Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

With war, inflation, supply chain disruption, epidemics and the end of nearly free capital, the twelve-year party ended in 2022. The sharp reversal in 2022 from bubble to sober economics is well illustrated by Pitchbook’s index(1) of how founder or investor friendly the investing climate is. And did we see lower returns in 2022?

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 12, 2023

Through 2022 CTAN has invested over $125M in 208 companies. Another type of engagement is serving as a Board member or Board observer for a start-up. Start-up boards are generally formed when first outside money is invested in a start-up company. This Board member must have the approval of the founder.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2022

Between February 2020 and February 2022 in the US alone, the unemployment rate barely shifted from 5.7 Get everyone on board with your WHY. The post 5 ways founders and CEOs can diversify their leadership teams appeared first on THE BLOG. million to 6.3 million, respectively.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

After inking deals with Amazon and Walmart, the Quidsi and Jet.com co-founder aims to launch a “more equitable” city in the desert. It’s a pitch that has landed thousands of members and, most recently, a billion-dollar valuation as of May 2022. The State of VC in 2022. with Marc Lore (Wonder Group).

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

A year ago, Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta left his role as chief executive of the grocery delivery unicorn and took on an executive chairman position. Stepping off the board will allow me to do just that.”. — Apoorva Mehta (@apoorva_mehta) July 22, 2022. Instacart is clearly having an executive reshuffling of sorts.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 22, 2023

Register “Young musicians today treat music-making kind of like playing video games,” says PoChang Wu, co-founder of OurSong, an NFT-based platform for music collection and community building. Then in 2022, global markets took a huge hit, and the once booming NFT / crypto space transformed into a bloody battlefield.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 31, 2022

Register Today, May 31, 2022, Tuesday, is the last day for startups to apply for the biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government – K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) 2022. Shin is now part of our Advisory Board,” said Aykan Ekici, co-founder of Khenda, the top winner of KSGC 2021.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 5, 2022

Over the past week, I’ve analyzed the nearly 500 responses from founders who responded to the 2022 Market Conditions Survey. The survey results review the trends in the public market, in founders’ minds, and the private market. Top 10 Insights from the 2022 Startup Sentiment Survey.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 4, 2022

I wrote down five data points that struck me: Q1 2022 was the most active quarter ever in Angellist history, and likely venture history. Most SAFEs forgo a board-of-directors. A decade ago, businesses raising $3-5m Series As would elect a board. AngelList published their quarterly state of venture report.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

So In May 2020, he teamed up with fellow Digital Ocean co-founders Mitch Wainer and Ben Uretsky to startup Welcome Homes , a New York City-based company that offers people a way to design and build new homes online. DigitalOcean’s other two co-founders Jesse Mauro and Marc Hartman are advisors to the company).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

He told private bankers that the $20 million, which amounted to 40% of the $50 million Slync raised from angels and venture firms, represented “a distribution from my company” — a distribution that Slync’s board of directors never authorized. billion in 2022. But lots of startups do the same.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 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. I know you want to see who made the cut.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Winnie Hart , former Global Board Director and EO Houston member, and her team at Twin Engine worked passionately to develop and launch the Living Liver Foundation brand. Dave is co-founder and chairman of the Global School of Entre p reneurship , which provides education for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

In EO, we celebrate the remarkable women entrepreneurs who have shattered glass ceilings and are now paying it forward to pave the way for future generations of female founders to rise. We’ve helped our portfolio companies with introductions with potential customers, board members, key employees, and advisors.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

But to build one, founders must first define clear goals and create value for participants. If you believe VR and immersive computing is the future — whether for consumer or business use cases — Activision helps Microsoft build a flywheel of content and technology that gets more users on board to this future.”. on Tuesday, Jan.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

2022: The Aftermath In 2022 war, inflation, rising interest rates and a tougher economic environment–one not buoyed by historically low interest rates–brought an end to the long-term bull market in assets (the “everything bubble”), including startup capital. Greater governance role for limited partner Boards of Advisors.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

This was another blockbuster year for global venture funding, with 2021 breaking records across the board. This has created enormous opportunities for founders everywhere to build world-class companies. Share on Twitter. Christine Tsai is the CEO and founding partner of 500 Global. Deal activity is at record highs.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In April of this year, collaborative design powerhouse Figma launched a white boarding tool called FigJam. A separate tool and brand from Figma, FigJam allows users to brainstorm and iterate together in an infinite white board experience, complete with voice service to chat it out in the very same tool.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In Australia, we’ve seen similar growth, with the number of businesses owned by women increasing to over 35 percent in 2022. As an example, only 3 percent of venture capital funding went to all-female-founded startups in 2022. There are many reasons that we are seeing more women show interest in owning their own business.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Register K-Startup Grand Challenge(KSGC) 2022 edition has opened its doors for global startups to do business in South Korea. KSGC 2022 started receiving applications from startups on April 15 and the last date for startups to apply for the most sought after program in Asia is soon on May 31.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

Latino founders of early-stage companies based in the U.S. Managing partner, co-founder and CEO Sol Trujillo is the former CEO of Telstra, Orange SA and US West. He also serves as chairman of L’Attitude LP Trujillo Group, the Latino Donor Collaborative and is a former board member of Bank of America, Pepsi and Target.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Did you know we’re looking for you and your expertise for our TechCrunch founder summit ? Sarah writes that in addition to the list of your most listened-to songs, Spotify Wrapped 2022 attempted to guess your mood: Christine is “The Maverick” and Haje is “The Time Traveler,” in case you wanted to know. PDT, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Engineers at Polymath Robotics were working late Wednesday night on multiple projects when co-founder and CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher noticed chatter about Silicon Valley Bank in a YC founder WhatsApp group. Seltz-Axmacher, as well as hundreds of other founders, couldn’t have predicted what would transpire over the next 36 hours.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Toward the end of 2022, a number of entrepreneurs, some citing Elon Musk, told me that they’re bringing back an in-person work culture in the following year to help promote productivity and, in some cases, loyalty. While some founders are clearly set on a return, others are confused. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2023

Because most startups avoided raising in 2022, there will be a glut of startup companies in the market for capital this year and while there is plenty of venture capital sitting on the sidelines waiting to be deployed, VCs will be much more selective, instead of funding everything that moves as we’ve done over the last few years.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 31, 2022

This page hosts videos we have recorded with some of the founders and operators of these projects and we plan to produce more videos in the coming months. Gotham Gives is run by Jennifer Klopp and we are joined on the board by our long-time friend and philanthropic partner Sarah Holloway.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

The industry has obviously changed enormously in 2022 but in many ways it feels like a “return to normal” that we have seen many times in our industry. Obviously the funding environment has changed considerably in 2022 but as early-stage investors our daily jobs stay largely unchanged. What do you do with a $650 million platform?

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Whenever founders raise a round of finance, the question becomes “what the hell should I be paying myself.” ” It’s one of those rare things you can’t really go to your board or advisors with. Startup founders need to decide how much salary is enough.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Plus, it bothers me that it gives the impression that, if you’re a female founder and you become the face of your company, you’ll inevitably get taken down—that anything short of unimpeachable success means becoming a target and getting kicked to the curb in a spectacularly disastrous fashion. Did it solve gender equality?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2024

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint alleging that SpaceX illegally fired eight employees who wrote and distributed an open letter with workplace concerns. Circulated in June 2022, the open letter called out how SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk’s public behavior was harming the company’s reputation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Ryan Breslow has had a tumultuous 2022. Bolt employees are also reportedly frustrated that Breslow sold $10 million worth of shares to investors during that Series E round back in January, when Bolt’s board had not allowed them to sell their own holdings. Some founders might lay low after so much blowback.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Lewis & Clark Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Knollwood Investment Advisory, WTI, Bronze and Square co-founder Sam Wen also participated in the Series A financing. The company also announced today it has appointed Ash Gupta, former CRO at American Express, to its board. All the reasons why you should launch a credit or debit card.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2022

The day is April 25, 2022. From Sea to sparkling Sea : Presumably singing sea-shaNFTys all the way, OpenSea bought Gem , soon after one of the latter’s co-founders was thrown overboard for allegedly acting like absolute human garbage. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Diving into the Data According to Pitchbook, there have been 390 exits in proptech between 2018 and 2022. However, some of the insights below can help proptech founders think strategically through their fundraising and exit strategies. That brings us to one of the most exciting topics — exits. What does this buyer concentration imply?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Mar Hershenson , co-founder and managing partner at Pear VC. Hershenson also serves on the board of trustees of Harvey Mudd College and on the Advisory Council of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He also serves on the board of Friends of Hudson River Park.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 8, 2023

MEF IV has the same interest to help improve the quality of financial services to retail consumers in Vietnam,” said Phung Anh Tuan, Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of F88. Giao said that their investment on F88 is their first investment in the financial services sector in Vietnam.

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