Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor. In response, AppHarvest has plans to launch 12 large-scale greenhouses by 2025. And we would need a second planet Earth to grow the food we need if we continue as-is. and should?—?be

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

And out of this data emerges the fact that Native American women are the least likely to benefit from the wealth and opportunity of the tech industry, and of those obtaining computing degrees, only 0.1% of them are Native women. They are also being hit the hardest by inflation right now, as a result.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

This past year was tumultuous for venture investors, to say the least. The ecosystem watched as startup funding dried up , held its breath as a $32 billion venture-backed company evaporated almost overnight and witnessed one of the largest startup acquisitions of all time. We view this as a great opportunity to lean in.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

VCs see a rich opportunity in tools to manage the contract lifecycle. Two years ago, startups developing software that helps draft, manage and review contracts raised over $70 million in venture equity. Gartner predicts that legal tech spending — which includes CLM — will increase threefold by 2025.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. 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. billion by 2025.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The round was led by Altos Ventures , along with strong support from BonAngels Venture Partners, Access Ventures, Mahanusa Capital, Prodigy Investment, and Pearl Abyss Capital. Proceeds from this round will be used for future product developments and hiring across new divisions as Plugo expands operations.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

When Porsche partnered with venture studio UP.Labs , the mission was to create six startups over three years all designed to solve the German automaker’s biggest problems and be compelling enough as a standalone business it that can attract other customers. Porsche is its first corporate partner.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

This team, encompassing public officers and a senior representative from the Seongnam Industry Promotion Agency, proactively aids businesses by pinpointing new ventures, mitigating challenges, and streamlining administrative processes. Set to be operational by 2025, this venture aims to rejuvenate the 3rd Pangyo Techno Valley.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Amit Anand is a founding partner of Jungle Ventures and an early pioneer and leader in the development of Southeast Asia’s venture capital industry. trillion industry by 2025 , with the biggest gains being made in Brazil and India. Amit Anand. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Other participants are existing investors MDI Ventures , GGV Capital and Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi, and new investors including Singtel Innov8. Indonesia’s digital economy is projected to reach $146 billion by 2025 and become Southeast Asia’s largest digital economy valued at more than $300 billion by 2030.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The startup, which provides multiple products for the cross-border commerce space in Africa, raised this new financing from a group of international investors co-led by American Express (AMEX) Ventures, the strategic investment group of American Express. This investment is AMEX Ventures’ first in an African startup.

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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. Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Amit Anand is a founding partner of Jungle Ventures and an early pioneer and leader in the development of Southeast Asia’s venture capital industry. It remains at a relatively nascent phase expansion in the technology industry but is at the same time developed enough to have a 400-million-strong internet user base.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

million seed round, the company is back with a cash infusion of $15 million in Series A funding in a round led by Craft Ventures. billion by 2025, according to Grand View Research. The new funding will enable ConverseNow to continue developing its line-busting technology and invest in marketing, sales and product innovation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

But the cost and time involved in developing longevity solutions presents a major hurdle, which means founders must be prepared to take the long view. “It Longevity is one of those things,” said Samuel Gil, partner at JME Ventures. ” Samuel Gil, partner, JME Ventures. . ” Samuel Gil, partner, JME Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Opaque Systems , a startup developing what it describes as “AI for confidential computing,” today announced that it closed a $22 million Series A funding round led by Walden Catalyst Partners with participation from Storm Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Intel Capital, Race Capital, The House Fund, and FactoryHQ.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Rebag , which buys, sells and trades luxury items like handbags and accessories, raised a $33 million Series E round following a year of technology development and category expansion. Gorra intends to use the new capital to continue technology development on those tools, to add to Rebag’s workforce of 150 people and expand its marketing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The round was led by Asymmetry Ventures, with participation from existing investor SpaceFund and new investors Marubeni Ventures and Audacious Venture Partners. As launch market matures, space opportunities on the ground take off. “We By 2025, Schiel said he hopes every spacecraft will have a RAFTI on it.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 28, 2023

BSDE will hire 227 Delawareans who are blind or visually impaired, have other disabilities, are military veterans and/or live in economically disadvantaged Promise Communities in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties by the end of 2025. About BlindSight Delaware Enterprises Inc. BlindSight Delaware Enterprises Inc.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

billion by 2025. Agot AI is using machine learning to develop computer vision technology, initially targeting the quick-serve restaurant (QSR) industry, so those types of errors can be avoided. Kitchen Fund and Grit Ventures. That brings the company’s total fundraising to date to $16 million.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Novastar Ventures , which co-led the firm’s Series A round, and Blink CV also made follow-on investments. We entered this market because we saw a real opportunity to guarantee and deliver quality furniture. We are also developing even more affordable products in existing product categories – sofas and mattresses,” said Kouskalis.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

“We co-created the program with five nonprofits who have a track record of successfully developing and delivering high-quality job training to returning citizens. Google’s lofty goal is to help 100,000 formerly incarcerated people build career skills by 2025.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2021

The Argentina-based fraud and identity protection company announced $12 million in Series B funding Monday from backers including software developer, Globant, as well as Agrega Partners, NXTP Ventures, Bridge One, the IDB Lab and Telefónica. As such, he intends to use the new funding to hire developers across Europe and in the U.S.

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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. With this new funding, the company aims to invest in technology development, build operations in Brazil and Chile and launch some embedded finance products and services.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2022

The Series B round was led by Accel, Citius and Tiger Global, with participation from existing investors AC Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital India. The e-grocery delivery market in Indonesia is projected to reach $6 billion by 2025. The company declined to disclose its post-money valuation.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Startups, tapping into new manufacturing techniques, new batter technology, and new energy infrastructure, see a ripe opportunity to build new vehicles to disrupt the current status quo with safer and cleaner alternatives. Volta said it will also use some of the funding to continue developing smaller 7.5-

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Various programs were held on the day, such as open discussions with startup companies, a ceremony for signing win-win partnership agreements with large companies in the 2nd Pangyo Techno Valley, a presentation of the Gyeonggi Venture and Startup brand, special lectures, investment consultations, and product demonstrations.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

Filevine , a startup offering a software-as-a-service product for legal case management, today announced that it closed a $108 million series D round led by StepStone Group with participation from Golub Capital and existing investors Signal Peak Ventures and Meritech Capital. ” Future growth. Roughly $1.4

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

Montreal-based Equisoft , an insurance and investment software developer, today announced that it raised $125 million in venture equity. 70 million of Equisoft’s new tranche came from Investissement Québec and the government of Québec, with the remainder coming from Export Development Canada and Fondaction. . $70

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Top investment opportunities. This is an early-stage, pre-revenue opportunity in the fast-growing managed network services market which is projected to reach $71.6B by 2025, at a CAGR of 6.3%. McDonald’s aims to become a market leader in vegan fast food at its UK and Ireland stores by 2025. . Invest Now. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

NFX and existing backers Pear and Mexico-based Wollef (formely known as Jaguar Ventures) doubled down on their investment, which values Melonn “in the neighborhood” of $100 million post-money and brings the Bogota-based startup’s total raised to $24 million since its November 2020 inception.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2021

Urbanbase , a Seoul-based company that develops a 3D spatial data platform for interior planning and design, announced today it has raised $11.1 Global metaverse market size is projected to increase $280 billion by 2025 from $30.7 Apple also waded into the area of virtual reality, working on developing a high-end VR headset.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

But those more aligned with the private sphere, such as venture capitalists and private equity investors, perhaps aren’t quite as well-served when it comes to funnelling into the data they need to carry out their due diligence ahead of making a big investment, or tracking and managing their portfolio through to an exit. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

It plans to use the money to continue investing in its technology stack, to step up with more business development, and to hire more talent for its team, to meet what it believes are changing tides in the world of data warehousing. The opportunity that Firebolt is targeting is a ripe one in the world of enterprise. billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Other participants in the Series C round included Bling Capital, DCM, General Catalyst and Norwest Venture Partners. . The concept for Tempo came about in 2015 when Eldeeb and Augustin developed SmartSpot, a computer vision-augmented smart screen they sold to gyms that helped trainers analyze and improve their clients’ form during workouts.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Or that the company would wind up raising money from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the billionaire-backed investment vehicle focused on financing companies developing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and some of the world’s largest industrial and oil and gas companies. He’s not alone. million funding.

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