TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Blair Silverberg is co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital , a financial services company using technology to accelerate the fundraising process. Today, it’s clear many companies could have used that guidance, seeing as FTX is only our latest and most high-profile example. Blair Silverberg. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

As Stein, CEO, worked with clients, she saw the need for specialized foods, like gluten-free, and what started as a side project — a blueberry muffin mix — was the catalyst for Purely Elizabeth and became her first product before moving into granola, which is what the company is known for today. billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

So instead, Meyer, founder and CEO, created Ghost Financial to initially do two things: provide what he touts as “the first cash-back credit card for food and beverage inventory” and use data and technology to underwrite restaurant expansion loans and credit limits for the card. The project is backed by Kelli Jones of Sixty8 Capital.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. During this time, there’s financial leverage used in the transaction to help buffer the firm’s cost of capital (e.g.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

ONLY after you’ve completed #1 and #2 will you then be ready for capital to be applied to your venture. And that capital is going to come from…YOU. With #1 – #3 under your belt, you should start preparing the components you will use to support your pitch to outside investors.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Augmented reality/mixed reality. At this stage, the corporate customer has already discovered some internal problem or use case that the technology might address. There’s already a clear understanding of at least some of the use cases or problems that need solving, and return-on-investment metrics have been established.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If your business sells a unique product, consider using a crowdfunding site like Kickstarter or Indiegogo to raise funds. Apply to accelerators. Accelerators are highly competitive programs designed to help entrepreneurs succeed. Accelerators are highly competitive programs designed to help entrepreneurs succeed.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

This new capital will be used to fund the development of the company’s sixth-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Wisk said the funds are also going to be used for what it describes as an “intensive growth phase” over the next year. certification process.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2021

Oxbotica said it plans to use the capital to fuel a raft of upcoming deployments — several that will be coming online this year, according to its CEO — for clients in areas like mining, port logistics and more, with its lead investor bp an indication of the size of its customers and the kinds of projects that are in its sights.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

One of the most interesting from the mix is BrioHR , which is building human resources (HR) software for Southeast Asia. Perhaps this is the impact of so many accelerators going virtual, widening the founder pool from whom they might matriculate to include a more global group of founders. Croc said it is taking part for optionality.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. A few more notes from Alex Wilhelm : Datto’s CEO Tim Weller told TechCrunch in a call that the company will still be well-capitalized after the public offering, saying that it will have a very strong cash position.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Logan LaHive: First, the problem… The incredible imbalance of power in workplaces is driving continued acceleration of income inequality, which along with climate, is a top issue facing society today. and yes, I’m intentionally not throwing DAOs or web3 in the mix here as just doesn’t yet deserve implied parity).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Mere weeks after launching from Y Combinator’s famous accelerator program , the Silicon Valley-based potential purveyor of premium lamb loins, elk steaks, bison burgers and more has managed to haul in $5 million in financing. This Y Combinator startup is taking lab-grown meat upscale with elk, lamb and Wagyu beef cell lines. “We

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

I’m keen for you to let us know a bit more about what that looks like. You’re also sort of no longer running your classic three-month type accelerator program, which finishes on, say, a demo day. Can you tell us about what you are doing and why these changes have come about? For us, it was not a good use of money.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

The city also has the famed Queen’s University and low living costs to count in its favor, and gentrification is starting to take place, which shows things are looking up for Northern Ireland’s capital. Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. And as far as the local startup scene goes, the U.K.’s

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Lest there be any doubt some startups are riding high even amid the macroeconomic uncertainty, process mining software vendor Celonis today announced that it secured a whopping $1 billion in additional capital at a $13 billion post-money valuation, a mix of equity ($400 million) and debt (a five-year $600 million credit line).

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

million in a mix of debt and equity. Though he wasn’t actively seeking new funds, Al-Ansari had been speaking with Crédit Mutuel Equity, which used to be CIC Capital Canada, prior to the pandemic, and their deal was put on hold. In addition, Al-Ansari expects growth to accelerate for the rest of the year. It raised $54.9

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Investors include CCB Trust, a subsidiary of China Construction Bank, GGV Capital and real-time communication solution provider Agora, a long-time partner of Cocos. These revenue streams have been able to sustain Cocos, but the company is ready to accelerate growth, which is why it sought outside financing. New arenas.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

It’s been a hot minute since TechCrunch checked in on the brand — almost three years, actually — which is carving out a unique niche in the $10 billion functional drink mix market that founder and CEO Lauren Picasso told TechCrunch has “exploded” in the past 12 months. but we are using much better ingredients.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In short, it appears that a host of startups raised new capital last year when valuations – and therefore revenue multiples – were hot. In the wake of valuation declines at Bird and Lime, you might think that investors were over putting capital into the shared personal mobility game. Why I’m using a credit facility to grow my startup.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Kehayias says that the funding will be used to expand Mosey’s team, scale the platform, and establish new partnerships. Kehayias notes that most companies rely on a mix of legal, financial and HR consultants to figure out and manage their compliance requirements. Compliance focus. income taxes at $2 billion.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

And it’s this sector that Germany-based Celus wants to capitalize on, with an automated platform spanning the whole circuit board design process from ideation to printed PCB. To accelerate its mission to “automate electronics design,” Celus today announced it has raised €25 million ($25.6 Celus in action.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

GoHenry’s investors include Edison Partners, Revaia, Citi Ventures, Muse Capital and Nexi, which are all rolling over their equity in the deal. Previous TechCrunch coverage helps us break down the mix, but also points to either or both having lost some users in recent times. This allows us to accelerate that path.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The company brought on chief science officer Frank Rossi, who has a PhD at Cornell, to create its core product, which requires a mix of tech and science to work. As customers use Sunday’s lawn-care products, the startup also uses aerial imagery to check on the status of users’ lawns throughout the experience.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Gorgias , developing customer service tools for e-commerce companies, raised $30 million in new Series C capital in a round that boosted its valuation to $710 million. Mix in continued supply chain issues and the higher cost of raw materials and direct-to-consumer brands are feeling the margin squeeze at both ends,” he added.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The Series A round is led by family-owned investment company Heartland, with Boston-based international VC fund Flint Capital also participating, along with gaming firm Playrix and existing investors Baring Vostok Capital Partners and LVL1 among others. “Jiffy might move to towns as pilot this year but we will see later.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

” Despite the hype about ease of use, enterprise companies always ask customers to abandon familiar tools so they can learn something new. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. But more than that, this IPO is a useful measuring stick for keeping tabs on the IPO market as a whole.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

FundamentalVR , an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. Other clients include Mayo Clinic, NYU Langone, and UCLA in the U.S.;

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

This morning, digital real estate platform Loft announced it has closed on $425 million in Series D funding led by New York-based D1 Capital Partners. Loft has adapted really fast to the new reality we’re living in, with COVID having only propelled or accelerated our growth,” Pencz said. Image courtesy of Loft.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

Dmg Ventures (the VC arm of the Daily Mail Group) and DN Capital co-led the equity-based seed funding, with VentureFriends and unnamed individuals in the tech world also participating. Victory Park Capital, meanwhile, provided the credit facility and also participated in the equity consortium. That was a good surprise.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

They include lead investors Vostok New Ventures and Endure Capital and participating investors JAM Fund (led by Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen), YC Continuity Fund, a large unnamed Saudi-based fund, Shorooq Partners, 4DX Ventures and logistics giant Flexport.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

.” Also participating in the round — which comes just seven months after Gorillas bagged a $290M Series B — are existing investors Coatue Management, DST Global, Tencent , Atlantic Food Labs, Fifth Wall, Greenoaks, A*; along with new investors G Squared, Alanda Capital, Macquarie Capital , MSA Capital and Thrive Capital.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Now, a Spanish startup called Penpot — which is taking a new approach to design collaboration through an open source platform that brings designers and developers into the mix simultaneously — says that it’s been seeing a huge amount of adoption since the Figma deal.

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

COVID-19 has accelerated the digitization of commerce globally. In the US, e-commerce penetration increased from 16% at the end of 2019 to 27% in April 2020. For better or worse, COVID-19 has accelerated e-commerce adoption among businesses in the same way it has accelerated e-commerce adoption among consumers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2022

Today, it is launching a new program called Arc , which it describes as a catalyst (not an accelerator, nor an incubator) that will seek out and then work with cohorts of about 15 startups in 8-week sessions, with the emphasis on “outlier” founders and startups from across Europe and the U.S.

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