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. While Instagram built Reels to support creators and influencers, even brands that don’t invest in influencer marketing can benefit.

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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. There are untold impacts of climate change many of us don’t see.

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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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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. 2021 was a year filled with more opportunities for angels to interact and learn.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2021

“Who do I think is going to be an investment with such velocity that getting in early is going to be more than worth it as they grow.”. Secondly, we are already well into planning TechCrunch Disrupt 2021! I think this is the best framing I’ve seen about how to drum up excitement for a startup as a founder.

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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 26, 2023

. — Mary Ann Storied venture firms Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) invested more in fintech than any other category in 2022, according to research from CB Insights. Sequoia apparently was fairly active overall last year despite the global downturn, with over 100 investments. But wasn’t that true for every sector?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Without further ado, here are the five judges who will pick the 2021 Startup Battlefield winner: Kirsten Green is the founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, a San Francisco-based VC firm she formed in 2010.

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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. Annie Case, a partner at Kleiner Perkins, focuses on investments in consumer, healthcare and marketplaces. Early action equals bigger savings.

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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 17, 2021

” Saran shares five reasons “why VCs should consider ratcheting up their investment into adtech startups building the next generation of creative tools.” PT, I’m moderating “The Path for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs,” a panel discussion at Disrupt 2021.

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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. As it scales, Peerlist has attracted some investment from many industry insiders. Users need to sign up if they want to message a user or get their contact information.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

Sharon: Another thing you talked about is just this tremendous amount of private investment venture capital going into defense. We recently wrote about the 100 billion that’s gone in since 2021. So we work very hard on trying to drive up the percent of our procurement and investment that is going to those small businesses.

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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

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.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ricardo Sangion previously launched operations for Facebook and Pinterest in Latin America, before joining operator-led global investors TheVentureCity as partner for first-ticket investments in the region. billion in just the first half of 2021, almost double the amount in all of 2020, and mega-rounds are a growing trend.

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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

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.” Supply chain resilience is now a key priority in the enterprise, with 43% of organizations planning to increase investment there.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Yet, some Kenyans still lack other digital financial services from savings to investments. Based on her experience, Kidanu teamed up with Alexis Roman and Bubunyo Nyavor last year to start Koa to help Kenyans save and invest their money better. She is the COO of the company, while Roman and Nyavor act as the CEO and CTO, respectively.

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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 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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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. Last year saw $11.3

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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. Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Plug and Play invest in Odiggo’s $2.2M Chari (Morocco). seed round.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

While there have already been reports on gender disparities in funding, Nokia-backed VC firm NGP Capital made a great contribution to research on the topic with its 2021 dossier. The Exchange reached out to a number of American and European investors and founders to get their perspective on how today’s venture market treats female founders.

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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. Last year, the competition attracted startups from 87 countries, and one third of the XTC 2020 finalists raised more than $167M combined in venture investment since being selected. Networking.

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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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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

MARCH 29, 2021

The company will join nine other startups in the accelerator’s class of 2021. In addition to the $300,000 pre-seed secured last year , the 6-month-old company will receive a $120,000 investment from Techstars. This comes two weeks after Nigerian bus-booking platform Plentywaka announced its participation in the program as well.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

The businesses would be picked up by Thrasio, which would invest in tech to run them better and more profitably as e-commerce operations, both on Amazon and potentially outside of it as well – a new kind of Procter & Gamble for the twenty-first century. E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The African startups selected in Techstars Toronto’s October 2021 class include Lenco, OurPass, Healthtracka, Rentsmallsmall, Kyshi, Duhga, Fleri and PayDay. Y Combinator remains the most strategic global accelerator for African startups and has invested in about 60 of them in the last six years.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

The winning team will receive a coveted spot in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, free exhibition space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 and the chance to win $100,000 in equity-free prize money. At DCVC, she led investments including Agility Robotics, Fulfil.ai, SafelyYou, SmarTex, and Brimstone.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

With such impressive returns to be made, many are deciding to set up a full-fledged investment business. Startups are changing, and any new investment manager will have to adapt to the shifting landscape. Startup investors can be the financial backbone for mass disruption. Investing in startups is not just about making money.

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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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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. But how do you do that? .

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. In late 2021 RoboTire raised $7.5 InvestNext is a Detroit fintech startup that has created a platform to streamline how real estate investment firms raise and manage capital. They are committed to diversity and invest in the education of their employees.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

“Especially for first-time founders, assessing product-market fit at a stage where it’s mostly anticipation can be as much art as science,” writes News Editor Darrell Etherington, who interviewed three VCs about the topic for TechCrunch Disrupt: Heather Hartnett, Human Ventures. its Q2 2021 ARR. David Thacker, Greylock.

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