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 However, the investor community also recognizes that there’s still a long way to go and a slew of opportunities left to tap. “We billion, according to data from Partech.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS Bits v atoms It’s important to recognize that while the impact that generative AI can have on “bits” is substantial—since generative AI can “manipulate” those bits very easily—we’re probably too early to see a massive opportunity in “atoms” businesses. Virtually every Fortune 500 company is focused on an AI strategy today.

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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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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

All businesses strive toward growth because it gives rise to even bigger opportunities, fresh experiences and further development; however, with no notion of the challenges growth brings and no provisions in place to help overcome them, the impact can be detrimental. Seek further opportunities. Introduce new marketing strategies.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

NJ’s Strategic Innovation Center will support 100 new companies over next five years, generating at least 2,500 new jobs NEWARK, N.J. HAX, a startup development program for pre-seed hard tech companies, with offices across the world, supports startups and entrepreneurs through investment capital, mentorship, and collaboration.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Rise of the Rest’s 2022 Annual Report By Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund Managing Partners Anna Mason and David Hall Our first-ever annual report is here. Our team evaluates each potential investment opportunity through lenses familiar to many of our venture peers: market, product, team, and traction. “Place Matters”?—?Rise

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In an announcement at Dewan Rakyat, Minister Chang Lih Kang unveiled this initiative, which aims to strengthen the support for local startups along their funding journey. The new partnership is expected to support the program.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

NJ FAST is the fourth Strategic Innovation Center in the state and will support research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Fintech and Insuretech Sectors HOBOKEN, N.J. The two entities will oversee NJ FAST’s accelerator program with an opportunity to make equity investments into select participating companies.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 20, 2023

The company received the support of Ennoconn Corporation, a global leader in integrated cloud management services, industrial internet of things (IoT) and embedded technology, in the funding round. In 2022, cacaFly also partnered with Google Cloud to launch Cloud AI+ Solution Center in Taiwan.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

1Billion Partners supports startups with innovative ideas and growth potential in South Korea and beyond. During the BEYOND Expo , 1Billion Partners had the opportunity to showcase its commitment to supporting startups globally at the Korea Tech Reception.

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Impact Hub

MAY 23, 2024

Saghar Hamidzade's inspiring journey of empowerment at Impact Hub Lisbon Saghar Hamidzade, a dedicated entrepreneur in the social sector, has found her home and community at Impact Hub Lisbon since joining in 2022.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

It’s unlikely that many investors came close to predicting what would play out in 2022. How is the current economic climate impacting your deployment strategy for the next year? We view this as a great opportunity to lean in. I’m excited for Q1 2023 and the entire year of 2023 for the opportunities coming to us.

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Revolution

MARCH 8, 2023

population, but in 2022, companies with solely female founders garnered just 2% of the total capital invested in venture-backed startups. One of the ways we can start evolving the conversation is by asking founders questions centered around the business itself…As a leader, I welcome questions on our business, growth metrics, and strategy.”

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

The Questions Traci Wishes She Were Asked Less: “ I wish I were asked fewer questions that center around risk management rather than growth opportunities. A brighter spot: Funding going to startups with at least one female founder ticked up to 26.1% of allocated capital in 2023 (compared to 18.2% I’ve always seen myself as a founder.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2023

I was able to support the drafting of Presidential Policy Directive-41 that outlines how the federal government organizes itself during a significant cyber incident. The federal civilian service has an opportunity that would greatly benefit from the expertise of talented technologists like yourself. Other moments are unexpected.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The MVP Ventures Program, which the former Coalition government expanded in late 2022, initially pledged matched funding of up to $200,000 for early-stage startups as part of a yearly commitment of $10 million over four years.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With its vision of creating opportunities for people to prosper and enjoy life, MONIX offers humanized, AI-driven FINNIX application to over 36 million Thai people as a means to also help address the country’s informal debt problems. Register Thailand’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital lending platform , MONIX Co.,

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In a session called “Framing Innovation Through Collaborations Big and Small,” the panelists will discuss connectivity and the essential role it plays in driving innovation, opportunity and growth. million students and supports thousands of classrooms across the U.S. The award-winning platform has served more than 2.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

He has helped build a multibillion dollar SaaS business, scale new product businesses and delivered go-to-market and demand-gen strategies at Box and Microsoft. Here’s what we have learned from supporting more than 4,500 subscription businesses with subscription billing and revenue management as they respond to changing times.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

The company, founded in 2021 by Jonathan Palan, who previously founded AutoFi and was an executive at LendingClub and Kiavi, is now supported by $4.5 million in new funding raised at the end of 2022. The capital infusion was led by Inspired Capital and included Twelve Below, Revelry and 81 Collection.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

While investing in fixed income may have received less focus over the past decade (with historically low interest rates), times have changed, and higher rates (and inflation) are putting the opportunity cost of not investing idle cash into sharp relief. By the end of 2022, this number was 45%.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

As the market looks toward the future, some venture capitalists are revamping their investing strategies, while others are holding to their current plans, with perhaps a small tweak or two. What were the biggest challenges your firm faced in 2022? What is your current strategy for investing in DeFi protocols and projects?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As a banker covering technology, I thought there was an opportunity to invest in the region and decided to quit my job at J.P. When I called my former boss Nicolas Aguzin to thank him for his support, he said he’d introduce me to Marcelo Claure at SoftBank. Morgan and give it a shot.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Portal Innovations , a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully beyond. It continues to grow there, but Flavin saw the need to encourage and support growth elsewhere. Science in action.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

We are encouraged to see so much support for this strategically important investment that improves access to capital for under-represented founders and entrepreneurs.” We believe the MSP Equity Fund will provide the necessary capital and support to sustain a growing, inclusive innovation economy in the state,” said Al Cornish.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

The key difference between 2022 and previous downturns is that this contraction was anticipated for a long time, whereas the previous downturns were far more sudden. The comparable valuations from last year cannot be supported today, and expectations should be managed. This ultimately leads to more frugal post-funding strategies.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 7, 2023

Through his various ventures, including CXOHQ, Venturitas Venture Advisory, and Occam Strategy Group he has imparted growth strategies and fundraising insights to over 200 established and burgeoning ventures across dozens of industries worldwide. How did you break into tech investing? Through the back window, so to speak.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

This continues the firm’s strategy from its first fund which raised $15 million and started deploying in 2019. Winfield said he was able to raise $21 million in the first month the fund was open before letting it sit open for almost the entirety of 2022 hoping to see some additional funds mosey in, a process he also ran for Fund I.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 28, 2021

There’s no better time than now to map out a solid marketing plan for 2022. So, what marketing trends do we predict to flourish in the year 2022? Shoppable content continues to grow in social media, which presents a huge opportunity for you to drive more traffic and sales from platforms that offer short-form video. Shutterstock.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The platform has seen incredible market acceptance since its official launch in Indonesia back in July 2022. Revenues grew more than 20x in the last two months alone since October 2022. TipTip’s hyperlocal strategy has also seen success in establishing hybrid online/offline presence across 40 cities in Indonesia.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In other words, Satya and I wanted to maximize our time with the bees themselves, not the size of our beehive and support systems necessary to prioritize scale. There’s also many wonderful angel/operators and smaller supporting funds with large portfolio strategies. This is Homebrew Forever.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 19, 2022

All businesses were forced to re-look at their operations and see how they could pivot to react to and support their customers in a new environment. For many, they knew they had to “sell online” and adapt to better e-commerce solutions and strategies. However, the pandemic has forced them to move fast and with more purpose.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The NJIEF, launched in 2022, is a groundbreaking tool to increase access to strategic resources and venture capital in New Jersey. The program achieves all this by engaging the state’s iconic industry leaders in a way that catalyzes investment, and fosters knowledge sharing, mentorship, and networking opportunities.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

At the time, custom-built solutions were the trend, and — according to Romero — he and his friend had the opportunity to build an asset allocation software for a mutual fund company. “This strategy is supported by our policy administration system and data migration services.”

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 23, 2022

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! In addition, the zoom audience members had the opportunity to vote for their favorite presentation and award a cash prize of $1,000 in the People’s Choice Award.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

The platform — which can be embedded in existing websites — supports phones, laptops and tablets and doesn’t require installing an app or software. shoppers, taken in November 2022, found that roughly 37% planned to shop using VR and augmented reality. Perhaps so. A separate poll of over 2,000 U.S.

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