Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Here are my predictions for 2022: Web3 consumer products go fully mainstream with more than 35% of Americans, about 100m people, engaging with them by 2023. Most companies pitch PLG forward motions when raising capital and some have internal initiatives to push in this direction. Metamask counts 10m MAU and Phantom is at 1.5m

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2021

But power has now shifted toward the founders after a long run of investors holding more than half the power thanks to the commoditization of capital. The acceleration of venture capital and the burgeoning check sizes in the last few years has led to a decline in traditional due diligence.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Check out some of the Ann Arbor companies with the biggest growth, best funding and most innovative products to watch into 2022. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. The post Top Ann Arbor Tech Companies and Startups to Watch in 2022 appeared first on StartupNation. DocNetwork. Mid-sized top startups in Ann Arbor.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For the first time, the sector attracted over 1,100 unique investors in 2022, which in turn resulted in a record fundraising haul of $6.5 We are slowly building a more durable capital base for African tech. billion, according to data from Partech. These are all indications of a growing ecosystem,” he added.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We have an outstanding cohort of VCs ready to hear their pitches and follow up with tough Q&As — and we’re thrilled to add three more to the slate. Prior to joining Sequoia, Chen worked at Emergence Capital and McKinsey. Lo Toney, the founding managing partner at Plexo Capital.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

Buy a TechCrunch+ membership before July 4, 2022, and save 50% on an annual subscription. ” Useful news for investors and founders, but a worrisome signal for workers at software companies: Aggregator Layoffs.fyi tracked 75 layoff events in May 2022, and as of this writing, 152 in June. . “The 2022 correction is different.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

— Frederique Dame (@fffabulous) April 14, 2022. Charged with billions in capital, meet the 9 startups developing tomorrow’s batteries today. ” Charged with billions in capital, meet the 9 startups developing tomorrow’s batteries today. Pitch deck teardown: Minut. Pitch Deck Teardown: Minut.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. Despite the vast sums of venture capital that has gone into shared micromobility, the industry has yet to reach unit economics favorable enough to turn a profit.

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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. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. Despite the vast sums of venture capital that has gone into shared micromobility, the industry has yet to reach unit economics favorable enough to turn a profit.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. According to Tsai, 2022 will see web3 going mainstream, more capital flowing to underestimated founders, and broader investments in regions that have traditionally been overlooked. 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. on Tuesday, Jan.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. Despite the vast sums of venture capital that has gone into shared micromobility, the industry has yet to reach unit economics favorable enough to turn a profit.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says entrepreneurs need to resist the urge to become defensive in these sessions. “In Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Alda Leu Dennis, general partner, Initialized Capital.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

of venture capital funding ? Although the following programs are full or the application period has passed for 2021, they are expected to reopen for 2022: New Voices. Although the application deadline recently passed for 2021, be sure to keep an eye on this page to learn when 2022 applications are being accepted.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

If you’re curious about which kinds of startups investors are (and aren’t) willing to look at, Kami Vision CEO Yamin Durrani has written a comprehensive post about the changes he’s observed between fundraising in Q4 2021 and Q3 2022. Fundraising tips for early and midstage startups in 2022. Pitch Deck Teardown: Arkive’s $9.7M

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TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

in the second quarter of 2022. In the second quarter of 2022, according to CB Insights, investment into fintech startups wasn’t too far behind that in the second quarter of 2022. In the second quarter of 2022, according to CB Insights, investment into fintech startups wasn’t too far behind that in the second quarter of 2022.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This dynamic zone will feature IR pitches for investment attraction, conducted on a dedicated stage, and thought-provoking conferences. This groundbreaking event, a collaboration between British media company GCV and the Korea Venture Capital Association, will be held on November 9-10.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 26, 2022

Nearly 40 submitted an application by the contest’s deadline on April 18, 2022. The winner will be announced at a pitch event to be held on June 9, 2022 at the North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois. BIG IDEAS GROW IN WILD PLACES! . RSVP: [link].

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. Alex Marinier , founder and general partner, New Form Capital.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

The investment was led by Advantage Capital with participation from Conductive Ventures, Origin Ventures, ScOp Venture Capital, JobsOhio, Cintrifuse Capital and 1809 Capital. The company has tripled its revenue since its previous funding round in June 2022 and is expecting continued revenue growth with this new capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Improve your pitch: Startup Battlefield isn’t just thrilling to watch; it’s a masterclass in how investors think. All right, here are the final five business Brahmins who will help judge the Startup Battlefield pitch competition. He also served on the National Venture Capital Association board of directors.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

FTV Capital led the new investment and was joined by existing investor Headline. The capital infusion will help accelerate Solid’s entrance into some new verticals like travel, logistics, construction, healthcare, education and the gig economy. “A To date, Solid has raised $80.7

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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. As of Dec 2022, we have invested into 7 investment opportunities.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Jonathan Whittle, co-founder and partner, Quona Capital. Jason Brown, partner, Victory Park Capital. According to Melissa Guzy, co-founder and managing partner at Arbor Ventures, “a new entrant will need a significant amount of capital from the start for marketing and winning a position on the checkout page.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

8 IT spending trends for the post-pandemic enterprise in 2022. 8 IT spending trends for the post-pandemic enterprise in 2022. Early investors have reserved the right to maintain their stakes in startups that raise additional capital, but with the slowdown in venture funding, it’s unclear if they’ll want to do so.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

” Buy a TechCrunch+ membership before July 4, 2022 and save 50% on an annual subscription. “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.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Not all teams end up pitching at demo day. If the teams feel they want to focus on building their traction or PMF, they can choose to pitch at a later demo day,” Kim said. YKring, which launched its service in January, claims that it has more than 2,500 users with $35,000 in sales as of October 2022.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

It’s a bold, even damning statement — one I made in a recent discussion speculating what’s to come in 2022 for women leading startups, like myself. This is especially relevant in regard to seeking capital. “Raising money is catastrophically challenging for female founders, and even harder for Black female founders.”.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

As I’ve said previously, if your name doesn’t appear on the team slide of your company’s pitch deck, this is a time to be cautious: Update your resume, dial back your summer vacation plans and start adding more to your rainy day fund. Growth marketing experts survey: How would you spend a $75,000 budget in summer 2022?

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

million in pre-seed funding from institutional investors like Contrary Capital, Hustle Fund, On Deck and Dash Fund and a big group of individual investors, including SoFi co-founder Dan Mackin, Gusto co-founder Eddie Kim, Cash App co-founder and CEO Michael Giles and Kin co-founder and CEO Sean Harper. “We The company also took in $1.4

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

The latest funding, which totals $550,000, includes backing by Flyer One Ventures, Geek Ventures, Vesna Capital and Imaguru and will go toward an international expansion that will make the product available in multiple foreign languages. Christian spoke about Filmustage during the 2022 European Film Market event.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

were made in 2022. The Angel Capital Association keeps a list and has some great resources. Another emotion that can creep in, as Stacy Pena, Chief Business Officer at Six Dragonflies Capital and Co-fund manager of SDAC V, and Tammy Stevenson DVM, DACVIM (Neurology) agree is FOMO or fear of missing out. Client segments?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

For more of my take, check out this TechCrunch+ column that I did with my Equity co-hosts Alex Wilhelm and Mary Ann Azevedo: 3 views on how due diligence will change in 2022. Flush with new capital, Foxtrot’s ‘convenience store of the future’ is coming to a location near you. Checkout.com raises $1B round at $40B valuation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The new capital brings Breef’s total raised to $21 million, which co-founder and CEO George Raptis says will be put toward continuing to develop the company’s product and growing the size of Breef’s workforce from 30 people to roughly 60 by 2024. and Australia,” Raptis told TechCrunch via email.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gone are the days when pitches to VCs would have to overcome skepticism on market size, and consumer readiness to adopt tech-enabled learning solutions. Most of these markets are in Northern Europe, so we hope, and expect, to see some major players breaking out in Southern Europe in 2022 (particularly in Spain, Portugal and Italy).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

As a mark of the Ukrainian’s astounding resilience both on and off the battlefield, in the first 10 months of 2022, Ukraine’s export of IT services grew by 9.9% Ahrefs claims to have become a $100 million company in annual revenue without venture capital. Fuelfinance Their pitch: “We do your spreadsheets, graphs, and automation.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Welcome to Day One of TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 ! We haven’t even touched on the TC Sessions: Mobility Pitch-off and the early-stage startups you’ll find on our expo floor. Attention mobility enthusiasts! It’s been three long years since our last in-person mobility event, but the day has finally come.

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