TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We love nothing more than highlighting notable early-stage startups, and you’ll find plenty of them in the spotlight on March 3 at TC Sessions: Justice 2021 , a virtual conference exploring diversity, inclusion and the human labor that powers tech. Each TC Include founder gets a 60-second pitch to a TechCrunch staffer.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Education, support and sage advice are arguably as essential to startup success as fundraising. Find all that — and connect with your early-founder community — at TC Early Stage 2021. Join us at Early Stage 2021 on April 1-2 and again on July 8-9 to learn, connect with community, expand your network and build a better startup.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest & the End of “Silicon X Syndrome.” But from the back half of 2020 into 2021, we are bearing witness to accelerated adoption and transformational change in industry after industry. So the oft-elusive “elevator pitch” is instead replaced with a shorthand: “we are the Uber for X.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Startup pitches with promises to provide various services to Africans — across different sectors — are commonplace now. Adetola Onayemi was part of the negotiation team that saw the agreement take effect in January 2021. ” Onayemi launched Norebase with Tope Obanla in September 2021.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

The company attended pitch competition after pitch competition, raising about a total of $100,000, until one day in the summer of 2020 an analyst for musician Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures happened to be in the audience. “It By 2021, the app had gone viral after Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures wrote a blog post about it. Image Credits: Altro.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In 2021, when Syed Haizam Jamalullail launched The Hive Southeast Asia, I saw opportunities in learning and collaborating from such an esteemed group from Silicon Valley, hence I joined the company back in 2021. As of Dec 2022, we have invested into 7 investment opportunities. and What’s your mental model for investing?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

The public markets get educated. 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.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

In 2021, we extended a grant to Grand Valley State University’s Veterans Entrepreneurship Lab. It concludes with a Pitch Showcase awarding at least $25,000 in prize money. In 2021, we also established a partnership between Verizon’s Pro Bono Program and the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance ’s Capital Connect Program.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun. It’s a story common to all sectors today: investors only want to see ‘uppy-righty’ charts in a pitch. This is less true than it was in early 2020, as digital education and work is now so commonplace that it’s possible to build a billion-dollar edtech in a single, larger European market.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

in the third quarter of 2021 versus the same period last year. . Commenting on the Series A in a statement, Eugene Belov, managing partner at Redseed, said: “Traditional educational institutions have a hard time keeping up with the rapid pace of technological development in today’s world.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

billion in the first half of 2021 — a fourfold increase from the previous year. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. hit nearly $1.8

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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. The first event, TC Early Stage Operations & Fundraising , happens on April 1-2 — that’s two program packed days of education, connection and opportunity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Since being founded in 2015, the company has amassed a customer list that includes AppFolio, HotDoc, Pitch, Kumospace and Teamflow, and its customers report seeing up to 80% fewer video call errors after using Daily, Kwindla Hultman Kramer, co-founder and CEO of Daily, told TechCrunch via email. video chat API service.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

Not to mention you’ll be able to catch all our awesome podcasts — including Equity, Chain Reaction and Found — live, and have the opportunity to connect with startups and investors from all over the world. There were over 10,000 attendees gathered at Moscone Center in San Francisco, and the networking opportunities are unparalleled.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

However, our research indicated that the web3 investment landscape is growing increasingly competitive as venture capitalists become more educated. To make things as clear as possible, we asked each respondent to share their elevator pitch: How would they describe the technology if they were trying to convince a skeptic to invest?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

The demand for a platform to make the art of advice more accessible is thus easy for entrepreneurs to identify then pitch, but the serendipity — or the chasm between what makes someone an effective mentor versus just a speed dial for questions — is harder for them to scale. It also works with corporations such as Wells Fargo.

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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. Workit Health.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

CEO Ryan Wang says that the new capital will be put toward product development, including schedule optimization algorithms and integrations with HR software, and launching an initiative, CX Scholars, that’ll commit a percentage of Assembled’s revenue to continuing education for support workers.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

The lessons can be as simple as creating opportunities for a kid to ask for juice, or to practice two-word utterances with an imitation game. It just felt like a huge opportunity and market gap.”. Update May 6, 2021: Meagan Loyst’s name was corrected. A mock secure SMS by Expressable. Image Credits: Expressable.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

This annual flagship event, in which hundreds of founders have pitched their startups on our stage, is back in person. Dott brought in €32M in 2021 , with about 19 million rides in 29 cities. A former employee told us Helbiz also missed payroll in Serbia in December 2020, with employees not seeing a check until February 2021.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 3, 2021

On Wednesday, June 2, 2021 the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! In addition, the zoom audience members had the opportunity to vote for their favorite presentation and award $1,000 in the People’s Choice Award.

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Campaign Monitor

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Businesses, nonprofits, education — it doesn’t matter what industry you’re in. One of the best things about email marketing is how email content can be used to educate and delight users all at once. There are so many opportunities to build your audience with content that’s not directly related to your company or product.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I think COVID-19 created more opportunities for Vilnius than risks in this regard. It is estimated that Lithuania still lacks over 10,000 tech talents, which could be a great opportunity for savvy explorers to join the rapidly growing tech scene! Who are the key startup people in your city (e.g.,

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

Mirroring the entrepreneur training, SDAC provides investor training through an enhanced pitch competition run over a three-month series of events that culminate in a one-day conference, where a winner is awarded funds raised by the investors. It’s even more important in attracting people new to investing. in over 50 deals.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

In addition to having fewer outlets to address mental health issues, founders on the continent are facing a new kind of pressure, the type that comes off the back of a record venture capital year (2021) bolstered by large U.S. Having high social capital, a good education and coming from a loving family — are all things that help.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

Almost half of all Americans play mobile games, so Alex reviewed Jam City’s investor deck, a transcript of the investor presentation call and a press release to see how it stacks up against Zynga, which “has done great in recent quarters, including posting record revenue and bookings in the first three months of 2021.”

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 22, 2023

Listen to the newest startup CEOs present their elevator pitches. Learn More OurCrowd hosts Spanish innovation officials A delegation of innovation, economic and education officials from across Spain visited OurCrowd in Jerusalem to hear about the Israeli tech ecosystem. Places are limited and going fast. Reserve your ticket today.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 9, 2023

Since March 2021, the team has been working on and improving their business model, receiving tailored support from our network – which included a visit to Impact Hub Bamako – and, most importantly, has already successfully executed their first impact programme for entrepreneurs fully dedicated to the circular economy.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Since March 2021, the team has been working on and improving their business model, receiving tailored support from our network – which included a visit to Impact Hub Bamako – and, most importantly, has already successfully executed their first impact program for entrepreneurs fully dedicated to the circular economy.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

With Colorado as an ideal pilot community, the GCVF team has helped grow multiple staple initiatives in the rural Colorado startup ecosystem, including West Slope Startup Week , Telluride Venture Accelerator , Startup Colorado , Energize Colorado Gap Fund , and the Greater Colorado Pitch Series. 20% initial ownership.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

With Colorado as an ideal pilot community, the GCVF team has helped grow multiple staple initiatives in the rural Colorado startup ecosystem, including West Slope Startup Week , Telluride Venture Accelerator , Startup Colorado , Energize Colorado Gap Fund , and the Greater Colorado Pitch Series. 20% initial ownership.

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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 5, 2021

I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown. Edtech valuations aren’t skyrocketing, but investors see more exit opportunities.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

While Campuswire’s pitch was set to boom overnight, the founder instead saw a bigger challenge approaching: more competition. Meanwhile, Campuswire software will be free to use starting in January 2021. The strategy, for the most part, has worked. As professors moved online, lectures moved to Zoom or tools built atop of Zoom.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 23, 2021

April 23, 2021. OKLAHOMA CITY – Student innovators from across Oklahoma pitched concepts in the 2021 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup that ranged from high tech futuristic solutions to answers for real world problems that are here and now. Cox Pitch Award Winners: Small Business-Lynsey Bonner, Swift and Sweet, East Central University.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. 2021 Ez-Probate Inc. Unruly Studios Unruly Splats are the only STEM education tool that combines high-quality coding learning with a social and active play experience. Jaia Robotics Inc. Lenoss Medical Lenoss Medical Inc.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

As of Q1 2021, the number of fintech startups in the U.S. Many fintech startups have tried to become a market-maker between investors and investment opportunities. Investors previously told The Exchange that the first, third and fourth quarters of 2021 would be hot periods for public debuts, but that Q2 would be slower.

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