TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Accelerators have become a major force in the startup world, but these teeming masses of potential have been forced, like every other industry, to adopt major changes with the pandemic. I spoke with the heads of three accelerators about the challenges and opportunities presented by the new restrictions. It actually works well.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

TechCrunch Early Stage 2021: Operations & Fundraising provides early-stage founders with access to top founders, investors and subject-matter experts across the startup realm. Using Fast Feedback to Make Higher-Confidence Decisions and Accelerate the Dev Process (UserTesting). The rules of the pitch meeting have changed.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

We’re just days away from kicking off TC Early Stage 2021: Operations & Fundraising on April 1-2. Early Stage 2021 is an intensive, one-stop entrepreneurial shop where you learn from seasoned experts, founders and investors. The TC Early Stage Pitch-Off. Day two features a thrilling pitch off. Do you science?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Startup Alley is the place to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. A quick tangent: If you’re not already familiar with CELA or what it does, the NYC-based company matches early-stage startups to world-class accelerators and incubators that align with a startup’s vertical and business goals.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Should you try to get your startup into an accelerator program? Day one will cover everything from fundraising, to honing your pitch deck, to finding product-market fit; day two transitions into what we’ve dubbed the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off , where 10 companies will get a shot to pitch an incredible line-up of VC judges.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This year, investors pumped a record amount of venture capital into the world’s startups: In Q2 2021, VCs invested $156 billion, upping that to $158 billion in Q3. its Q2 2021 ARR. Stephanie Zhan walks through the Rec Room pitch deck that won Sequoia’s investment. Getting the details right in your pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2022

The pandemic accelerated transforming contactless technology with AI deployment for intelligence surveillance, smart city, autonomous driving, smart factory and robotics where AI data is inevitably needed,” Doyle Chung, Head of Global Sales of AIMMO, said in an email interview. billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $8.2

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

billion in the first half of 2021 — a fourfold increase from the previous year. It is a huge mountain to climb and a full-time job to continuously pitch your vision and yourself to reach the first meeting with a VC fund — and that’s still miles away from a funding discussion. Make serious headway with accelerators.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

The application deadline for this program is April 16, 2021. Starting in September 2021, Black-owned businesses harmed by the pandemic can apply to receive one of up to 300 grants of $5,000. The program is set to reopen in September 2021, so get a head start and find out if your business qualifies here.

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Paul G. Silva

JANUARY 25, 2021

Delighted entrepreneurs by giving them answers in 7-10 days from when they pitch and providing pitch feedback they constantly rate as among the best they’ve ever received. I’m proud as hell of what we we did in 2020 and can’t wait to see what 2021 brings us.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Tapping into someone else’s experience is a tried-and-true method, which is why two-time Y Combinator participant Chris Morton wrote a guest post for Extra Crunch with advice for founders hoping to be accepted by the famed accelerator. billion in 2019, but in Q1 2021, companies in the category raised $1.1

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Data indicate that the pace of startup value creation reached a fever pitch in 2021. According to venture capital data collected by PitchBook , prices spiked for startup equity across the maturity spectrum last year. The result of those rising prices was a huge gain in the pace at which paper wealth was generated. The former, yes.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

2021 marked the second year of COVID and like other crises, the pandemic accelerated change, especially in technology pushing many technologies like SaaS, video conferencing, crypto/web3 deeper into the Perez deployment cycle. In 2021, 601 venture-backed IPOs raised $198b, up 40% in deal count and 173% in dollars. Half a point.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2021

We’ve been urging you to apply to Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 for weeks now, and you have just over 12 hours left before the application window slams shut on May 27 at 11:59 p.m. (PT). Together you rehearse and go over every iteration of the pitch line-by-line and slide-by-slide. TC: What was the post-pitch impact?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Y Combinator’s summer batch of 2021 features 377 startups from 47 countries. It’s the 33rd Demo Day of the well-known accelerator and holds the largest cohort yet. Today, 189 companies will pitch, while the rest will pitch tomorrow. It was founded by Alessandra Martini and Perseus Mlambo in 2021.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2021

We get into how to build a fundraising process , the concept of soft-circling an investor and what Kunst says is one of her biggest pet-peeves in a pitch deck on the site, but I wanted to give you that sneak peek for now. Shell’s Gamechanger Accelerator selects three companies for its energy transition accelerator.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In fact, even some of the excesses of 2021 were eclipsed when the number of investments on the continent rose higher in 2022 than they had a year earlier, boosted by early-stage firms flocking to fund startups in the wake of landmark exits of homegrown companies like Jumia and Paystack. For global venture capital, 2021 was an outlier.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low, new data from Pitchbook shows. All-female founding teams did receive 83% more funding in 2021 in absolute dollars compared to the year prior, but that’s likely because US startups overall raked in a record amount of cash last year.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

In exchange for 14 weeks of help with everything from product-market fit to the go-to-market strategy a team should employ, the startups in Pear’s accelerator program give Pear the right to invest from $500,000 to $750,000 in each team at a valuation that it caps at $10 million. Founded in: 2021. Founded in: late 2021.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

I published a scoop earlier this week that Coursera is filing to go public soon, which would be one of the first debuts that will let us see how an education company’s finances changed, and accelerated, amid the pandemic’s impact on remote learning. Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges. Seen on Extra Crunch. Okta-Auth0 deal.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Burro first crossed our path during our 2020 robotics event, when the agtech company competed in our pitch off. This round will be used to scale up production for existing and new customers, with plans to have more than 500 robots in the world during 2021. million Series A raise this week. We’re launching a robotics newsletter!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

A quick glance into founder dating sites or startup accelerator applicant pools you will see that in most cases the tech founders are outweighed by at least 10 to 1. Pitch Deck Get your idea onto paper; it’s far easier to convey that way. Get the pitch right Tell a great story Startups that tell a great story get funding.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This dynamic zone will feature IR pitches for investment attraction, conducted on a dedicated stage, and thought-provoking conferences. The COMEUP Stars program for this year involves 13 top Korean and foreign VCs and accelerators closely collaborating with 10 promising startups each.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

One-fifth of the accelerator’s Summer 2022 batch , which spans 240 companies, is working on solving issues in the financial space. The pitches range from building the Square for micro-merchants in Latin America to creating a way to angel invest in your favorite athlete. The future of friendly investment terms.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Companies are experiencing the brunt of the impact, with 36% of small businesses responding to a 2021 U.S. There’s no easy fix, but an emerging cohort of startups is pitching software as a way to potentially anticipate — and respond to — market shocks. This has been costly. ” Tracking real-time shipments. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

TechCrunch’s favorites from Techstars’ Boston, Chicago and workforce accelerators. Etc: Without desks and a demo day, are accelerators worth it? Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off. Alexa von Tobel brings 15 years of financial savvy to Early Stage 2021. Public markets fly high. Across the week.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

If you’re curious about which kinds of startups investors are (and aren’t) willing to look at, Kami Vision CEO Yamin Durrani has written a comprehensive post about the changes he’s observed between fundraising in Q4 2021 and Q3 2022. Pitch Deck Teardown: Arkive’s $9.7M Pitch Deck Teardown: Arkive’s $9.7M Solution slide.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Solid , which rebranded from Wise in 2021, raised a $63 million Series B round of funding to continue providing its fintech-as-a-service offering for companies wanting to launch and scale their own fintech products. 8 fintech VCs discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022. To date, Solid has raised $80.7

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In a mere 72 hours, early bird pricing disappears for TechCrunch Early Stage 2021 , our two-part, founder bootcamp series focused on the building blocks you need to grow your company. Day two features the TC Early Stage Pitch Off! The second event, TC Early Stage – Marketing & Fundraising , takes place July 8-9.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As Extra Crunch enters its third year, we’re putting our foot on the gas in 2021 so we can bring you more: Fresh analysis about today’s most dynamic tech industries. Today, Alex Wilhelm says both transportation platforms plan to reach adjusted profitability by Q4 2021. Surveys of top investors about trends in your sector.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The deal with InterPrivate, which is led by private equity investor Ahmed Fattouh, is expected to close by early 2021. Dozens of startups have popped up in the past several years aiming to carve away market share from Velodyne, each one pitching its own variation on the technology and business approach. billion SPAC merger.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

Consumer love, a fickle thing: App Annie: Global app stores’ consumer spend up 19% to $170B in 2021, downloads grew 5% to 230B. Last week, I wrote a newsletter on how accelerators need a refresh on what they consider a ‘value-add service.’ Data show 2021 was a bonkers, record-setting year for venture capital.

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TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

In 2021, an estimated 21% of all venture deals were fintech. So when you pitch, be sure to point out what makes your company/news stand out. So while we’re still getting pitched (a whole bunch), we more than ever are reviewing pitches with a bigger-picture lens and hope you’ll do the same when you’re doing the pitching.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This morning marked the kickoff of VC firm 500 Global’s Fall 2022 Demo Day, which saw over a dozen startups give their best pitches to prospective investors — and customers. 500 Global, formerly branded under 500 Startups , has an accelerator that competes with YC. It’s demo day season. The moonshots.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

will hand-hold you through the process of building a super savvy customer service robot, is the pitch. But COVID-19 is clearly accelerating digital transformation of consumer focused businesses — a movement that, logically, pumps demand for smarter tools to handle online customer support. Now ultimate.ai

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Jessica Chen Riolfi and Chris Goodmacher co-founded the company in March 2021 as a free financial planning tool for Gen Zers. 10 fintech investors discuss what they’re looking for and how to pitch them in Q1 2022. Uprise’s financial recommendations for Gen Z. Image Credits: Uprise.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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