TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

Ghauche and Douglas Reed started Constrafor, a SaaS construction procurement platform, to provide embedded financing and software for general contractors to manage their subcontractor workflow. Constrafor grabs $106M in equity, credit to finance construction subcontractors The company raised $106.3

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

automotive, personal loans, and student financing) to verify and approve borrowers quickly within their own applications using Truework’s APIs. “While 2022 has seen some slowdowns to the pace of demand, the need for automated income and employment verifications is ever increasing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Reach Capital’s Jomayra Herrera encapsulated the changing landscape well: The deal pace has definitely slowed down in 2022 across most sectors. Emerge Education’s Jan Lynn-Matern, meanwhile, was quick to point out that edtech investment in Europe is growing despite the slowdown in the United States — the sector has secured $1.4

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In a sign that pure equity financing is getting harder to come by, cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf , which last July raised $150 million at triple its previous valuation ($4.3 “In a turbulent economic environment, security will remain a top priority for companies. . billion), opted for all debt in its latest funding round.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts, read project documentation, studied the economics, written crypto profiles, and spent way too much time on Twitter. Currently, I’m blessed that my portfolio is near all-time highs and I’m up 600% from my initial investment. You can invest in smaller projects later. Trust me?—?you

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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. From VCs to Investment Advisors… and back again?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In a keynote address Zennström gave a blunt assessment of the economic environment, while unpacking how he failed several times in his own career during tough economic conditions. Technology investment in Q3 is around 30% down on the same period in 2021. In this environment a lower valuation is no reflection on you.

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