TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Even if a CEO has broken through barriers and made it to a top university, as was the case in one Astia deal I led, she is less likely to be included in the kind of network that could provide that initial round of funding because networks still, for the most part, divide along gender and race. of venture capital is invested into them.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

” The hub will feature exhibition spaces, government booths, market spaces, co-working spaces, and networking opportunities to boost creativity and innovation in the Philippines ; a distinctive aspect of the hub is its “retail incubator” strategy, designed to showcase inventive products to a broader audience.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Network effects have evolved, moving away from the traditional physical spaces to digital ones. Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital. psychedelics or construction).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Crowdfunding has become an increasingly popular way for companies to raise capital, and investors are taking notice. Groundfloor , the first real estate crowdfunding platform to gain regulatory approval, announced today that it raised its first round of institutional capital since 2015. “These are heavy RegTech lifts.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 7, 2022

You want people who will offer you constructive feedback to help push your idea along. This is where good social networks come into play. Family and friends are often the first network we’ll vocalise an idea with, knowing we’ll receive honest, yet, (hopefully!) considered feedback. I talked to as many people as I could.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Why Investing Our Savings Instead of Other People’s Money Let Us Rethink What Venture Capital PMF Looks Like in the Decade Ahead. an entire city constructed from bee hives, digital art [DALL-E]. There’s lots and lots of institutional capital out there, much participating in its own self-commoditization (a whole separate post).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a significant boost to the venture capital landscape of Central Pennsylvania, the region is set to benefit from the establishment of the Keystone Innovation Fund II, thanks to a generous grant of $412,598 from the US Economic Development Administration’s ‘Build to Scale Capital Challenge.’

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

We’re talking more than 40 highly engaging presentations, workshops and roundtables with interactive Q&As and plenty of time for networking. How to Tell Your TAM: Dayna Grayson from Construct Capital invests in the rebuilding of the most foundational and broken industries of our economy.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

AI Stage: Covers the latest artificial intelligence tech related to NLG, speech recognition, virtual agents, biometrics, RPA, deep learning platforms, reactive machines, and P2P networks. Sessions will include DeepMind and Benchmark. And here’s the best part: It’s not too late to join the Startup Battlefield! Apply today!

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The company aims to accelerate the global transition toward renewable energy by offering crucial support to businesses aiming to achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 2 emissions, which pertain to indirect carbon emissions from electricity, steam, heat, or cooling purchases. Funding Details: $1.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

How to Turn Your Startup into a Social Star: From building your audience to creating viral content that moves your business forward, Redpoint’s Josh Machiz and Rashad Assir will tell you how to capitalize on the multiplier effects of genuine online communities. Currently he’s a partner at Pillar VC.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 8, 2023

The fund targets companies with ambitious mindsets, strong product-market fit, and remarkable growth potential, offering scale-up capital from Series A and beyond. ” “With the launch of the second generation of our funds, we are thrilled to extend our support beyond Series A, making progress inevitable.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

NJ’s Strategic Innovation Center will support 100 new companies over next five years, generating at least 2,500 new jobs NEWARK, N.J. HAX, a startup development program for pre-seed hard tech companies, with offices across the world, supports startups and entrepreneurs through investment capital, mentorship, and collaboration.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

While prefab construction company Katerra crashed and burned , a number of other companies in the space continue to raise money and grow, including Abodu and Mighty Buildings, which is also backed by Khosla but is more focused accessory dwelling units and single-family homes. Scherr told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Wingtra drones are used by surveyors in a wide range of industries, including construction, mining, environmental monitoring, agriculture, urban planning and land management. The three main industries Wingtra sells to are construction and industry, urban planning and land development and mining.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

We’re talking more than 40 highly engaging presentations, workshops and roundtables with interactive Q&As and plenty of time for networking. How to Tell Your TAM: Dayna Grayson from Construct Capital invests in the rebuilding of the most foundational and broken industries of our economy.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

If the founding entrepreneurs believe their business models will scale quickly, they will need a good deal of funding to support growth. By leveraging technology, automating processes, and expanding customer reach, startups further their case for investor support.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

It can be tempting to use lofty language, but we’ve found it more constructive to focus the conversation on traction. We aim to lead with the data and let the numbers support bold ambitions. The outcome was a successful investment round, where the startup secured funding from a major healthcare venture capital firm.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

The winners receive support, including an investment, to accelerate and scale their ventures. Underrepresented folks in entrepreneurship and venture capital, including women, people of color and LGBTQ individuals, are often led to believe we must be overqualified to start a business, join a VC firm or become an investor. Keep it short.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

billion in capital. Firecell: Helps enterprises build private 4G/5G networks. Ntapi: An edtech platform for Africa, built to feel more like a social network than a traditional upskilling platform. Joinedapp: E-commerce tools for selling on apps like Instagram/Facebook/Whatsapp with support for cryptocurrencies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. It’s a project that startups like BlocPower are already deeply involved in supporting.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Not only that, but the homes are able to use standard shipping networks and rail transit to bring their homes anywhere in the country. “We build modules the size of a shipping container, so we can connect to the regular intermodal shipping network,” Leung said. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

With support from Impact Hub Dar es Salaam, AgriLife successfully incorporated circular principles into their business. Today’s decisions often align with linear economy principles and consumption habits ingrained by capitalism, leading us down the path of increasing waste generation. To combat the looming 3.40

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

Previous backer Initialized Capital also participated in the financing, along with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, former Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs, GGV investor Hans Tung and Paradox Capital’s Kyle Tibbitts. We decided early on that we didn’t want to reinvent the wheel from the construction standpoint,” Geary said.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 19, 2020

HHG Drums manufactures high-end snare drums using a unique solid wood construction and Nurse Navigator Solutions offers external nurse navigation services to urology medical practices and their patients. The support of the PA Department of Community & Economic Development also was instrumental in establishing SUA.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Unlike with some other roles that may need filling, you can find highly competent outside lawyers to bridge the gap as you grow into needing full-time support,” she writes. Infrastructure bill could promote lean construction via data capture. Infrastructure bill could promote lean construction via data capture.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When facing the challenges of starting a business, a founder needs to be resourceful—and that includes having a network of contacts who are supportive and available to help. Find the networking arenas that align with your industry and entrepreneurial passion.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

New Jersey’s favorable business environment, skilled workforce, strategic location, supportive ecosystem for growth, and deep cultural ties are why Indian companies thrive in our state. Indian companies are increasingly establishing a strong presence in New Jersey by capitalizing on the state’s favorable business environment.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2023

Clear Street , which says it is building “modern infrastructure” for capital markets, raised $270 million at a $2 billion valuation in the second tranche of a Series B raise. Nonetheless, its ability to raise so much capital during such a challenging fundraising environment is impressive.

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OurCrowd

MAY 7, 2021

Locusview: Digital construction management platform raises $64M. HoneyBook , OurCrowd portfolio company that helps freelancers and small businesses manage their finances, became the newest Israeli unicorn, raising a Series D round of $155M led by Durable Capital Partners LP that takes the company’s valuation to more than $1B.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

The startup has raised $63 million, money that it will be using both to expand how it integrates with different services — it already supports some 50 technologies — and to expand its business overall. “Our special sauce is in this distributed mesh network of agents,” Unlu said.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

Some other examples of C2V’s portfolio companies includes a robotics startup for construction and software companies for car washes, laundromats and dry cleaning. “We Examples are ad tech, prop tech, insurance tech and the underlying data for the commercial trucking industries.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It then regularly monitors farm data to continuously provide clean financials and recommendations on how to improve its customers’ farms, as well as to connect farmers with capital in order to improve their score. (It It might suggest that a farm invest in certain sustainability practices, for example.). Website: gryps.io.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

For years there’s been reluctance to invest in green buildings due to a lack of understanding as to what could be expected in return for capital. That process took time and capital to get us past the $100B milepost. I should also mention that we are in the midst of raising capital via the Crowd funding platform, StartEngine.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. As part of our global environmental strategy, Impact Hub is dedicated to supporting green ventures in scaling their solutions rapidly. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

One of the early-stage startups making such an effort is Singapore-based Horizon Quantum Computing, whose tools can automatically construct quantum algorithms based on programs written in classical languages. Other investors in the Series A round included Sequoia Capital India, SGInnovate, Pappas Capital and Expeditions Fund.

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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. SVB was a great supporter & partner of Chipper and entire Silicon Valley ecosystem.

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