Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 30, 2018

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But we seem to be in a calendrical renaissance, with incumbents like Google and Outlook getting smarter and smarter and newcomers like Calendly growing significantly. Undock , an Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator-backed startup , is looking to enter the space. The startup recently closed a $1.6

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incumbents accelerator leadership education 98

TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring , and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California.

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networking incumbents education accelerator 106

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.

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startup accelerator incumbents disruption 95

Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As Airtable only slowly moved into monetization, the last 4-6 quarters of retention and revenue growth likely convinced investors the product was not only here to stay, but very likely to accelerate revenue growth even more. Revenue acceleration is, too. 5/ The Enduring Allure Of Platform Potential: Revenue is important.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

We’re really accelerating our process development work to bring down the cost of goods as well as making some fast work of our strain engineering.”. Last November, Bond kicked this off by announcing a partnership with Hill’s Pet Nutrition to develop a craft meat protein for its product portfolio.

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incumbents collaboration VC ventures 99

TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

” It’s tough for any cloud provider to compete with the incumbents in the space — i.e., Google, Amazon and Microsoft. But in Intrator’s eyes, the incumbents aren’t set up to meet the demand of thousands of new AI companies clamoring for GPUs — at least not at CoreWeave’s (ostensibly lower) prices.

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investing investment incumbents accelerator 97

TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

Incumbent giants therefore could lose a sizable chunk of market share if a company could just manage to weave together China’s manufacturing proficiency and agility with the modern tech startup philosophy of “moving fast and breaking stuff.”. The tech revolution hasn’t yet affected the bottled beverage industry quite as much as it has others.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The recent closing of a $100 million Series C financing at a $750 million valuation positions the company for accelerated growth. Incumbent methods systematically bias against women- and minority-owned businesses. This has historically hindered small business growth.

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financing finance incumbents construction 98

AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 19, 2023

million to fund its mission to accelerate financial inclusion and strengthen the neo-rural bank ecosystem in Indonesia, especially outside the Greater Jakarta area. Lieviant said he is very optimistic that the collaboration between fintech and incumbent banks, including rural banks, will create a very strong synergy.

peer-to-peer 75

peer-to-peer incumbents accelerator economic growth 75

TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Indeed, the company says that its partnerships, which include Hudson’s Bay, The Home Depot, H&R Block, Boston Pizza, Goodfood and 7,000 other local and national retailers, have accelerated in the past year, “as retailers search for ways to modernize their loyalty programs and financial service offerings.”.

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incumbents networking financing finance 97

TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Places like India, Africa and Latin America could accelerate at the same time because they are mainly starting from zero. When Shamir was building Simple, he could see how challenging it was for incumbents to provide the tools developers need to embed financial services, and this is why we have confidence in his ability to win.”.

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development real estate incumbents ventures 103

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

Embedding a learning management system directly into workers’ core everyday tools is one of LMS365’s core selling points versus incumbents in the LMS space such as Workday , Eloomi , or TalentLMS. Germany, and Australia. “We “We will use M&A strategically going forward, including in relation to product development.”

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incumbents construction health support 99

TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

May commented: “We are proud to have established Finoa as Europe’s leading gateway for institutional participation and incredibly excited to accelerate our growth even further. ” “Being in the European Union requires a fundamentally different organizational setup, and poses a very high entry to new incumbents and other players overseas.

capital 79

capital incumbents innovation accelerator 79

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

That fall, the startup (short for Tomorrow’s Credit) was accepted into the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars. Unlike incumbent credit card issuers, we aren’t incentivized by slapping fees on borrowers for making late payments — we make money as our cardholders spend — so we grow as you grow,” Kim added.

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incumbents financing finance accelerator 101

TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

“Most of our customers are tier 1 and 2 service providers and we found that Asian operators are early adopter and open to new technologies that can accelerate growth and lower their cost,” said Susan this week. While it first made its name in the U.S., it’s in the last year expanded deeper into Asia and Europe, too.

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networking peer-to-peer incumbents innovation 77

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The funding actually marked BTV’s first investment in a cohort member of its inaugural accelerator program. . Mort appreciates that TrustLayer is tackling the problem not by becoming the insurance broker, but by working with the incumbents as a software solution. and 11 “top-tier” insurance companies, also invested in TrustLayer.

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data analysis incumbents hospitality construction 89

Y Combinator

MAY 6, 2020

Pinduoduo is one of the first companies to successfully create a social shopping experience online, and has accelerated the transition of commerce from offline to online in China. Social shopping is particularly important for categories where consumers seek feedback or recommendations from friends. 20-F filings, 1USD:7CNY conversion rate.

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accelerator networking enablement opportunity 140

TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

It’s raising a $30 million Series B, led by TransUnion — one of the largest incumbents in an industry that Spring Labs is looking to shake up. We knew a relationship with TransUnion in particular had the capacity to significantly accelerate our business,” he said.

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collaboration incumbents networking disruption 95

Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

They’ll have to back up the truck for their best companies, take acquisitions off the table, and go right after the incumbents head-on. Speaking of acquisitions — many leaders of larger VC funds have privately given up on the incumbents buying their companies.

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opportunity incumbents VC culture 76

Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

4:03] Jambot demo [7:02] Human vs. AI creativity [13:37] Applying AI to design [14:31] Startups vs. incumbents Will AI replace designers? Startups vs. incumbents David: I want to shift gears just a little bit and move towards the business and market structure side of things. 00:36] Will AI replace designers? [4:03] Dylan: Figma!

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incumbents creativity development technology 104

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Its competitors include incumbent mobile device management companies, which build similar tools for mobile phones and laptops, and some device manufacturers. Its team understands the challenges of using XR at scale on a deep, personal level, and it’s made a huge difference in how they operate the company, Wilson said. .

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incumbents hospitality collaboration enablement 87

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

. “In today’s economic environment, Teampay’s software-led approach has proven resilient — as we saw in late 2020 to 2021, when the economy rebounds, Teampay benefits disproportionately through accelerated growth … We increased our debt facility for additional flexibility in uncertain times.”

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economic environments incumbents financing finance 86

TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Spradling through the Antler accelerator, a Singapore- and New York-based early-stage investment and advisory services program that connects entrepreneurs and tech operators to launch new businesses. Miami-based Marco Financial is launching a revenue-based lending service for Latin American SMEs. Shoihet met his co-founder and COO Peter D.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“We started the OpenAI Startup Fund to accelerate the impact companies building on powerful AI will have on the world, and we’re particularly excited about tools that empower people creatively,” OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap, who manages the OpenAI Startup Fund, said in a press release.

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media incumbents creativity energy 94

TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

If more lawmakers become convinced that Silicon Valley companies require greater supervision, the consensus could embolden the SEC to accelerate its agenda for increasing regulation in the private markets and fundamentally altering venture as we know it.

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startup frameworks real estate innovation 102

TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Challenger banks continue to make significant waves in the world of finance, with smaller outfits luring customers away from incumbents by providing an easier way for them to not only engage with basic banking services, but to tap into a wave of technology that brings more personalization and often better deals into the equation.

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incumbents financing finance strategy 102

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Today, Akeyless is thriving, Angel tells me — despite fierce competition from incumbents like Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager and Google Cloud’s Secret Manager. Akeyless has customers across the retail, fintech, insurance and gaming sectors, among others, including Wix and Outbrain. .

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incumbents development venture capital capital 86

TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

The incumbent solutions were designed for on-premise, monolithic architecture. The pandemic didn’t represent a major change up or down in the business, but it accelerated the digital transformation in enterprises that are now asking for a cloud-native, composable approach,” Omlo said. region- or product-specific) content.

capital 79

capital incumbents frameworks development 79

TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

In a nutshell, Geopagos feels it is in the ideal position of being able to serve as the software enabler that can retrofit incumbents like large banks and launch the enablers like fintechs. The pandemic accelerated the use of digital payment solutions globally, but especially in Latin America, noted Núñez Castro.

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startup incumbents financing finance 84

TechCrunch

JUNE 5, 2022

But it is illustrative of the measures that financial services companies — incumbents and fintechs alike — are taking to make their installment loans available to more consumers. In other words, it wants to help fintechs be in a stronger position to compete with incumbents, something it believes will benefit consumers. And elsewhere.

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incumbents financing finance pitching 96

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

There’s been an explosion of enterprise data in recent years, accelerated by pandemic-spurred digital transformations. An IDC report commissioned by Seagate projected companies would collect 42.2% more data by year-end 2022 than in 2020, amounting to multiple petabytes of data in total. billion and growing toward $11.6

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incumbents collaboration enablement ventures 86

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Some 44% of the UK’s decacorns graduate from a TN non-dilutive accelerator growth programme (failure rate is less than 5% thus far).”. We can’t hand the support to the tech ecosystem to an incumbent bank! More than 30% of the UK’s 122 tech unicorns (eg Monzo, DarkTrace) have graduated from a Tech Nation programme (49 in total to date).

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startup incumbents accelerator support 66

TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

Fintech startups are convinced that banks have lobbied the RBI to reach this decision, employing the age-old tactic where incumbents cry foul and rely on the regulator to rescue the day. Some banks have been employing the same strategy for like a decade!” ” the founder added.

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startup incumbents disruption accelerator 97

TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Every time a big name enters insurance, there is always a mix of skepticism from incumbents and a reminder that change is needed. And their huge customer base could be a competitive edge. See how they are doing in the payment space with Apple Pay! For instance, it’s gaining momentum in the SME space!

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opportunity venture capital mix-use incumbents 108

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 18, 2023

However, most heat pump systems today are more difficult to use than their more mature fossil incumbents. In addition to hardware and software development, the team is also solving traditional installation challenges at a time when government incentives have accelerated interest in the systems.

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capital ventures investing investment 52

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Spryker’s argument is that by being a newer company (founded in 2018) it has a more up-to-date stack that puts it ahead of older startups and more incumbent players like SAP and Oracle. Italy’s Commerce Layer raises $6M led by Benchmark for its headless e-commerce platform.

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