HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

Chicago, IL – January 8, 2025 – Hyde Park Angels ( HPA ), a premier early-stage venture capital group specializing in investing through its unique People First model, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Simple Mills , has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Flowers Foods , Inc.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

After a blockbuster year for venture capital funding in 2021, the flow of capital to Indian startups seemed like it would buck global trends in early 2022, but dried up in the second half of 2022. For Ashutosh Sharma, head of India investments at Prosus Ventures, it is paramount for startups to ensure their existence at this time.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Register Applications are now open for the 2023/24 MVP Ventures Program , a state initiative in New South Wales (NSW) designed to provide grants to early-stage startups and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) driving the commercialization of innovative products or processes.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

Arizona’s bioscience sector continues to set a national example for how focused, long-term strategy can elevate an innovation ecosystem. Startup Formation and Venture Capital Activity Arizonas bioscience innovation engine is also being powered by its universities and startup community.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 1, 2023

The investment round was led by Quest Ventures Asia Fund II, an early-stage venture capital fund managed by Singapore-based Quest Ventures Pte Ltd. This marks Quest Ventures Asia Fund II’s second investment in HOMA2U. In 2021, HOMA2U secured a series of funding amounting to RM2.4

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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. Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective?

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Strategics are Microsofts Climate Innovation Fund, Google, Cisco and Venture Funds Floodgate, Kleiner Perkins, Acre Venture Partners, Gigascale Capital, Valor Capital, Ponderosa Ventures, and others. Carbon removal agreements are also a part of Terradots launch strategy. million in funding includes $4.2

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2021

Automation will displace 85 million jobs while simultaneously creating 97 million new jobs by 2025, according to the World Economic Forum. It’s also now added Splunk Ventures as a strategic investor. Although that sounds like good news, the hard reality is that millions of people will have to retrain in the jobs of the future.

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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. Did you hear anyone yell “bingo?” Probably not.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Casa Verde, known for its venture support of startups focused on the cannabis industry, is leading the $15 million Series B round of funding that also includes Argonautic Ventures and Munich-based family office Alluti. billion in value by 2025. to the table,” Sons said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

billion by 2025. Gavin Felder, chief strategy officer at Yum! Brands isn’t just a customer, but one of Agot AI’s investors — it participated in Agot’s $12 million funding round that included Conti Ventures, the venture arm of strategic investor Continental Grain Co., Kitchen Fund and Grit Ventures.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

The company plans to beef up its services and geographic expansion efforts via acquisitions to become a mobility super-app with the goal of posting 1 trillion won ($748 million) of revenue by 2025, up from 289 billion won last year, Park continued. It aims to reach 30% or more annual revenue growth by 2025, he added.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2023

The fund, known as Cool River Venture, will primarily focus on investing in technology-related industries. Zhang’s new venture emerges as Hong Kong aims to attract affluent individuals following a period of population decline and isolation caused by the Covid pandemic.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Volta’s wider business strategy will be based both on selling trucks as well as offering its vehicles on a trucking-as-a-service model. tonnes of CO2 by 2025, the company claims — but have significantly better visibility (220 degrees, with the driver sitting in the center of the front seat) for its drivers.

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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

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Fintech-focused investor Tonic Private Equity led the Series G round along with returning backers, including Korea Development Bank (KDB), Altos Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Greyhound Capital, Aspex Management, Bond Capital, and DUMAC. The Seoul-based company had about 1,900 employees as of August. . billion won) and $175.8 million (229.3

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

The San Mateo-based startup also attracted participation from Nyca Partners, Activant Capital and Plug and Play Ventures. McKinsey projects that by 2025 global payments revenue will reach roughly $2.5 The company claims this has now meant a doubling of its valuation to $115 million. of all retail sales worldwide.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

“To make these improvements, in-home healthcare strategies will need to leverage next-generation technology and value-based care strategies. Image Credits: Cowboy Ventures / Guild Education. Fortunately, the window of opportunity for change is open right now.” Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Over time, the co-working space developed and there was a natural progression towards a lot of individuals starting new ventures coming out of that space. Richard Liew: Before we go, let’s just talk quickly about Electrify Aotearoa 2025, coming up on June 24th and 25th.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

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. customer base by bolstering its go-to-market strategy in the country.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

It’s a tall order, and Zoomo’s strategy could be leading a new trend in micromobility of being a one-stop shop that promises quick scalability. billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate of 11%. The online food delivery industry is no different, with a market that’s expected to reach $192.16

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

Today, the number stands around 35 billion, and is expected to eclipse 75 billion by 2025. Battery Ventures and Ten Eleven Ventures co-led by with participation from Northgate Capital, Wing Venture Capital, Unusual Ventures, and several health organizations including Kaiser Permanente Ventures and Mayo Clinic, participated.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

The startup ecosystem in Africa has until now been dominated by Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt (‘the Big 4’), countries that continue to receive the bulk of venture capital and other forms of investment. In December, Tugende, an asset financier with operations in Kenya secured $17 million debt investment after closing a $3.6

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Doppler is Vallelunga’s fifth venture after Laborate (a classroom collaboration app), Juicy (an “anonymous” social network), Burl Apps (a mobile app incubator) and Miza (an ad platform that bypasses ad blockers). billion by 2025. ” Launching Doppler. Image Credits: Doppler.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

The company also moved its headquarters to Dubai as part of its strategy to become a global company. From an African perspective, Swvl features as one of the most venture-backed startups on the continent. After its Egypt launch, Swvl expanded to Kenya, Pakistan, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For the launch of our global Environmental Strategy , we spoke to Anne Merkle, Environmental Lead at Impact Hub Network. You’re leading the launch of the Environmental Strategy of the Impact Hub Network. Still, this strategy can take us to a whole new level – so much is possible. What is this all about?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Empowering women and people of color to drive the investment strategy of venture firms is the fastest and most effective course correction” for the lack of gender-diverse portfolios, the Women in VC report said. Venture investors have extraordinary power to impact broader society norms. VC firms are women-led and only 4.9%

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

Iron Pillar and Uncorrelated Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Chiratae Ventures and Next47. billion by 2025, per Markets and Markets — up from $17.4 mode of freight, carrier, etc.). Pando isn’t the only vendor doing this. billion in 2019.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

“We believe that companies that train the best 2025/26 models will be too far ahead for anyone to catch up in subsequent cycles.” “We’ve developed a strategy for go-to-market and initial product specialization that fits with our core expertise, brand and where we see adoption occurring over the next 12 months.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

Founded by former Apple and Google engineers and execs, the company today closed a large ($30 million) seed round led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), with participation from Greylock, The Factory and SV Angel to realize its vision of a streamlined, platform-agnostic AI system development platform. Modular aims to change that.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Some banks have been employing the same strategy for like a decade!” “The way everyone works right now in the fintech space, with maybe one degree of separation where money first goes to a payments gateway, the money is routed to merchants. ” the founder added.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Venture capital firms aren’t unusual in the battery world. Batteries are normally considered a high-risk, high-reward investment; the sort of thing that venture capital is made for. There are myriad reasons why both venture capital and growth equity are diving into batteries. So what changed? Let’s dig in. The macro changes.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 20, 2021

by 2025, at a CAGR of 6.3%. As Israel’s venture market chases unicorns and decacorns, we must not ignore earlier-stage dealflow so we can continue to grow the ecosystem for the long run. . 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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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 21, 2024

The NJIEF, launched in 2022, is a unique tool to increase access to strategic resources and venture capital in New Jersey. Under the NJIEF, the State acts as an equity investor in early-stage companies, deploying up to $600 million into companies alongside professional venture capital firms.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 19, 2024

The NJIEF, launched in 2022, is a unique tool to increase access to strategic resources and venture capital in New Jersey. Under the NJIEF, the State acts as an equity investor in early-stage companies, deploying up to $600 million into companies alongside professional venture capital firms.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2021

million in 2017 and its first Series B round in April 2020, from backers that included South Korea-based Shinsegae Information & Communication, Woomi Construction, SL Investment, KDB Capital, Shinhan Capital, Enlight Ventures, CKD Venture Capital, and Breeze Investment, Ha said. billion in 2021, based on Strategy Analytics’ report.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The future of remote work is now one of the most discussed topics as business owners are being forced to reevaluate hiring strategies, with many choosing to use multiple freelancers with highly-targeted skills for the price of a single employee. The perks of utilizing freelancers. Between 2012 and 2018, Santiago was the COO of Bunny Studio.

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