Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened, and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted. ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. For brand new angels, ACA launched the first-ever New Angel Cohort.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

TC Sessions: Justice 2021 features an impressive agenda packed with interactive presentations, breakout sessions and panel discussions with some of the tech world’s brightest innovators, leaders and worker-activists. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 kicks off today. That’s a win-win. Last-minute decision maker? No problem.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

TC Sessions: Mobility returns for its third year on June 9, 2021. TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 goes beyond hunting for the next unicorn or showcasing the gee-whiz distraction of the moment. Enjoy breakout sessions, dozens of exhibiting startups and plenty of time to network and recruit — with attendees from around the world.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

And for decades, until the entire industry was disrupted, that attraction established a virtuous cycle. GM, Ford, and Chrysler benefitted from the broader network around them as much as members of the network benefitted from being proximate to the nation’s automobile behemoths. as do manufacturing workers.

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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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Obviously, the pandemic hasn’t gone away, but when asked to predict the biggest storylines for 2021, VCs pointed to themes as varied as new distribution models, new kinds of interactivity, new tools for creators, the return of advertising business models and even the role of media in a democratic society.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Clearbanc wants to replace friends and family money, a concept that D’Souza says is “quite elitist,” with its own version of an angel check, while also offering founder services such as supply chain analysis, introductions to networks and competitive landscape analysis. Our latest episodes: Why are we still dating LinkedIn in 2021?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

This offer is only available to readers in Europe and expires on April 30, 2021. As far as green shoots, COVID-19 has “played a role of an accelerator for innovation in many business areas and even e-government and other rigid/conservative industries,” said one. Innovative. I miss a more innovative approach.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

This offer is only available to readers in Europe and expires on April 30, 2021. We have a Nordic investment mandate, but we primarily focus on Norway as we are a Norwegian pre-seed/seed fund and have our competitive insight, network and brand here in Norway. We have a decade behind us of incremental innovations. More than 50%?

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We’ve reviewed over 100 of the approximately 350 available seed investment opportunities in market since the launch of our first fund in 2021, without a concrete focus on the seed stage. It became wildly apparent the U.S.

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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. Network with corporations, VCs, & founders. What are the breakthrough tech innovations transforming industries to build a radically better world? Networking.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Harvard Business Review, May 2021. These resources include funding, access to industry experts, mentorship, workshops, fireside chats and visibility into adidas’ networks. Office Hours’ Workshops: Each month, entrepreneurs attend workshops led by experts from adidas’ internal and external networks. billion in 2021.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

2021 Ez-Probate Inc. Apprentiscope ApprentiScope exists to bolster our national workforce by facilitating the adoption, expansion and success of apprenticeship programs through innovative, efficient and powerful software solutions. Tursus Developing innovative back-office solutions for the point-of-sale industry. management.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 13, 2022

The funding round makes Chainalysis the largest enterprise SaaS company in the cryptocurrency industry , and will use the funds to continue to invest in product innovation and scale its global operations to meet customer demand as the asset class gains mainstream acceptance.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

The country’s focus on education, business, and innovation has made it the 11th largest economy and the fifth largest exporter of goods and services globally. In July 2021, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) upgraded Korea’s status to a developed economy. were chosen from the pool of applications.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Copyright © 2021 by R “Ray” Wang. Most were either trying to play catch up to startups that had come out of nowhere to disrupt their industries or to existing competitors who had gotten an earlier start at digital transformation. Used by permission of HarperCollins Leadership. www.harpercollinsleadership.com. .

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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

MAY 19, 2022

In 2015, Rehmann teamed up with his longtime business partner Steve Moran to explore Lake Victoria and perform some feasibility studies on how they could use technology to disrupt the country’s cold chain markets. The company recorded a 130% CAGR between 2017 to 2021. billion fish deficit.

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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

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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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The challenging events of 2020 have disrupted the lives of countless small business owners, their employees, and their families. Yet, small businesses are resilient, and their stories of innovation and perseverance during these trying times can provide inspiration for others to keep going. Adrian Miller, Adrian’s Network.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

However, the problems Kosisochukwu Chike Ononye and Michael ‘Trojan’ Okoh wanted to solve when they first launched the company in August 2021 affected fintechs more than any other segment. to 573 , from 491 in 2019, according to local publication Disrupt Africa. Last year, the number of African fintechs increased 17.3%

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Register Kickstart Ventures , one of the most active venture capital firms in the Philippines, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to invest in startups across the Philippines, and in major innovation hubs in Southeast Asia and beyond.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

Banking: disruption of in-person banking, website and in-app chat for faster customer resolution using Conversational AI, more advanced IVR menus to intelligently route calls and reduce handling time or give callers the option of receiving either a callback, switch to chat, or text, rather than wait in line.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Ursa Major wants to disrupt the vertically integrated rocket launch sector. Ursa Major is scaling up its ambitions to disrupt the vertically integrated launch sector with a fresh round of funding. Planet (@planet) December 8, 2021. Image Credits: John Kraus / Astra. PL pic.twitter.com/e7eTvSOOXz. Tomorrow.ai

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Veev last raised in March 2021 — a $100 million Series C. In 2017, Veev Group began to focus on prefabrication capabilities, and by 2018 it formally pivoted to what it described as “a vertically integrated developer focused on building innovation.” The company declined to reveal its exact post-money valuation.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Taking advantage of the international and collaborative nature of our network, we have made a virtual trip around the world based on the experiences of the Impact Hubs in Boston, Florianópolis, Taipei, Shanghai, Bamako, Lisbon, Vienna, and Madrid. The lockdown there also brought social and environmental innovation to the fore.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In Latin America, the business of trolling threatens Twitter’s disruptive power. Then, in 2021, Morrison left Calgary for Halifax, Nova Scotia, back east. million USD) through its Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF). Past innovation hubs have relied on physical proximity in order to build networks of human and social capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

The company will join nine other startups in the accelerator’s class of 2021. Once the engineers pass the assessments, they can join the company’s “talent network” to access opportunities. . This comes two weeks after Nigerian bus-booking platform Plentywaka announced its participation in the program as well.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 1, 2021

Network-connected sensors play an increasingly important role in the efficient operation of critical infrastructure including electricity, water, oil and gas as well as ensuring public safety. Israeli cybersecurity companies broke fundraising records in the first half of 2021, posting $3.4B Introductions. Learn More. Learn More.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Employees being let go will receive “severance, healthcare, job support, and accelerated vesting of some of your options,” as well as career transition support and an alumni network for continued support, the memo mentioned. E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods. Thrasio’s growth.

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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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OurCrowd

JUNE 26, 2021

market cap, ~25X forecast 2021 revenues, has focused attention on plant-based milk. Ripple projects 40% YoY revenue growth in 2021 and its gross margins are improving. OurCrowd invites you to join us at Israeli Energy-Tech All Stars 2021 hosted by our partner Ignite The Spark, an Israeli Energy-Tech innovation community.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Smoke and heat can quickly damage hardware, and interference from fires will disrupt most forms of wireless communications, rendering software all but useless. Qwake has had success in recent months with netting large government contracts as it approaches a wider release of its product in late-2021. It secured a $1.4

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Brick & Mortar Ventures , headed by Darren Bechtel of the Bechtel family, is teaming up with BuiltWorlds , which describes itself as a network of buildings and infrastructure professionals, to launch an early-stage accelerator program called Formwork Labs. Founders can apply to the program here. .

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Jason Malki

APRIL 12, 2022

Hugh is a hugely experienced innovative leader within the Medical Technology industry and specifically the Medical disciplines of Orthotic & Prosthetics, Rehabilitation, Diabetic Foot Care & Medical Device 3D Printing. We’re British so initially it was that we couldn’t jump onto a plane and be in-market till late 2021.

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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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