Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 25, 2024

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) continues its mission of catalyzing innovation and fostering growth in the technology sector with its recent investments in four dynamic companies. Rooted in the founder’s speakeasy-style restaurant, Blind Tiger embodies elegance and innovation in every sip.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 13, 2022

Founders seem to get that. Don’t get me wrong—I don’t mean trust in the sense that VCs think founders are just going to get a fake passport and move to Fiji, or that investors are secretly plotting to take over the company. VCs aren’t experts at every aspect of a startup at the same level across the board.

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HPA

MARCH 22, 2024

We are thrilled to share that Packback , an AI-driven writing and discussion platform within the HPA Portfolio, has received a strategic majority investment by PSG Equity , a prominent growth equity firm. Packback has been a foundational startup in building Chicago’s startup ecosystem. Full press release here.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2012

I recently read Brad Feld’s thought provoking piece encouraging founders to sit on the board of another startup company. I found it thought provoking because I’ve always believed startup founders need extreme focus on only their company to succeed. You’ll view a company from a different vantage point.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The week of Thanksgiving turned out to be less boring than I expected — I reported that three of alternative financing startup Pipe’s co-founders were stepping down as the company searched for a “veteran” CEO to take the company to the next level. All the while, I have been in contact with its CEO and co-founder Harry Hurst.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Board will work to increase capital to minority-owned startups, create diverse innovation economy WOODBRIDGE, N.J. The board will provide knowledge, guidance, and insights on ways to best increase capital, access, and investments in New Jersey’s diverse entrepreneurs. Harmon, Sr.,

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. 6 career options for ex-founders seeking their next adventure. How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. Next are VC firms looking for founders. have created or supported funds to invest in local VC managers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

One bright light amidst the gloom: Startups that generate enough revenue to drive steady growth will find many investors willing to take their calls. One bright light amidst the gloom: Startups that generate enough revenue to drive steady growth will find many investors willing to take their calls.

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Founders Coop

JANUARY 11, 2023

Founders’ Co-op turns fifteen this year. But as a “company town” where most engineers come for a well-paying job, not as founders seeking like-minded peers, our region’s entrepreneurial support systems are surprisingly weak. First, the increment of learning in VC is investment decisions managed to maturity.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

10 tips for running effective board meetings. A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on TechCrunch about how to run a successful board meeting. Since then, I’ve been asked one question over and over: What does a good board update actually look like? In the early days of a startup, most founders have very little data to work with.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

Angels often make their first real impact post-investment by helping a portfolio company develop a “real” Board, by insisting on documented processes, key metrics and measures and a more rigorous approach to corporate oversight and accountability. In the latter case, returns improved by 20%. with an average of 5.7 Director seats.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Two weeks ago, longtime venture capitalist Chris Olsen, a general partner and cofounder of Drive Capital in Columbus, Ohio, settled into his seat for a portfolio company’s board meeting. ” He also says that it isn’t the first time a board meeting hasn’t happened as planned lately. Overbooked.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Matt Blumberg is the co-founder and CEO of Bolster. He is also the co-author of Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors , and the author of Startup CEO , Startup CXO and the Startup CEO blog. Matt Blumberg. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Amy Cheetham Contributor Share on Twitter Amy Cheetham is a partner at Costanoa Ventures , where she focuses on investing in exceptional early-stage fintech startups. Of all the things an early-stage founder has to figure out, one of the most unexpected is how to get the most from your board.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Hey, founders between gigs: What now? If you want outside capital, VCs will chase after you to invest. . Unfortunately, most founders are not in that position: 9 out of 10 startups fail. As someone with “founder” on your resume, you have an extra challenge in getting a traditional salaried job. Consulting.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

Assembling a startup team is harder than assembling 10 IKEA dressers, and the stakes are much, much higher. Starting with the assumption that 90% of startups will fail and the most successful ones take an average of six years to IPO, founders must make careful decisions about whom they invite to join the core team.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

At the time, seven-figure seed investments in African startups were a rarity. But over the years, those same seed-stage rounds have become more common, with some very early-stage startups even raising eight-figure sums. Nigerian fintech startup, Kuda, which bagged $10 million last year, comes to mind, for example.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Electrical engineers have been designing custom circuit boards on computers for years, but this approach simply moved the paper and pencil method to digital. Jitx , a startup from three Berkeley alumni, recognized that the digital approach to board design hadn’t changed much and they saw an opening. Image Credits: Jitx.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

In EO, we celebrate the remarkable women entrepreneurs who have shattered glass ceilings and are now paying it forward to pave the way for future generations of female founders to rise. Women still only get about 2% of venture capital investment money, and we want to see that change,” said Cindy Boyd, EO Houston. “By

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . However, historically most private equity professionals were former investment bankers and other finance professionals. CrunchBase (free). Expert Networks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Like the downturns in 2008 and 2001, this has been a very trying time for entrepreneurs running startups. At the same time, many investors are being more cautious with making new investments, preferring to focus on their existing portfolio before investing in new companies. A startup is not a lone adventure.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. The summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking, and investment discovery, specifically tailored to empower the black entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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propel(x)

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

When angel investing in startups, it is important to know who the owners in the company are and what they own. The ownership of a startup changes as it grows and progresses through its funding rounds. The ownership of a startup changes as it grows and progresses through its funding rounds. What is a cap table?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. Hey, founders between gigs: What now? If you want outside capital, VCs will chase after you to invest. Angel investing, venture capital and mentoring.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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Gust

MAY 31, 2014

A company’s board of directors is technically elected by the company’s shareholders. So before a startup receives outside funding, the board is “elected” by—and usually consists of—the founders (although it may exist in name only.). original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I’ve written a few posts about boards recently as part of a series on the subject. I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Register Soho.com.au , an AI-powered real estate discovery app, has secured a $750,000 equity investment from Singapore-based proptech venture capital firm Feedback Ventures. The funding round, led by Investible, adds to the $1.65 to fund business expansion PH real estate tech startup Alternative Housing secures $1.1m

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Influential entrepreneurs like Paul Graham and Naval Ravikant always preach the need for startups to have founders-turned-investors on their cap table. As Ravikant puts it, “founders want to know that the people they are taking money from have first-hand experience.” . MAGIC Fund has 12 founders who act as general partners.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

Latino founders of early-stage companies based in the U.S. L’Attitude Ventures announced today that it has closed on its first institutional fund, raising more than $100 million from several financial services heavyweights, including a “strategic anchor investment” from JPMorgan Chase. just got a new potential source of capital.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A startup lives or dies by its board of directors. Chen joined Tonkean’s board of directors in 2019. The two are set to discuss the best ways for founders to work with their board of directors, including handling disagreements, preparing for fundraising events and hiring (or firing) senior management.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 19, 2021

” Unlike public markets, private market investments are held for many years, often a decade or more. There is no divorce court for startups. It is unlikely that founders will be able to force investors out of their cap tables via the secondary markets, but a voluntary separation via the secondary market seems more likely to me.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply chain management software startup Slync , which was at one point valued at $240 million, hasn’t had the easiest go of it lately. During all this, the startup lost its chief marketing officer, chief revenue officer and chief financial officer. . But lots of startups do the same. billion in 2022.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

HSBC Asset Management, the investment arm of Britain’s HSBC Group, has led a seed round of $4 million in Singapore’s customer intelligence and risk assessment startup Bizbaz , the two said Friday. The startup has attracted nearly 20 people with backgrounds in behavioral science, health tech, AI and data. “The

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Liran Grinberg is the co-founder of Team8 and the managing partner of its investment fund, Team8 Capital, focused on investing in enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data and AI companies. Meanwhile, CFOs and CTOs need to get ready to answer some tough questions at board meetings. Liran Grinberg. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Blair Silverberg is co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital , a financial services company using technology to accelerate the fundraising process. For many founders in the startup community, a “founder-friendly” investor is one who stays relatively hands off. Factor in founder friendliness.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Running a successful startup is ultimately a team game—irrespective of whether you follow the single or multi-founder approach. At a multi-founder startup, this is an art form. Multiple founders can lessen the burden of a new business. This takes a toll on the founder when the stress levels are high.

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