TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Kenya’s Victoria Commercial Bank offered $3 million debt financing, $1 million of which is mezzanine financing – a debt that can be turned into equity. We entered this market because we saw a real opportunity to guarantee and deliver quality furniture. IKEA rolls out an AI-powered interactive design experience for shoppers. “We

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

PhonePe has previously said that it plans to raise up to $1 billion as part of the ongoing financing round. “We The startup doesn’t expect to turn EBIDTA positive, a key profitability metric, until calendar year 2025, KMPG wrote in its valuation report. Google’s GPay and PhonePe currently process more than 80% of all UPI transactions.)

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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. 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.

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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. EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

million, according to Yahoo Finance data. Analysts project that security-as-a-service (the other kind of SaaS) will be worth some $26 billion by 2025, growing at a rate of 19% on average in the years between now and then. million, up 15% versus $249.8 It also however reported a GAAP net loss of $45.3

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

million, including some financed by the founder and chief executive in the early years, across all funding rounds. By 2025, nearly 75% of the global population and almost all people who use social and communication apps will be frequent AR users, said Snap in a recent report, for which it collaborated with Deloitte.

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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. Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has received an additional $2.1 million seed round.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Norway will end sales of fossil fuel cars and light commercial vehicles by 2025. Governments around the world have started to set end dates on fossil fuel vehicles. Countries across Europe began announcing bans in the late 2010s. in 2035 and France in 2040.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As per Jungle Ventures’ calculations, the total value of the region’s digital companies is around $340 billion today and is estimated to grow to $1 trillion by 2025. Shopee, Lazada, GoTo and Bukalapak are testament to the phenomenal growth opportunities available, and they are still growing. billion at a market cap of $8 billion.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Gozem , a super app that provides a host of services — including transport, e-commerce and financial services in Francophone Africa — has raised $5 million in Series A financing, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Costamagna, in a statement, said the funding will help Gozem increase the figure to over 200,000 before 2025.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

“We see a great opportunity for us to automate a lot of what is essentially the rules based kind of conclusions for these different software updates.” ” For instance, the software might identify a weather front coming into a certain area and issue a software update that helps optimize the batteries, he explained.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity. Embedded finance connects services like payment processing with everyday activities like grabbing a coffee before unlocking an e-scooter. ” From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity. Just how bad is that hack that hit US government agencies?

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

Exo , pronounced “echo,” raised a fresh cash infusion of $220 million in Series C financing aimed at commercializing its handheld ultrasound device and point-of-care workflow platform, Exo Works. billion by 2025 and will grow 5% annually over that period. He was “immediately compelled” by the technology and the opportunity to scale.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Richard Liew: Before we go, let’s just talk quickly about Electrify Aotearoa 2025, coming up on June 24th and 25th. There’s going to be some individual pitching opportunities between a select group of founders in that program and our investor community who is going to be there.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

Unveiling the Capsule report at the Empowering Young Women event To mark the completion of the programme, Capsule hosted the Empowering Young Women event on February 11, 2025, at Impact Hub Bucharest where the reports key findings were presented. Beginners need foundational knowledge in business planning, marketing, and finance.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It also plans to soon offer embedded finance products. CEO Gómez pointed out that Latin America has gone from being a laggard when it comes to e-commerce to being home to the world’s fastest-growing e-commerce market, which is estimated at over $100 billion and expected to double by 2025. So, just how does it work?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

Laiye’s Series C financing came in three tranches, with the last one to have recently closed at $70 million, an oversubscribed round led by influential Chinese private equity firm Hopu Magnolia. To fill the gap, he started Laiye in 2015.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2022

Jarkata-based Astro, which provides 15-minute grocery delivery, has recently closed a $60 million Series B financing round, lifting its total funding to $90 million since the business launched just nine months ago. The e-grocery delivery market in Indonesia is projected to reach $6 billion by 2025.

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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

JULY 22, 2021

“With the market the way it is, the number of accredited investors is expected to grow by 50% by 2025,” Kaji said. There is a huge opportunity to unlock the market and have people participate.”. He sees a lot of economic growth taking place outside the public market, and opportunities present themselves for someone to capitalize on.

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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

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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.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Notably, Y Combinator also participated in the financing. Today, the startup aims to help businesses of all sizes seamlessly process online payments, run marketplaces, distribute payroll manage finances and detect fraud via machine learning. The market opportunity is there. It also was ranked No.

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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% Women entrepreneurs and fundraising. against 3.6%).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

What’s really impressive with this round is that it is primarily financed by existing investors,” Lydia co-founder and CEO Cyril Chiche told me. the new trading feature could represent a big opportunity for the future of the French startup. Times are changing. And given the success of trading in Robinhood and Cash App in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

Swvl had annual gross revenue of $26 million in 2020, according to the statement, and the company expects its annual gross revenue to increase to $79 million this year and $1 billion by 2025 after expanding to 20 countries across five continents.

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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. earlier this year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Sierra Ventures and Sonae IM also joined the financing, which brings San Jose-based Citcon’s total raised since its 2015 inception to nearly $50 million. billion in 2025. “In While we believe we are still in the early innings, there is a tremendous market opportunity to enable different payment types,” he said. “We In the U.S.,

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 11, 2022

According to the 2021 e-Conomy Southeast Asia Report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company, the country’s internet economy grew 94% from 2020 to 2021 and is expected to grow to US$40 billion by 2025, powered by growth in e-commerce and strong adoption of e-wallet payments. Half of the adult population remains unbanked.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

alone, yearly spending on AI R&D is expected to reach $100 billion by 2025. I think there’s also lots of opportunity within the VCs and the private markets,” said Burnette. Can your startup support a research-based workflow? Image Credits: Andriy Onufriyenko (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. In the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2023

Preorders of the Afeelas are scheduled for the first half of 2025, the companies said, with sales to begin sometime same year. In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson told TechCrunch that the loan adds to the range of financing options the company has tapped in recent months to hedge against the “uncertain macroeconomic environment.”

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In the last 6 months, Ive worked with professionals from diverse fields, including finance, sales, government, professional services, and even veterinary medicine! It becomes a space where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential. What has been your biggest challenge when growing yourstartup?

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

She wants to figure out how to finance the billions of dollars in much-needed NYCHA repairs. jobs by 2025. But, fine, I’m sure he would have been an ok administrator—that is, until he brazenly flaunted the election finance laws through his father’s $1 million donation to his campaign. Bike lanes. Property taxes. Charter schools.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Bangalore-headquartered firm said on Thursday it has raised $570 million in its Series F financing round, following a $300 million Series E in April when it was valued at $2.1 Fidelity and B Capital Group co-led the new financing round, bringing the startup’s all-time raise to over $1 billion.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Indeed, two of the best funded companies in the lab-grown meat market hail from The Netherlands, where Mosa Meat is being challenged by a newer upstart, Meatable , which just announced $47 million in new financing. The company aims to have its first product approved by European regulators by 2023 and notching commercial sales by 2025.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Current encryption standards, essential to protecting sensitive data in finance, government, and telecommunications, can be easily broken by sufficiently advanced quantum computers—creating an urgent demand for quantum-resilient cybersecurity solutions.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The financial opportunity of doing so is massive: an estimated $3-10 trillion in EBITDA will be up for grabs. Electrifying these vehicles is a big carbon opportunity: while buses and trucks only represent 10% of the vehicles on the road, they generate 30 percent of the sector’s global greenhouse gas emissions.

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