Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week a company we enthusiastically backed, uBeam , led by a very special entrepreneur, 25-year-old Meredith Perry , announced a $10 million round of financing. Working at a big company is honorable and I don’t believe the narrative that all of this tech disruption is to kill off big companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Tige and I discuss an excellent blog post written by the CEO of Hulu (Jason Kilar) on the future of advertising. That’s why Revolution was so supportive of Revolution Money, which sought to break up the troika that controls consumer finance. Monetizing content is going to be a moving target.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide. During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment. Simultaneously , they announced that the fund had invested $1.5

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. And if you’re a startup CFO, finance lead, bean counter, or presentation slide deck preparer, then you should read this book. Here’s Why on his Both Sides of the Table blog for a good read and a good lesson. Subscribe by email.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

Promoting Disruption. The first-ever FALAK UTS launched in May 2017 as a two-day summit on innovation and disruption. The post A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds appeared first on THE BLOG. Driven by his desire to inspire progress, Suhail started planning the FALAK Unreasonable Thinking Summit (UTS) in 2016.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

In contrast to her future success in finance, Kelly Peeler’s early start as an entrepreneur began with flipping refurbished furniture at the age of 11. Peeler isn’t just changing the world of student aid, she’s also redefining the role of women entrepreneurs in finance and education. Kelly Peeler / NextGenVest.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Based on our website traffic at Teknicks, we’ve seen increased interest in startup educational information on franchising, app creation, blogging, SEO, Google analytics, website creation and other web-based inquiries related to starting a business online. But if you’re one of the 3.2 Measure your success.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology&# or “the innovator’s dilemma&# without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts. What is “disruptive&# is that is also dramatically less expensive. It is often LESS performant. They are radically lower in price.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 16, 2020

Food Industry is Ripe for Disruption. See some opportunities below: Finance Manager for BlueNalu (USA). The post Newsletter: Historic UAE-Israel Deal appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Producers of plant-based milk substitutes are racking up record sales of products made from oats, peas, soy, almond, coconut and rice.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 10, 2020

OurCrowd portfolio company Sight Diagnostics raised $71M for Its OLO Blood Analyzer with participation from Koch Disruptive Technologies, Longliv Ventures and OurCrowd. The post NewsLetter: Revolutionizing Blood Tests + Covid-19 Tracking and Testing appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. $71M Round for Sight Diagnostics.

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OurCrowd

MAY 7, 2021

By financing small agroforestry projects, Treedom provides income opportunities for local farming communities in 17 countries. This breakthrough allows automation to be deployed at a more nimble scale, and will completely disrupt high-speed time-to-market manufacturing forever. Treedom has already planted 1.8M Register Here.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media , blog posts, etc. Independent sponsors (groups seeking to acquire a company which do not have the equity financing needed in advance) earn nothing upfront, but earn 20% of the deals they facilitate. Similarly, certain Revenue-Based Finance investors (e.g.,

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 31, 2020

Speakers include: Eli Groner, Israel head of Koch Disruptive Technologies, subsidiary of the $110 billion Koch Industries, investor in Sight Diagnostics. See some opportunities below: Director of Finance for HoneyBook (USA). Join top MedTech entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and investors on Wednesday, Sep.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 23, 2020

Not microwaved, but actually baked, broiled, steamed – and taste delicious,” Mastrobuoni told OurCrowd’s disruptive food tech webinar last week. See some opportunities below: Finance Manager for BlueNalu (USA). The post Newsletter: Food Tech Heats Up appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Job Vacancies.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 26, 2021

The financial industry has experienced unprecedented disruption over the past year, and this unpredictability has created new attack vectors for money launderers, human traffickers, organised crime groups and other criminals,” says Mark Gazit, CEO of ThetaRay. Senior Finance Manager for Influitive (Canada).

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 10, 2020

OurCrowd portfolio company Sight Diagnostics raised $71M for Its OLO Blood Analyzer with participation from Koch Disruptive Technologies, Longliv Ventures and OurCrowd. The post In the News: Revolutionizing Blood Tests + Unmanned Vehicle Fleet Control appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. $71M Round for Sight Diagnostics.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The FinTech revolution has brought disruption to banking, insurance and stock exchanges. We believe that the next big opportunities will be with innovative startups which can exploit the huge potential in neglected niche markets, from migrant workers to fertility finance. Join us for the future of FinTech investing.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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OurCrowd

MAY 23, 2021

Israeli cybersecurity company ThetaRay completed a $31M financing round led by JVP and Benhamou Global Ventures with the participation of Saints fund and existing investors including OurCrowd, and Bank Hapoalim SBT, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $90M, Globes reports. ThetaRay lands $31M and government clients.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The FinTech revolution has brought disruption to banking, insurance and stock exchanges. We believe that the next big opportunities will be with innovative startups who can exploit the huge potential in specialist markets, from migrant workers to fertility finance. Search and filter through Portfolio Jobs to find your next challenge.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Meryem Salman, EO Turkey, partner and vice chairman +partner, Finance & Insurance and founder, Buldan Foundation. Freedom and Disruption. Disruption: Market failures are the bane of my existence. Disruption: Market failures are the bane of my existence. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

Furthermore, the disruptions the world faces, whether social, economic, health or education- related, affect us all. We’re proud to be partnered with Social Finance Israel, a global leader in impact advisory. As investors, we have a social and environmental responsibility as well.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Steinfeld’s business journey included failed acquisitions, partnerships gone wrong, perpetual self-doubt, deaths in his family, budget-limited guerilla marketing, corporate buy-outs, brutal market competition, and a complete disruption of industry leaders, including Amazon and big-box retailers. Top Tech News.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 6, 2021

Hear from: Claire Tomkins , PhD, founder and CEO of Future Family, startup veteran who was formerly an Investment Bank advisor and director of Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room accelerator, who will speak on the category potential and her startup’s disruptive solution. Finance Associate, Payment for Klook (Malyasia). Angeline N.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

EVERY aims to disrupt the $200B egg market by producing egg protein for cooking without chickens. Classiq adds HSBC, NTT Finance to $36M Series B. The post Newsletter: Some good news for a change appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Animal agriculture emits more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector. Learn More.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

A traditional company focuses on disruption or becoming more customer centric. It has become an essential way to pay—whether you’re purchasing a water bottle at the kiosk around the corner or financing your wedding plans. The post The business model of the future appeared first on THE BLOG. Erich Joachimsthaler , Ph.D.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

I believe that our job can be stripped away to its core: We have to be really good at identifying talent and we have to be competent enough in startup operations and finance that they want to work with us and figure out the answers together. Any true disruption will change all the rules. It is unknowable.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. I was sick of hyperbole articles pronouncing that VCs were “scared or AngelList&# or “it was disrupting VC&# or some other BS exaggeration like that. It is additive. It is a communication platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

That would mean that the increased number of new business startups will lead to a “funding gap&# of deals that can’t get financed. I am avoiding “frenzied&# deals for all of the reasons Roger Ehrenberg talks about in his excellent blog post.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

The financing comes just over six months after Flink raised $12 million in a Series A round led by Accel. In a blog post, Bent and Will Kohler wrote that they could feel the company’s passion and vision for creating more financial inclusion in Mexico, even via a Zoom call.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 22, 2016

I was called “disruptive” by a lot of teachers. Schools should allow for some “disruption”, harnessing energy instead of dampening it. The post Lessons for Entrepreneurial Success That Should Be Taught in High School appeared first on THE BLOG. Embrace Your Inner Rebel.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

But the company later broadened its scope to other aspects of corporate finance, like credit and fraud monitoring and compliance. The service can scan public sources including news publications, blogs, and SEC filings to gauge consumer sentiment, for example, or predict how supply chain disruptions might impact a business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

Here are some of the fifteen tactics that industry leaders, Nobel Laureates, and disruptive upstarts have used to build mutual prosperity for shareholders, the planet and the local community. The post How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters appeared first on THE BLOG. His first microloan was the $27 he had in his wallet.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

Target companies span an array of industries from technology to finance to healthcare. SPACs have disrupted this model. The post SPACs Unpacked: What Investors Need to know appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. In the first quarter of 2021, SPACs raised $92.5

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

Target companies span an array of industries from technology to finance to healthcare. SPACs have disrupted this model. The post SPACs Unpacked: What Investors Need to know appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. In the first quarter of 2021, SPACs raised $92.5

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 2, 2020

Ro’s new financing is one of several forays by tech investors into reshaping the healthcare system at a time when patient care has been severely disrupted by attempts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Digital elective care and telemedicine provider Ro raises $200 million at a reported $1.5

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