TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Mobility mavens, June 9 will be here before you know it, and that means it’s time to get your strategy ducks in a row for TC Sessions: Mobility 2021. You want to make the most of your time at this one-day virtual intensive featuring interactive presentations with the mobility industry’s top movers, shakers and startup dream makers, amirite?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history. Von Tobel joined the management team of Northwestern Mutual as the company’s first chief digital officer.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Register Startup founders are often too focused on the amount of money they can get from an investor that they mostly fail to see the value that other investors have to offer to grow their businesses further. Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

It took me a while, but I’m realizing that my startup love language is discussing any attempts to standardize the opaque and often informal world of venture capital. You can read my whole piece on TechCrunch+: “Is it time for a Common App for startup founders?” You’re not going to grow into your 2021 valuation.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

If you fit that description, we want you to apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Any early-stage startup founder with an MVP — regardless of your category or geographic location — is eligible to apply. But here’s the thing.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 4, 2021

Gil Dibner, the general partner at Angular Ventures noticed : “… we live in an era where there are tremendous short-term benefits to successful pseudo entrepreneurship. For example, Entrepreneur First or Khosla Ventures may dedicate up to 46–57% of their annual deal activity to startups with at least one doctorate founder.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 24, 2023

Register Mark & Company, led by CEO Kyungpyo Hong, has announced the establishment and management of a new venture investment fund in partnership with Yoonmin Creative Investment Foundation, chaired by Minseop Sung. 1, launched in July 2021.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. Originally backed by venture capital, in 2021 Daniel worked with TPG , a large private equity firm, to make them the majority investor.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

How the Midwest Startup and Tech Scene Boomed in 2021. It’s 2022 and already local VCs, angel investors, startup founders, incubators and accelerators, and more are pushing hard to make their startups go. So, Paul, tech startups are alive and well in our region. WJR Business Beat Transcript.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2022

While many funds are returning to more conservative check-writing , with a focus on profitability and business fundamentals, crypto remains a sector in the spotlight that attracts dedicated billion-dollar funds and investment terms that remind us more of 2021 than 2022. Yet, things are accelerating across the board in crypto.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Between Q1 and Q3 2021, healthcare startups landed $21.3 ” We’re publishing on a light schedule between now and New Year’s, but we’ll be back with another roundup on Friday, December 31 to close out 2021. By July 2021, startup founders had raised $268.7 billion set in 2020,” writes Taranto.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

With the fundraising world becoming more democratic and accessible, we should help people find the right path to setting up a venture capital firm and also make sure the right people are entering the VC sphere. Startups are changing, and any new investment manager will have to adapt to the shifting landscape.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 26, 2023

Register Explico , a Singapore-based edtech startup , has secured US$1.4 million in pre-series A funding from Astonic Ventures Singapore, Mavis Tutorial Centre, and Singapore Asia Publishers. billion in 2021 and is projected to grow annually by 16.5%, up to $404 billion in 2025. The value of the global edtech market was $106.46

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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. All signs point to a continued abundance of opportunities for startup founders and investors in the year ahead.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Just because there are no shortcuts to startup success doesn’t mean you have to reinvent the wheel. While both TC Early Stage bootcamps focus on startups in the very early innings, each event will feature different topics, content and experts. Join us at TC Early Stage 2021 on April 1-2.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. DATABASE OF VENTURE CAPITALISTS WITH SCOUT PROGRAMS.

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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. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas. VCs invested over $5.5

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

Though investment in food technology has slowed in line with the rest of the venture capital world, the industry recently achieved some milestones that suggest the sector and the government are moving into alignment. In fact, some investors feel that 2023 will be the year when alternative seafood companies and products make notable strides.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Lessons from founders raising their first round in a bull market. The tide is high for startup founders who are looking to raise their first round in October 2021. But easy money can create special pressure for early-stage founders, according to Lightup.ai founder Manu Bansal.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Yoon Choi — Muirwoods Ventures. Earlier in her career, Yoon was one of the founding members at Samsung Ventures.” Victoria Beasley — Prelude Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 16, 2021

In the interview below, she says that after the pandemic, startup founders will need to develop a mentality that places growth at the center of company strategy. In fact, TechCrunch is asking founders who have worked with growth marketers to share a recommendation in this survey. Every founder needs to have a growth mentality.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 1, 2022

Register Microsoft launched its Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub in Asia, to empower startups’ ambitions and fuel innovation to drive economic and societal progress for Asia and beyond. Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a new digital and truly inclusive platform for Founders in Asia.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In short order, this shift has created tangible benefits for the cybersecurity industry: In 2021, investors poured $29.5 billion into cyber startups, a YoY increase of 138%. As part of an ongoing series of interviews with transportation startup founders, ??Rebecca Likewise, M&A activity nearly tripled, totaling $77.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

Herman is not your typical startup founder, having dropped out of high school and starting his own recruitment agency at the age of 21. The company currently has 70 employees and expects to have 100 by the end of 2021. Earlier this year, diverse hiring startup SeekOut raised $65 million.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, calling oneself a startup founder was certainly seen as a flex. For those who wielded that role or the coveted CEO position, you were likely to be placed on a pedestal or be viewed as a visionary, aided by a venture capital market that experienced an overextended bull run in the background.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

DST Global Partners and Atinum Investment led the latest funding along with its existing backers SoftBank Ventures, Bass Investment and Y Combinator. The Series A funding brings its total raised to $25 million, including a seed round of $5 million in 2021. The company is not disclosing its valuation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

managing director, The Lithuanian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Andrius Milinavicius , founder, Baltic Sandbox. Gabriele Poteliunaite , associate, Change Ventures. Alex Gibb , partner, Katalista Ventures. Jone Vaituleviciute , partner, Startup Wise Guys. Alex Gibb , partner, Katalista Ventures.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

In its inception year itself, KSGC received an overwhelming response with applications from 2,439 startup teams from 124 countries. In 2021, KSGC got 2,568 applications from 129 countries, with 54 startup teams finally selected to participate. ” As Khenda, we expanded our operations by making great progress during the 3.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2021

I urged founders to think less about how to bundle and unbundle lecture experience, and more about how to replace outdated systems and methods with new, tech-powered solutions. A few months into 2021, the exit environment in edtech…feels like it’s doing exactly that. To scale such models, new businesses will need venture capital.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston by the numbers The chart below shows Boston fluctuating between third and fourth place in overall venture capital investment over the last several years, moving back and forth with the Los Angeles area startup scene. Greg Dracon, a partner at.406

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Here’s who she spoke to: Deborah Quazzo , managing partner, GSV Ventures. Ashley Bittner , founding partner, Firework Ventures (a future of work fund with portfolio companies LearnIn and TransfrVR). Jomayra Herrera , principal, Cowboy Ventures (a generalist fund with portfolio companies Hone and Guild Education).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Vieje Piauwasdy is the director of equity strategy at Secfi , an equity planning platform for startup executives and employees. For example, let’s imagine an engineer who joins a seed-stage software startup and is granted 200,000 stock options at $1 per share. Share on Twitter. The remaining $5 million would face taxes of nearly $1.6

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2021

Two back-to-back MasterClass copycats raising millions in venture capital makes me think about if the model can truly be verticalized and focused down into specific niches. Even venture capital knows that the future isn’t simply venture capital. Dear Sophie: How can I get my startup off the ground and visit the US?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Starry-eyed newlyweds routinely sign pre-nuptial agreements without losing their sense of idealism, and startup founders should do the same , advises Yonaton Aronoff, a partner at litigation and employment law firm Harris St. Monica Varman, partner, G2 Venture Partners. The US venture capital slowdown doesn’t look that bad.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Dear Sophie: How can early-stage startups compete for talent? Dear Sophie, As a first-time, early-stage startup founder, I find it difficult to compete against other startups on compensation. “If it isn’t, that should be cause enough for founders to back away.” Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

was a short-lived boom, but it gave entrepreneurs a better understanding of climate tech, which in turn, has fostered more confidence among investors: 2021 saw a 400% YoY increase in round sizes for startups in this sector. We spoke with: Alex Bondar, partner, Acre Venture Partners. Cleantech 1.0 Robert Downey Jr.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. Local investors tend to invest 50% to 90% of their fund into local startups, “but we do look at deal flow in all Nordic countries,” said one. Espen Malmo , founding partner, Skyfall Ventures.

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