TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

Post-money valuations were inflated by market expectations in 2021, but they were also inflated by the underlying mechanics of the valuation model itself. The miracle year of 2021. For founders, employees and VCs alike, 2021 must’ve seemed like a miracle year. versus 471 a year earlier.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

People have been discussing the importance of expanding opportunities for women in venture capital and startup entrepreneurship for decades. 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.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Charlie Graham-Brown is the partner and Chief Investments Officer of Seedstars , a Swiss-based group with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. Global VCs have invested $268.7 billion as of July 2021, already passing the total investment amount in 2020. Daniela Moreno.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2022

A cross-border, multi-stage fund, Good Protein Fund I saw participation from notable investors including Vijay Goradia, Founder and Chairman of Vinmar International; Harris Komishane, former Head of Finance and Strategy for Fidelity Investments; and Professor Bala Vissa, INSEAD Professor of Entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The two companies underscore how possible it is to build large startups in markets outside of the traditional collection of cities most associated with technology entrepreneurship in the United States, like Boston, New York City and San Francisco, to name a few. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Investors are taking note.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I remember about fifteen years ago, a well-known VC said to me “you need to sell a company within a few years of the founder leaving. ” I told that VC that my experience has been different on that measure and that I did not agree. Companies can’t sustain their innovation after a founder leaves.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

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

DECEMBER 8, 2021

VC investment, according to “Beyond Silicon Valley,” a new report co-produced by venture firm Revolution and PitchBook. So far in 2021, only about 27% of U.S. VC dollars have gone to Bay Area startups. But that was a long time ago. In recent years, Bay Area startups have accounted for a smaller percentage of U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

What to expect while fundraising in 2021. For most, that’s as far as entrepreneurship ever goes, because, unfortunately, a great idea can’t raise money, develop a product or disrupt an industry. Do not pass go — VCs insist pitch decks meet 3 key criteria. What Q2 fundraising data tells us about the rest of 2020.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Though 2021 is far from over, it’s already witnessed a record level of venture capital activity in the technology sector. Good VCs who are aligned with a startup’s vision create more value than the dollars they bring to the table. Here are a few pointers for founders in that direction: 1.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Luis Daniel Arbulú, partner at Salkantay, told TechCrunch via email that the fund is “the country’s largest VC fund” as per PitchBook and Crunchbase data. Xiao Schadeck joined the firm in 2021. VC fundraising gets weird as autumn nears. For years, Northzone looked at sectors for its U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Any change is an opportunity to create leverage, and a downturn is no exception,” writes Masha Bucher, founder and general partner of early-stage VC firm, Day One Ventures. We need to unlearn the lessons of the 2021 fundraising bubble. We need to unlearn the lessons of the 2021 fundraising bubble. Rigorous Recruiter.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 21, 2021

A well-known entrepreneur turned VC, who will go unnamed because I am not sure he would want me to share this conversation publicly, once told me “if you remove a founder, you must sell the company within a couple of years or it will start to decline in value.” It has to come from the top.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Will Apple’s spectacular iPhone 12 sales figures boost the smartphone industry in 2021? Even though “Apple’s success this quarter was kind of a perfect storm,” writes Hardware Editor Brian Heater , “it’s safe to project a rebound for the industry at large in 2021.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. As of October, climate-tech startups had raised over $32 billion in 2021 and, according to Dealroom and London & Co., VCs invested nearly $50 billion in climate-tech companies between 2020 and 2021.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

Early-stage founders, why not take a page from the old Doublemint gum slogan — double your pleasure, double your fun — and buy a dual-event pass for access to both TC Early Stage 2021 events? Entrepreneur and VC Melissa Bradley will outline how to make the most of that half hour on Zoom and lock in the next meeting. Don’t wait.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

European, North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021. The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education. Global VC funding into edtech startups totaled $6.5 billion raised in 2021. More posts by this contributor. These are turbulent times. billion in H1 2022 compared to a total of $20.1

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

European and North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021. Pre-pandemic, VCs were notoriously reluctant to invest in education-related companies. Today, edtech startups are seeing higher average deal sizes, more seed and pre-seed funding from non-VC investors, and an influx of generalists.

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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. The VC industry has a two-spotlight issue: On one hand, people love that we’re investing in next generation innovation, on the other, people see out of touch investors mouthing off on social media.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 4, 2021

My friend Seth Levine and Elizabeth MacBride have written an important book about the changing face of entrepreneurship in the US. This is not the entrepreneurship that I tend to write about here at AVC, but in many ways it is more important, more courageous, and more powerful. It is called The New Builders and it came out this week.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

“In 2021, profitability — measured by free cash flow (FCF) margins — not revenue growth, had the higher correlation to positive stock returns in the software sector. Is algorithmic VC investment compatible with due diligence? Is algorithmic VC investment compatible with due diligence?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

One key surprise in 2021 was the fact that despite a regulatory barrage from the central government , Chinese startups had a pretty good year when it came to raising capital. You can see a clear trend from early 2021 to today, including the recent selloff that has caused such a stir. ” And oh boy is it a hot mess.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2023

This has already started to happen but because so much capital was raised in 2021 and the early part of 2022, it has taken longer for these companies to fail. Many leading VC firms have dedicated climate funds now and we see huge amounts of capital available for climate startups with strong teams and novel approaches.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

At TechCrunch Early Stage 2021 , a virtual bootcamp experience in two distinct parts, you’ll learn from leading experts across the startup spectrum — including prominent founders ready to share their personal experiences and hard-won advice to help you avoid costly missteps. Join us at TC Early Stage 2021 on April 1-2.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

With $3B expected in 2021, Singapore is becoming a fintech capital. With $3B expected in 2021, Singapore is becoming a fintech capital. The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education. The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education. Let’s talk about the SaaS selloff.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

The first quarter of 2022 was a great period for startups to raise venture capital compared to any time other than the bonkers 2021 private-capital cycle. Compared to 2021 totals from the same source, U.S. VC activity in 2022 is on pace to surpass last year’s deal volume (17,105) while falling short of its dollar volume ($342.2

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 17, 2021

USV TEAM POSTS: Hanel Baveja — Aug 16, 2021 Measurement in Market Making Nick Grossman — Aug 12, 2021 Dune Analytics. I am sure that Hanel has already heard from a bunch of founders working on measuring carbon and will hear from more in the coming weeks and months. That’s excellent and how it should work in our view.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse portfolios. There is some truth to this: VC had its biggest year in 2021 , more than doubling from 2020, which was already a record year for investments. Almost 400 new companies surpassed a $1 billion valuation in 2021, increasing total unicorn count by 69% in just a year.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 22, 2021

USV TEAM POSTS: Hanel Baveja — Apr 20, 2021 Hacking Healthcare Albert Wenger — Apr 18, 2021 Carl Hart: Drug Use for Grown Ups (Book Review) Rebecca Kaden — Apr 16, 2021 soona. You just need to make room for them and ask them to join your board. Just do it.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

USV TEAM POSTS: Andy Weissman — Jan 26, 2021 USV 2021 Fund. For one, making it drop dead simple for a homeowner to finance, order, and install rooftop solar and start getting paid for doing so feels like a winner to me.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. VCs invested over $5.5 billion across 412 deals in 2021, more than double the amount of capital invested in 2020, according to PitchBook data. And the numbers are there to back it up.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Fast-forward to the beginning of the pandemic in 2020; Requarth teamed up with DuoLingo’s former VP of growth Gina Gotthilf and Yuri Danilchenko, former CTO of Brazilian startup Escale, to found what they describe as a “tech entrepreneurship program” in Latin America. Founders in the region often still depend on manual processes.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 24, 2021

USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Mar 22, 2021 Preparing Communities for the Climate Crisis Nick Grossman — Mar 20, 2021 Bitcoin as Battery. And that is when resilience will be in short supply. So look for it in founders now, when it is less necessary.

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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. These incoming investors must bring more than money to ensure that entrepreneurship continues to grow in a healthy manner, rather than set it off balance. For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With global corporate-venture-capital-backed (CVC) funding reaching $79 billion across 2,099 deals in the first half of 2021, according to CB Insights , the chances are high that startups will find great opportunities with this growing investor set. Latin American startup deals see major drop in COVID-19 era.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

— Sam Altman (@sama) September 26, 2021. — Jordan Cooper (@jordancooper) September 23, 2021. — Jordan Cooper (@jordancooper) September 23, 2021. USV TEAM POSTS: Hannah Murdoch — Sep 27, 2021 Fiveable’s Series A. I am not proclaiming the death of Silicon Valley.

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