow mainstream tech media, you could be forgiven for thinking that venture capital is a founders’ market today after two years of record round sizes and outcomes. There is some truth to this: VC had its biggest year in 2021 , more than doubling from 2020, which was already a record year for investments.

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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. Though 2021 is far from over, it’s already witnessed a record level of venture capital activity in the technology sector. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

billion in all of 2020. The rising tide of venture capital that has lifted startups around the world also splashed over America’s Midwest this year. Braze set to put points on the board for New York’s startup scene in impending IPO. This year, VCs have flowed $14.7 billion to health tech startups, compared to $14.6

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Dream It

AUGUST 6, 2020

link] — Infermedica (@Infermedica) August 6, 2020 Technology and Benefits to Health Systems/Payers/Telemedicine Companies Infermedica is an AI-driven, customizable, multi-language platform that aids patient care and healthcare service delivery. This new #investmentround marks a significant milestone for Infermedica. Take a look!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Bobby Franklin is the president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association and previously served as an executive vice president for the CTIA – The Wireless Association. A new foreign investment bill will impact venture capital and the US startup ecosystem. On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Rali_cap , an early-stage venture capital firm focused on emerging markets fintech, has launched a $30 million fund. Last month, the firm, formerly known as Rally Cap Ventures, reached its first close of $20 million (its initial target) before increasing the fund size, signaling a strong LP appetite.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

” At the time, WeFox had recently raised a $650 million round, putting big points on the board for European insurtech. With venture capital data collected for TechCrunch by PitchBook and notes from active insurtech venture capitalist Florian Graillot of Astorya.vc , we now know a lot more.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

A month before the COVID-19 pandemic had spread to North America, auto fintech startup MotoRefi — newly armed with nearly $9 million in venture capital — was preparing to bring its refinancing platform to the masses. Liza Benson, a partner at Moderne Venture, will join the board. trillion in auto loans.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

based Amadeus Capital Partners and Austria’s Apex Ventures are pooling their collective venture capital (VC) resources for a new fund specifically targeted at early-stage deep tech startups. billion in 2020, and self-driving startup FiveAI which was acquired by Bosch last year.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The round was led by TIP, an innovation fund within the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board that focuses on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in companies that deliver disruptive technology. The BotRide pilot concluded in January 2020.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

The last time we checked in with Miro, co-headquartered in San Francisco and Amsterdam, was in 2020 when the company raised a $50 million Series B round led by Iconiq Capital. Since then, Khusid said the company grew its user base by 500%, from 5 million to 30 million users, and also its paying customer base by 550%.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

The company is the latest in the customer service sector to attract venture capital. Zingtree’s enterprise annual recurring revenue grew three times in 2021 after growing two times in 2020. The company “is in striking distance” of profitability, but decided to prioritize growth in taking the latest capital raise, Jaysingh said.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Koshal founded Twid with Rishi Batra and Amit Sharma in 2020 to build a network effect platform for the masses. Rakuten India CEO Sunil Gopinath is joining the Twid board of directors on behalf of Rakuten Capital. “Rakuten Capital sees tremendous potential and future synergies in this investment.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

The company attended pitch competition after pitch competition, raising about a total of $100,000, until one day in the summer of 2020 an analyst for musician Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures happened to be in the audience. By 2021, the app had gone viral after Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures wrote a blog post about it. Image Credits: Altro.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Today, Neo.Tax is announcing that it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Infinity Ventures with participation from Google Ventures, Acrew Capital and Fin Venture Capital, in addition to participation from the existing backers — Uncork Capital, Floodgate, Liquid 2 Ventures and Lux Capital.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Since HacWare’s Battlefield appearance in 2020 , held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ricks said the company paused its seed-round fundraise, reinvested its revenues back into the company and re-focused on its product. By her count, Ricks is the 114th Black female founder to raise over $1 million in venture funding.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 27, 2022

He solely represented himself as the CEO of Learn In, while Degreed’s board of directors represented the other side. Even still, it’s hard to completely extract bias from any financial deal, particularly one as tangly as this — the two companies have shared investors including GSV, Firework Ventures and Album VC.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The Series E was led by Insight Partners , the venture capital firm known for its ScaleUp program to help tech companies accelerate their growth. The new capital will be used to hire for its engineering teams and for the company’s continuing international expansion.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2021

Then, when Sanlo’s proprietary algorithms determine the business could benefit from the smart deployment of capital, it will assist by offering financing. The San Francisco-headquartered startup itself was founded in 2020 and began raising money. She later joined early-stage fintech and enterprise fund XYZ.vc

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