Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

However, by 2022 (with most pandemic restrictions in the rear view mirror and financial markets facing challenges), investors began gravitating towards perceived safe havens, as reflected in the data. Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S.,

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

Angel investors have proven their resilience, enduring several years of volatile markets driven by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the great bull market where exits soared, venture funds posted record returns and private company valuations exploded. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital. Serena Ventures, Omidyar Group’s Luminate Fund, Melo 7 Tech Partners and Cascador (Empowering Economic Growth Foundation) participated. So far, the company’s strategy seems to be paying off. Five years on, this startup, Stears , is announcing a $3.3 Image Credits: Stears.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). But the way we see it is that in venture right now you have 2 choices?—?super

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

For the venture world specifically, this dynamic is compounded by the venture debt markets cooling, which in turn makes equity the most viable option for most. Image Credits: Irving Investors The factors at play Waiting for a rebound in public market multiples to preserve previous valuations has not proven to be a good strategy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). Investors don’t need to explain the venture-sized opportunity in the transportation industry; instead they want to see contrarian growth — whether that’s a new angle on an old technology, or profitability.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). Investors don’t need to explain the venture-sized opportunity in the transportation industry; instead they want to see contrarian growth — whether that’s a new angle on an old technology, or profitability.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Any change is an opportunity to create leverage, and a downturn is no exception,” writes Masha Bucher, founder and general partner of early-stage VC firm, Day One Ventures. 9 strategies that will help you overcome your fear of fundraising. Crafting an XaaS customer success strategy that drives growth. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). Investors don’t need to explain the venture-sized opportunity in the transportation industry; instead they want to see contrarian growth — whether that’s a new angle on an old technology, or profitability.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

It’s not as typical for us to hear, though, about venture capitalists pouring millions of dollars into a traditional bank. Private equity firm Eldridge and Andreessen Horowitz co-led the financing, which also included participation from funds and accounts advised by T. Financial technology startups raised $121.6

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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. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures. How big is the DeFi market today?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

He is also the founder and managing partner of HartBeat Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on lifestyle, media and technology. These are just some of the reasons why we’re thrilled that Kevin Hart; his venture firm’s president and co-founder, Robert Roman; and Michael Elanjian, J.P.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

The dampened outlook for startup funding at the start of 2022 thanks to the pandemic’s lingering uncertainties has only worsened following a global market downturn and the war in Ukraine. More posts by this contributor. Aiming to create a gender-equitable startup landscape? When it rains, it pours.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

The 2022 equity crowdfunding market was unable to top 2021’s record-setting year. But despite seeing lower investment volume, it fared quite a lot better than venture capital did in the same time frame. Founders looking to raise extension or bridge financing should take note.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 27, 2023

The round was led by venture capital firm Betatron Venture Group, with participation from Forge Ventures and Indonesian tobacco magnate Michael Sampoerna. million in March, which was also led by Forge Ventures. This funding comes shortly after Baskit ‘s pre-seed funding round of $1.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Enterprise e-commerce in 2022: As TAM expands, the platform wars are heating up. ” Enterprise e-commerce in 2022: As TAM expands, the platform wars are heating up. . ” Enterprise e-commerce in 2022: As TAM expands, the platform wars are heating up. You’ve sold your company. Image Credits: Getty Images.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

Plug and Play’s network consists of 50,000 startups, over 500 leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. From 2020 to 2022, Plug and Play was the most active startup accelerator in the world, according to CB Insights. Plug and Play invests in over 250 companies a year.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

Register Malaysian recommerce platform, CompAsia , has secured series A funding in a round led by Gobi Partners , a Pan-Asian venture capital firm. Since its inception in 2016, CompAsia has evolved into a comprehensive solution that enables customers to trade in or acquire electronic devices and offers financing options.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

It’s possible that your pre-seed, pre-revenue startup could similarly defy gravity, but in July 2022, it’s going to be difficult to find many investors who want to bet on a company with no traction. If your company is too nascent to be valued, convertible notes might be a viable way to secure early financing.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Viva Republica, an operator of South Korean finance super app Toss , has finalized a $405 million Series G funding and it says it is now valued at 9.1 billion won), respectively, in the third quarter of 2022, and the third close of the new funding in November. . trillion won ( $7 billion), up from 8.5 billion (8.5 million (229.3

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

CB Insights recently found that two of the largest global VC firms, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, actually backed more fintech companies in 2022 than any other category. But for Ansaf Kareem, venture partner at Lightspeed, the tough times can be seen as a good thing because they often create the best companies. “If

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

The global circular economy, comprising the sale of secondhand and refurbished goods, was valued at about $339 billion in 2022 and is poised to more than double by 2026. TechCrunch has followed the company’s journey from raising a seed round in 2020 to a $20 million Series A round in 2022. It will enable Reebelo to grow its U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

Combining his experience as an operator and institutional investor, Abelson runs Irving as a multi-strategy platform making long-term durable investments in both the public and private markets. While the IPO market roars back, venture remains leery. More posts by this contributor. IPO Slowdown: A Look At Company Profitability.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Investors in the round include a mix of national and international funds, including Spain’s Seaya Ventures, a new backer of Payflow and Cathay Innovation via its C. “In 2022, two features [will be added] that strengthen the b2b value proposition through bringing financial wellness to blue collar employees,” says Menardo.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Procore and Autodesk are two examples of ventures in the construction space that went from startup to publicly traded companies today worth $6.2 To help them along, one construction tech-focused venture capital firm is eager to fund a new generation of startups in the space. billion and $40.5 billion , respectively.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

Specifically, Petal offers what it describes as “modern” Visa credit cards, along with a mobile app, designed to help people “responsibly” build credit and manage their finances. ” And today, the company is announcing it has raised an additional $35 million in what Rosen is describing as “strategic financing.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Corporate management startup Ramp confirmed that it has secured $550 million in debt and $200 million in equity in a new financing that doubles its valuation to $8.1 Notably, Founders Fund led the latest equity financing, marking the firm’s fourth time leading a round for Ramp. It then raised $300 million at a $3.9

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 9, 2022

I’ve been asked by portfolio companies and plenty of others about how they should be changing their strategy given the stock market pullback and what they’ve been hearing on “VC twitter”. 3) Do you need to raise a large amount of growth capital in 2022? It was super hard to get any kind of financing before, and it will remain so.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

There’s no simple test to determine which aspiring founder can turn their idea into a billion-dollar business, but VCs who know which questions to ask can uncover the right mindset, says Sanjay Reddy, a co-founding partner at Unlock Venture Partners. Do you have control over your finances, both personal and business?” “How

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

Mythic this morning announced that it closed a $13 million financing round led by existing investors Atreides Management, DCVC and Lux Capital alongside new investors Catapult Ventures and Hermann Hauser Investment. According to The Register, global VC equity for semiconductor startups in 2022 declined 46% to $7.8

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

Venture capitalists such as Index Ventures’ Mark Fiorentino, Flourish Ventures’ Emmalyn Shaw and Cowboy Ventures’ Jillian Williams will talk about how fintech investing is not for the faint of heart. billion during the same period in 2022. More details on that and what else they discussed here.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

million seed funding support from East Ventures and other investors to expand its operations across the region. They include East Ventures , FEBE Ventures , Kaya Founders , Mulia Sky Capital, Seedstars , Venturra , and several other angel investors. The logistics startup company recently received $1.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

While terms in the first half of 2022 have remained founder-friendly, seed-stage valuations are reportedly declining, and some investors are taking longer to make decisions while expecting higher levels of traction at every stage of financing. The Center for Venture Research estimates there were 363,460 active U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Register Indonesian open finance platform Ayoconnect has raised an additional $13 million in its Series B funding round, bringing the total amount it raised to date to $43 million. In January 2022, Ayoconnect raised an oversubscribed Series B funding led by Tiger Global.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

In fact, the more a founder can push the questions back to the investor in a way that gives a better understanding of their business and investment strategy, the easier the rest of the conversation will be.”. 8 fintech VCs discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

So to get a better idea of how AI is affecting biotech in 2022, we asked six investors to tell us what they look for in a biotech startup today. IBM sold Watson Health to private equity in 2022 after investing billions into it. How has due diligence in this space changed in 2022?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

But there’s a lot more involved in securing your first round of venture capital funding. At this point in 2022, mean Series A funding sits at $21.5 And it will require a lot more work, strategy and persistence on your part to tap into that kind of cash.

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