StartupNation

JANUARY 26, 2021

To improve your odds, keep these six key trends in mind to start your e-commerce business in 2021. Related: 5 Things E-Commerce Startups Should Focus on for Success in 2021. As we step into 2021, we will continue to see conversations around the impact consumerism has on the environment. Pick a niche with growth potential.

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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. If you want to receive this in your inbox every Sunday, sign up here.

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Revolution

MARCH 28, 2023

The platform continues to achieve historical milestones, garnering more than 100 million users in its first two months, marking the beginning of a new era of disruption. And second, it’s stuck in an internet time capsule from September 2021.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Startup Alley is the place to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Part of that experience includes a series of master classes in the run-up to Disrupt. Last year, at Disrupt 2020, CELA connected the winners of our Pitchers and Pitches mini pitch-off competitions with an accelerator to boost their business.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. Cultivate a super team, not a superstar.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest & the End of “Silicon X Syndrome.” And like many other industries, “business as usual” has been completely disrupted by the coronavirus. Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

We recently wrote about the 100 billion that’s gone in since 2021. Sharon: Another thing you talked about is just this tremendous amount of private investment venture capital going into defense. But one of the concerns from those companies and from those investors is that it’s not being matched yet by acquisition dollars.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

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. TechCrunch Disrupt is back in person on October 18-20 i n San Francisco. Early action equals bigger savings.

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Revolution

APRIL 6, 2021

Their headquarters in Indianapolis is notable as the city is a recognized martech hub and the SaaS capital of the Midwest, which strongly aligns with our underlying approach of investing in disruptive startups across the country. 1] Podcast Insights: 2021 Podcast Stats & Facts [2] Spotify and WARC: Changing Channels in B2B Listen Up!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

Now a young startup wants to disrupt that. Bhadange, a former product and UX designer, founded Peerlist in August 2021 with his wife, Yogini Bende. I invested because this is the need of the hour for this industry, and timing is perfect for such disruption.”

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

raised approximately $7 billion in 2021 , up 59% year over year. Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder. The broad portfolio includes companies disrupting traditional markets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Soda that serves a purpose, whether that be more healthy or even functional, is the new wave of drinks disrupting the $38 billion U.S. Lester touts the company’s success as “the first major disruptive innovation in the soda category in over 40 years since Coca-Cola launched Diet Coke in 1981.”. soft drink industry.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

“Everstream has grown revenue 30x from the initial investment made by Columbia Capital three years ago and was successful in doubling the business in both 2021 and 2022.” ” Everstream’s growth isn’t happening in isolation. And parts of Europe faced uncommonly high temperatures and drought conditions.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Y Combinator’s summer batch of 2021 features 377 startups from 47 countries. A wave of disruption of digitizing informal retail stores is sweeping across emerging markets this year, and Chari is joining in on the action. It was founded by Alessandra Martini and Perseus Mlambo in 2021. Chari (Morocco).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Brazilian instant payment system Pix ended 2021 having powered more than 8 billion transactions, according to statistics from the country’s Central Bank. “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 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

AUGUST 23, 2021

With COVID-19 disrupting the entire manufacturing supply chain including semiconductor shortages, companies across multiple industries have been struggling to seek a procurement solution that can rebalance the gap between supply and demand. CADDi had 102 employees as of March 2021. billion (that is 1 trillion YEN) by 2030, Kato said.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Startups typically rely on innovative ideas and technologies to disrupt and revolutionize their respective industries. It’s estimated that by 2021, there will be a cyberattack happening every 11 seconds. However advantageous, this reliance on technology also has its drawbacks. And these attacks aren’t just becoming more severe.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

Old Fashion Research ( OFR ) – whose name is derived from the classic cocktail – was founded in late 2021 by managing partners Ling Zhang, who was previously the vice president of M&A and investments at Binance, and Wayne Fu, former head of corporate development at the crypto exchange. It’s no longer centralized in a top-down approach.”.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

We have only a few spots left to exhibit in Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 (September 21-23). TechCrunch staff and thousands of Disrupt attendees from across the globe. Here’s another way exhibitors might gain invaluable exposure at TC Disrupt — a Startup Alley Crawl interview. Your audience?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

That, in turn, boosted the pet industry itself, with the market’s value increasing from $90 billion in 2018 to over $120 billion in 2021. Our brand is very disruptive on the shelf, and so we believe that retail is important in our discovery. Of that, $50 billion was spent in the U.S. on food and treats.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

They went on to say that some of that included “refining” its M&A team to be able to handle acquisitions and integrate them into the company’s processes, as well as “undergoing our transformation in an environment with a pandemic, a war, a sharp rise in inflation, supply chain disruptions and changing consumer behaviors.”.

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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. Companies are experiencing the brunt of the impact, with 36% of small businesses responding to a 2021 U.S.

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

A few examples… When asked in February what differences in the landscape he saw in 2021 and if deals were much more competitive, Accel partner Ethan Choi responded: “On the investing side, deals were definitely more competitive and valuations certainly reflect that, even despite a correction in public fintech comps.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Volopay, founded by Shaji and the startup’s chief technology officer Rajesh Raikwar , wants to disrupt traditional business banking and offer companies a control center for all their financial management needs without the hassle and limitation of a traditional bank. . To date, Volopay has raised approximately $31.4

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Now, we know that investments in fintech companies were far lower in 2022 compared to 2021. billion it was valued at last July, but also still significantly lower than the $45 billion it was valued at in 2021. He says that his startup, MagicCube, was first to market with Tap to Pay on Android devices in 2021 in the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Selected from the most competitive batch in TC history, selected founders from across the globe will pitch on the virtual stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. To watch the pitches, join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 here. With just over a 1.5% acceptance rate, the startups in this year’s cohort are phenomenal.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2021

Secondly, we are already well into planning TechCrunch Disrupt 2021! Grab super early-bird passes for less than $100 , to attend our all-virtual event. Thirdly, thank you for all the support. DM me any questions you might have, and I really hope to see your lovely faces there.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

In a few months, TC Disrupt will kick off at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Apply today to join Startup Battlefield 200 for the chance to exhibit your startup for free at TechCrunch Disrupt this October and win the $100K equity-free prize. Dott brought in €32M in 2021 , with about 19 million rides in 29 cities.

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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. EverActive has won multiple awards, including a recent 2021 IDEA Innovation Award. Apply now to DocNetwork. FreightVerify.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

It also opened an online grocery store, Bokksu Grocery , in 2021, making it easier for everyone to discover and buy authentic Asian food products. . In a short period of time, the Bokksu team has built an authentic and purpose-driven brand. Bokksu’s subscription fee costs $49.95/month,

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In late 2021 RoboTire raised $7.5 Top Detroit startup Guardhat raised nearly $42 million in funding in early 2021 to create innovative safety solutions for industrial IoT. The company raised $200 million in Series B funding back in April 2021, and are looking toward an IPO with a valuation of $6 billion. InvestNext.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2023

is seeing a renaissance of small business and entrepreneurship, with more than 10 million new business applications submitted in 2021 and 2022, according to census data. According to McKinsey & Company , the more than 30 million small businesses in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The insurance market is still one of the industries least disrupted by technology on the continent. Y Combinator Summer 2021 graduate Amenli is taking its operations up north and is announcing a $2.3 The reasons vary, from bad experiences and poor satisfaction on the part of consumers to high distribution costs for providers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

. “We believe the timing is perfect for the birth of Plugo as the e-commerce landscape is experiencing turbulence that will nurture positive disruption, benefiting both aspirational sellers and consumers,” said Charles Rim, founding and general partner at Access Ventures, said in a statement.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

Startup investors can be the financial backbone for mass disruption. So if you want to lead your own VC fund in 2021, here are the main questions aspiring investors need to ask themselves. Are you doing this for the right reasons? Investing in startups is not just about making money.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

billion in 2021, with 90% of North American businesses likely to spend more on it. During the pandemic, virtual meetings became the de facto method of collaborating and connecting — both inside and outside of the workplace. The momentum isn’t slowing down. “There has been a slow rollout of AI features (e.g.,

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