TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Alexa von Tobel, co-founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital, will be joining TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 taking place September 21-23 to help judge the startups competing in Startup Battlefield. She later assumed the role of chief innovation officer, a position in which which she oversaw Northwestern Mutual’s venture arm.

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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 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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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. “The open banking initiatives adopted by Brazil’s Central Bank are absolutely tailwinds for fintech innovation,” Costanoa’s Amy Cheetham said.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened, and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted. In 2021, ACA launched its first formal DEI Task Force, made up of a diverse group of ACA members, board leaders, and ecosystem champions. 2021 was a year filled with more opportunities for angels to interact and learn.

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UBI Global

JANUARY 8, 2021

The effects of COVID-19 on startups and the global innovation ecosystem This article may be a bit different from what we would normally share to begin a new year. For instance, we usually lead off the year with an article or two on innovation that would define our world or a specific sector set for […].

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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. When these startup hubs were still nascent, they used the “Silicon X” shorthand to signify that “there is tech and innovation happening here.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. It’s a critical appointment — while brief — that can have a lasting impact on the founders who win, as well as help maintain TechCrunch’s reputation as an outlet that finds innovative tech and entrepreneurs behind it.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

It’s an area where a lot of companies are trying to innovate. We recently wrote about the 100 billion that’s gone in since 2021. So, we look at how to adopt innovations in a way that’s safe for our warfighters and, again, reflective of American values. Kathleen Hicks: Absolutely. Is that a concern for you?

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 20, 2021

Chiara Renella-Brooks, ACA Partnership Director Incredible Companies Built by Women Highlighted During the Innovation Funders Showcase Deeper Dive This year’s ninth Annual ACA Summit Innovation Funders Showcase opened ACA Summit week with many exciting new twists!

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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. 1] Podcast Insights: 2021 Podcast Stats & Facts [2] Spotify and WARC: Changing Channels in B2B Listen Up!

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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. In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

But with 2021 came all the second- and third-order effects of the crisis, further accelerating a continentwide tech expansion to a pace beyond any projections. in 2021 from 2.3% Atlantico Digital Transformation Index 2021 LatAm. Total unicorn market cap 2021 LatAm. in 2020 for LatAm as of August. Image Credits: Atlantico.

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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. In 2013, Monot co-founded Innovative Auctions, a high-stakes auction company. . Early action equals bigger savings.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

So, without further ado, meet seven of the world’s best purpose-driven startups as they vie to be crowned the Extreme Tech Challenge 2021 global winner. Its vision is to reimagine all the food products on supermarket shelves at scale using Charaka, to disrupt the way the world eats. Female Founder Award: The Live Green Co.

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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. The world is ready for some innovation when it comes to online professional networks,” said HubSpot’s Shah, in a statement.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Global venture capital reached $156 billion in Q2 2021, a YOY increase of 157%. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt. Both bits of news should help us get a handle on how the Q3 2021 IPO cycle is shaping up at the start,” Alex Wilhelm writes.

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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. The acceleration of B2B AI innovation has begun.

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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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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Check out some of the Ann Arbor companies with the biggest growth, best funding and most innovative products to watch into 2022. 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.

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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. . Cousair , World Innovation Lab (WiL), Headline Asia and Gaingels. . The funding was led by Valor Siren Ventures , with participation from Company Ventures , St.

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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

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. Neobanks have taken the world by storm and Africa is the last frontier for this brand of fintech innovation.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2021

NPI simplifies access to USAID resources and makes it easier for partners to bring forward their ideas and innovation. Additionally, many of the breakthrough innovations that we need in global development have been spearheaded by for-profit entities, including those located in low- and middle-income countries.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. What are the breakthrough tech innovations transforming industries to build a radically better world? The Extreme Tech Challenge 2021 Global Finals: Startup Pitches Part 1. Networking.

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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

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

MARCH 29, 2021

The company will join nine other startups in the accelerator’s class of 2021. “The rise of Nigeria is more widely appreciated now in terms of technology sectors like finance, mobility and e-commerce, where talented Nigerians are not only bringing innovation and disruption but are doing so rapidly and at scale,” he said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2021

It is one of the leaders in the no-code movement, and founder Howie Liu recently opened up its API to promote developer innovation atop its platform. Secondly, we are already well into planning TechCrunch Disrupt 2021! 3 steps to ease the transition to a no-code company. Okay, the GPT-3 hype seems pretty reasonable.

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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

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. Mario Schlosser (Oscar Health) at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “We are not only focusing on innovative entrepreneurship.

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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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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. Every year, we put together this list of top private companies, and we are blown away by the level of innovation, growth, and impact they are making on the SMB economy.

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As the Economic Innovation Group states, “the startup-less recovery revealed one of the glaring failures of the response to the Great Recession.” 25 percent or more) which can be verified in 2021 tax returns. As disruptive as COVID-19 is, new entrepreneurial opportunities will open up because of it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

In part one of this EC-1 , we explored how von Ahn’s previous products around CAPTCHA led to Duolingo’s launch, the rise and fall of crowdsourced translation as a way to disrupt language learning, and the accidental iteration of a top education app by a pair of interns. Duolingo Skill Tree UX in 2021. Duolingo Skill Tree UX in 2012.

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