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 Read on to find out what these prolific investors have to say about hot startup sectors in Africa, investment trends, their predictions for 2023, how to pitch them and more.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

How viable will these levers be for fintech companies in 2022 looking to defend their 2020-2021 growth rates? We’d like to think our 40-plus-year track record through some complex operating environments puts us in a position to help. Fintech companies often have multiple revenue levers – adding new product lines, building in payments, etc.

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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

MAY 20, 2022

Welcome to Online Day at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 ! Startup Pitch Feedback Sessions 1 and 2: Don’t miss 18 innovative early stage startups as they pitch to TC’s own Jeff Taylor and receive invaluable feedback on ways they can improve. Watch and learn how you can improve your own pitch. Earth Rides. Exovolar Industries.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The acceleration of venture capital and the burgeoning check sizes in the last few years has led to a decline in traditional due diligence. The pace at which deals were done increased, and the time to reach what VCs love to call “conviction” fell sharply. This compressed diligence cycles, leading to less intrusive vetting.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Ivan writes that BeReal won “app of the year” for 2022 in Apple’s annual App Store Awards. According to a pre-seed report by DocSend, founders took an average of 52 meetings with investors in 2022, compared to 39 last year. At the same time, they are submitting 30% more pitch decks, but VC engagement has fallen 23%.

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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 10, 2022

On June 1 our crew is hosting three hours of panels, talks and pitches with founders, investors and startups from Columbus, Ohio. Register for the virtual event here , and apply for the pitch-off here. The pitch-off application deadline is May 24, 2022. Columbus Unicorns with Olive and Drive Capital (3:00 pm EDT).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Exhibiting your early-stage startup at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-20 is one of the fastest ways to discover new opportunities and accelerate your growth potential. An exhibitors-only invitation to the live, online pitch feedback session with TC staff on May 20. Apply it liberally.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

It’s free to attend, and it’s free to submit your Minneapolis-area startup to the pitch-off competition. Just like every TechCrunch Live event, the program features entrepreneurs and investors who will share their stories with the goal of helping others build better venture-backed businesses. I hope you can make it.

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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

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

APRIL 1, 2022

Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people out of every 10,000 have it. While your odds of creating a perfect pitch deck that captures coveted VC interest aren’t quite that dire, they’re not exactly in your favor, either.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

— TechCrunch+ (@TechCrunchPlus) April 20, 2022. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A. For any venture capitalist, overlooking a potential unicorn isn’t just potentially embarrassing — it’s the sort of mistake that can haunt them for a lifetime. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Pitch deck pro tips from a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist. At TechCrunch Early Stage, Managing Editor Matt Burns hosted Lotti Siniscalco, a partner at Emergence Capital, for a session on pitch deck basics. ” Pitch deck pro tips from a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

If you’re itching to get your game-changing product out of the garage, onto the streets or into customers’ driveways, we not-so-humbly suggest that you do whatever it takes to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-19. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

While leagues behind fintech as a whole, insurtech startups have still attracted a significant amount of investment over the last few years — $43 billion between 2016 and 2022, according to a recent report. Insurtech IPOs don’t seem to be on the cards for 2022. How much have early-stage insurtech deals slowed in 2022?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. 2021 was a year like no other when it came to venture investment, and this year is poised to tread a similar path, writes 500 Global’s CEO and co-founder, Christine Tsai. 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. on Tuesday, Jan. Microsoft Corp.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2022

If you’re itching to get your game-changing product out of the garage, onto the streets or into customers’ driveways, we not-so-humbly suggest that you do whatever it takes to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-19. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022?

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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. Once a key driver of global venture activity, fintech investment slows around the world. That amount rose to $121.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

I’ll be talking to more venture capitalists and angel investors in the coming weeks, so watch this space. How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. Dive deep into Snorkel.AI’s pitch technique that raised $135m. Dive deep into Snorkel.AI’s pitch technique that raised $135m.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

added 528,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, but for many people in tech, this is a distinction without a difference: according to layoffs.fyi, 467 startups have let go of 64,518 employees so far in 2022. Marco DeMeireles and Allan Jean-Baptiste, co-founders and GPs, Ansa Capital. million seed deck.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Tuesday, March 15, 2022! Now it’s just the final two weeks until we rock into the second real period of 2022. All Raise hires new CEO : A nonprofit focused on “increasing diversity within venture capital deals and decision-makers” per our reporting, All Raise now has a new boss.

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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. Global CVC Conference – Unlocking Pathways to Investment For the first time in 2023, COMEUP will host a “Global CVC Conference,” with participation from over 160 venture capitalists (VCs).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Gutter Capital , a New York venture capital firm, closed on $25 million in capital commitments for its first fund to invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies focused on affordability, economic mobility and climate change. It was way harder than venture capital as a founder,” Teran told TechCrunch. “I

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Anyone who can confidently answer the 20 questions in this post is ready to pitch an investor, IMO. Venture capital funding in the region “dried up in the second half of 2022,” so he inquired about their current pace of dealmaking, which investment trends they’re watching and how founders can reach them.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Day One Ventures , a venture firm launched in 2018 with a pitch to combine venture capital acumen with marketing and communications support, has launched a program aimed explicitly at those impacted by tech layoffs this year.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

It’s not your imagination: After a deluge, it has stopped raining venture capital. According to CB Insights’ State of Venture Q2 2022 Report, global venture funding decreased by 23% quarter over quarter, the second-largest drop in a decade. In Q2 2022, that fell to 47%.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

On June 1, 2022, the TechCrunch Live crew is hosting an extended TechCrunch Live episode with Columbus investors, founders and business leaders. There’s even a pitch-off with Columbus-area startups. So far in 2022, $110 million has gone into Columbus startups. PDT, and this one happens on June 1, 2022. Why Columbus?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Silicon Valley law firm Cooley recently reported that it “handled 298 disclosable venture capital financings for Q3 2022, representing $8.1 billion of invested capital, continuing a downward trend for both metrics and representing the lowest for both since Q4 2019.” Yet, November was also when U.S.

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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

JANUARY 2, 2022

Seven venture capital firms participated in the latest round: DS Asset Management, Industrial Bank of Korea, Hanwha Investment & Securities, S&S Investment, Toss investment, Korea Asset Investment & Securities and Venture Field. AIMMO posted $10 million of revenue in 2021, according to its IR pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

From the hottest year in startup venture capital history to a period of pessimism, how did we get to where we are today? January 2022). Here’s how far VCs have lowered revenue expectations for seed through Series B (January 2022). January 2022). It’s not a startup reckoning, it’s a recorrection (February 2022).

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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

MAY 25, 2022

For Highlands Venture Partners managing partner and co-founder, Jacqueline Bennett , it is “impossible to not see opportunity after being submerged in the industry and exposed to the endless potential of both the plant and resulting innovation across verticals.”

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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. The seed-stage venture capital firm holds more than $565 million assets under management and investments in over 150 startups. Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

Here’s how far startup valuations fell in Q1 2022. ” Here’s how far startup valuations fell in Q1 2022. Will the corporate venture boom lead to an M&A frenzy? In a market where valuations are on the decline, corporate venture capital is well-positioned to pounce on opportunities.

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