TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2021

“Who do I think is going to be an investment with such velocity that getting in early is going to be more than worth it as they grow.”. Shell’s Gamechanger Accelerator selects three companies for its energy transition accelerator. Secondly, we are already well into planning TechCrunch Disrupt 2021!

investing 106

investing investment startup pitching 106

Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

I’m sharing my thought process because perhaps it will nudge some of you to angel invest too! I consider myself a furiously curious person, and angel investing is one of the most rewarding ways I’ve experienced to satisfy this curiosity. My angel investing hobby was making me a better Founder, CEO, and business leader.

angel investing 69

angel investing investing investment leadership 69

TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

In recent years, the tech and venture scene in Latin America has been growing at an accelerated pace. They’re also investing in funds. Today, Volpe Capital announced the $80 million first close of its fund targeting high growth technology investments in Latin America. Reider formerly invested at Warburg Pincus.

capital 82

capital investing investment board 82

American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

Boulevard Capital delivers fast funding to help salons, spas, barbershops, and medspas accelerate business growth LOS ANGELES – March 20, 2024 – Boulevard ( www.joinblvd.com ), provider of the client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses, today announced the launch of Boulevard Capital.

capital 107

capital enablement entrepreneurship disruption 107

Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. To make it easier to toggle between the three, there needs to be significant policy, financing, and physical transformation. There are untold impacts of climate change many of us don’t see.

real estate 253

real estate energy innovation transportation 253

HPA

MARCH 24, 2021

FourKites , the #1 real-time supply chain visibility platform, today announced a new $100 million Series D financing round. The growth financing is led by Thomas H. The supply chain disruptions from the pandemic accelerated the push for businesses to invest in real-time transportation visibility solutions.

transportation 91

transportation disruption financing finance 91

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Today, one of the more promising hopefuls building an investing service in the UK is announcing a significant growth round after seeing a surge of attention this year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike the investors on its platform, this Series B is coming from a list of big-name strategic players and VCs.

investing 98

investing investment capital opportunity 98

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.

startup 95

startup accelerator incumbents disruption 95

TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

London-based Divido , a white-label platform for retail finance that integrates with e-commerce platforms (but can also support omni-channel) so retailers can offer consumers a “buy now, pay later” option at the point of sale, has bagged a $30 million Series B to fund international expansion. Making sense of Klarna.

financing 97

financing finance innovation disruption 97

TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Unybrands is the latest e-commerce aggregator to pick up a significant investment, this time closing $300 million in growth capital from Crayhill Capital Management. It will also enable the company to accelerate acquisitions of Fulfillment By Amazon brands, invest in technology development and further build out its team.

accelerator 100

accelerator disruption capital financing 100

Innovation 2 Enterprise

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Oklahoma’s Technology Business Finance Program (TBFP) Seed Fund is a nationally recognized best practices example of legislated early stage capital that has stood a 20-plus year test of time. Tax credits are another financial tool that states have attempted to use with varying success to stimulate early-stage investment in startups.

investing 40

investing investment real estate construction 40

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 2, 2022

That conversation hasn’t disappeared, but it has certainly gotten quieter, with many investors now telling me that there’s a super surge of financing on the way. If you missed last week’s newsletter, read it here: “Tiger Global, fickle checks and the difficulty of acceleration.” What’s the human side of the layoff story? Well, kind of.

startup 79

startup disruption accelerator VC 79

Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

That financing kicked off a period of accelerated growth for the company — from creating a compelling digital offering to acquiring a company three times its size to scaling to more than 250 locations across the country — that led CAVA to today: its public debut. Now their company is trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

hospitality 130

hospitality culture health innovation 130

TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

Old Fashion Research ( OFR ) – whose name is derived from the classic cocktail – was founded in late 2021 by managing partners Ling Zhang, who was previously the vice president of M&A and investments at Binance, and Wayne Fu, former head of corporate development at the crypto exchange. We are very Southern Hemisphere-focused.

incubation 99

incubation disruption investing investment 99

TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Toni Eliasz is the program manager of the Disruptive Technologies for Development Program (DT4D) that supports the innovation and adoption of technology-driven solutions in World Bank Group operations. Singapore is home to fewer than six million people, making it one of the smallest ASEAN countries, in terms of population.

startup ecosystem 98

startup ecosystem startup entrepreneurial ecosystem VC 98

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. The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. 3) Accelerators. Right here. million in cash and prizes.

founder 144

founder mentorship peer-to-peer pitching 144

TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Digital mortgage lender Better.com has raised a $500 million round from Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank that values the company at $6 billion. The financing is notable for a few reasons. Secondly, it’s further proof that mortgage – a traditionally “unsexy” industry that has long been in need of disruption – is officially hot.

financing 90

financing finance disruption accelerator 90

TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

regional backer NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance , with Deeptech Labs and In-Q-Tel. In-Q-Tel invests in startups that support U.S. This round will enable us to accelerate our growth, enabling a new generation of AI solutions that better understand the way humans interact with each other and the world around them.”.

transportation 98

transportation accelerator enablement disruption 98

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Now that investing is cool again, upstarts like Staax , which pitched today at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, are finding new ways to cash in on its cachet, particularly among young people. Oftentimes, the barriers to investing are logistical, she explained.

peer-to-peer 90

peer-to-peer disruption investing investment 90

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Just over five months after raising a $9 million seed funding round , Latin American fintech Pomelo announced today that it is raising $35 million in Series A financing led by Tiger Global Management. The company also plans to use its new capital to accelerate its product road map and toward business development efforts.

financing 96

financing finance incumbents venture capital 96

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

And proptech startup States Title announced it has closed on $150 million in debt financing from HSCM Bermuda , which had previously invested in the company. . Startups are poised to disrupt the $14B title insurance industry. This led to more demand for States Title’s offering, according to CEO Max Simkoff.

startup 96

startup financing finance disruption 96

TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Brick & Mortar Ventures , headed by Darren Bechtel of the Bechtel family, is teaming up with BuiltWorlds , which describes itself as a network of buildings and infrastructure professionals, to launch an early-stage accelerator program called Formwork Labs. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar

construction 83

construction real estate accelerator incubation 83

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

They have now raised $11 million in a Series A financing led by Envisioning Partners, with participation from Valo Ventures and Bemis Associates; earlier investors that joined the round included SOSV, Mistletoe and TIME Ventures. In other words, this is a giant industry ready for disruption. About 99% of TPUs are virgin today.

disruption 88

disruption technology development accelerator 88

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The company is financing tens of thousands of loans per month, according to chief executive officer and co-founder Travis Holoway, and loan volumes are growing at about 40% monthly, he said. The company also offers a sort of default insurance product that lenders can purchase to backstop any losses they experience, Holoway said.

financing 104

financing finance transportation communities 104

TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

In the second quarter of 2022, according to CB Insights, investment into fintech startups wasn’t too far behind that in the second quarter of 2022. That’s not far off from last year and signals that while, yes, fewer dollars are being invested generally, fintech is still attracting serious investor interest. Another thing.

pitching 101

pitching financing finance ventures 101

American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This is particularly true of industries where technology is disrupting business models. Profitability and Viability : Gaining an understanding of the finances associated with particular businesses is very difficult to do. See if there are products or services that are in demand that are not being met.

peer-to-peer 98

peer-to-peer innovation disruption incubation 98

TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The startup has now raised a $3 million seed financing round led by Xploration Capital, which was joined by unnamed new strategic investors and existing investors. Other strategic investors include Ronald Richardson, Avlok Kohli (CEO of AngeLlist Ventures) and the MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF).

construction 100

construction capital disruption accelerator 100

TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Supply chain disruptions — triggered by factors including demand surges, high transportation costs and pandemic-related lockdowns — are expected to continue well into next year, experts predict. “[The latest investment] is primarily going to be used for land-grab and expansion opportunities,” Komoni said.

development 98

development transportation startup ventures 98

TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Fashinza , a Dehli, India-based supply chain “marketplace” for fashion brands and retailers, was co-founded months before the disruptions. On the production side, Fashinza partners with factories to run its software stack, dubbed FactoryOS, for tasks in sampling, inventory, and finance. ”

financing 76

financing finance disruption sustainability 76

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Yet, some Kenyans still lack other digital financial services from savings to investments. Based on her experience, Kidanu teamed up with Alexis Roman and Bubunyo Nyavor last year to start Koa to help Kenyans save and invest their money better. She is the COO of the company, while Roman and Nyavor act as the CEO and CTO, respectively.

disruption 73

disruption incubation health education 73

TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine is driving increased costs of goods and services, affecting not only the industrial sector (e.g., The latest funding, led by South Korean private equity firm DSAsset, brings Tridge’s total financing to $111.7 Tridge said Thursday it has secured $37.2

enablement 94

enablement disruption venture capital accelerator 94

Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

An disruptive idea marks the start of a startup. However, for some startups, it’s a essential inflow of capital just to set base for something big that can disrupt the industry. Investors Usually self-financed or from friends, family, and other non-institutional investors. Accelerators. Purpose of Pre-seed funding.

incubation 81

incubation accelerator pitching VC 81

TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

Three-month-old GlobalBees said on Monday it has raised $150 million in a Series A financing round led by FirstCry. Lightspeed Venture Partners also invested in the new financing round, which is $75 million in equity and $75 million in debt. India poised for record VC year as unicorns head for decisive IPOs.

board 102

board financing finance disruption 102

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Broadly speaking, Hervest aims to bridge the $42 billion gender finance gap for urban and last-mile women in the country with an emphasis on women in agriculture. . We want to address the gender gap in Africa by giving access to savings, impact investment and credit to women, regardless of who they are and where they live,” she said.

financing 85

financing finance education accelerator 85

TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

The financing marks the company’s first ever institutional funding. The pandemic accelerated the use of digital payment solutions globally, but especially in Latin America, noted Núñez Castro. Endeavor Catalyst also participated in the financing. The bootstrapped are coming, the bootstrapped are coming.

startup 84

startup incumbents financing finance 84

American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Investment will accelerate advancements of the MIRA Surgical System LINCOLN, Neb. 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 52

board health financing finance 52

Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Startups are known to disrupt the markets, and this disruption usually ends up in developing totally new demand for its offerings. Such demand and other metrics of a disruptive startup, when represented in the form of a graph, form a shape of a hockey stick. Surging Growth.

disruption 111

disruption sustainability entrepreneurs energy 111