AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Invest only what you are willing to lose completely; don’t double down on failing companies Fundraising Strategies for Founders: Balancing Need and Needy Energy Jeshua challenges the very decision to start fundraising, cautioning that not all businesses need venture capital.

venture capital

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.

venture capital

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

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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. What steps are you taking to better prepare for 2023? More clarity could be very positive.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. from 2010 to 2019. and Latin America’s 2.8%. “By

VC

TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

Similarly, one VC may encourage newly minted CEOs to eat ramen and ride the bus, while another might suggest a salary in the low six-figures, depending on geography. Patrick Salyer, partner, Mayfield Fund What kind of opportunities are you looking for in April 2023?

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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.

venture capital

AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Through a joint announcement, the entities unveiled their intention to combine conventional bank credit with venture capital investment, all while ensuring minimal equity dilution for shareholders. He stated that VC funding experienced a substantial decline of 60% in Q3 2022 compared to the previous year’s corresponding period.

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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. As AI pervades biotech, what are investors looking for in 2023? When you think of life sciences and biotech hubs in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Principles for the weekend were spot on: Beginners are sexy Get uncomfortable Hiccups are natural So serious, it's hilarious The world is a passion project pic.twitter.com/eHc6w48IZ0 — Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) April 3, 2023 The main rule? Bring a topic that you want to teach others about. The main principles? At just 2.1%

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. The most active African investors were involved in 15-20 deals, according to a report on African VC activity in 2022.

startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

“Insurtech startups that do not offer embedded insurance, and rather provide other innovative solutions will still attract VC funding this year, especially if they can show cost-efficient and sustainable growth,” said Nina Mayer, a principal at Earlybird. Wechsler said, “Many firms who dabbled in insurtech (A.K.A.

opportunity

TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

It’s TechCrunch Early Stage 2023! Companies that have partnered with TC Early Stage include Brex , FlashCloud Intelligence , FYELABS , Justworks , Otter.ai , Prepare 4 VC , Remote , Sophi , Tonik , Torc , Vanta and Zeni. Are you ready for some green on 4/20? No, not that green.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This investment is directed toward seeding corporate venture capital (VC) funds that, in turn, invest in Singapore-based early-stage high-tech companies. Startups benefit from a matching scheme where NRF invests on par with other investors in the venture capital fund.

startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. General Catalyst’s Mark Crane has ample experience on both the founder and VC side from all over Europe, as well as a firm understanding of the funding landscape in the northeastern U.S., So how do you raise outside the Valley bubble?

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Additionally, in August, the firm expanded its influence in the healthcare sector across India and Southeast Asia by absorbing the early-stage VC firm HealthXCapital. More from Asia Tech Daily: HealthXCapital Merges with Jungle Ventures to Drive Healthcare Expansion Jungle Ventures leads $5.3m

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I *think* Daniel and I met at a VC happy hour many years ago. Originally backed by venture capital, in 2021 Daniel worked with TPG , a large private equity firm, to make them the majority investor. It might ‘exit’ again at a later point (anything from a sale to an IPO), but it’s no long dependent on VC funding.

ventures

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Attend the TechCrunch City Spotlight: Boston event on February 27, 2023. And in the more immediate past, layoffs and a capital crunch suggest, if not a bubble about to burst, at least one with an alarming wobble. .” ” Subaita Rahman and Tony Kulesa of Pillar Venture Capital.

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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. Zach Aarons, MetaProp VC Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective?

construction

TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2023

About a year ago, it seemed like myself and other colleagues were writing story after story about spend management companies raising tranches of venture capital — remember Mary Ann’s roundup story from basically this same time last year? While 16 people may not seem like a lot, when it comes to venture firms, it actually is.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment. It is important to sit down with subject matter experts in venture capital to get a better understanding of the tech industry and early-stage investing processes.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Quiñones will demystify this function, clarify how to leverage the various forms of VC Platform and assemble an operational SWAT team to unlock more value from your value-add investors. TechCrunch Early Stage takes place on April 20, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. Don’t miss out on the Audience Choice presentations and so much more.

communities

TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). Investors don’t need to explain the venture-sized opportunity in the transportation industry; instead they want to see contrarian growth — whether that’s a new angle on an old technology, or profitability.

micromobility

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). Investors don’t need to explain the venture-sized opportunity in the transportation industry; instead they want to see contrarian growth — whether that’s a new angle on an old technology, or profitability.

micromobility

TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. General Catalyst’s Mark Crane has ample experience on both the founder and VC side from all over Europe, as well as a firm understanding of the funding landscape in the northeastern U.S., So how do you raise outside the Valley bubble?

incubation

TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). Investors don’t need to explain the venture-sized opportunity in the transportation industry; instead they want to see contrarian growth — whether that’s a new angle on an old technology, or profitability.

micromobility

TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

Venture firms are advising portfolio companies to move money out of SVB After SVB announced that it intended to sell shares in pursuit of more capital, some VC firms, including but not limited to USV, Founders Fund, Hustle Fund, Inspired Capital and Valor Equity — advised startups to pull money out of SVB.

ventures

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.

VC

AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Venture capital investments have also poured into Korean startups and grew 78% year-on-year in 2021, surpassing 7.7 Bigbang Angels is a Korean early-stage VC with Singapore headquarters. PEN Ventures is a venture capital and accelerator with offices in Silicon Valley, Singapore, Europe, and South Korea.

startup

TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Venture firms are advising portfolio companies to move money out of SVB After SVB announced that it intended to sell shares in pursuit of more capital, some VC firms, including but not limited to USV, Founders Fund, Hustle Fund, Inspired Capital and Valor Equity — advised startups to pull money out of SVB.

ventures

TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

One of the quieter conversations in venture capital has only grown louder, in my DMs and interviews, over the past few months: The known bias in venture capital has been a branding issue for some of the emerging, diverse fund managers just now splashing onto the scene. And with that, thank you for being here.

venture capital

TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. But before that, there was shared optimism that African startups would raise more VC funding last year than in 2021 when the continent, for the first time, passed the $4-5 billion threshold.

venture capital

AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous Capital , in 2015.

capital

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.

creativity

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Startups and VC. Dakotah Rice, founder of Poolit, tells Mary Ann , “2023 will be a fantastic year in all likelihood for venture and private equity. The company raised millions to turn accredited investors into LPs in VC and private equity funds. It’s kind of like you’re starting from a new base.” Is it a plane?

support

TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2023

As one VC put it: “It’s bad.” ” With no incoming equity financing and likely no faith on the part of creditors, the source added, the company will most likely have to consider filing for bankruptcy by late 2023 or early 2024. of capital from investors compared to their retail counterparts.

financing

TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

Haje is wrapping up this newsletter before heading to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. Startups and VC Back in January, a $810 million deal fell apart to buy Angry Birds makers Rovio, but the company suggested they were still in talks with other potential interested parties. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Monday Crunch!

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