HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

HPA is excited to announce our investment in Fuel Me ’s $18M Series A Round , which was co-led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Tribeca Venture Partners and includes co-investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Interplay Venture Capital, and FJ Labs. Full press release here.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

Venture capitalists are chatting this week about a recent piece from The Information titled “ The End of Venture Capital as We Know It.” Lessin notes that venture capitalists once made risky wagers on companies that often withered away. Thus, venture capitalists sold their capital dearly to founders. A capital explosion.

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Gust

DECEMBER 3, 2011

And I don’t mean because they lend a credible name to an investor pitch: way too many entrepreneurs look at names on Advisory Board as just a way to expedite a raise. If that’s all you really expect of the Board, you’re cheating yourself as well as the investors before whom you dangled the names. Please do establish an Advisory Board.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

That’s why we’re thrilled that Dayna Grayson, the co-founder and general partner at Construct Capital, will join us onstage at TechCrunch Early Stage on April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts. Some of Construct Capital’s investments include Copia, Veho, Hadrian, The Rounds and Verve Motion.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

Constructing pitch decks is part art and part science. I’m the founder of company XYZ, and I’m sending it to you because I saw that you were on the board of this other company, which is somewhat similar, and I think there are some potential learnings in what you could bring to the table.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

/Israeli startup, Sorbet — which is tackling what companies do with the financial risks as employees accrue paid time off (PTO) — has raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by Viola Ventures, with participation by Global Founders Capital and Meron Capital. But under it is a $224 billion problem for U.S.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Global venture capital reached $156 billion in Q2 2021, a YOY increase of 157%. A record number of unicorns found their feet during the same period and valuations rose across the board, report Anna Heim and Alex Wilhelm in today’s edition of The Exchange. based investors: Amy Cheetham, principal, Costanoa Ventures.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate-focused VC firm linked to some of Earth’s wealthiest individuals, has joined a $44 million bet on solar startup Terabase Energy. ” Terabase also makes software tools to manage the design and construction of solar farms. .” million ).

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

When you’ve been playing the game a bit longer or when you have responsibilities at the fund level you start thinking more about “portfolio construction.” If you’re a seed fund that takes 5–10% ownership and doesn’t take board seats you might have 50, 100 or even 200 investments. Early-stage venture capital is about extreme winners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2022

There has been much talk as of late of a slowdown in venture funding. For example, Brex announced last week that it provided $10 million in growth capital via venture debt to Zesty.ai, a leading provider of predictive data analytics in the climate risk space. Handle.com raises $10M Series A for construction payment compliance.

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Red Rocket

MAY 22, 2024

CB Insights, a leading research organization that tracks venture capital financings, recently released its report on t he state of the venture capital market in 2023. This could be friends and family, angel investors, crowdfunding, venture debt, credit cards, asset backed loans (e.g.,

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

employs the widely recognized Big Five personality traits, Objective Key Results for performance measurement, and a proprietary job board for candidates and recruiters. The sturdy construction also allows hunters to have a safe hold when they are climbing in and out of a stand.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

million richer following the close of its series A funding led by the Los Angeles-based investment firm Mucker Capital and including previous investors Urban.us, Knoll Ventures and Atlanta’s own TechSquare Labs. Now the company is $5.7 Example of cove.tool software for optimizing building design. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Just as it seemed the venture capital boom of 2021 was slowing down, the startup and VC worlds spun on their axes practically overnight, birthing a new dynamic where “growth at all costs” was quickly replaced by a more measured and careful approach to business and investing. This year’s been eventful for investors and founders alike.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

Abodu , one of a slew of startup companies pitching backyard homes and office spaces to Californians in an effort to help address the state’s housing shortage, has instituted a new “Quickship” program that can take an order from contract to construction and installation in about 30 days. trillion-dollar industry.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

million in funding led by Craft Ventures. Craft Ventures is back for the second round, this time in a participatory role with a group of angel investors, with Base10 Partners and Construct Capital co-leading the Series A. As part of the investment, Rexhi Dollaku, partner at Base10 Partners, joins the Woflow board of directors.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The VC you're bringing on board should consist of people who you want to work with. Amit advises the ideal VC-founder dynamic fosters constructive and healthy conversations, or even arguments, with the intent on both sides of bettering your business. What is the perception once you bring them on board?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse portfolios. If you follow mainstream tech media, you could be forgiven for thinking that venture capital is a founders’ market today after two years of record round sizes and outcomes. Leslie Feinzaig is the founder and CEO of the Graham & Walker. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Previous investors Madrona Venture Group and Tola Capital also participated in this round, which brings the total investment in the company to $57.5 That’s something NEA’s Aaron Jacobson, who will join the company’s board, also stressed. million Series B funding round led by NEA.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Infrastructure bill could promote lean construction via data capture. There’s a lot of excitement about construction tech among investors and entrepreneurs, but general contractors aren’t nearly as enthusiastic. Infrastructure bill could promote lean construction via data capture.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Writing a crisp summary for a board meeting requires input from multiple stakeholders and more than a little bit of research. Amy Cheetham, a partner with Costanoa Ventures, shared 11 board slides with TC+ that show effective ways to convey accomplishments, pipeline details, hiring and team growth, and other key priorities.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” Funds like First Round Capital, True Ventures, Foundry Group, HomeBrew, USV and many others are still run by the founders and are still on the mission they started.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

For early-stage startups looking to hire new talent, it’s not enough to make one-off decisions about pay as each new employee comes on board. I would say that the fidelity of information that we’re most focused on is actually how your compensation is constructed, or what we call total rewards,” Mavram said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Venture capital continues to flow into Latin America at a staggering rate. Venture firms in those countries are also raising funds; for example, this month, Colombia-based Marathon Ventures announced its first fund of $26 million. Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Venture capital shattered records around the world in Q4 2021. The road to a perfect pitch deck is paved with countless revisions, and a source of constructive, expert feedback can be invaluable.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Anyone, no matter their field or ambition, will see the benefits of working with one, both in and out of the board room. But, when a coach gets to know you, they can provide unbiased, constructive feedback that serves to benefit your growth. It’s a someday venture, but not today. Looking for proof?

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 30, 2024

The company recently moved much of its operations to a temporary site on Reads Way in New Castle near where construction on its new facility is ongoing. million in a Series A venture capital round in 2023, CMS has investigated where best to continue its growth. As the company has evolved, including raising $16.5

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Insight Partners is leading the round, with previous backers Square Peg, Emerge and Jibe Ventures, alongside some new backers: Samsung Next, Vintage Investment Partners and Fort Ross Ventures. Jaffe is joining the board with this round. Square Peg and Emerge led Deci’s seed round of $9.1 million a year ago.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week sent ripples in startup ecosystems around the world, and it is emerging that millions of dollars held by African startups and venture capital funds at the bank were at stake, until the U.S. Federal Reserve acted to save the day. Sad to see them go down. bank accounts.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 10, 2016

Less than a year in, both had disappeared from board participation entirely, letting the other VC firm in the deal take the reigns. Either way, when Limited Partners keep investing in VCs that aren't helping their founders, the life of founders across the board gets harder. When that Ivy League endowment comes calling, be constructive.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Even then, Bain Capital Venture’s Matt Harris felt confident in betting on the startup. ” In 2015, Justworks closed its $13 million Series B, led by Bain Capital Ventures. Harris took a seat on the board. It may be tough to remember, but there was a time long ago when Justworks wasn’t a household name.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Over the years, the company managed to raise $12 million, including a $10 million Series A led by GV (Google Ventures) back in 2017. There was a time that Katerra was considered the darling of the construction tech world. Some argue it made prefab construction more mainstream — and cool. Image Credits: Katerra.

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Red Rocket

MAY 11, 2021

I recently stumbled on this great article below from my good colleague, David Gardner (pictured), the founder and General Partner at Co-Founders Capital , one of the most active early-stage venture capital firms in the Southeast, based in the Raleigh-Durham area. Constructive and actionable feedback can be hard to come by.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

There were regular events where experts talked about: fund raising, term sheets, constructing a team, product development, establishing biz dev partners, M&A, dealing with the press, etc. Adam played a hands-on role in helping many of our last class through funding and even took some board seats and advisory roles.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

There’s the argument — sometimes coming from venture capitalists desperate to see portfolio companies succeed — that being in-person will help grow productivity, and eventually the bottom line. In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about noisy venture firms, Salesforce spinouts and Artifact. Book your pass ASAP!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

To capitalize on its growth momentum, Beek is announcing today that it has raised an additional $13 million in a Series A round of funding led by Mercedes Bent, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. My other partner, Steven Dietz, was on the board of my second company. Stuart Lander has joined Upfront Ventures to help us run operations. They have trust, short-hand communications, know each other’s strengths & weaknesses, etc.

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