A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

And we will see legacy applications embrace AI to make their products better and to remain competitive with the AI-first disrupters. But none of that will matter if we don’t accelerate our focus on our warming planet. So this pain and suffering will force an acceleration of the energy transition from carbon to clean energy.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Even in person, there’s no way to absorb Disrupt in its entirety. Many reporters filed stories recapping the interviews and panels they conducted at Disrupt, and there will be more to come in the next few days. Full coverage of TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Duolingo doesn’t want to disrupt the college degree. Walter Thompson.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. The ones above are the ones I’ve prioritized this year (other than Disrupt – I never seem to get invited to that one). If an accelerator is writing you they’re also writing 25 other VCs.

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. As a VC firm, we’ve had to adapt many aspects of our business as well.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

And when it became clear that the vaunted digital transformation of businesses large and small was accelerating, more capital appeared. While there have already been reports on gender disparities in funding, Nokia-backed VC firm NGP Capital made a great contribution to research on the topic with its 2021 dossier. What the data show.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

He adds: “We believe we are still in the early innings of evolution in the Indian technology market and we believe that we can be a high-value additive participant by bringing our global playbook, institutional best practices and connectivity to help Indian companies accelerate their growth.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2022

For my full take on this topic, check out my TechCrunch+ column: Is algorithmic VC investment compatible with due diligence? Advice and other bits: 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. When will VCs hit the brakes? Will quantum computing remain the domain of the specialist VC? Seen on TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2021

We’ve been urging you to apply to Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 for weeks now, and you have just over 12 hours left before the application window slams shut on May 27 at 11:59 p.m. (PT). She and her team competed in Startup Battlefield last year at Disrupt 2020. TC: What did it feel like to pitch at Disrupt?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Startups and VC. A 3-year outlook “is a more appropriate time horizon for collecting more information so you can decelerate even further (with cash to pivot) if things are worse in 12 months, or accelerate if things are better in 18 months,” he advises.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. For example, activist hedge funds, and most private equity and VC funds. When a hedge fund investor makes a trade, they can then only pray, hedge, or sell.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Dayna will talk about how, beyond the idea, founders can pitch investors on their TAM, including how they will wedge into the market and how they will eventually disrupt it. How to Raise Outside of SV in a Down Market: Silicon Valley’s funding market tends to be more immune to macroeconomic conditions than elsewhere in the world.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. Cultivate a super team, not a superstar.

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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. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Right here.

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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.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

However, it quickly evolved into a platform facilitating remote team management for over 40 companies globally, providing job opportunities amidst the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For founders opting for VC funding, swift closure of funding rounds is advised to maintain focus on product development.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. Oh, and if you were laid off recently, we are offering a free Expo+ pass to TC Disrupt 2023.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In addition to protecting the produce from potentially harmful microbes, it also limits the exchange of gases that accelerate the ripening process. He met the other two founders as part of a company-building exercise run by Argentina-based Incubator/VC, Green Exponential. gallery ids="2428186,2428183,2428179,2428181"].

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

Dayna will talk about how, beyond the idea, founders can pitch investors on their TAM, including how they will wedge into the market and how they will eventually disrupt it. How to Raise Outside of SV in a Down Market: Silicon Valley’s funding market tends to be more immune to macroeconomic conditions than elsewhere in the world.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The air came out of the asset price bubbles that had built up over the last decade and were accelerated/exaggerated by the pandemic. Like all transitions, this is messy, painful, disruptive, and ugly. I went on to say that I had no idea when all of that would happen, but I was confident it would. Well, it happened in 2022.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 2, 2022

A multibillion dollar acquisition , IPO projections and some good ol’ VC and billionaire drama? If you missed last week’s newsletter, read it here: “Tiger Global, fickle checks and the difficulty of acceleration.” We’re less than one month away from TechCrunch Disrupt, and I’m already emotional. Excerpt down below! A few notes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Founders who apply for the TC Early Stage Pitch Deck Teardown will automatically be considered for the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt , this September, in San Francisco. Tambe, TechCrunch Akin to an in-house VC, Neesha A. Don’t miss your chance to accelerate your startup dream.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Interest in the space seems to be growing rapidly in the VC community, so I spoke with five investors to get a better idea of where longevity tech is headed and just how big the market stands to become. “It’s completely disruptive to careers, and it’s disproportionately so to women,” said Camhi. “The U.S.’s

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

I''m probably biased against just out of school hackers who think that just because they built a thing, they''re going to disrupt an industry they don''t care about understanding. You''ve been in VC long enough to see lots of different funds, partners and deals. We all have biases--and not all bias is bad. Am I wrong to have that?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

VC Bessemer Venture Partners. VC continues to make incursions into the U.K. Vector now plans to accelerate its international expansion plans as an automated system for freight forwarders. It was joined by existing investors Dynamo Ventures and Episode 1. Bessemer’s investment is yet another sign that U.S.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 5, 2016

Just don't go picking someone who really doesn't compliment you just because it's some kind of VC rule. I've heard a lot of VCs tell founders they need co-founders--and that they wouldn't look at a business at a very early stage without a co-founder. The same holds true for VC funds.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Don’t worry, it’s for fun reasons: We want to be the first to tell you about the awesomeness that is our TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield companies. Startups and VC. News Drops from Disrupt. The newsletter is a little later than usual today and for the next three days. Find ’em in our special Battlefield section belooooow!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

The amount of VC capital being funneled into Latin American startups has surged since 2017, with angel investment close behind. Remember that the region has a plethora of VC organizations who have worked with local startups over the course of a decade. That’s how corporations land their products; it’s how VCs should land their money.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

million round of funding from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Redhawk VC. Not only is it costly to facilitate online payments for pharmacies, but they also have their own pharmacy management systems and workflows that can be easily disrupted by moving to a new payments system. HealNow has closed a $1.3

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

. … We’ll go after all of the emerging markets, but it’s our goal and vision to accelerate adoption there.”. The capital was raised by limited partners, traditional VC funds, family offices, and angel investors both inside and outside the crypto ecosystem, with global gaming platform WEMIX leading the investment, Zhang noted.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

African startups, for example, were long ignored by the global VC scene, with totals for the continent’s upstart technology companies representing a fraction of a fraction of the funds made available to other regions’ next-generation companies.

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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. Institutional investors like accelerators, angel capitalists, venture capitalists may invest during seed round. Accelerators. Crowdfunding.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Companies want to build for the pain point you never dreamed to disrupt; VCs want to invest in an emerging trend before it becomes a household name; and those breaking into tech are told to lean into their earnestness, because you never know who is going to answer your cold email. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

First, TechCrunch Disrupt will be in person this year, and today is the last day to raise your hand to speak. Startups and VC. Sunny days are here again : India’s SolarSquare has raised $4 million to accelerate the country’s move toward clean energy. It’s Friday, June 10, 2022, and Haje is on the road, so it’s just me today.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Satellite servicing company Starfish Space has closed $7 million in funding to accelerate the development of a space tug vehicle that can extend the life of spacecraft and get rid of orbital debris. Orbit Fab was a finalist in our TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield in 2019.). The funding comes just one month after Starfish won a $1.7

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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. For better or for worse, Robinhood helped inspire a new generation of investors to enter the stock market.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Miltech – Once an arena just for contrarian VCs, miltech is booming and there is an appetite for the government sector to outsource R&D to the VC crowd. Instead of having a pocket of “AI companies,” we looked to the ways that every industry is using ML tools and modeling as an accelerant to their businesses.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re a founder who finds yourself in a meeting with a VC, try to remember two things: You’re the smartest person in the room. A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs. As its startup market accelerates, Brazil could be in for an IPO bonanza. I hope you have an excellent weekend.

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