Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? And it changed the culture.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Wee also said Tech in Asia will remain independent, preserving its unique culture, processes, and HR policies. The acquisition of Tech in Asia by SPH Media is subject to the customary closing conditions, with the expected completion date set for the end of 2023. Willis Wee, the founder of TIA, also serves as its CEO.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Greycroft , the self-styled “seed-to-growth” venture capital firm, today announced the closing of over $1 billion in capital commitments across new funds. ” We are thrilled to announce the closing of over $1 billion of capital commitments across new funds.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

Though investment in food technology has slowed in line with the rest of the venture capital world, the industry recently achieved some milestones that suggest the sector and the government are moving into alignment. Do you think 2023 is the year for it? I do not expect the first alternative seafood unicorn to happen in 2023.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

It aims to commercialize its cultivated shrimps as early as 2023, targeting B2B and B2C consumers, Park continued. Late last year, CellMEAT announced the development of its own fetal bovine serum (FBS)-free cell culture medium. Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time? CellMEAT is also eyeing the U.S.

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite this, venture capital funding continues to miss the gender parity mark, with the gap between all-women and all-men-founded teams becoming even more pronounced amid a broader investment slowdown. of allocated capital in 2023 (compared to 18.2% Alas, COVID has changed the work paradigm forever, it seems.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

A 2020 report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) revealed that despite women constituting 30 percent of the region’s entrepreneurs, they receive a mere eight percent of venture capital funding.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

Greycroft’s bicoastal foundation in Los Angeles and New York has given us unique access and insights to the technological advancements that drive emerging themes and reshape industries at the intersection of culture and business,” said Dana Settle, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Connie notes that the market might be slowing, but venture capital firms are continuing to amass big funds, as we also saw S2G Ventures do today. Fresh catch : Alternative seafood startup Aqua Cultured Foods reeled in $5.5 It’s more than a feeling : Overall venture capital deal count in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

Mayfield Fund announced today that it has raised a total of $955 million across two venture capital funds: $580 million Mayfield XVII, which will back seed and Series A companies, and $375 million Mayfield Select III, which will back Series B companies. There’s no such need, “Chaddha said.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

The acquisition will support businesses throughout the region in enhancing their innovation capabilities and successfully launching and expanding new ventures. The studio’s entrepreneurial culture and innovative approach to equity co-investment and risk-sharing with corporate partners have set it apart in the market.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. Oh, and if you were laid off recently, we are offering a free Expo+ pass to TC Disrupt 2023.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

Serial entrepreneur and seasoned investor Vinod Khosla has some strong, contrarian advice for the venture capital industry: don’t sit on your founders’ boards. Khosla, who spoke onstage at the Upfront Summit in Los Angeles this week, spoke about the culture of capital. The outfit plans to raise $1.5

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

This center is envisioned as a comprehensive hub, encompassing an IT park, a technology park, startup support groups, cultural and spiritual centers, libraries, a sports complex, and housing facilities for employees and resident entrepreneurs. Karakalpakstan has charted a comprehensive plan for the years 2023-2024.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Originally backed by venture capital, in 2021 Daniel worked with TPG , a large private equity firm, to make them the majority investor. What does 2023 Daniel know that 2012 Daniel didn’t? Find out the reputation of the firm, because they often have extremely different approaches and cultures. I will finish here.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Venture capital investments have also poured into Korean startups and grew 78% year-on-year in 2021, surpassing 7.7 Korea’s Cultural Influence: Korea is a cultural powerhouse with the Korean Wave, encompassing K-pop, dramas, fashion, cosmetics, and the arts. trillion won (US$6.4

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Established in September 2023, the DFAB works to increase access to institutional capital for women- and minority-owned startups, providing knowledge, guidance, and insights on ways to best increase capital, access, and investments in New Jersey’s diverse entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Our featured Black History Month read today is bell hooks’ Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics , a collection of her early cultural criticism pieces from the 1980s. May you all find new employment opportunities soon, colleagues! It’s an amazing collection of essays about the oppressive structures of domination.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas. Attend the TechCrunch City Spotlight: Boston event on February 27, 2023.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

How do they keep the culture alive? Following today’s Meta announcement regarding the layoff of 11,000 employees, Ingrid did a deep dive into the company’s 8-K and emerged with some fresh catch, including the predictable — that slashing expenses on hiring and capex investments will help the company’s 2023 bottom line.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

This involves chemical fume hoods, equipment to facilitate cell and tissue culture work. “It As AI pervades biotech, what are investors looking for in 2023? Portal’s labs are a capital-intensive space that a startup could not necessarily afford to fund, even with a beefy seed round.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We just wrapped up a three-day virtual event that included discussions and interviews with some of the most notable people in technology, media, government and venture capital. Our culture and values have more or less remained the same.”. If that headline sounded judgmental, I apologize. Awotona says.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Toward the end of 2022, a number of entrepreneurs — some citing Elon Musk — told me they planned to bring back in-person work culture in the following year to help promote productivity and, in some cases, loyalty. And if 2023 isn’t the year for the bottom line, I don’t know what else it could be.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

The seed round was led by Astanor Ventures and followed on by a group of investors, including XAnge, Blue Horizon and Nucleus Capital. As I noted already this week , alternative proteins is a hot space attracting both startups and venture capital. Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Two-year-old Fertilis’s technology to automate cell culture with micro medical devices has won support from some investors. Horizons Ventures, the venture capital firm of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and an early investor in Facebook and Spotify, recently led Fertilis’s seed round of AUS$2.75 million ($1.98

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

When millennial Rashad Assir joined Redpoint Ventures as head of content in 2021, he officially turned his TikTok hobby — observing and commenting on the subtle mundanities of Corporate America, dating and social life in general — into a full-time job. The small but absurd world of venture capitalism. His new focus?

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

The Michigan-based autonomous ride-hail and shuttle startup raised $111 million in a Series C round that it says will help it get to driver-out operations in 2023. I’m talking about May Mobility — one of the last independent-yet-to-be-acquired autonomous vehicle companies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Dear Sophie, My STEM OPT expires in February 2023. Given that your F-1 STEM OPT expires in February 2023, you should start looking at other visa or green card options now with an experienced immigration attorney who can make suggestions based on your unique situation, experience and goals. What options do I have now? Moreover, U.S.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Israeli startup ProFuse aims to cut the production price of lab-cultured protein. The company is aiming for commercial launch this year and forecasts $20M revenue in 2023. OurCrowd, Regal Four (a Beren family venture entity), F2 Venture Capital, NGN Partners and Future Energy Ventures participated in this new round.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Buildings are the same, however often historically and culturally significant and therefore protected.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

.” The company said this action was taken as a result of “several” employees filing complaints about exclusionary cliques: “As any company might, Free Agency encourages a positive workplace in which all team members feel supported, rather than a subset of the team garnering or wielding too much cultural power.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

JCPenney long partnered with Sephora, but Sephora’s contract with JCPenney is expiring in 2023, and it chose not to renew, leaving the retailer — which last year survived going bankrupt — with space to fill. And it caused a lot of damage to her, so much so that she suffered hair loss going into her college years.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Wider issues seem more cultural; startups not thinking big enough, investors lacking the necessary appetite for risk, and even — among wider society — some latent suspicion of entrepreneurs. And for the period 2023 it’s over €4.5 billion for the main measures that we want to start setting up.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

Much love, Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Big spender : Connie spoke with Sound Ventures’ Effie Epstein to get the scoop on which three lucky companies were the recipients of a large chunk of the venture capital firm’s new AI fund. And check out Aria ’s deep-dive into Vast in the Big Tech section. You can sign up here.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Novastar Ventures becomes $200M African VC fund after $108M raise. What inspired your transition from the Venture Capital world to iProcure, which is a Novastar Ventures portfolio company? This strong culture, deep respect and love for each other trumps making higher revenues or squeezing a higher valuation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

TechCrunch will sit down with Metafy founder and CEO Josh Fabian and his venture capital backer, Katelin Holloway of Seven Seven Six, to dig more deeply into the company, its market, and how it is working to grow even faster. What do founders need to know for their startups to survive and thrive in 2023 and beyond?

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