TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

’s Tech Nation found in 2018 that about 26% of Belfast’s workforce was employed in tech, and it is among cities in the country with the highest growth potential for 2021. and Europe, and expires on May 31, 2021. INI is a big support and funder. And as far as the local startup scene goes, the U.K.’s

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 22, 2023

Jordan Miller , George Utkov, and Daniel Ashy co-founded this first-ever vehicle-secured credit card in 2021 and just announced the closing of its $24 million Series A round. Fintech startup Yendo presents an alternative that enables individuals to more easily establish credit by using their car and smart phone.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Looking to answer that question and with the support of the MAVA Foundation, Accelerate2030 codified Circular Economy (CE) knowledge and best practices from the global Impact Hub network, Switzerland’s CE ecosystem and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and embedded them into Accelerate2030’s 2021 program. .

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

The goal of this effort, known as the “Heart of Amman II” programme, is to advance the development of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan and promote policy dialogue to address common challenges faced by social enterprises in the country.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

The goal of this effort, known as the “Heart of Amman II” programme, is to advance the development of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan and promote policy dialogue to address common challenges faced by social enterprises in the country.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 1, 2021

Jordan, 1 June, 2021 – The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE) and its mandated Advisory Committee and Sub-Committees, supported by the United Nations Development Programme Jordan (UNDP Jordan) and Impact Hub gathered to advance policy development work in support of social entrepreneurs in Jordan.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

Looking for some good ideas for 2021 from our group!”. A Pandemic Playbook for 2021. We did enjoy doing a much needed online Happy Hour and we also did our annual award ceremony and both were well attended but less than we hoped for. 8 and above. Another important aspect to keep in mind is how we go about engaging in Covid times.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We’re building the pre-eminent ecosystem for founders and funders of “calm” companies, while catalyzing the opportunity for more funds, services, and partners focused on serving these businesses.”. and John Gannon’s 2021 Venture Capital Scout Compensation Survey. . Calm Company. “We’re Methodology.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. Starting in January 2021, Indie VC is standardizing its terms.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. Starting in January 2021, Indie VC is standardizing its terms.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

Despite the market downturn, the sector is growing — legal sales of marijuana and related products are slated to rise about 32% from 2021 to top $33 billion this year and reach $52 billion by 2026, according to MJBiz. But cannabis startups still have a long way to go before they can begin to truly thrive in the country.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

In 2021, $330 billion in venture capital was deployed, and only 2% of that number went to companies founded only by women and 15.6% from 2016 to 2021, 1.4x We need better funder-side reporting. How did all the top funds rank in 2021 across different founder backgrounds? Mimi Aboubaker. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 15, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Investors and entrepreneurs from the Pacific Northwest and around the world will reunite in Portland and online May 4-6 for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing!

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

Including this year, Startup302 has awarded $813,000 in funding to 52 ventures since the first finals took place in 2021. These included a welcome reception on May 15 and a breakfast with investors on May 17. There is no charge for companies to enter.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 11, 2021

This article originally appeared in USA Today's Opinion section on May 31, 2021. The article ends with a call to action for activists, policymakers, and funders interested in supporting the future Black business. "We Please click the link below and consider subscribing to read the full article.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

What sectors will recover in 2021 and where are the new and unlikely opportunities to invest? However, for capital intensive transportation companies, the rounds have gotten so huge and expensive that they often make little sense for early-stage funders to participate in (they get diluted down hugely).

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2021

Marketing in 2021 is emotional and not just transactional (2,200 words/9 minutes). All Raise, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the footprint of women founders and funders, has released its annual report for 2020. Announcing the Agenda for TC Sessions: Mobility 2021. Announcing the Agenda for TC Sessions: Mobility 2021.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 28, 2021

The immersive, multi-week ACA Angel University is virtual , too, and will start on May 17 – and you’ll save if you sign up during your ACA 2021 – The Summit of Angel Investing registration. ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing features a highly experienced program committee.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 27, 2022

Approximately $2 trillion worth of homes were sold in 2021, per CoreLogic. In 2021, venture capital poured a record $11.7 Starting a business is hard, but we now have a path for proptech, lined with funders and advisors, that can propel entrepreneurs over early obstacles through to maturity and deep market penetration.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 30, 2023

FIGURE 2, drawn from the ACA’s Angel Funders’ Report database, examines the funding rounds in which angel groups participated between 2019 (the year after the Post-Money SAFE was introduced) and 2021. FIGURE 3 examines the different types of securities used at each stage at which ACA angel groups invested from 2019 through 2021.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

By combining buyer-sanctioned marketplaces and auction-based pricing through a multi-funder platform, small and medium enterprises in Brazil have access to credit in a way that they never have before, making the cost of capital more affordable, he said.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

The great bull market of 2010 – 2021, fueled by cheap capital, caused a nearly unprecedented rise in the valuations of speculative assets, from real estate to angel and venture equity. By 2021 investors were paying 2x the “normal” price of early-stage deals, 4x for growth deals and 7x for late-stage deals. Did we do fewer deals?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

I also knew Peter Fenton, one of Silicon Valley’s most successful investors and a leading funder of the company. Copyright © 2021 by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. Back then, I’d spent a productive afternoon with the founding team, helping them think through their business model. All rights reserved.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 27, 2024

The recent data from ACA for all Angel Groups shows a similar recent pattern, with only 7% in the $1-3 million range and 12% in the 3-6 million range: Source: TCA Venture Group, Angel Capital Association Angel Funders Report There are of course higher valuations (as expected) in Series A compared to Seed/Pre-Seed, and dispersion in each stage.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

FIGURE 2: % of Angel Groups with Round Board Seats, 2019-2022 Source: Angel Funder’s Report Database, 2023 Directorships for angel groups in 2022 deals declined 20% from 2021 (35% of deals) and 43% (35% of deals) since 2019. 2 All data in this note are drawn from the 2022 Angel Funder’s Report database (tracking CY 2022 transactions).

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

To help simplify your efforts, we’ve put together a list of the top 2021 marketing trends to help grow your small business. And, in 2021, knowing how to strategically optimize your own PPC helps to generate new leads in an era where digital is key. 2021 marketing trends in review. Expand your reach.

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StartupNation

APRIL 28, 2021

The lenders or funders are typically web-based private companies that offer a line of credit like a bank, or they provide a more traditional loan. Related: Alternative Lending Options for Small Businesses in 2021. In return, the purchaser or funder gets a portion of the business’s future revenue receivables. Term loans.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

The startup, which was part of Y Combinator’s winter 2021 program, announced today that it has raised $2.5 Great Question launched in February 2021, and its clients include Linktree , Honeybook , O’Reilly Media and MainStreet. million in seed funding.

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Hunter Walk

MAY 22, 2024

2021 We start Screendoor with some of our industry friends to back new VC firms with $90m+ of Institutional capital from leading endowments, foundations, and other long term supporters of the asset class. 2021-2023 Start investing in amazing new VC firms, often anchoring the raise as one of their largest funders.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

million seed round from TA Ventures, DNX, Florida Funders and other unnamed angels to keep building on that idea. The company currently has 25 employees with four new hires in the pipeline, and plans to double to 50 by the end of 2021. That’s what Cast.ai says that it can provide, and today it announced a healthy $7.7

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

.” He’d recently left an inflation-trading job at Bank of America, where the work was “not fulfilling in the slightest,” Peciulaitis said in a nod to the bank’s reputation as a major funder of fossil fuels. To that point: PitchBook tracked 1,130 climate tech deals globally in 2021, topping $44.8

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

The startup, which was part of Y Combinator’s most recent Winter 2021 batch, closed on a $4 million seed round two weeks before Demo Day led by Ann Bordetsky, a partner at NEA who joined earlier this year and previously served as COO of Rival. 10 VCs say interactivity, regulation and independent creators will reshape digital media in 2021.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

There, she received $500,000 in funding to scale the technology and prepare it for demonstration to private funders. Following her PhD, she was an entrepreneurial fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Innovation Crossroads, a two-year program for energy and advanced manufacturing entrepreneurs working on novel technologies.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 22, 2020

Setting the Stage for an Exciting Face to Face in Portland in May of 2021 , Angela Jackson, ACA 2021 Summit Chair, Portland Seed Fund. Overview on Business Operations and What New Products/Services/Benefits to Expect in FY2021 , Pat Gouhin ACA, CEO.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2022

This compares to declines across many of the more active regions in the first half of 2022, including New England, down 28% from H1 2021; the West Coast, down 10%; and the Mid-Atlantic, down 7%. The first half of this year collected $9.1 billion, which puts the region on track to surpass last year’s full-year record of $15 billion.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 30, 2024

This historical or look back perspective is based on a survey conducted by the Angel Capital Association in Q1 and Q2 of 2021 compared to the same survey conduct two years later in 2023. As a result, we are able to understand and contrast the sentiments of angel groups in 2023 compared to 2021.

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OurCrowd

MAY 30, 2021

With 12 stores open and 100 planned before the end of 2021, Zippin is growing fast. OurCrowd High-Tech Jobs Index Q1 2021 Market shifts in favor of job-seekers. Read what happened next with those early OurCrowd funders in my ‘Investors on the Frontlines’ column on LinkedIn and The Times of Israel. Learn More.

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