TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2024

Venture capital was hard to bag (as predicted earlier), bridge and down rounds became the norm, and news of fire sales, layoffs and startup closures reverberated across the continent. With the overall amount of VC funding raised in Africa dipping significantly across the year, according […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

Startups and VC At first glance, Boston Dynamics is a strange fit for a show like ProMat, Brian writes. Looking for “the perfect vehicle for chaos?” : Then look no further than the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV. An excuse not to go to the mall : DoorDash users can now order from Lush Cosmetics, Victoria’s Secret and Party City.

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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.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

The head VC guy seems a little bit… weird. No amount of capital will turn a bad idea into a good idea. Early-stage VCs and investors have one objective, finding hero startups in the sea of zero ones, the ones that will eventually turn into a zero-dollar valuation sooner or later. Template for cold emailing a VC.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Holidays, cheer, and daydreaming about what shenanigans we’ll get ourselves into in 2024. Yes, 2024, because clearly we’re just going to skip past all of 2023. Celebrity strong arm : Plant-based food brand Huel’s newest capital raise comes with a side of Idris Elba, Christine writes. Startups and VC. Christine and Haje.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

” Laying the groundwork for growth, Manta today announced that it raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Forestay Capital with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, SAP.io, Senovo VC, Credo Ventures, Dan Fougere, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. billion by 2024.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Startups and VC. Jacquelyn reports that Tribe Capital raised $25 million to launch a crypto incubator program. Jacquelyn reports that Tribe Capital raised $25 million to launch a crypto incubator program. AM Ventures raised $100 million for industrial 3D printing , writes Haje.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

In a galaxy far, far away : If you’re a Star Wars fan, Disney+ will debut a new series called “The Acolyte” in 2024. Startups and VC Everyone needs some good competition to get the creativity flowing. Last year, VCs flowed approximately $6 billion to resale platforms, writes Brian Schwarzbach, an investor with Cathay Innovation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Startups and VC. Apart from the world of crypto, it was a good day for new funds — Christine reports that New Fare Partners is the latest female-led VC to close first fund , and Catherine has a story today about Iterative launching its second fund targeting Southeast Asia–based startups. It’s electric! Jaclyn has more.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Seoul, its capital, is the world’s second-largest metropolitan area, with almost half of all Korean citizens living in or around the city. The spending per buyer in e-commerce is forecasted to go from $2,600 in 2019 to $4,300 in 2024. Bigbang Angels is a Korean early-stage VC with Singapore headquarters.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 28, 2024

Lots of venture capital transitions underway. Since writing “ Oh S**t, Your VC Just Quit Her Fund! What a Good CEO Should Do Next ” in 2019 I’ve seen plenty of startups get effectively stranded within a firm.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

trillion by 2024. Even so, according to Merritt Hummer, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, “B2B marketplaces cannot simply remain stagnant, serving as simple transactional platforms.” ” Pandemic’s impact disproportionately reduced VC funding for female founders.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

Startups and VC. Chevy unveiled its fastest Corvette yet, the electrified 2024 Corvette E-Ray. The headline says it all : We couldn’t help but steal from the TC+ section because Tim ’s headline is just so good: “Nest co-founder Matt Rogers’ new startup is trash.” We won’t ruin it any more for you. Matt has more.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Startups and VC. Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One , bringing the company’s total raised to close to $730 million, Kyle reports. I am on an H-1B, have an approved I-140, and an I-797 that expires in March 2024. Tage has more. Upended & Unemployed.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

alone expected to hit $2 billion this year — a figure that’s set to double by 2024. based VC Acequia Capital, which has previously invested in billion-dollar companies such as Square, Pinterest, and Wish. Podcasting has emerged as a major billion-dollar industry, with ad revenue in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Matt reports that the electric Ram 1500 REV is packed with screens and, surprisingly, buttons and knobs, but sadly won’t be available until 2024. The strategic move comes as the company forms two business units in an effort to do just that.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A recent spike of interest in crypto is rebuilding momentum, and many think that next year could be promising for crypto startups’ valuations. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In addition to those already listed, there are tons of marketplaces and startups working in this space, including Olive , Archive , Curtsy , Rebag and Treet , which all grabbed some venture capital funding in the past two years. Spitz expects to grow the number of everyday users to 1 million by 2024.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

With its recent $7 million seed funding round led by Trucks VC with participation from Maniv Mobility and Wireframe Ventures, Solo AVT is gearing up to finalize the design and build of its first test vehicle, a battery-electric Class 8 truck, and begin testing this summer, the company said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2023

As one VC put it: “It’s bad.” Specifically, the Fintech Index — which tracks the performance of emerging, publicly traded financial technology companies — was down a staggering 72% in 2022, according to F-Prime Capital ’s State of Fintech 2022 report. of capital from investors compared to their retail counterparts.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

But progress is being made as seen in the rising number of women-led venture funds that focus on funding women entrepreneurs. billion of total venture capital. of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend. According to the PitchBook data, in 2022 U.S.-based This was a drop from the 2.4%

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This is where Altana comes in with its data-grabbing, AI-powered supply chain visibility platform that just secured $100 million in fresh capital. Startups and VC. Three more from the TC+ team: Not as bad as you think : The US venture capital slowdown doesn’t look that bad , by Alex. Carly has more.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Alex Wilhelm uses his weekday column The Exchange to keep a close eye on “private companies, public markets and the gray space in between,” but one effort stood out: An overview of six API-based startups that were “raising capital in rapid-fire fashion” when many companies were trying to find their COVID-19 footing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

Startups and VC Banking stocks are whipsawing this morning in the wake of the UBS–Credit Suisse deal and First Republic’s continued woes — and much more, on this morning’s utterly excellent episode of our Equity podcast. It plans to release 40 more games this year , including Monument Valley in 2024. Aisha has more.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

By 2024, when Flytrex plans to be operating at scale, it aims to bring the cost per delivery down to $1.14. Life lessons from a venture visionary. Michael, Co-founder and General Partner at Aleph VC, was my partner for over a decade at Israel Seed, one of Israel’s pioneering venture capital firms. Top Tech News.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Some light reading for the new year : Anna and Alex collected them and now share some of the books startup founders and venture capitalists could not put down this year. Startups and VC. Happy reading! You know what?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Alex Wilhelm unpacks a Silicon Valley Bank report that suggests that late-stage software-as-a-service companies may also see lower valuations, and startups trying to raise some later-stage capital may not have as attractive a price. Startups and VC. The how and why of raising OT security capital. You can sign up here.).

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

billion blank-check deal with DPCM Capital. By 2024, analysts predict cars with voice recognition will comprise 60% of the market. Perhaps that will unlock more late-stage capital for hardware-focused upstarts. 5 innovative fundraising methods for emerging VCs and PEs. Want to double your rate of return?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Niraj Varia spent the last eight years at Novastar Ventures, a global VC with hubs in Nairobi, Lagos and London, having joined it at inception and rising through the ranks to become partner. Novastar Ventures becomes $200M African VC fund after $108M raise. How do you project this will pan out for the continent?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

British VC firm Molten Ventures led the operation, with participation from new investor Citi Ventures. Gartner predicts that by 2024, 60% of the data used for the de­vel­op­ment of AI and an­a­lyt­ics projects will be syn­thet­i­cally gen­er­ated. “We’re significantly increasing the team in the U.S.,

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

By 2024, we estimate more than 50% of user touches will be augmented by AI-driven speech, written word, or computer-vision algorithms, while one billion connected cameras will collect and share visual data.

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