TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

It’s hard to believe it but TechCrunch Disrupt — only one of the most engaging, fun, well-attended startup events in the world — is around the corner, taking place September 19–21! Outsiders may not realize just how much work goes into planning Disrupt. Opportunities and returns will be unevenly distributed in favor of those who move.

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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. Then COVID-19 arrived and scrambled the venture and startup scene, creating a risk-off environment during the end of Q1 and the start of Q2 2020.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

How did the pandemic disrupt your company, and what pivot did you make in response? We were in a growth year in 2020, with the most trips we had ever sold, excited about the new travelers we would meet. But in early March 2020, they were not yet common. The pandemic completely halted our industry. Our revenue stopped.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Last November, we surveyed 13 of the top robotics-focused VCs to find out which areas of robotics are exciting them most going into 2020. Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Finishing is the ripest for disruption.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Startup Alley is the place to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. While exhibiting offers plenty of opportunity for all, a VIP experience kicked off in July for 50 startup exhibitors the TechCrunch staff chose to form the first Startup Alley+ cohort. TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 takes place September 21-23.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. 2021 was a year filled with more opportunities for angels to interact and learn. We are also face-to-face with unprecedented opportunities to harness technology, advances, and ingenuity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Competitors can leapfrog you on features or outspend you on customer acquisitions but communities are very hard to disrupt. And then came March 2020 and events globally were being cancelled. Community-building is advice I give to nearly every startup team with whom I work.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

And like many other industries, “business as usual” has been completely disrupted by the coronavirus. Many industries temporarily froze in March-April 2020, paralyzed by the uncertainty that an invisible enemy unleashed. (Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups. The Miami ecosystem, which we visited on our ROTR 8.0

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

This is quite an impressive figure for an offering only launched in November 2020 and goes to show how ubiquitous Pix has become in the country. But now, VCs and founders are actually praising the Central Bank for its initiatives and the opportunities it has created. Opportunities abound. ”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

billion in just the first half of 2021, almost double the amount in all of 2020, and mega-rounds are a growing trend. So they’re looking to diversify their investments with high-potential opportunities abroad. Only disrupt when it adds value. There has been significant hype around Latin America’s startup success.

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StartupNation

JULY 19, 2021

Generation Z (2001-2020) = 5%. While traditionalists only comprise 2% of today’s workforce, employers should still support the few who remain by providing stability and ample opportunities to contribute. Hosting company events, team happy hours and celebrating special occasions can offer opportunities for collaborative growth.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

In January 2020, the pair made the fund official, with Aboyeji as general partner and Enegesi as limited partner. The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide. . Investzilla is focused on unlocking that opportunity for them.”

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

After years of lackluster returns, during the 2020 market crash due to the coronavirus pandemic, even a number of the most prominent hedge funds unexpectedly lost money exactly when they should have been providing diversification and downside protection. The picture was no different in early 2020, when markets experienced the COVID-19 shock.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Since I began physically distancing from others to stem the spread of the coronavirus in March 2020, I’ve taken exactly 10 hailed rides. Adtech and martech VCs see big opportunities in privacy and compliance. 3 adtech and martech VCs see major opportunities in privacy and compliance. Proactive in Pacifica.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

FourSquare obviously brings up a lot of interesting commercial opportunities. Social Chaos Will Create New Business Opportunities: Sprout Social, CoTweet, awe.sm, LocalResponse. We know that Twitter is leading to customer service opportunities for businesses but the opposite is also true. If you look at the power of Bit.ly

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

Prior to this round, the company brought in $250 million in Series D funding in May 2020. When we saw them double-down on their investment, it gave us confidence to invest in Apeel and an opportunity to do so,” Park said. (where approximately 40% of food is wasted ), the U.K. and Europe.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

In 2020, the company launched services catered to end-to-end automation of lending operations for banks and blockchain switching. “Appzone is building a disruptive fintech ecosystem that will be the backbone of Africa’s finance industry with products across payments, infrastructure and software as a service.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Startups digitizing B2B e-commerce and retail in Africa continue to grab the headlines after the pandemic paved the way for widespread offline retail and commerce disruption. I think what we’re seeing is that the market is now awake to that opportunity. I think what we’re seeing is that the market is now awake to that opportunity.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

But two months into 2020, the pandemic did an excellent job of lowering expectations as investment activities from local and international investors slowed down. 2021 was when African tech reached an inflection point and took center stage as companies raised over $4 billion (more than they got in 2019 and 2020 combined).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The funding comes on the heels of the startup working alongside larger investment banks to get retail investors in on 41 capital raising efforts for UK publicly-listed companies and trusts since April 2020. And what’s more, the new playing field means a new opportunity for new players.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Coyote Ventures : Jessica Karr launched Coyote Ventures in 2021 to address the $1T opportunity in women’s health and wellness that has been historically marginalized. Fika Ventures , co-founded by Eva Ho and TX Zhuo, raised a $160 million fund 3 and a $35 million opportunity fund.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Try to regularly check in on each of your team members (whether by phone or video) to connect on a human level and give an opportunity to share details about goals or concerns. Originally published April 8, 2020. To build trust in your remote team, get personal! Don’t be afraid to express a little vulnerability of your own, as well.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

Silicon Valley Bank’s 2020 Global Startup Outlook puts it this way: “[T]he fact is most entrepreneurs never expect to reach a public market exit.” NVCA-Pitchbook data on acquisitions and IPOs back up the sentiment of founders when it comes to likely exit opportunities. Accordingly, 58% of startups expect to be acquired.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Headroom , a startup developing AI-powered software to make meetings ostensibly more efficient, today announced that it raised $9 million in funding led by Equal Opportunity Ventures with participation from Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, and Morado Ventures. The momentum isn’t slowing down.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

For Treepz and TalentQL, the acceptance also served as an opportunity to operate from Canada with a modest ambition to become global companies. The accelerator also backed cross-border payment infrastructure company Fliqpay in 2020. Then, it checks if the team can provide more value and disrupt the industry they are playing in.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The insurance market is still one of the industries least disrupted by technology on the continent. Founded by Shady El Tohfa , Omar Ezz El Din and Adham Nauman in 2020, Amenli addresses a $2 billion untapped insurance market in Egypt. El Tohfa recounts two stories where his friends lost their fathers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Supply chain disruptions — triggered by factors including demand surges, high transportation costs and pandemic-related lockdowns — are expected to continue well into next year, experts predict. “[The latest investment] is primarily going to be used for land-grab and expansion opportunities,” Komoni said.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

was valued at $304 million in July 2020. Anecdotally, I am not sure that TechCrunch covered a single contact center startup in the last several years that hasn’t leaned on talking about AI innovation to disrupt how it all works. In the meantime, large backers are turning up for what appears to be a large opportunity today.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In 2020, TIME listed Guardhat’s smart hat as one of the best inventions of the year. Grand Circus continues to be one of the central players in the Detroit startup ecosystem, empowering people to enter the field of tech who might not otherwise have the opportunity. Rebound was founded in 2020 and just getting started.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. Last year, the competition attracted startups from 87 countries, and one third of the XTC 2020 finalists raised more than $167M combined in venture investment since being selected. Going Green.

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StartupNation

JUNE 8, 2021

Working remotely became a way of life in 2020. Many teams have already begun to unwind the temporary remote work arrangements of 2020 while others continue to contemplate the decision. Working remotely presents significant opportunities to lower overheads. The great customer experience opportunities of a remote future.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

.” When we last covered Selina, in July 2020, the company was breaking new ground in the U.K. “The real opportunity was consumers,” he said. . “The real opportunity was consumers,” he said. That happened at the end of 2020, and now 90% of Selina’s business is consumer lending, he said.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

“Especially for first-time founders, assessing product-market fit at a stage where it’s mostly anticipation can be as much art as science,” writes News Editor Darrell Etherington, who interviewed three VCs about the topic for TechCrunch Disrupt: Heather Hartnett, Human Ventures. David Thacker, Greylock. Victoria Treyger, Felicis. “In

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

What he found was a gap in the market and an opportunity to fill it. The Atlanta-based startup, which debuted virtually at the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, was officially founded in fall 2020. The company launched at TechCrunch Disrupt 2011 and became a finalist in the competition.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

After creating COVID screening solutions in 2020 and expanding their partnerships, DocNetwork announced a new partnership with Daxko in 2021 that allows for seamless integrations with YMCA and JCC platforms. As of 2020, it has partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics. Apply now to DocNetwork. DynamoMetrics. FreightVerify.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

billion in all of 2020. trillion COVID-19 stimulus package this year that increased funding for affordable healthcare, Wu says opportunities are expanding for startups in this space. GDP, so it’s no surprise that digital health is attracting record levels of investment. This year, VCs have flowed $14.7 Since the U.S.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

After two years of new construction, they opened in March 2020, and had to shut down two weeks after opening for the pandemic. This reflects the rougher side of the pandemic some coworking spaces endured as people were forced to work from home and dropped either their office rental or their entire business in 2020. “In

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