Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We believe this consistency in leadership and intuition for where the markets were going in the heady days of 2019–2021 helped us to stay sane in a world that momentarily seemed to have lost its mind and since we have new capital to deploy in the years ahead perhaps I can offer some insights into where we think value will be derived.

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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. All-female teams have an especially tough time raising capital compared to all-male teams, underscoring the disparity.

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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. It should come as no surprise, then, that we’re absolutely thrilled to have Grayson join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

with $15 million to Prove It The venture capital world has started firing up a few cylinders again and looking for businesses that it believes will help us all succeed in ways that resonate with new ways of working as we begin to return to work. And then came March 2020 and events globally were being cancelled.

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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

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Two years ago, the African tech ecosystem saw newfound attention from global players that translated to the continent’s best year of receiving venture capital. But two months into 2020, the pandemic did an excellent job of lowering expectations as investment activities from local and international investors slowed down.

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2019

February 13, 2020 in Jerusalem. Last year over 18,000 people from 189 countries registered to attend, as entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporate executives, investors and others came to the Innovation Nation to meet, learn, do business – and discover the most historic city in the most exciting country in the world.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Regions once overlooked by the venture capital industry are racking up impressive investment totals in recent quarters. According to Atlantico, their total post-money valuation went from $46 billion in 2020 to $105 billion as of August 2021.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Julio Vasconcellos is the managing partner of Atlantico , a venture capital fund focused on Latin America. in 2020 for LatAm as of August. Eight new unicorns have already been minted this year, nearly reaching 2020’s rate by midyear. Julio Vasconcellos. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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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

AUGUST 24, 2021

Firms such as SoftBank, Tiger Global Management, Tencent, Accel, Ribbit Capital and QED Investors are pouring money into LatAm. One Mexico-based VC even declared that the story was about “talent, not capital.” billion in incoming venture capital in the first half of 2021, more than double the $2.6

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. Mergers & Inquisitions; Brian DeChasare; “Venture Capital Careers: The Complete Guide”. The reality has been far from that.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

Jeff Farrah is the general counsel of the National Venture Capital Association. 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.” since before the dawn of the modern venture capital industry.” Jeff Farrah. Contributor.

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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. Extrapolating revenue from its Q3 2020 numbers, he attempted to find the company’s run rate to see if it’s overpriced — and how well it stacks up against rival Match. billion to $7.8

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Finishing is the ripest for disruption. This is an indication that the industry is ready for disruption.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

in 2020, up from 15.8% This has led to an emergence of e-commerce aggregators , backed by venture capital dollars, that are scooping up successful businesses to grow, finding many through Flippa’s marketplace, Hutchison said. E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2021

Welcome to 2021, a year that could extend 2020’s startup market disruptions and excesses — or change patterns that previously performed well for early-stage tech companies and their investors. Each relates to a 2020 change that is expected to persist, by either the general market or those bullish on startups.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 1, 2020

April 1, 2020. Plains Venture Partners is a growth-oriented venture fund focused on investing in entrepreneurs and technologies with a strong potential for disruption. Plains is committed to deploying capital across the central United States in teams that are capable, efficient and poised for growth. 405) 813-2403.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

The round was led by AppWorks Ventures, with participation from strategic investor MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP), a venture capital firm for collaborations between startups and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. million seed round in April 2020. Tinvio’s last funding announcement was a $5.5

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When COVID shut down much of the world in 2020, it ended up wreaking havoc on the supply chain. Veterans of supply management like the founder of startup Amplio watched, and figured there had to be a better way to guard against these kinds of disruptions in the future using software to find parts wherever they were.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In March 2020, the company made headlines for laying off nearly 300 employees in the face of a slowdown in business related to the pandemic. Just as TripActions continues to disrupt the corporate travel market, TripActions Liquid is set to replace traditional spend management solutions,” he said. “No

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

He also co-founded Dream Forward, which was acquired in 2020. More posts by this contributor Preparing for fintech’s second decade: 4 moves your firm must make now Over the last decade, fintech has evolved from a label for plucky startups into a sustained movement that has disrupted the traditionally stodgy financial services industry.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2020

One way to consider how far public valuations rose for tech startups, especially those with a software core in 2020, is to ask yourself how often you heard about a down IPO this year. You can catch up on 2020 IPO performance here , if you need to.). Maybe a single time? I asked what its debut might mean for Midwest startups.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

A stunning first quarter in venture capital funding was not restricted to the United States; Europe also had one hell of a start to the year. The venture capital world kicked off its 2021 European investing cycle with enough activity to set the continent on the path that would crush yearly records.

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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. GDP, so it’s no surprise that digital health is attracting record levels of investment. This year, VCs have flowed $14.7 billion to health tech startups, compared to $14.6

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

Existing backers Accel, ALLVP, Clocktower and new investor Mantis Venture Capital (founded by The Chainsmokers) also put money in the Series B. Since launching its first brokerage product in July of 2020, Flink has 1.6 The financing comes just over six months after Flink raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Accel.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Reilly Brennan, founding general partner, Trucks Venture Capital. Take it from Rachael Wilcox, creative producer at Volvo Cars, who completed a TechCrunch hat trick in 2020 by attending Disrupt, TC Sessions: Robotics/AI and TC Sessions: Mobility. Will you benefit from attending TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 ?

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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. “What was accomplished in just one year was a tremendous disruption benefiting millions of Brazilians by making their payments easier, faster and cheaper. ”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine is driving increased costs of goods and services, affecting not only the industrial sector (e.g., semiconductors), but also the agriculture industry.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Secondly, it’s further proof that mortgage – a traditionally “unsexy” industry that has long been in need of disruption – is officially hot. During a one-on-one interview at Lendit Fintech’s USA 2020 virtual event in October, Garg had told me that an IPO was definitely in the works. But as of October 2020, it was funding over $2.5

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We’re psyched to be reporting live from TechCrunch Disrupt — without ignoring the rest of the world, natch. The round was led by Horizons Ventures and supported by Main Sequence Ventures and Hostplus. In search of a fix, Alaffia Health was founded in 2020. News drop from Disrupt. PDT, subscribe here.

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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. CcHub Syndicate, on the other hand , launched in December 2020.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In 2020, when the money is taken on opportunistically, you call it a Series A-1 extension, according to Teampay. Even if the new capital was raised at a new, higher valuation. This has gotten harder in 2020, as companies went from having an office with many employees to many employees in home offices.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

SaaS securitization will disrupt VC’s biggest returns this coming decade. million seed led by Caffeinated Capital. Capchase, which was founded in early 2020, claims that its initial customers have delayed fundraises by an average of 8 months and saved about 16% in overall dilution. Capchase raises $4.6M

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

equity trading in 2020 was driven by mom-and-pop investors — up from around 15% in the previous year. With the fundraising world becoming more democratic and accessible, we should help people find the right path to setting up a venture capital firm and also make sure the right people are entering the VC sphere.

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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. Only disrupt when it adds value. Local investors can help investors new to the region understand the balance of things that should or shouldn’t be disrupted. For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3

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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. TradeDepot , a Nigeria- and U.S.-based We think they go together.

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