AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Jeshua’s audacious adventure unfolded during the pandemic, where he traveled to over 55 countries, joining Accelerating Asia and Decacorn Capital to dive deeper into the world of disruptive technology-led innovations. In the early stages, it’s really all about the founder/founding team.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. Africa predicted to experience sustained funding slowdown in 2023 Most tech observers share Cuvelier’s thoughts on VC activity in Africa. Briter Bridges recorded $5.2

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

In Their Own Words: Female Founders and CEOs Discuss the Discourse That’s Missing (and Hitting) the Mark This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “ Inspire Inclusion ” — a call to recognize the unique perspectives and contributions of women from all walks of life, in all facets of life, including the innovation economy.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

It took me a while, but I’m realizing that my startup love language is discussing any attempts to standardize the opaque and often informal world of venture capital. The tool, started by pre-seed firm Afore Capital, is based on Common App, which sends one application to multiple colleges and universities. Image Credits: Carta.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Initially aspiring to work in the events industry to organize music festivals, Triet gained valuable experience at non-profit organizations like The Dallas Entrepreneur Center and later at Capital Factory, a Texas-based accelerator fund. Breaking into venture capital has been a remarkable and challenging journey.

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The chances of you getting venture funding in 2023 are close to zero. In venture capital, you get paid a management fee whatever happens plus a carry of its one of your investable company exits. We highly recommend trying to get into venture capital if you can.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2023

While women entrepreneurs continue to struggle to gain more venture capital funding, the Forbes’ 2023 Midas Lis t suggests some inroads have been made. The 22 nd annual ranking was conducted in partnership with TrueBridge Capital Partners. The List includes11 women in the media company’s global list of top 100 investors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

It’s going to be the biggest and best Disrupt we’ve ever hosted: Along with a few to-be-announced surprises, we’ll have Startup Battlefield, as well as six new stages with targeted materials for founders of all types. In 2023, it’s back under a new moniker. When should founders follow the hype?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Even as Y Combinator reveals the latest startups in its cohort for this winter , we have poor news for founders: the global venture capital market shrank in Q1 2023, and it would have been even worse if it were not for a few mega deals, according to Crunchbase (disclosure: my former employer) and PitchBook reports.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2023

Launched in 2022, GGV Capital’s SMBTech 50 demonstrates both the breadth and depth of the sector and the enthusiasm of venture capital investors for these companies. Placement on the 2023 SMBTech 50 is the latest in a string of accolades Boulevard has garnered in recent months. To learn more, visit joinblvd.com.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

Talia Rafaeli is a partner with Kompas , an early-stage European venture capital fund investing in digital transformation technologies within the built environment and industry 4.0 However, talk of a pullback in global venture capital has become louder and more widespread of late. Talia Rafaeli. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Eric Tarczynski is managing partner and founder of Contrary Capital. To predict what 2023 will look like for venture capital, we need to start by understanding where we are now. The VC landscape has started to bifurcate, and it will continue to do so during 2023 both for fundraising and investments.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register The South Korea Ministry of SMEs and Startups, in collaboration with the Korea Startup Forum, is set to host the highly anticipated “COMEUP 2023,” set to take place from November 8 to 10 at the renowned Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The new initiative includes a strategic partnership with the highly anticipated X-PITCH 2023, a global deeptech startup competition aimed at catalyzing the widespread adoption of cutting-edge technology across diverse industries. “We see immense potential in partnering with X-PITCH. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It seems that every internet company and their dog have at least one venture capital (VC) arm under their wing, with the likes of Google Ventures (now GV), Microsoft Ventures (now M12), Salesforce Ventures , Twilio Ventures , and Zoom Ventures all serving their corporate namesakes potential cash cows via hundreds of equity investments.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

“The last two years in the venture ecosystem were an anomaly, but I believe we are coming back to a healthy ‘normal.’ Diligence cycles have extended, better relationships with founders can be formed, investors can enter new spaces with more preparation, and a thoughtful approach to early-stage venture capital can emerge,” Kareem added.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

For instance, even though quantum computing suddenly became popular in the public markets as D-Wave, Rigetti and IonQ listed in the last year, private investment declined significantly — the sector received just over $600 million in venture capital in 2022, down from $800 million in 2021, according to Crunchbase.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

Let’s start with Artificial intelligence (AI) which was the big event in 2023. While in 2023, everyone was rightly focused on the large language models like OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Llama, etc, we will see new AI-first applications emerge in 2024 that will start to move the focus and the conversation up the stack. This is a big deal.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today launched a new program, AWS Impact Accelerator , that will give up to $30 million to early-stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+ and women founders. From a diversity standpoint, the venture capital financing landscape remains incredibly imbalanced.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In 2023, the industry attracted substantial investments, with strong financial inclusion and blockchain technology gaining acceptance in some countries. This funding round was led by the Singapore-based venture capital firm 1982 Ventures, the sole investor.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

based tech companies have already been laid off in mass job cuts in 2023, according to Crunchbase. Yet for early-stage startups, the outlook isn’t as bleak as the headlines make it out to be — conversely, there’s a huge opportunity for scrappy founders in a downturn. Early-stage venture funding is unique. It’s as simple as that.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Back to top Meet the Team Clay Rankin North Coast Ventures Founder and ACA member Pat Gouhin CEO, Angel Capital Association Chris McCannell D.C. What We’ve Done So Far This Year 2023 has been extremely busy for ACA. ACA continues to follow the SBA’s lead in recruiting more diverse investors and founders.

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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.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

Some think 2023 will just be the start of a venture winter and overall economic recession, while others think we could see some stabilization as things head back to normal by midyear. Bruce Hamilton, founder, Mech Ventures: We are contemplating decreasing our check size so we can double our number of investments from 75 to 140.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 1, 2024

Founders-led investment firm We Founder Circle (WFC) announced on Monday that it has become the largest angel investor network in the country by investing in 103 deals across 82 startups in 2023.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

As we embrace 2023, the Southeast Asian startup landscape is abuzz with anticipation surrounding cross-border acquisitions to shape the upcoming year. billion as of March 31, 2023. These strategic collaborations, extending beyond geographical confines, carry the potential to redefine industries and fuel growth.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 27, 2023

Register Harriet, a leading platform championing female founders, has partnered with venture capital firms Artesian, Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Impact, B Capital, and 1982 Ventures to launch a new forum aimed at bridging the funding gap for female-led startups in the Asia Pacific region.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

Last year, climate tech seemed to be invincible while the venture capital and startup worlds were fretting about a downturn and scrambling to conserve cash. Climate tech investors and founders in 2022 may not have hit the heights of 2021 but they didn’t drop off a cliff either. But what does the rest of 2023 look like?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Friday in tech vs Sunday in tech pic.twitter.com/NsuzK5fqty — Yuri Sagalov (@yuris) March 13, 2023 Not a scientific sampling, but several investors signaled this week on Twitter that they remain interested in talking to founders who are still at the idea stage. Founders should apply on our portal and follow on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2023

The big themes that dominated 2022 news coverage were around layoffs, labor and venture capital incentives. Are venture dollars getting more disciplined or was that just a fever tweet of the past 12 months? Keep reading to see how three laid-off employees are approaching their careers differently in 2023. Stitch Fix up.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

In case you missed it, July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. ” You’ll find it cooking on the Sustainability Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , which runs September 19–21 in San Francisco. Charles Denby: Berkeley Yeast co-founder and CEO Charles Denby is a scientist turned entrepreneur. clean diesel).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

The first event is on February 1, 2023, and will feature a timely discussion on what to do if your company can’t raise a Series A. TCL’s mission is still to help founders build better venture-backed businesses. But going into 2023, there’s new urgency behind this mission. But it’s worth the hassle.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

After attending TechCrunch Early Stage last week, I was cheered to meet so many first-time founders and experienced investors who are looking for opportunities. Specifically, we are spending time developing our theses around and seeking founders building the next generation of cloud/computing infrastructure, industry 4.0

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

3 Black founders predict little will change in VC in 2023. A rising tide lifts all boats, but when free-flowing venture capital starts to recede, underrepresented founders are the first to find themselves on dry ground. Sevetri Wilson, founder and CEO, Resilia. Image Credits: We Are / Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

How essential is DARPA/defense funding to the category in 2023? Certainly valuations have come down alongside tech valuations, and the end of ZIRP is having a broad impact on venture investing. 13 VCs talk about the state of robotics investing in 2023 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 6, 2023

If 2022 was the year of the startup layoff, 2023 is going to be the year of the wind down. It will suck — for team members, for founders, for customers of these companies, and for their investors — but by the end of the year we’ll have gotten through the toughest part of the correction. 2023 shouldn’t be status quo.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Founders and investors alike are bracing for a tough 2023 as the economy shows few signs of improving. There are other aspects of the venture world that will probably not change, like the lack of funding for minority and women founders. We spoke with: Alexis Alston , principal, Lightship Capital. Why or why not?

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