TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Corporate venture capital investments (CVCs) now represent more than a fifth of global venture. The bigger slice of the funding pie comes as founders have to navigate a more uncertain capital landscape.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

Whether it’s dedicated impact funds or value-based venture capital firms, funders tend to back companies that have demonstrated their ability to scale. Due diligence is not about checking off boxes or completing paperwork; it’s about creating long-lasting value for you, the portfolio company.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Finally for startups there’s a $31 billion available for programs that give small businesses access to credit, venture capital, and R&D dollars. The sad fact is that water infrastructure in America has largely failed to keep up in large swaths of the country, necessitating this kind of massive capital infusion.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

While the State is not known as a hub for venture capital, we have frequently been recognized by national sources as a great place to start a new business. Few barriers to entry, low operating costs and a friendly business climate make Oklahoma very attractive. Get started! Oklahoma is very friendly to entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

In exchange for an unannounced percentage of ownership, “a16z START” will offer early-stage founders up to $1 million in venture capital. For over a year, Andreessen Horowitz has quietly piloted its own take on an accelerator for early-stage entrepreneurs, and today, the firm announced the program’s official debut.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Great incubator and accelerator in Ignite, but needs expansion to the Northwest where deprivation and poor infrastructure need to be addressed. Susan Kelly, CEO, Respiratory Analytics. Which sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in? What are you most excited by?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ahrefs “Ahrefs is an SEO software company that helps optimize websites of any scale — from giants like Netflix, Facebook, Uber, and Forbes to small businesses looking to build their presence on Google’s top page.” Ahrefs claims to have become a $100 million company in annual revenue without venture capital.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

Also, utilize our ecosystem and engage support systems available such as our growing network of business accelerators, and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, a support system from which AireHealth has benefited. My advice would be to pick and develop a focus in which you have competency and passion.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The second is that companies YC backed four to five years ago, after raising a series of venture capital rounds, are now commanding huge valuations that they didn’t have in 2018. There were 141 companies from 24 countries in the winter 2018 batch , compared with 377 companies across 47 countries in the summer 2021 group.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 5, 2019

In 2005, when Y Combinator started, there was already a well developed ecosystem of venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and Boston. But access to those venture capital firms was limited. The startup is typically incubated out of the VC’s offices. How tech startup fundraising changed from 2005 to now.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

Previously as DigitalOcean's COO, Karl built the business from first product to over 500 employees and $250M ARR over six years and prepared it for its IPO. Karl Alomar. Contributor. Share on Twitter. After managing and exiting two startups over a 20-year career, Karl is now M13’s managing partner.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Alternative investments are having a moment. Their popularity has surged over the last decade, with the asset class growing from just over $3 trillion in 2008 to more than $10 trillion in 2019, according to data provider Preqin. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Juan Carlos Hernández. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Juan Carlos Hernández is the executive director at parallel18 , a top-level, performance-driven international startup program with a social mission, part of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Historically, people who have difficulty conceiving children have been stigmatized. A 2020 UCLA study found that approximately 15% of couples will have trouble getting pregnant, but Kindbody, which has spun up a network of fertility clinics since its founding in 2018 , has taken a holistic approach to the issue.

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TechCrunch

JULY 4, 2022

A lot of pitch decks I review have a slide that really shouldn’t be there: the exit strategy slide.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

Startups developing so-called deep tech often find it challenging to raise capital for various reasons. At TechCrunch Early Stage: Marketing and Fundraising, two experienced investors spoke on the subject and advised startups facing a challenging fundraising path.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Contributor. Share on Twitter. Yin Wu, a three-time YC alum, is founder of Pulley , which offers cap table management tools that help companies better understand and optimize their equity. Running a startup can be a complicated, difficult process fraught with pitfalls and ample opportunities to make mistakes.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2021

After revealing its first fund just last year, a $100 million pool of investment capital dedicated to early stage startups focusing on sustainable food development, clean energy, health innovation and new space technologies, Prime Movers Lab is back with a second fund.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

According to Mike Asem , a partner at the Midwest-focused M25 venture capital shop, the new terms help Y Combinator, but come with “tradeoffs” for the group and founders themselves. But early-stage investors are paying attention.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

It wasn’t long before venture capital firms started up and major tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Samsung had R&D centers and accelerators located in the country. However, the decline may also be a function of large tech firms setting up incubation hubs to cut up and absorb talent. So how are they doing?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

In this post, I’ll cover six realistic ways startups and entrepreneurs can fund their business , including: Incubators or accelerators. Venture capital or VC. Funding from incubators or accelerators. How Angel and Venture Capital Funding Shape the Future of Innovation. Angel investment.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Matt Cohen, founder and managing partner of Ripple Ventures , was the founding investor of Turnstyle Solutions, which was acquired by Yelp in 2017. Matt Cohen. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. As fundraising gets harder, founders should ask investors for a flat round.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

These days, investing goes way beyond the stock market. And in recent years there’s been a growing number of startups which aim to give more people access to a wider array of investment opportunities. Today, one of those startups has raised a significant round of funding to help it achieve its goals.

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