TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

When robotic process automation company UiPath filed to go public in March 2021, the startup had just closed a $750 million round that helped it clinch a $35 billion valuation. “They are the strongest company in the segment and well financed in this growing market,” said Forrester analyst Craig Le Clair. per share.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

“Do you have control over your finances, both personal and business?” “How Anyone who can confidently answer the 20 questions in this post is ready to pitch an investor, IMO. Pitch Deck Teardown: Prelaunch.com’s $1.5M In a follow-up, he analyzed the pitch deck for Prelaunch.com’s $1.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

We’re only two weeks away from TC Sessions: Justice 2021 , a virtual conference focused on making diversity, equity, inclusion and labor as integral to tech as data, software engineers, startups and venture capital. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 takes place on March 3.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. The company, co-founded by Michele Romanow and Andrew D’Souza, positions itself as an alternative equity-free capital solution for early-stage founders. Alternative capital has pros and cons, just like venture capital has pros and cons.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

I’ll be talking to more venture capitalists and angel investors in the coming weeks, so watch this space. How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. Dive deep into Snorkel.AI’s pitch technique that raised $135m. Dive deep into Snorkel.AI’s pitch technique that raised $135m.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Silicon Valley law firm Cooley recently reported that it “handled 298 disclosable venture capital financings for Q3 2022, representing $8.1 billion of invested capital, continuing a downward trend for both metrics and representing the lowest for both since Q4 2019.” Yet, November was also when U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Data indicate that the pace of startup value creation reached a fever pitch in 2021. According to venture capital data collected by PitchBook , prices spiked for startup equity across the maturity spectrum last year. Larger venture capital funds are also a driving force behind the pricing dynamics uncovered by the data.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low, new data from Pitchbook shows. So how is it that despite the recent boom in startup funding, the venture capital industry is actually becoming an even tougher place for women to raise money?

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

Last year, more than 20% of venture dollars went into fintech startups globally, according to CB Insights. Equally notable: One-third of all unicorns created in 2021 were fintech companies. Jay Ganatra , co-founder and managing partner, Infinity Ventures. billion in venture funding in 2021.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2022

QED incubated this auto financing company in 2016 and Kevin Bennett became CEO in 2018 and soon after raised its first seed round. It started as MotoRefi, and rebranded in November 2021 to Caribou. At the time, she was a rising executive in Uber — a post she left in 2020 when she co-founded Construct Capital.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

of venture capital funding ? Grants of $5,000 and $10,000 are being given to businesses that anticipate pursuing financing for growth for their “scalable, high-impact solution or idea.” The application deadline for this program is April 16, 2021. Did you know that Black female founders receive less than 0.5%

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

From how Retail Zipline’s Series A pitch deck ticked every box for Emergence Capital to how Coda perfected the growth fly wheel, much to the delight of Madrona’s S. Check out the Startup Alley companies that will exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in an episode dedicated to the art of the pitch.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Register Healthcare infrastructure, digital health, pharma, and foodtech will be among the industries that will impact the world in 2-3 years, according to Angel Low , principal at early-stage venture capital investor and studio The Hive Southeast Asia. Early-stage financing between RM500,000 to RM5 million.

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TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

In 2021, an estimated 21% of all venture deals were fintech. So when you pitch, be sure to point out what makes your company/news stand out. So while we’re still getting pitched (a whole bunch), we more than ever are reviewing pitches with a bigger-picture lens and hope you’ll do the same when you’re doing the pitching.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

CB Insights recently found that two of the largest global VC firms, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, actually backed more fintech companies in 2022 than any other category. Are you seeing more companies raising extensions or down rounds compared to 2021 and 2022? Have fintechs gotten close to growing into their 2021 valuations?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

They are found across all industries and are useful for entrepreneurs who are beyond the seed stages of financing but are not yet ready to seek out venture capital. Perfect your pitch. Once you have an investor’s attention, a sales pitch is your chance to clinch the deal. Peer-to-peer lenders. Updated Nov.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

This week, I covered Zeta, a new startup working on joint finances for modern couples. Here’s what I learned : The success of Zeta hinges on the idea that people want to share their finances in an ongoing and meaningful way, and that the world of finance is ready to shift from individualism to collectivism earlier and louder.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Battle of the bridge: Startups struggle to secure runway financing. It’s not your imagination: After a deluge, it has stopped raining venture capital. According to CB Insights’ State of Venture Q2 2022 Report, global venture funding decreased by 23% quarter over quarter, the second-largest drop in a decade.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Benoit Wirz , partner, Brighteye Ventures (an active edtech-focused venture capital fund in Europe that backs YouSchool, Lightneer and Aula). Charles Birnbaum , partner, Bessemer Venture Partners (a generalist fund with portfolio companies including Guild Education and Brightwheel).

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

But he almost didn’t, when he had trouble securing the necessary financing to pay his tuition. 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

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

“What you want as an entrepreneur is funders nodding in agreement with your pitch before you even have a chance to finish it,” write Fingert and Foster. Your startup pitch deck needs an operating plan. ” Your startup pitch deck needs an operating plan. . Since housing accounts for as much as 18% of the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

The big events in the fintech world over the last week felt like a very different vibe from 2021, which was filled with mega rounds, celebrations and lofty valuations. First off, 3-year-old one-click checkout startup Fast announced it was shutting down after struggling to raise more capital to keep operations running.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

With all that experience, she knows all too well that the process of fundraising starts well before your first pitch meeting. How to Get An Investor’s Attention (Marlon Nichols, MaC Venture Capital). How to Nail Your Virtual Pitch Meeting (Melissa Bradley, Ureeka).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Corporate management startup Ramp confirmed that it has secured $550 million in debt and $200 million in equity in a new financing that doubles its valuation to $8.1 Notably, Founders Fund led the latest equity financing, marking the firm’s fourth time leading a round for Ramp. It then raised $300 million at a $3.9 billion. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

The pitch: Spathios says it’s a marketplace to book short-term venues and spaces. Founded in: 2021. The pitch: FairStreet aims to help seniors enroll in the right health insurance by providing the software platform that independent Medicare agents can use to run and scale their businesses. Founded in: late 2021.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

During a seed-funding round, a founder needs to convince a venture capital investor on a vision. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting. Melissa Bradley is the co-founder of a startup called Ureeka, an investor at 1863 Ventures and a professor at Georgetown’s business school.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2022

The venture capital market is slowing down, which means early-stage founders are chasing a smaller pool of money. According to Carta, the number of seed deals funded between Q4 2021 and Q1 2022 fell 41%, and dollar volume followed suit, dropping from $2.62 A persuasive pitch is not the first step on the fundraising path.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

As CEO, Gutsa started fundraising for Billy in May 2022 and said he experienced the routine highs and lows that come with pitching. Last year, Black founders raised just 1% of all venture capital funding, a slight dip from the record 1.3% allocated to them in 2021. The process was a little tough,” he recalled.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

It’s hard to pin down where Shein is from,” answered Richard Xu from Grand View Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. Fletcher joined TechCrunch at a virtual TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 event to discuss what it’s like to launch a slew of startups under the umbrella of a 113-year-old automaker.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

2021 was a year like no other when it came to venture investment, and this year is poised to tread a similar path, writes 500 Global’s CEO and co-founder, Christine Tsai. In 2021, there were approximately 90 quantum investments that totaled $1.4 Inside Secfi’s 2021 state of stock options equity report.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This Space is not a forum for pitching an article — if you’d like to submit your post for consideration, please email guestcolumns@techcrunch.com. Ask @YourProtagonist tomorrow, October 19 at 3 pm PT/ 6 pm ET during our Q&A (but please save your pitches to send over via email!) — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) October 18, 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What to expect while fundraising in 2021. Within that time frame, you are pitching your heart out to multiple investors and ideally setting a number of meetings, either virtual or in-person. You’re also busy building and constantly tweaking your narrative (and pitch deck) and managing each of those meetings and the necessary followup.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

In a 2021 survey from The Conference Board focused specifically on the service industry, 80% of respondents said they were having a hard time finding qualified workers. Its customers base doubled in 2021 to 15,000 employers, and sources close to the company tell TechCrunch that annual recurring revenue now stands around $10 million.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

To date, Happeo has raised $47 million in venture capital, including a $26 million Series B round co-led by Endeit Capital, Smartfin and Evli Growth Partners that closed today. Inkef Capital, Maki.vc, and Vendep Capital also participated in the Series B.). In 2017, the two officially incorporated the company.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Cross-border payments platform dLocal is one of the most notable Latin American startups in recent history — the company became Uruguay’s first unicorn in 2020 and went public on the Nasdaq in 2021. The financing marks a16z’s first investment in Uruguay, and one of its biggest seed rounds in Latin America.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Founded in : 2021. Founded in : 2021. Abdigani Diriye, Khalid Keenan and Youcef Oudjidane, the other co-founders, have combined experience across engineering, investment banking and venture capital. Founded in : 2021. Founded in : 2021. beU delivery. Website : [link]. Team size : 300. Website : [link].

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

In a move rarely made by Western venture capitalists, QED Investors announced today that it has hired an African partner, Gbenga Ajayi. Last September, the fintech-focused venture capital firm announced closing $1.05 He will focus on Africa investments as part of QED’s international team.

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