TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

The early innings of the pandemic netted edtech massive investments of more than $10 billion in venture capital investment globally in 2020 and $20 billion in 2021. This move toward extension rounds illustrates a level-setting of expectations from founders around fundraising in the current economic environment.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Schulman added: “Over the past year, we made significant progress in strengthening and reshaping our company to address the challenging macro-economic environment…While we have made substantial progress in right-sizing our cost structure, and focused our resources on our core strategic priorities, we have more work to do.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

New York–based Arena is the brainchild of Pratap Ranade and Engin Ural, who co-founded the company in 2020. The two were inspired to build a platform that could, leveraging predictive algorithms, help businesses formulate strategies to navigate “uncertain” environments — like a global pandemic. Image Credits: Arena.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2022

By going the debt route, Icertis avoids having to answer the tricky question of valuation in an especially challenging economic environment. The early adoption metrics certainly have been promising, with one recent Bloomberg Law survey showing that more than half of in-house lawyers were using contract management programs in 2020.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

2022: The Aftermath In 2022 war, inflation, rising interest rates and a tougher economic environment–one not buoyed by historically low interest rates–brought an end to the long-term bull market in assets (the “everything bubble”), including startup capital. The 2022 correction has followed the same path. We Warned You!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 27, 2022

In a written statement, CEO Adam Hughes said: Due to the current macro-economic environment, we have decided to take some proactive adjustments to ensure Amount’s ability to thrive for years to come. When contacted, the company confirmed that the 18% figure was correct but did not specify the exact number.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

However, the company, feeling the impact of the broader economy after enjoying rapid growth in 2020-21, like many others, wants to restructure and cut back payroll in order to boost profits. And so did its payments arm, which the company delved into via an acquisition in Q4 2021; so far, it has recorded a ₦200 billion run rate.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This week, Crunchbase further noted that while cyber startups saw more funding in H2 than all of 2020 ($8.9 “In a turbulent economic environment, security will remain a top priority for companies. . “In a turbulent economic environment, security will remain a top priority for companies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Image Credits: Pitchbook Boston had a steady investment growth trajectory until it dropped off (like everyone else) in 2022 as investment overall slowed in an uncertain economic environment. Cait Brumme, CEO at early stage tech accelerator MassChallenge says that Boston was not immuned to the vagaries of investment cycles in 2022.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

This isn’t the first layoff that StockX has announced: In April 2020, StockX laid off 108 people or 12% of its global workforce. Today’s cuts are slimmer but show how tensions manifest for the company through two separate economic moments. The StockX EC-1.

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