A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 20, 2020

So for today’s funding friday, I am encouraging everyone to do what I did this morning – make a donation to the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Relief Fund. Innovation FTW Bethany Crystal — Mar 12, 2020 Keep Calm and Stay Human. So far, the RWCF has raised close to $100,000 for this relief fund.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2022

Community investment clubs are nothing new, but a renewed interest in decentralization and the glittering — albeit now hungover — allure of getting in at the ground level of a rocket-ship venture has created a new wave of efforts around group investing.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 30, 2020

2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta is working hard to develop the small business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the devastating earthquake of 2016. Misión Ecuador entrepreneurs receive entrepreneurial knowledge and tools and through the program are encouraged to be leaders in their communities. Helping people.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

The first two Summits were held earlier in 2020 and the next one will be in the spring of 2021. This conversation focused on community building, networking and how to do it virtually. Luminary helps advance women in the workforce through community no matter their job, industry, schooling or background. Registration is free.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

We’ve been hearing the concept of “community” lately in different aspects of startups and venture capital. From Lolita Taub taking a community-first focus in venture capitalism to Archive tapping into community for marketing buying power.

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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). Pitch Feedback Session: Join us for a pitch feedback session open to all startups exhibiting at TC Sessions: Space 2020 and moderated by TechCrunch staff. TC Sessions: Space 2020 runs from December 16-17.

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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. Spend two days learning, connecting and engaging with the space startup community.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Join a global community of brilliant visionaries, makers and investors on December 16-17 for TC Sessions: Space 2020 , an online conference dedicated to moving beyond the confines of this world through innovative tech and to creating stellar startup opportunities. Is your company interested in sponsoring TC Sessions: Space 2020?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

If you’re a part of the early-stage startup space race, or aspire to such celestial heights, don’t miss out on early-bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 on December 16-17. Spend two days learning from and engaging with people forging the future of space travel, exploration, communications, manufacturing and so much more.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

You have just 48 hours left to secure an early-bird ticket to TC Sessions: Space 2020 , a two-day virtual conference dedicated to early-stage space startups and the community that supports them. Is your company interested in sponsoring TC Sessions: Space 2020? Listen up, space fans and aficionados.

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Impact Hub

JULY 14, 2021

For the second year in a row, Impact Hub joined forces with GoDaddy for another edition of New Roots, a business startup and mentoring program for entrepreneurs from underserved communities. In 2020 it expanded to Germany through Impact Hub Munich and the target audience for each location changed. .

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Our $10,000 prize pool was sponsored by BB&T now Truist, Lancaster County Community Foundation & The Candy Factory. Tracy Cutler, Executive Vice President @ Lancaster County Community Foundation. The post THE BF TECHCELERATOR FALL 2020 ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PITCH NIGHT! appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Ready to blast off and join thousands of attendees around the world at TC Sessions: Space 2020 on December 16-17? Join us for a pitch feedback session open to all startups exhibiting at TC Sessions: Space 2020 moderated by TechCrunch staff. Is your company interested in sponsoring TC Sessions: Space 2020? Want to save $50?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Two dominant small business trends for 2020 that Mailchimp sees, according to John Foreman. That makes him well-placed to notice small business trends for 2020 right as they begin to take shape. Small Business Trends for 2020. Communication Explosion. The explosion in communication can also be seen through surveys.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The events of 2020, however, will have shoppers and businesses alike navigating uncharted territory as the pandemic continues to impact consumer behavior. consumers about their 2020 shopping habits , including how they’ve been engaging with small businesses since the start of the pandemic and how they plan to do so this holiday season.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 22, 2020

In response, ACA wanted to provide our members and strategic partners some valuable updates, as we re-group post Summit for 2020 Showcase Awards, reflect on the past year, and look forward to what is in store for the organization. 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET - Leaders in Action Recap and 2020 Showcase Awards. Mark Rostal, DAI.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 28, 2020

Below are some stats about the YC Summer 2020 batch. Post-COVID world, including online communities and creators, edtech, remote tools, and delivery solutions for retail and restaurants. You can see a list of the companies that presented on-the-record in the YC Directory. Apply here. YC S20 categories: B2B Software and Services – 48%.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

Much of what we do as startup community builders requires in-person interactions through workshops, meetups, and other events. But the Covid pandemic pushed the big pause button on in-person events that are the beating heart of many startup communities. We’re leaning heavily on our digital platforms to keep the community engaged.

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GCUC

DECEMBER 9, 2019

We also believe that if connection can cure addiction then community (read: coworking) can help solve the loneliness epidemic. Our 2020 Megatrend Predictions. If connection cures the disease of addiction then community can cure the disease of loneliness. Community 2.0. Community can’t be bought, it has to be built.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Fetch Package , a last-mile package delivery company for apartment communities, has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding and closed on a $10 million venture debt facility. Michael Patton founded Fetch in May 2016 after being frustrated by having packages lost at the apartment community in which he was living. . “I

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

She began to notice a variety of challenges when it came to STEM education, both in her community and globally. The initial idea was born in 2013 but was not officially registered as a business until 2020 because she faced hardships launching the STEM Builders Learning Hub and finding tutors. government. government.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It says it is the largest community of healthcare professionals in Southeast Asia, with more than 350,000 doctors on board. Roychowdhury said that on average, about 50,000 doctors take courses on its platform every month, and that it was one of the first companies to launch online lectures and symposiums when the pandemic started in 2020.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 8, 2020

This is due to two elements: the Bootcamp nature of the program and the large sum of grant money involved; and 2020 marks its 10 anniversary. This venture started in Impact Hub Monterrey with the intention of helping the hearing impairment community and grew from there. The applications will be open until May 31, 2020.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 23, 2021

To open an Impact Hub, like starting any business, takes courage – even more so in 2020, the year our world changed. From England to Bangladesh via Switzerland, we spoke to some of our fearless founders who opened an Impact Hub in 2020. Impact Hub Dhaka, one of the Impact Hubs that opened in 2020. Let’s start with why.

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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. at 11:59 p.m.

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GCUC

DECEMBER 29, 2020

While this year was really rough, The post 2020 Taught Us to Dig Deeper appeared first on GCUC Community. As we head into the new year we gathered this year’s highs and lows and wanted to share.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

If space is your jam, you’re going to need financial help, and you’ll learn where and how to access it at TC Sessions Space 2020 (December 16-17). Don’t miss the Fast Money breakouts at TC Sessions: Space 2020. Is your company interested in sponsoring TC Sessions: Space 2020?

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Access to capital and network is the most critical barrier to entrepreneurship for underserved communities. The New Roots brand represents a startup program for entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities that started in London (Impact Hub King’s Cross) in 2019 and has now scaled to Munich.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Fundraising platforms such as Investiere have boosted the angel community support of early funding rounds. Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland. It grants up to CHF 130,000 per company.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Find all that — and connect with your early-founder community — at TC Early Stage 2021. Ashley Barrington, founder of MarketPearl, had this to say about networking at Early Stage 2020: The Early Stage virtual platform lets you network with attendees all over the world, and that was a big benefit. I loved that unexpected benefit.

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EntreWorks Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In fact, monthly investment totals doubled during the summer of 2020. If you don’t have active crowdfunding resources in your community, now is a great time to close that gap. The State of Crowdfunding, 2020. Much of this growth is stimulated by the pandemic, but the crowdfunding market has been growing rapidly for years.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

To get there, Automattic has to shepherd and evolve its developer community even as it empowers more and more of its open source contributors to take leadership roles in the future of the WordPress ecosystem. Even after Automattic launched, a few other startups seemed poised to lead the community. Image Credits: Automattic.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In a year as unprecedented as 2020, entrepreneurs showed the world the kind of resilience they and their businesses are made of amid the coronavirus. Here’s what aspiring entrepreneurs hoping to get their start in 2021 can learn from the businesses that survived, and thrived, in 2020: Create a pivot-friendly business model.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Yesterday, day one of TC Sessions: Space 2020 , was (brace yourself) out of this world. No FOMO: It’s not too late to buy a pass to get access to all of yesterday’s content and connect immediately with the global space community — for as little as $50. Weygand (UCLA).

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Our goal is to meet founders and future founders, introduce them to the YC community, and share what we’ve learned from helping thousands of startups launch and grow. These days, about 40% of the companies YC funds are from outside the US — and we’re excited to see even more talented international founders join the community.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Despite many small businesses closing their doors in 2020, the pandemic nevertheless brought an increase in entrepreneurial spirit. Between June and September 2020, more businesses were launched than in any other quarter in U.S. SourceLink is here to help you support the entrepreneurs in your community.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Folx Health is leveraging the explosion of virtual care services to offer greater access to healthcare focused on the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community, and has raised $25 million in new funding to help it grow. “We have a good sense of the nature of the need and the depth of the pain in the community,” said A.G. .

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