Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Amidst this gloomy backdrop, The Information published a story on hedge funds' strategy shift. Instead of late-stage opportunities, they’ll be focusing on early-stage venture in 2022. PitchBook surmises non-traditional VC (aka hot money) comprises 78% of venture dollars invested in 2021.

board 145

board VC ventures finance 145

TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. In this seven-step guide, you’ll find strategies and tactics for identifying key members and influencers, streamlining the communication process, and creating “a little FOMO.”

VC 80

VC incubation angel investing investment 80

StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. Here are the top Detroit startups and tech companies to watch in 2022. Small Detroit startups to watch in 2022. The company is rapidly growing and we’re excited to see what 2022 has in store. Next year is looking even better. Apply now to Qodex.

startup 108

startup real estate health energy 108

TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

Bearing those factors and others in mind, Ben Parr, president and co-founder of e-commerce marketing platform Octane.ai, shared his e-commerce predictions for 2022 : Personalization and zero-party data become critical. ” My prediction: We’ll be running many articles in 2022 with tactics for zero-party data collection.

advice 84

advice VC data collection media 84

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth. The industry has obviously changed enormously in 2022 but in many ways it feels like a “return to normal” that we have seen many times in our industry.

ventures 408

ventures startup peer-to-peer venture capital 408

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 also have a very wide top funnel such that in 2022, we made initial contact with over 2,500 startups and ideas, and eventually only partnered with less than 1% of that top of the funnel.

startup ecosystem 96

startup ecosystem startup incubation VC 96

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.

strategy 92

strategy VC economic environments ventures 92

TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

After a blockbuster year for venture capital funding in 2021, the flow of capital to Indian startups seemed like it would buck global trends in early 2022, but dried up in the second half of 2022. How has your investment strategy changed? Compared to 2019, what were the most notable investment trends in India in 2022?

strategy 91

strategy investing investment sustainability 91

David Teten VC

JANUARY 9, 2018

What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. The logical challenge there is that LPs are typically not ahead of the already competitive VC industry in identifying the next great theme.

VC 68

VC venture capital accelerator investment 68

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? VCs gonna VC. VCs don’t want to back past performance.

VC 243

VC finance financing capital 243

TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. ” Mar Hershenson — Pear VC. Prior to Prelude Ventures, Victoria worked on climate change strategy at BCG and started an agriculture supply chain company. Earlier, she led Finance at a major solar manufacturer.

pitching 76

pitching energy startup consulting 76

David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” 100x investment opportunities only come along in VC occasionally. Hope is not a strategy.

VC 82

VC investing investment founder 82

TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). We’ll dig into Russell’s perspective and his strategy of how to bring autonomous vehicle to the masses at scale — without pulling the human out of the driver’s seat. . How to Land Early-Stage Funding.

micromobility 82

micromobility transportation pitching ventures 82

TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

We’re likely to see BNPL offerings become more prevalent at points of sale for a manner of different purchases through 2022. They moved from a direct-to-merchant integration strategy to a direct-to-consumer approach, winning the hearts and minds of consumers with their slick, easy-to-use app. And that’s where Nelo fits in.

financing 84

financing finance opportunity real estate 84

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Last month, it was one of the 60 startups to get accepted into the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund 2022 cohort, which included some non-dilutive funding. But in a bid to support its transition from an insights company to a data company and buoyed by this new investment, Stears is planning a strategy modification for the Pro product.

VC 93

VC ventures data collection media 93

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. Biotech proved a surprisingly bright spot in 2022’s startup correction “Momentum and an ecosystem is really important. The Bay Area?

VC 81

VC startup innovation support 81

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). We’ll dig into Russell’s perspective and his strategy of how to bring autonomous vehicle to the masses at scale — without pulling the human out of the driver’s seat. . How to Land Early-Stage Funding.

micromobility 78

micromobility transportation pitching ventures 78

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.”

founder 278

founder leadership strategy support 278

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. CB Insights forecasts a roughly 20% drop in total VC investments from Q1 to Q2, leaving ambitious young companies scrambling to fight for scraps.

funders 101

funders startup VC venture capital 101

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In a follow-up, he explains how to use predictive lifetime value (LTV) to create “more targeted, effective acquisition strategies that focus on acquiring and retaining customers.” billion on M&A in H1 2022, 39% more than a year earlier. biotech deals also set new records in 2022 for both median deal size, $33.5

VC 85

VC disruption strategy communities 85

Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on September 28, 2022. “ According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. Today’s abrupt slowdown in VC investment suggests a post-recession-type M&A wave is on the horizon.

startup 130

startup board VC venture capital 130

TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). We’ll dig into Russell’s perspective and his strategy of how to bring autonomous vehicle to the masses at scale — without pulling the human out of the driver’s seat. . How to Land Early-Stage Funding.

micromobility 71

micromobility transportation pitching ventures 71

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. Forbes reports that while companies with white founders receive 77% of VC dollars, less than 10% go to women founders and less than 1% to Black founders. Venture funding inequity remains a big issue.

disruption 89

disruption incubation media VC 89

Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 23, 2022

2022 in My Rearview: 5 Key Learnings From My First Year as a Startup Advisor The year started with a retrospective of my career, and became an incredible startup journey Credits: Greg Hillson, INSCYD Knowing that not much is for sure is a crucial skill in today’s world. 80% of VC-backed startups fail or barely break even.

startup 74

startup consulting advice founder 74

Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 30, 2022

We announced this change publicly (aka Homebrew Forever ) in February and spent all of 2022 in this mode, revisiting, and in some cases revising, our core assumptions about venture capital. There’s also many wonderful angel/operators and smaller supporting funds with large portfolio strategies. Win : 11 offers made, 11 offers accepted.

capital 77

capital VC startup venture capital 77

Revolution

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Diving into the Data According to Pitchbook, there have been 390 exits in proptech between 2018 and 2022. However, some of the insights below can help proptech founders think strategically through their fundraising and exit strategies. That brings us to one of the most exciting topics — exits. of all rounds vs. 2.6%).

financing 130

financing finance VC board 130

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

ET, Builders VC investor Andrew Chen will join me in a Twitter Space to discuss the role tech reporting plays in shaping ecosystems, narratives and expectations. — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) December 13, 2022. How to implement a video SEO strategy. How to implement a video SEO strategy. Today at 1:00 p.m. PT/4:00 p.m.

strategy 80

strategy startup pitching frameworks 80

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? California-based VC: New deployments have halted for us, and remaining funds are being directed to follow-on rounds for our existing portfolio.

opportunity 90

opportunity strategy VC ventures 90

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies. including Collab Fund, Serpentine VC, ACE & Company, Pegasus Tech Venture, Gaingel VC, Soma Capital and a number of angel investors. This inspired me to start SmartHelio,” he added.

energy 98

energy incubation VC accelerator 98

TechCrunch

JULY 3, 2022

Regulations governing the process continue to evolve in the market’s favor, and 2022’s venture funding pullback may be the final piece needed to quiet the fundraising strategy’s naysayers for good. Some traditional VCs have even scouted on the platforms or encouraged their portfolio companies to pursue the process.

mix-use 91

mix-use VC strategy communities 91

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. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges? Lo Toney incubated and spun out Plexo Capital from GV with a strategy to increase access to early-stage deal flow.

capital 92

capital disruption startup incubation 92

TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Investors are hungry for startups to throw their money at, but VC funding isn’t always the right option at all times or for every startup. Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. 3 views on CES 2022.

culture 87

culture financing finance VC 87

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. Compared to Q1 2022, fintech funding dropped 33% in the last quarter to $20.4 based venture capital firms raised $74.1

pitching 94

pitching venture capital VC finance 94

TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

billion last year — up 153% year-over-year in terms of global VC deal value — and include a range of outfits, from payments companies to digital banks to corporate spend players. Cross River Bank gets unconventional validation with a $28M VC round. Financial technology startups raised $121.6 We want to be judicious about it.”.

strategy 83

strategy financing finance frameworks 83

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. Smaller VC fundraises? VC resets are often short-lived.

startup 52

startup VC SaaS capital 52

David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” 100x investment opportunities only come along in VC occasionally. Hope is not a strategy.

VC 52

VC investing investment founder 52

TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

When I started emPawa Africa, I wanted to experiment with the VC model by investing in many artists,” said the artist who recently completed a program at Harvard Business School. . According to him, powering artists and people in the creative space should be done in a startup/VC manner. Let’s make magic! pic.twitter.com/emzPQXZxA3.

startup 122

startup incubation VC angel investing 122