Jason Malki

JULY 3, 2025

Suzanne is currently the CEO and CFO of Qrescendo , a next-generation investment neobank built to empower startups and middle-market companies with seamless access to capital, embedded financial tools, and a dynamic network of investors and advisors. in Q4 2025. What motivated you to launch your startup? Your advice to other founders?

leadership

NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

So it’s much less about raising capital, it’s much more about business fundamentals. Richard Liew: Before we go, let’s just talk quickly about Electrify Aotearoa 2025, coming up on June 24th and 25th. And that’s the other piece I’d say was probably a transitional shift for us.

startup ecosystem

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Two Bear Capital, with notable participation from Accenture Ventures, led the funding round. In January 2025, the White House issued an executive order mandating the government-wide migration to quantum-safe encryption. Krauthamers appointment signals QuSecures commitment to be a leader in quantum-safe cybersecurity.

disruption

Founder Bounty

JANUARY 21, 2025

I have worked in finance and well as been though Techstars and have seen it all in the world of startups. The answer is YES. If its a top tier accelerator like Ycombinator you should definitely do it. If you get an offer from YC , take it How to build a $20M fuel business.

accelerator

American Entrepreneurship

JULY 10, 2025

Hitting this mark will let the company ship Gen-2 samples to leading battery OEMs in 2025 and lock in multi-year supply contracts before competitors reach comparable capacity. 0.5 % interest loans for capacity expansion, lowering the overall cost of capital.

technology

TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

That’s the gap that revenue-based financing platforms like GetVantage want to fill. Varanium Capital partner Aparajit Bhandarkar will join GetVantage’s board. Other participants included Sony Innovation Fund, InCred Capital and Haldiram’s Family Office. Vasa said companies typically repay financing in about six to nine months.

financing

AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The funding round was spearheaded by Lion X Ventures and Vickers Venture Partners, with participation from Advanced MedTech and Eckuity Capital. The company aims to refine its ultra-portable peritoneal dialysis (PD) device, gearing it up for the impending final pivotal trial in the United States, scheduled for 2025.

technology

TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Doppler today announced that it raised $20 million in Series A financing to further develop its secret-syncing capabilities. billion by 2025. million in capital to date, “After substantial research, [I started] working on a ‘SecretsOps’ platform designed for developers and their teams [that became Doppler.”

incubation

TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

A recent ZDNet piece reaffirms that the AI edge chip market is booming, fueled by “staggering” venture capital financing in the hundreds of millions of dollars. It brings Sima.ia’s total capital raised to $150 million. billion by 2025. After emerging from stealth in 2019, Sima.ai “Sima.ai

startup

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Embedded finance connects services like payment processing with everyday activities like grabbing a coffee before unlocking an e-scooter. According to the entrepreneurs and investors reporter Natasha Mascarenhas spoke to, this deal “shows the strength of edtech’s capital options as the pandemic continues.” As a result, U.S.

financing

TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

There is an unmet need of $260 billion to $320 billion for women-owned company funding, according to a 2013 study conducted by the International Finance Corporation. Data show that men were four times as likely as women to access equity financing from angel investors or VCs (14.4% against 3.6%).

entrepreneurship

TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

Demonstrating that there’s a robust market for contract management solutions, LinkSquares , a company developing intelligent software that helps brands maintain and ink new contracts, today announced that it raised $100 million in Series C financing led by G Squared. million at an $800 million valuation. ” Growing market.

venture capital

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. Last November, we surveyed 13 of the top robotics-focused VCs to find out which areas of robotics are exciting them most going into 2020.

construction

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In turn, a number of them have become debt-averse and increased their demand for better financing options. . A shift of preference to buy products on credit at the point-of-sale is on the rise; $680 billion will be spent by global consumers using online POS finance or BNPL over e-commerce channels by 2025.

financing

TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

Other statistics include job projections from various channels: 44 million jobs if internet penetration reaches 75%, 3 million jobs from online marketplaces by 2025 and 1.7 The report first highlights the growth of venture capital on the continent over the past six years; within this period, investments in African startups have grown 18x.

VC

American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

. – September 19, 2023 – Virtual Incision Corporation , the developer of the world’s first miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system, today announced a $30 million extension to its previous $46 million Series C financing.

board

AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 11, 2022

Leading the round is new investor SIG Venture Capital, the Asian venture capital arm of SIG. Other new investors include Singapore-based global investor EDBI and investment holding company First Pacific Company Ltd.

venture capital

OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

If that is the capital of investing, then why not use it to improve not only the lives of people involved in business, but everybody else as well? . We’re proud to be partnered with Social Finance Israel, a global leader in impact advisory. Investment can help solve problems facing communities, regions and the world.

investing

TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Now that many consumers are buying their own e-bikes and e-scooters, shared dockless micromobility “just hasn’t proven itself to be a profitable line of business,” Puneeth Meruva, an associate at Trucks Venture Capital, told TechCrunch. By 2025, 463 exabytes of data will be created each day, according to some estimates.

micromobility

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Other deals that got my attention … BMW i Ventures led the seed financing round of Rapid Liquid Print, which has developed 3D printers for elastomers that produce large-scale, high-resolution, soft and stretchable products with industrial materials such as soft rubber, silicone and foams. capital and how much U.K. through 2030.

micromobility

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Simon is an investment director with Cathay Innovation , a global venture capital firm investing across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The quest to provide more affordable and accessible healthcare, magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic, has spurred an explosion of innovation, which in turn has attracted massive amounts of capital.

health

OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

At this valuation, it is expected that this exit alone will return approximately 50% of investors’ committed capital to Maniv Mobility. million Series A round led by Seraphim Capital, which specializes in space tech investments. million Series A round led by Seraphim Capital, which specializes in space tech investments.

media

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

I recently wrote about the so-called “Embedded finance” trend, citing the example of Intergiro’s recent fundraising in the space. Billing itself as “AWS for financial services” the startup — which emerged from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — has now raised a $10 million seed funding round co-led by WndrCo and Runa Capital.

financing

TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

The world of venture capital investing is a relatively small one, and relationship-based to boot. The company, founded by Samir Kaji and Hana Yang in February 2021, is developing an approach to venture capital fund investing that provides a way for investors of any size to participate. Enter Allocate.

venture capital

TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

The e-commerce market in Latin America has been gaining traction over the past two years and is poised to double in size and be valued at more than $100 billion by 2025. After bringing in $8 million in a few rounds over the years, Zubale is back with a new cash infusion of $40 million in Series A financing led by QED Investors.

capital

TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

million Series A, led by original design manufacturer Wistron Corporation, with participation from Hive Ventures, Top Taiwan Venture Capital Group and Silicon Valley Taiwan Investments. InfuseAI , a MLOps startup based in Taiwan, announced today it has raised a $4.3

startup

TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

JIC Venture Growth Investments led the Series E equity funding, with participation from Z Venture Capital , a venture investment arm of Z Holdings, Japan Post Capital and Salesforce Ventures. Mizuho Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group also joined in its debt financing.

enablement

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Viva Republica, an operator of South Korean finance super app Toss , has finalized a $405 million Series G funding and it says it is now valued at 9.1 Toss joined the unicorn club with its $80 million financing at a valuation of $ 1.2 trillion won ( $7 billion), up from 8.5 billion (8.5 trillion won) valuation. billion won) and $175.8

financing

TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Zoomo, the Australian startup with a mission to electrify delivery fleets through e-bike subscriptions, announced a $12 million interim capital raise on Monday. “Their expectations for quality commercial vehicles, on demand service, flexible financing and tech enabled security features spurred us to innovate.

micromobility

TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

Among the largest beneficiaries of the fintech capital were Opay , which raised $400 million in Series C funding, Flutterwave , which got $170 million in a Series C round, and TymeBank , which raised $180 million in Series B. This amount was also more than double the $1.35 Deals by stage in Africa over the years.

startup

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Teachmint , one such startup that is helping teachers and institutes create their own virtual classrooms with a few taps on their smartphones and build direct relationship with students, has raised $78 million in its Series B financing round, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. Rocketship.vc We are thrilled to welcome onboard Rocketship.vc

education

AsiaTechDaily

JULY 10, 2023

eFishery’s comprehensive ecosystem encompasses the entire aquaculture value chain, from seeds to financing. With the recent Series D funding, eFishery aims to expand its community of fish and shrimp farmers, with a target of reaching over 1 million aquaculture ponds in Indonesia by 2025.

venture capital

TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% out of its 33.6

peer-to-peer

TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

The round was led by Tiger Global, and existing investor Sequoia Capital India participated. million, including some financed by the founder and chief executive in the early years, across all funding rounds. AI and computer vision startup Avataar said on Friday it has raised $45 million in its Series B funding. Image Credits: Avataar.

collaboration

American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Key Areas Covered in the State of Women’s Small Business Report The Economy Ninety-four percent of respondents felt ‘somewhat’ to ‘very’ positive about 2025 but expressed caution about finances given the current economy. This is being addressed by the growing number of v enture capital firms led by women.

peer-to-peer

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Other backers include Global Founders Capital and a number of high-profile angel investors, such as GGV Managing Partner Hans Tung, ALLVP Partner Antonia Rojas and LaHaus founders Jeronimo Uribe and Tomas Uribe, among others. It also plans to soon offer embedded finance products. So, just how does it work?

enablement

TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

The fund announced today the formation of the 25 by 25 Pledge , which encourages venture capitalists to commit to investing a quarter of their funds into BIPOC women founders by the year 2025. “This is about changing the power dynamics in venture capital,” Michel told TechCrunch.

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