StartupNation

MAY 11, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic was a catalyst that accelerated innovation and change in almost every industry. Given this, three relevant questions for all entrepreneurs to consider in the context of their own company and industry are: Why did it take a pandemic to accelerate innovation and change? How did your business fare?

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

“This funding marks a significant milestone, enabling Fuel Me to accelerate the development of advanced technology while continuing to deliver unparalleled service to our customers. Since its launch in September 2020, Fuel Me has demonstrated rapid growth , showcasing a fivefold increase in performance metrics year-over-year.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 2, 2020

Today, OurCrowd announces the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund. To ensure that we get the world back on track, there is now an urgent need for innovation to help us overcome many of the problems resulting from the crisis. Other entirely new industries will appear. It’s time for tech to move fast and fix things.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Entrepreneurs are not only reinventing the future through innovative solutions, but they are also positively impacting the present by playing a role in creating decent work opportunities and economic growth. The post Innovation Hubs for More Diverse and Inclusive Cities appeared first on Impact Hub.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The share of AI-enabled web searches approaches 50% of all consumer search as consumer behavior patterns evolve, especially on mobile. This innovation reinvigorates very early-stage IPOs. AI & data continue to dominate the funding landscape as founders & investors seek novel applications of the technology.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

This early commitment from the NJEDA catalyzes additional financing in these innovative startups. Using biometric technologies, Princeton Identity enables businesses and global organizations to simplify identity management, resulting in improved safety and protection. TLA Innovation, Inc.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Think about what that means for innovation and inspiration in the biotech industry going forward — not to mention what it means for the health and safety of all. Founded as a startup by immigrants in New York in 1849, Pfizer developed fermentation technology that enabled the mass production of citric acid.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This innovative model allows SME owners to secure collateral-free business loans with just a few clicks on their mobile phones. In 2020, Yang Zuobo, a 40-year-old farmer from China’s Jiangxi Province, took out his mobile phone and marked the perimeters of his paddy field on a digital map.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

Launches Fellowship Grant Opportunity for Early Career Entrepreneurs Altitude Lab today announced that its incubating startups raised over $120M in early-stage funding since commencing operations in 2020. Learn more about Altitude Lab and apply for residency and the Founder Fellowship at altitudelab.org.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Taneja, who has previously co-founded social payments platform Mypoolin, which was acquired by Cupertino-based financial services company Wibmo, and spent eight years in the fintech market, co-founded Decentro with Pratik Daukhane in 2020 — after personally facing all the problems he wants to address. million in seed and angel rounds.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 16, 2024

January 12, 2024 ) – Applications for Delaware’s fourth annual Startup302 funding competition are being accepted now through January 29 from technology-enabled startups with high-growth potential and at least one founding team member from an underrepresented group. WILMINGTON, Del.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

TechCrunch has followed the company’s journey from raising a seed round in 2020 to a $20 million Series A round in 2022. In the past year, the company has been working on embedded financial services, including a buyback program that enables users to sell unwanted devices for cash and device upgrade options.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 18, 2020

At the March 2020 Board of Director’s meeting, six companies were approved to receive an investment: CPNet, located in Harrisburg , is an industrial IoT and AI company founded to bring Industry 4.0 Using this platform, educators easily learn new concepts that ultimately build on the district’s goals and enable student success. [link].

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The last two decades have seen explosive advancement in biomedical and therapeutic innovations, like the Human Genome Project , the discovery of CRISPR , and the rapid development of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, to name a few. This rapid innovation has been fueled by an unprecedented amount of investment. billion in 2020 to $4.4

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Insurance penetration in Africa is currently below 3% largely attributable to the slow adoption of innovation in the sector. The startup’s planned growth comes against the backdrop of a $10 million Series A equity funding in a round led by AfricInvest, through its Cathay Africinvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) , and Novastar Ventures.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

" #startups @fredwilson blog fodder [link] — Claudia Lamb (@cloudylamb) November 23, 2020. It is true that we VCs enable the bad behaviors outlined in that piece and we must look a little more carefully at ourselves in the mirror in the morning and, as the Gotham Gal likes to tell me, “get over ourselves.”

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Revolution

APRIL 6, 2021

Casted leverages audio and video podcasting as the core of an innovative Amplified Marketing Platform enabling B2B enterprises to drive brand awareness, thought-leadership, sales lead generation, and customer engagement strategies.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

As a result, categories that make up productivity infrastructure — cloud communications services, API platforms, low-code development tools, business process automation and AI software development kits — grew exponentially in 2020.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

When we previously profiled MycoWorks in 2020 for its $45 million raise , we pointed to companies like Bolt Threads (mushrooms), Ananas Anam (pineapple fibers) and Desserto (cactus leather) doing similar things. The funding will enable the company to do this, Scullin said. To date, the company raised $187 million in total.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

per the 2020 report of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Sumutasu says its platform enables users to access a fair house valuation in an hour. . and the U.K., The company is partnered with more than 20 banks and remodeling companies. . The company has a team of 30 people. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

As a result, a lot of innovation that is occurring in fintech is funded by venture dollars. We’re trying to bring that innovation to our clients, whether they are banks, processors or other fintechs.” ” The program initially launched in Europe in November of 2020, and now is available in the U.S.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 2, 2020

Whether you’re a leader in a small, midsized or larger organization, whether business or nonprofit, these eight steps will enable you to make better decisions and avoid potential disaster by overcoming cognitive biases. Recognize that a decision needs to be made. Collect relevant information from a range of informed perspectives on the issue.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

in 2020 for LatAm as of August. Eight new unicorns have already been minted this year, nearly reaching 2020’s rate by midyear. In the insurance space, similar changes are giving way to innovative models like 180 o in Brazil and Betterfly in Chile. in 2021 from 2.3% Atlantico Digital Transformation Index 2021 LatAm.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The Gobi SSII Fund targets early-stage (Seed, Series Pre-A and Series A) technology-enabled local startups operating within Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud, e-commerce, FinTech, Internet of Things, and Halal-economy-focused segments, which have the capability to scale up and bring sizeable returns to the Malaysian economy.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

The total investment includes pre-seeding capital raised in 2020. Vicente Zavarce, Yummy’s founder and CEO, launched the company in 2020 and is currently part of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort. We also already have exclusivity with 60% of the food delivery marketplace, which has enabled us to build a moat around the market.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

For i2E, this crazy year of 2020 marks the year of our first potential unicorn. As of August of 2020, Crunchbase estimated the valuation of Alkami to be between $500,000 and $1 billion. As a venture firm, when you get your first billion dollar startup, you need to be talking about it—celebrating and giving thanks.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

At Jungle Ventures, we have observed the following key trends in how the startup ecosystem is evolving: Moving beyond demand-side innovation. For undifferentiated tech-enabled services like food delivery or mobility, user exclusivity is challenging to attain, as the user base is rather flirtatious and has low to no switching costs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

Emtech targets emerging markets where payments infrastructure need aligning with digital innovations — to improve efficiency, introduce new products and services that are likely to promote financial inclusion, and in ensuring the secure movement of money. By end of the year Emtech plans to be working with at least 10 central banks.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Proper’s tech-enabled service is designed to execute those specific real estate accounting-related processes and apply automation to those that are repetitive. He considers proptech still in its infancy with much of the innovation coming from home buying, selling and maintenance rather than accounting. Proper dashboard.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

Construct Capital co-founders and general partners Dayna Grayson and Rachel Holt continue to dive into innovation that some investors may not think is so sexy, but actually runs behind the scenes so that our food gets to grocery stores every week and our packages arrive when they say they will.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The pre-series A round follows previous seed funding rounds in 2019 and 2020 that saw investments from DVE Sapta and AirAsia Digital – the venture arm of AirAsia, who saw the early potential of mobility-as-a-service in the region. The company’s goal is to enable mobility-as-a-service at scale across the emerging market regions.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 22, 2023

This platform enables construction companies, operators, and contractors to identify the most effective construction plans by leveraging proprietary optimization algorithms. “We are excited to support the Frontline team as they continue to drive innovation in the construction industry,” he quoted.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This connectivity enables bolttech’s partners to re-imagine their business models and find new revenue streams, accelerate digital transformation, and deepen customer relationships. bolttech has achieved rapid growth since its inception in 2020.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Cat adoption really outpaced dog adoption, so we expected the category to heat up and that there would be more innovation at this point. The company has now raised a total of $34 million, which includes a $9 million Series A that TechCrunch covered in 2020. The other piece is continuing to invest in product innovation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The innovation and ingredients, all rooted in the company’s R&D, are what differentiates the company from its competitors, he added. Its direct-to-consumer business launched in 2020 and has remained at the top of the DTC ice cream delivery space since July, Altschul said. Between 2020 and 2021, N!CK’S

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 28, 2022

Register Vietnam-based e-commerce enabler OnPoint secured a $50 million Series B funding in a round led by SeaTown Private Capital Master Fund. This is considered the largest private fundraising round in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce enabler sector in the previous five years, according to a news statement.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

South Korea has passed the first law in the world dedicated to digital lending, ‘The Marketplace Lending Act’, in August 2020 to regulate marketplace lenders, protecting P2P consumers. The number of marketplace lenders in Korea has fallen from 237 to 102, between August 2020 and May 2021, as per its annual report in 2020.

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