American Entrepreneurship
MARCH 27, 2024
Women-founded startups show measurable positive results compared to those of men Alumni Ventures (AV), the most active venture firm in the U.S. Serving as America’s largest venture firm for individual investors, AV’s dedicated fund will now make investments in companies founded by highly accomplished women entrepreneurs.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 27, 2023
Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. But before that, there was shared optimism that African startups would raise more VC funding last year than in 2021 when the continent, for the first time, passed the $4-5 billion threshold.
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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 1, 2021
I’ve written a bunch about the globalization of the startup economy. But until very recently, raising capital for your startup was significantly easier if it was located in the major startup hubs, most notably Silicon Valley. USV TEAM POSTS: John Buttrick — May 26, 2021 ADDI.
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.
TechCrunch
JULY 1, 2022
He is building Picus’ Berlin office focusing on early-stage technology ventures. Under normal circumstances, the higher the valuation of a startup, the better it is for all stakeholders involved. The miracle year of 2021. For founders, employees and VCs alike, 2021 must’ve seemed like a miracle year. Share on Twitter.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 27, 2022
Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund, where he works with portfolio companies to help address priorities, with a focus on internationalization and HR. What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe. billion in 2021 from $15 billion in 2020.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Last year was record-breaking for African startups. In this piece , I spotlighted what influenced this venture capital growth — which, at the time, was pegged at a little over $4 billion. But similarly to years past, the total amount raised by African startups varies among different reports. billion to $1.5
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